Mining Boom
A peculiar diplomatic exodus is taking place away from Australia’s economic heartland.
Over the past year more than half-a-dozen Consulates based in Perth have either completely shut-shop or withdrawn key representative postings.
What is Western Australian doing wrong? Foreign governments should be scrambling to court the state that is essentially driving the nation’s economic development.
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Gosh it’s hard to keep up. Kevin Rudd is responsible for us surviving the worst of the Global Financial Crisis, but not responsible for the massive government debt we’ve racked up in the battle.
The Rudd government is close enough to China to get the $50 billion Gorgon Gas deal through, but not close enough to get Stern Hu an appointment with a lawyer.
What’s next - John Howard was responsible for interest rates going up, but Kevin Rudd was only responsible for interest rates coming down? What about when they go back up again?
(The Punch team will be discussing this and other issues with Federal Minister Anthony Albanese on Punch TV at 12.30pm today on Sky News).
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http://twitter.com/granleese says:
@Richard & other Labor Ruddbots - enough already with the illusions that the 24% rise in real income during Howard years was due entirely to mining boom, which only accounts for 7% of economy. It is such an unintelligent, flawed statement only a clueless lefty would argue. Increase was due… Read more »
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paulm of desicated adelaide says:
You forgot is responsible for saving the environment through an ETS, but is not responsible for the destruction of the Murray River. Read more »
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