24-02-2012, 08:28 AM
Well, just back in time to watch some thing quite spectacular here. Kevin Rudd, our former PM, who was replaced by the current PM Julia Gillard, has called a press conference and stated his intentions to a leadership challenge on Monday. It was refreshingly frank and he spoke of his removal as a 'coup' and that Australia has had enough of 'outside' interference.
For any one that is interested you can see the full thing here.
Interesting times.
Some of the reasons the powers that be might not have liked Rudd:
Kevin Rudd wanted Israel to have inspections of their nuclear reactor and arsenal.
He was livid that Australian passports and identities had been used by a foreign government to assassinate a Palestinian leader.
He does not want to hand Julian Assange over to the US on a platter (Gillard does)
Expansion of the universal health care system.
Government infrastructure programmes.
Economic stimulus programmes for schools, remote health clinics and other community based programmes.
A small tax on mining company billion $ profits.
A carbon tax.
Closer ties to Asia.
A more worker friendly industrial policy.
Looking for alternatives to Neo-Liberal policy.
For any one that is interested you can see the full thing here.
Interesting times.
Some of the reasons the powers that be might not have liked Rudd:
Kevin Rudd wanted Israel to have inspections of their nuclear reactor and arsenal.
He was livid that Australian passports and identities had been used by a foreign government to assassinate a Palestinian leader.
He does not want to hand Julian Assange over to the US on a platter (Gillard does)
Expansion of the universal health care system.
Government infrastructure programmes.
Economic stimulus programmes for schools, remote health clinics and other community based programmes.
A small tax on mining company billion $ profits.
A carbon tax.
Closer ties to Asia.
A more worker friendly industrial policy.
Looking for alternatives to Neo-Liberal policy.
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"He would, wouldn't he?" Mandy Rice-Davies. When asked in court whether she knew that Lord Astor had denied having sex with her.
“I think it would be a good idea” Ghandi, when asked about Western Civilisation.