24-06-2010, 07:04 AM
(This post was last modified: 24-06-2010, 07:49 AM by Peter Dawson.)
I'm convinced he was booted out over the mining tax. Gillard is already talking about beginning the mining tax negotiations afresh, so we'll have to wait and see the final outcome of that.
The interesting thing I find is how the media in unison avoids mentioning this most obvious of theories - that he's been turfed out over the mining tax. And ironic (correct me if I'm wrong) that Rudd is from a right faction and Gillard from a left faction.
I agree with you, Magda, that the precedent it would set in the mining industry world-wide would be most unwelcome.
(Also, it drives me to distraction that they've cranked up the immigration levels so high in recent years - hundreds of thousands each year - but we're drowned in a sea of scaremongering in the media about "out of control" illegal boat arrivals, totaling under 10,000 per year, many of whom presumably won't be staying permanently. Never mentioning the illegal arrivals who fly in rather than take a crowded leaky boat. I wouldn't be surprised to learn that we co-ordinate with the Indonesians and let them know just how many boats we want them to let through each month ("we" being the people ultimately in control of the governing of Australia, whoever they are), according to the propaganda objectives of the day.)
P.S. Hi all!
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The interesting thing I find is how the media in unison avoids mentioning this most obvious of theories - that he's been turfed out over the mining tax. And ironic (correct me if I'm wrong) that Rudd is from a right faction and Gillard from a left faction.
I agree with you, Magda, that the precedent it would set in the mining industry world-wide would be most unwelcome.
(Also, it drives me to distraction that they've cranked up the immigration levels so high in recent years - hundreds of thousands each year - but we're drowned in a sea of scaremongering in the media about "out of control" illegal boat arrivals, totaling under 10,000 per year, many of whom presumably won't be staying permanently. Never mentioning the illegal arrivals who fly in rather than take a crowded leaky boat. I wouldn't be surprised to learn that we co-ordinate with the Indonesians and let them know just how many boats we want them to let through each month ("we" being the people ultimately in control of the governing of Australia, whoever they are), according to the propaganda objectives of the day.)
P.S. Hi all!
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