gerry harvey says it all- resources super joke, page-6

Australian made products have got out of balance, and it is the governments job to bring it back into balance.

How do they do that?

Chinese workers earn sixpence a week.

Starting a war with our strongest industry to try and save our worst industry (Australian manufacturing) is crazy.

We don't sell anything the world wants apart from commodities and agricultural products.

Sorry state of affairs really.

So I wouldn't be messing with mining if I was Rudd.