Sunday, May 18, 2014 1:29:44 AM
"You're a comedian": Vilma Ward tells Tony Abbott what she thinks of budget 2014
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Federal budget 2014: Labor says budget built on Tony Abbott's 'act of mass deceit at last election'
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.. please enjoy the Australian centered posts as a pointer to the fact that you are not alone in having to push back against
very conservative Ryan-type budgets .. lol, the debate here now is actually quite invigorating .. note from the video inside ..
'Yes, the economics of the budget make a lot of sense' .. "At what price though do we have to pay to get the budget back into that sort of condition?"
.. Ross Gittins, "Well, some of the measures that have been made to get it back are really nasty, some of them make sense, some of them
are merely unpopular, some of them aren't just unpopular, they are nasty" [...] "suddenly we discover there is a nasty side to it all"
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James Massola, Marija Taflaga Date May 13, 2014
VIDEO .. Budget 2014: economic sense, but nasty
It's right to get the budget back into surplus, but some of Joe Hockey's measure are plain nasty, says Ross Gittins.
* Federal budget 2014: full coverage - http://www.smh.com.au/business/federal-budget-2014
* Winners and losers - http://www.smh.com.au/business/federal-budget/federal-budget-2014-winners-and-losers-20140513-38802.html
* Budget: at a glance - http://www.smh.com.au/business/federal-budget/federal-budget-2014-at-a-glance-20140513-3880e.html
Labor has slammed Joe Hockey's first budget .. http://www.smh.com.au/business/federal-budget/federal-budget-2014-joe-hockey-hurts-his-way-into-history-20140513-387z6.html , labelling it a document of "broken promises, cruel cuts and unfair increases in the cost of living".
Treasury spokesman Chris Bowen singled out the $80 billion in cuts to education and health for criticism as he warned every family would be hit by new taxes and charges, while pensioners would feel betrayed.
Opposition treasury spokesman Chris Bowen: "The Prime Minister has broken his
promises and now Australians will pay the price.” Photo: Alex Ellinghausen
Mr Bowen said the government's infrastructure growth package was an "amateur con" and pointed out the small number of new road projects would be funded by cuts to public transport projects, while families would feel the pain of higher petrol and health costs.
The federal budget had been built on "the destruction of Medicare, and the end of fair and affordable higher education. It is a budget built on Tony Abbott's act of mass deceit at the last election".
"Tony Abbott said there would be no new taxes and no increase to taxes...the Prime Minister has broken his promises and now Australians will pay the price."
"Labor understands that in challenging times, budgets need tough choices. But these are the wrong choices for our future."
Mr Bowen said the opposition would consider individual budget measures over the coming days, leaving open the prospect of individual measures being supported, but said that unlike the Coalition Labor would be "guided by what is fair and what is economically responsible".
Greens leader Christine Milne labelled the budget divisive, brutal and backward-looking and suggested it had been "written in the boardrooms of Australia".
"Big business is quarantined completely as the community pays,'' she said.
"There is no vision for the future of the country. Suggesting that you are looking after the next generation, when you are ignoring climate change, when you're directing infrastructure funding into roads instead of public transport, instead of the NBN, instead of renewable energy sector."
Senator Milne said her party would attempt to redirect money that had been allocated to roads to public transport funding when it came to the Senate.
ACTU national president Ged Kearney echoed those sentiments as she labelled it a "brutal attack" on the safety net that looked after less well off Australians.
"This budget is a harsh budget, basically, if you are old , if you are sick, if you are looking for a job, if you lose your job, if you are young, this government is saying 'you are on your own'.''
Council of the Ageing's chief executive Ian Yates said "far from improving the pension system as the government claims", the changes in the budget to pension index arrangements will leave pensions "$100 a week worse off in 10 years".
"This is a massive cut to the income of older people who simply can't afford to absorb it.
"As a result we will see many older people slip back below the poverty line.
"What is missing from the budget is measures which provide retraining to older workers or address the needs of older people to have more flexible working arrangements as they age. The government will need to make these a priority long before the pension age rises."
Australian Council of Social Service chief executive Cassandra Goldie said the budget "places the most vulnerable directly in the firing line".
"The budget divides rather than mends. It entrenches divisions between those with decent incomes, housing and health care and those without them. It undermines the fabric of our social safety net with severe cuts to health, disability support, income support, community services and housing programs."
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Poll: What is your view of Prime Minister Tony Abbott's first budget?
Tough but fair 24% .. Too hard on the vulnerable 70% .. Other 6% .. Total votes: 179252. .. Poll closed 14 May, 2014
Disclaimer:
These polls are not scientific and reflect the opinion only of visitors who have chosen to participate.
http://www.smh.com.au/business/federal-budget/federal-budget-2014-labor-says-budget-built-on-tony-abbotts-act-of-mass-deceit-at-last-election-20140513-3883h.html
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Q&A protesters strike again as Julie Bishop visits UTS and Sydney University
http://www.news.com.au/national/qa-protesters-strike-again-as-julie-bishop-visits-uts-and-sydney-university/story-fncynjr2-1226920683558
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LOVE IT! .. repeat
"sorry-TeaParty-Australia" .. Cory Bernardi calls for debate on abortion in controversial new book ..
to a bit of my comment at the bottom
... could the re-polished Abbott be a one term PM? .. yup, repeat, imo, odds are he could be ..
http://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=95581274
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Federal budget 2014: Labor says budget built on Tony Abbott's 'act of mass deceit at last election'
---
.. please enjoy the Australian centered posts as a pointer to the fact that you are not alone in having to push back against
very conservative Ryan-type budgets .. lol, the debate here now is actually quite invigorating .. note from the video inside ..
