Nick Sherry
With Australian franchising under threat from the rogue franchisors giving the sector a bad name and destroying the livelihood of hard working franchisees, it’s disappointing that the Federal Government steadfastly refuses to stand up for franchisees.
Sadly, the Federal Government and, in particular, Nick Sherry, the Federal Small Business Minister, are fast becoming isolated in their blatant refusal to stand up for franchisees.
We have seen Tony Piccolo, a prominent Labor backbencher in South Australia, introduce a Private Member’s Bill to impose financial penalties for breaches of the Franchising Code of Conduct.
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A “symptom of recovery” from smoking addiction is the hilarious excuse for ministerial forgetfulness from a support group for people trying to beat the butt.
Assistant Treasurer Nick Sherry got himself in a minor twist yesterday on national television when he wrongly – and repeatedly – said the forecast unemployment rate was 8 per cent rather than the recently revised lower figure of 6.75.
His spokesman blamed ill-health, saying the Senator had experienced withdrawal symptoms since giving up smoking. Support group Smokenders told the Sydney Morning Herald that “quitting cold turkey often led to a cough in the first few days and forgetfulness in the first few weeks.”
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Billy says:
Allan Carrs Easy Way to Stop Smoking. I smoked for 22 years from the age of 10 to 32, read the book in 2 days and stopped. No patches or gimicks, cold turkey a couple of weeks of mild withdrawal and i can honestly say that I have had no… Read more »
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S.L says:
@Cracklier….. You’ve hit the nail right on the head! Yes the facebookers and the lovestruck psuedo teenagers on the phone to their latest love interests continually during the day are far less productive than a smoker taking the occasional break outside for at least when a nicotine addict is back… Read more »
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