Ford Australia says it will close its Australian manufacturing plants in October 2016, with the loss of hundreds of jobs. Ford president Bob Graziano said approximately 1,200 workers would lose their jobs when the Broadmeadows and Geelong plants were shut down. The killer line; “Our costs are double that of Europe and nearly four times
Get real Wong!
Wong on Abbott; “Tony Abbott needs to demonstrate how he would pay for a number of commitments and what he would cut to fund them,” she said in a statement. As different from the ALP that is actually in government and keeps on thinking up wonderful plans that it can’t pay for. Pickering says
Swan song
Say something nice about the budget? It is Swan’s last. Peter Van Onselen Swan has just handed Abbott a problem because who in Australia believes anything Swan said last night. Most of his budget wont come to fruition as the chances are he will be unemployed come September.
Wishful thinking
Wishful thinking by Steven Scott at the Courier Mail The plans for job cuts, privatisation and outsourcing by a conservative government in Queensland provide easy ammunition for federal Labor to throw at its political opponents. Indications so far are that the Federal Government is planning three lines of attack based on the state plans. Federal Labor
$12 Billion deficit
You have to give the ALP credit – they worked hard for this deficit, the worse ever recorded. Their work and dedication in implementing the Carbon Tax has worked a treat. Companies looking to secure their bottom line are shedding workers and future investments to try and stay solvent; the Live Cattle Export industry mostly
457 Visas aren’t the issue
Have you noticed how we all appear to be talking about 457 visas. We need to stop – it has no bearing on any problems we are faced with today other than it is an ALP invented distraction to stop us talking about illegal boats and the occupants. Let’s get back to the problem –
Says it all
How true! From today’s Australian editorial After a start to the year in which the Prime Minister ditched her surplus promise, named an election date seven months early, presided over record asylum-seeker arrivals, endured a farcical leadership spill, sacked a former leader, accepted resignations from five other cabinet ministers and abandoned draconian changes to media
Petty Cash fixed
HIGH-flying federal bureaucrats have had their wings clipped with the government saving more than $50 million in six months by using many of the methods utilised every day by travellers. Finance Minister Penny Wong yesterday said the savings were achieved by booking travel further in advance, selecting lower-priced, but less flexible, fares, and using online
PM defends the indefensible
PRIME Minister Julia Gillard has defended the federal government’s 2011 ban on live exports, ahead of a possible confrontation with protesters in Perth. Ms Gillard said the government had to place a temporary ban on live exports after video surfaced of Australian animals being mistreated in Indonesia. “We faced a situation where if we did
The morning after
They (the ALP) had a vote for chaos and it was unanimous …………Barnaby Joyce. It would appear that Simon Crean thought Rudd had the numbers and believed something had to be done. I have a bit of time for Crean and believe he acted in the interests of the party -unfortunately when the bus pulled
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