'Yes, the economics of the budget make a lot of sense' .. "At what price though do we have to pay to get the budget back into that sort of condition?"
.. Ross Gittins, "Well, some of the measures that have been made to get it back are really nasty, some of them make sense, some of them
are merely unpopular, some of them aren't just unpopular, they are nasty" [...] "suddenly we discover there is a nasty side to it all"
---
James Massola, Marija Taflaga Date May 13, 2014
VIDEO .. Budget 2014: economic sense, but nasty
It's right to get the budget back into surplus, but some of Joe Hockey's measure are plain nasty, says Ross Gittins.
* Federal budget 2014: full coverage - http://www.smh.com.au/business/federal-budget-2014
* Winners and losers - http://www.smh.com.au/business/federal-budget/federal-budget-2014-winners-and-losers-20140513-38802.html
* Budget: at a glance - http://www.smh.com.au/business/federal-budget/federal-budget-2014-at-a-glance-20140513-3880e.html
Labor has slammed Joe Hockey's first budget .. http://www.smh.com.au/business/federal-budget/federal-budget-2014-joe-hockey-hurts-his-way-into-history-20140513-387z6.html , labelling it a document of "broken promises, cruel cuts and unfair increases in the cost of living".
Treasury spokesman Chris Bowen singled out the $80 billion in cuts to education and health for criticism as he warned every family would be hit by new taxes and charges, while pensioners would feel betrayed.
Opposition treasury spokesman Chris Bowen: "The Prime Minister has broken his
promises and now Australians will pay the price.” Photo: Alex Ellinghausen
Mr Bowen said the government's infrastructure growth package was an "amateur con" and pointed out the small number of new road projects would be funded by cuts to public transport projects, while families would feel the pain of higher petrol and health costs.
The federal budget had been built on "the destruction of Medicare, and the end of fair and affordable higher education. It is a budget built on Tony Abbott's act of mass deceit at the last election".
"Tony Abbott said there would be no new taxes and no increase to taxes...the Prime Minister has broken his promises and now Australians will pay the price."
"Labor understands that in challenging times, budgets need tough choices. But these are the wrong choices for our future."
Mr Bowen said the opposition would consider individual budget measures over the coming days, leaving open the prospect of individual measures being supported, but said that unlike the Coalition Labor would be "guided by what is fair and what is economically responsible".
Greens leader Christine Milne labelled the budget divisive, brutal and backward-looking and suggested it had been "written in the boardrooms of Australia".
"Big business is quarantined completely as the community pays,'' she said.
"There is no vision for the future of the country. Suggesting that you are looking after the next generation, when you are ignoring climate change, when you're directing infrastructure funding into roads instead of public transport, instead of the NBN, instead of renewable energy sector."
Senator Milne said her party would attempt to redirect money that had been allocated to roads to public transport funding when it came to the Senate.
ACTU national president Ged Kearney echoed those sentiments as she labelled it a "brutal attack" on the safety net that looked after less well off Australians.
"This budget is a harsh budget, basically, if you are old , if you are sick, if you are looking for a job, if you lose your job, if you are young, this government is saying 'you are on your own'.''
Council of the Ageing's chief executive Ian Yates said "far from improving the pension system as the government claims", the changes in the budget to pension index arrangements will leave pensions "$100 a week worse off in 10 years".
"This is a massive cut to the income of older people who simply can't afford to absorb it.
"As a result we will see many older people slip back below the poverty line.
"What is missing from the budget is measures which provide retraining to older workers or address the needs of older people to have more flexible working arrangements as they age. The government will need to make these a priority long before the pension age rises."
Australian Council of Social Service chief executive Cassandra Goldie said the budget "places the most vulnerable directly in the firing line".
"The budget divides rather than mends. It entrenches divisions between those with decent incomes, housing and health care and those without them. It undermines the fabric of our social safety net with severe cuts to health, disability support, income support, community services and housing programs."
---
Poll: What is your view of Prime Minister Tony Abbott's first budget?
Tough but fair 24% .. Too hard on the vulnerable 70% .. Other 6% .. Total votes: 179252. .. Poll closed 14 May, 2014
Disclaimer:
These polls are not scientific and reflect the opinion only of visitors who have chosen to participate.
http://www.smh.com.au/business/federal-budget/federal-budget-2014-labor-says-budget-built-on-tony-abbotts-act-of-mass-deceit-at-last-election-20140513-3883h.html
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Q&A protesters strike again as Julie Bishop visits UTS and Sydney University
http://www.news.com.au/national/qa-protesters-strike-again-as-julie-bishop-visits-uts-and-sydney-university/story-fncynjr2-1226920683558
~~~
LOVE IT! .. repeat
"sorry-TeaParty-Australia" .. Cory Bernardi calls for debate on abortion in controversial new book ..
to a bit of my comment at the bottom
... could the re-polished Abbott be a one term PM? .. yup, repeat, imo, odds are he could be ..
http://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=95581274
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