Paul Howes
The next six months are shaping as a grim time for the environment based on recent events.
While Julia Gillard and Christine Milne duke it out over jobs or the environment, Federal Environment Minister Tony Burke appears to have lost his reformist urge and has been overwhelmed by his attempts to reconcile the schizophrenic impulses of his party.
Which at times wants to be seen as the friend of the planet, or the workers, but never the same thing at any one time.
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Like most of us who make fitful attempts at losing weight, I take note of the astonishing methods celebrities choose to keep themselves trim.
Not for them the tried-and-tested methods of exercising more and eating less; when it comes to losing weight, the modern celebrity favours the exotic.
This week came an unexpected addition to the ranks of celebrity dispensers of novel lifestyle tips.
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Rob says:
Putting aside the vulgarity of walking out on your family and then parading a new partner just months after that puff piece in Woman’s Day, what is the deal with the head of a union doing getting into bed, literally, with a communications specialist who is regularly commenting on Qantas’… Read more »
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Mayday says:
Such a class act….NOT! Read more »
So after months of tensions and simmering resentment, the ALP at the weekend indicated it needed some time apart to consider the future of its relationship with the Greens.
In a battle between its head and its heart, Labor’s head started calling the shots, finally admitting what outsiders have been able to see for ages, that entanglement with the Greens is not good for Labor. It’s an emotionally abusive relationship where the Greens have exerted more influence than should have been allowed.
But as divorces go, this one could turn out to be very messy. No dignified exit for this departing party. Labor is determined to air more dirty laundry than one of Charlie Sheen’s exes.
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Geoff says:
“When he doesn’t make a $70B black hole disappear - “LIE”!” You do realise that 70b black hole is a labor lie? Do you know where it came from? Turns out you know nothing of this courntry maybe its time for you to leave? Take your labor party with you… Read more »
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Geoff says:
Cobbler mate please please send me your car for me to work on for your next service because when I give it back to you with more problems and then way over charge you all I need to say is I am a labour supporter and you will be ooh… Read more »
At 12.10pm last Friday Julia Gillard strode into the Blue Room in Parliament House with Bob Carr in tow and knocked everyone’s socks off. In the hubbub one of the journos even called Carr “Senator-elect Carr”.
Then at 2pm on the same day NSW Labor emailed its members saying this:
Due to the resignation of Senator Mark Arbib, a vacancy has arisen in the Australian Senate. Under Rule N.4, the NSW Labor Party Officers have called for nominations for this position to be determined by a ballot of the NSW ALP Administrative Committee, according to the following timetable:
Nominations open: 1pm, Friday 2 March 2012
Nominations close: 5pm, Monday 5 March 2012
Nomination fee: $750
The rest of Gillard’s Cabinet movers were sworn in this morning without Carr, who is waiting for this ALP process to pan out and then a joint sitting of the NSW Parliament before being sworn in as both a Senator and the Foreign Minister. It’s all a bit weird.
Bob Carr, along with Steve Bracks and John Faulkner, authored an extensive review into the Labor Party last year, which had many, many recommendations including: “Community engagement with primaries, introducing primaries for preselections in nonheld and open seats so that Labor’s supporters have a say in their local representatives.”
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Matt C says:
Heres some fun facts for you GB!!!! Paul Keating was a economic genius. You give him crap about 18% interest rates but you forget that under John Howard as treasurer before Hawke/Keatings term that interest rates were capped at 14%. If they weren’t, they were predicted to be up and… Read more »
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Just Sayin' says:
We all got a say, and we collectively decided. I know, you know it, everyone else knows it. Read more »
You’ve got to wonder how genuine Union boss Paul Howes’ latest headline-grabbing attempt to put himself centre-stage really is.
He’s launched the “Don’t Dump on Australia” campaign, ostensibly on behalf of his union members, to encourage people to protest Australia’s ineffective anti-dumping laws.
Fair enough. But the question is – why doesn’t he just get on the phone to the woman he installed as PM? Why doesn’t he remind Julia that he knifed Kevin to get her there and, after all, this is the year “of decision and delivery”.
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jf says:
Neither Tony Abbott nor his party have been in Government for the last two terms. Read more »
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Christian Real says:
Julie Bishop, with her sometimes stone facial expression reminds me a little of Margaret Thatcher,the former English Prime Minister. Given the chance,the backing and support I think that Julie Bishop would adapt to the Leadership role of the Liberal Opposition Party very well indeed. Sophie Mirabella,you might even make a… Read more »
Elections are an expensive business. The last federal poll cost $170 million. That’s a lot of school books and hospital supplies. But if the cost of elections troubles you, despair not as relief is at hand.
Who needs elections anyway when you’ve got the Australian Workers Union?
For the second time in six months this union is kindly offering to step in on behalf of the voters – or more accurately, instead of the voters – to take over the hiring and firing a democratically elected government leader.
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hot tub political machine says:
Exactly acotrel. I think the level of naievety about how both Labor and Liberal are funded by “groups” or “unions” or “chambers of commerce” or whatever you want to call these collectives is so absurd it must be contrived. This all boils down to “shock horror” - like minded people… Read more »
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Woza says:
HAHA! Seriously? Wow, I must have been in Bizarro Australia where all the adds I saw were funded by Liberal showing union thugs leaning on dressmakers…..... Read more »
Paul Howes chooses to damn John Howard with faint praise.
In his most recent Sunday Telegraph article Mr Howes credits John Howard as having put in place the conservative wish-list of policy changes. He would no doubt like to do the same for the left wish-list.
He writes “If you want to enact real change, you have to do it slowly. There is no point in making sweeping changes if you only get three years in which to do them”.
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Gerard PeopleBrowsr says:
The Australian Elections definitely is causing a major buzz, not only here in Australia but worldwide. It sure is a battle of platform for social reform, strategies, action plans, good governance and even charisma. Australians have mixed feelings about Julia Gilard and Tony Abbott. While some thinks Julia is endearing… Read more »
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Peter says:
Yep, who would the Libs rather have now? Gillard vs. Abbott, or Gillard vs. Turnball? Short sighted decison by the Libs to get rid of Turnball. Read more »
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