1: labours IR policy provides only for productivity based bargaining, and is largely workchoices anyway.
We can look forward to a scary advertising campaign then? After all it was largely because of WCs and AWAs that we changed government wasn't it? (By the way 200k of semi and unskilled immigration is going to make productivity bargaining a nice experience for those previously concerned about WCs)
2. This budget delivered lowest spending as a proportion of GDP for 20 years.
It's ok to spend more because you can always fall back on the % of GDP argument - by any reckoning it was a damp squid budget compared to the rhetoric.
3. Rudd is developing closer ties with China diplomatically than we have ever experienced. He speaks mandarin for f sake. Closer ties can only increase trade with china. All resource companies will benefit from this. Rudd is supporting 'clean coal', a clear indication he is mining friendly.
Clean coal = oxymoron. Do we really need Rudd's personal intervention and mandarin skills to sell more to China?
4. not sure what new taxes you are talking about am happy to be shown a dud policy on this one... if you can?
I think he's talking about the dudding of Woodside on a signed deal, hence the reference to investmant.
5. not relevant.
Agree
6. 4 pillars policy still firmly in place? I think treasurer will approve merger. Consolodation in banking sector is bad for banking sector how?
I think he's suggesting they won't allow it - I think he's wrong.
