Where would we be?

Tony Robinson's Time Walks... today's episode just paid tribute to the BLF and the green bans. Have a look here if you like http://iview.abc.net.au/programs/tony-robinsons-time-walks/ZW0650A004S00

Swathes of history was about to be destroyed in Woolloomooloo and other areas of Sydney... but the community and the UNIONS came together and historic features such as the Finger Wharves were saved from the developers.

That's right those nasty, grubby, criminal UNIONS! The next time you see the conservatives, the developers and the Murdoch press denigrate UNIONS have a think about the Green Bans. Have a think about workplace safety and have a think about what UNIONS really mean to our country. Think about what vested interests would do without the presence of UNIONS!

https://newmatilda.com/2011/07/19/green-bans-saved-sydney/

Is there dishonesty in the Amalgamation Agenda? You bet there is... Shame on the Baird Government

Alan Jones has been very active regarding the amalgamation fiasco. It is clear that Alan sees Toole as dishonest and Baird as uncaring when it comes to the wants and needs of the community! There is no doubt that he considers that breaches of the law are part of this mess.

Mr Jones lays a few truths down and it's not a pretty story! He asks why Baird won't release the full KPMG report, why not a plebiscite? He reminds us that the Baird Govt are there to represent us not to boss us around.

Are we being run by liars? Alan Jones says that they ARE lying to us...

Remember that there is a KPMG report that the Baird Government is using to validate their actions and agenda. The sad fact is that their report is a secret document, released in part only! What you may not know is that Bombala, Cooma-Monaro and Snowy River Shire Councils has also ordered a report from KPMG you can hear how in a FULLY RELEASED report the prospect of amalgamation is not favourable ie NOT RECOMMENDED... Mr Baird and Mr Toole I call on you to give us honesty in Government, I call on you to FULLY RELEASE your KPMG Report and finally (for now) I call on you to let the people of NSW decide this issue by plebiscite or by a general election if you dare! Click here to listen

Election 2016: Malcolm Turnbull rolls the dice and now his fate now rests in an unlikely budget

The Australian Senate are doing exactly what the Australian voters have asked them to do. They are doing their job, they are the house of review. They have reviewed and they have rejected bad legislation.

And yet unless Mr Turnbull pulls his threat of a Double Dissolution (the polls are against him) we will be heading to the polls sooner rather than later.

Let's assume (for the sake of argument) that the election returns Mr Turnbull and his friends to government but as is the want of the Australian electorate, they chose to elect a Senate that will "keep the bastards honest" (has there ever been a political slogan that captured the heart of Australians so thoroughly?) Mr Turnbull will be in the same position as he is now!

Given the same circumstances will the LNP choose the same path? Could we end up in another DD situation just a few months after the upcoming election? Will we have continuity or change?

The possibility is there... So do you want to see a government that will return you to the polls on a whim or do you want proper government where even where there is difficulty, a way to make it work is found?

Can you respect a government that when the going gets tough, they choose to throw up their hands and run to the GG for a DD, or will you vote to remove such a mob?

Election 2016: Malcolm Turnbull rolls the dice and now his fate now rests in an unlikely budget

When is a boost not a boost?

You will hear the Abbott/Turnbull government spruiking a "boost to funding" for Finance Watchdog ASIC. When you hear it remember this story. Click the link please...

http://www.smh.com.au/business/asic-lashes-budget-cuts-20141029-11dr2c.html