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Search The Punch keywords http://www.thepunch.com.au/search/ http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/abbott-listens-to-costello-only-when-it-suits-him/ Nick Minchin is spot on. Making Peter Costello chairman of the Future Fund would have been a very bad decision. If Tony Abbott, Joe Hockey and the rest of the coalition’s current economic brains trust can’t see that, it is a real worry. “The fund must be and be seen to be independent, professional, completely above politics and entirely apolitical,” Minchin wrote yesterday in a letter to The Australian newspaper. Appointing a former politician—even one of the stature of Costello—as chairman would therefore be most unwise.” He added that those members of the Fund’s board of guardians who favoured the appointment of the former Treasurer to the job were “naïve”. Minchin knows what he is talking about. As Finance Minister for the last six years of the Howard Government, he was—with Costello—the co-creator of the fund set up to make provision for unfunded Commonwealth superannuation liabilities. penberthyd@newsltd.com.au (David Penberthy) Article http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/abbott-listens-to-costello-only-when-it-suits-him/#comments http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/abbott-listens-to-costello-only-when-it-suits-him/#item8024 Sat, 26 May 2012 20:00:49 +0000 So the ability for Union reps to get into state schools depends on them being invited in by the school principal- who, in most cases is going to be a paid up member of one of the most militant unions, the Teachers Federation. That should ensure access. There should be no place in education for propaganda! Julia Gillard feigns a fight with Trade Unions at their annual conference but gives her blessing to the indoctrination of school students 14 years and up. Funny thing –those who are 17 years now will be voters in the next Federal and State elections and the Labor Party affiliated unions will be in the school with the imprimatur of officialdom drumming up support for themselves and Labor candidates. To use a Ruddism ‘fair shake of the sauce bottle’ –I think the Liberals need equal access to at least balance the message. http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/will-the-real-julia-gillard-please-stand-up/ So the ability for Union reps to get into state schools depends on them being invited in by the school principal- who, in most cases is going to be a paid up member of one of the most militant unions, the Teachers Federation. That should ensure access. There should be no place in education for propaganda! Julia Gillard feigns a fight with Trade Unions at their annual conference but gives her blessing to the indoctrination of school students 14 years and up. Funny thing –those who are 17 years now will be voters in the next Federal and State elections and the Labor Party affiliated unions will be in the school with the imprimatur of officialdom drumming up support for themselves and Labor candidates. To use a Ruddism ‘fair shake of the sauce bottle’ –I think the Liberals need equal access to at least balance the message. penberthyd@newsltd.com.au (David Penberthy) Article http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/will-the-real-julia-gillard-please-stand-up/#comments http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/will-the-real-julia-gillard-please-stand-up/#item339 Sat, 26 May 2012 20:00:49 +0000 So the ability for Union reps to get into state schools depends on them being invited in by the school principal- who, in most cases is going to be a paid up member of one of the most militant unions, the Teachers Federation. That should ensure access. There should be no place in education for propaganda! Julia Gillard feigns a fight with Trade Unions at their annual conference but gives her blessing to the indoctrination of school students 14 years and up. Funny thing –those who are 17 years now will be voters in the next Federal and State elections and the Labor Party affiliated unions will be in the school with the imprimatur of officialdom drumming up support for themselves and Labor candidates. To use a Ruddism ‘fair shake of the sauce bottle’ –I think the Liberals need equal access to at least balance the message.