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$10billion blown…for nothing

Carbon tax: $10bn up in smoke Thursday, 31 May 2012 9:26 am · 15 comments by Simon It’s been said many times before, but it bears repeating again and again: The carbon tax will do nothing for the climate. Terry … Continue reading

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Green bribe payment…carbon con

                        Pensioners to get carbon tax compensation Pensioners will receive their first carbon price compensation on Monday. Prime Minister Julia Gillard says single pensioners will receive a one-off payment of $250 and couples $380. The amounts apply to full and … Continue reading

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Our ‘Dear Leader’ salutes the coldening…

9c in Broome this morning. Half the usual May minimum. The carbon tax has worked. Julia : $1.1 Million Fine For Speaking The Truth In Australia Posted on May 25, 2012    Julia showing off the official carbon tax salute. SHOPS … Continue reading

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Literacy…questioned

CAN’T SPELL “LITERARY” Tim Blair – Saturday, May 26, 2012 (2:23pm) Labor reveals the finalists for this year’s literacy awards: (Via Stephen Murray) UPDATE. Another announcement from Julia Gillard: The Prime Minister and the Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations … Continue reading

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Julia and Craig…

Geoff Brown Says: May 15th, 2012 at 9:28 am As I live in Craig Thomson’s electorate, I resent having a representative who spends his time dreaming up more and more unbelievable lies. Today cartoonist Larry Pickering has written: The $200,000 … Continue reading

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Blind Freddy…#lunatic ‘carbon tax, a failure’

Spending, not earning

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Albanese…’the vile”

Now Labor smears to defend Thomson, made safe by Katter Or, Defending the indefensible… UPDATE Labor spends members’ money to defend Thomson, and not the poorly-paid workers he allegedly ripped off: ONE of Labor’s most senior powerbrokers has told ALP … Continue reading

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Someone tell the Prime Minister…

too late, she’s done for… Global warming matters little to Australians, survey finds Posted on May 9, 2012 by Editor | Leave a comment The big issues for Australians are not global warming, the rise of China or the loss of … Continue reading

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Predicting the truth…14 years later

Gillard predicted this Julia Gillard in her maiden speech, 1998: For far too long public debate in Australia has failed to nourish or inspire us. For far too long it has been limited to the day-to-day monitoring of the health … Continue reading

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Where there’s smoke…

Defending the workers, by hooker or by crooker We must assume Fair Work isn’t referring to Craig Thomson, since he’s often said he’s completely innocent: FAIR Work Australia has found Health Services Union member funds were spent on escort services, … Continue reading

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