Remember him shouting an QT. almost ordering the High court judges that ” SO THEY WILL HOLD”
Well the judges didn’t like being told what to do so they came back with a big
Todays results were are disaster for these useless incompetents and especially for the so called PM.
Deputy PM and leader of the Nats is gone along with 4 others. All members of the Coalition or greens. Not 1 labor person has been found to be in breach of the rules despite I am guessing some pretty thorough digging by the opposite side
The Govt still has a Majority because the speaker can vote in case its a tie and I don’t think he would go against his mates.
All this on top of cashgate and the failed AWU raids.
Today’s Guest Author is the redoubtable Puffy the Magic Dragon. Thank you so much for this – it is, unfortunately, an occasion to be commemorated.
On November 29, 1948 Prime Minister Ben Chifley unveiled the first Holden 48-215, which became affectionately known as the “FX”.
On October 20, 2017, the last Holden was built in Australia.
Think about that a moment.
Today, no Prime Minister witnessed the closure of this proud industry. Where was our Coalition Prime Minister? He was on a Victorian radio station this morning declaring how ‘sad’ he is about it. PM Turnbull assures us the workers have found jobs, are studying or are retired. He has little to say about the effects on workers in related businesses, or the emotions and circumstances of the former workers saying goodbye to an era.
Now General Motors Holden is no longer manufacturing cars in Australia. To be accurate nobody is manufacturing cars in Australia anymore. No more of these will be exported.
The Elizabeth factory is the reason the Town of Elizabeth was built. But it is not just Elizabeth that suffers or South Australia. Our nation is the lesser for this loss. These manufacturing enterprises are as much research centres, trade schools, design hubs and robotics developers as they are car-builders. How dumb do you have to be not to support that? Today I watched with many others from all over Australia. I spoke to one family who flew in to Adelaide just to be here today to say goodbye. Anger at the politics behind this disgrace is high.
So many people including those from allied industries and businesses were employed because we made vehicles.
But a short-sighted union-hating Liberal/National Coalition government brought that to an end. We lose an industry, we lose the expertise, the skills and the manufacturing base because of their ideology. None of it made economic sense.
The last Holden rolled off the line today, and the workers were bussed out to a farewell shindig.
The media cameras recorded the event. Maybe Joe Hockey can run it on loop while he smokes his cigars.
Labor Opposition Leader Bill Shorten hit the nail on the head talking to a group of school children.
“Look over there, kids, at that old Holden. Australia used to be a country that built cars,” Mr Shorten said.
“As of tomorrow, we’re not building cars anymore and the silly old government of the Liberals just couldn’t give a stuff.”
Labor says Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull’s lack of comment on the closure is proof his government does not care. Amen to that.
Finally, let’s pay a tribute to the workers who made the whole thing work. My late husband, with 20 years of service after his immigration from England being one of them. A member of his union, of course, as a Spares Chaser, (he found parts to fill orders from dealers) he enjoyed his work and made a good life on a worker’s wage.
A proud working-class man alongside proud working-class women. Building Australian cars.
I don’t know about you but i feel like we are just treading water waiting for the next election.
It’s like washing machine at the moment . The Coalition try something to get a poll bounce, the media get all excited,Labor don’t say or do much ,whatever the big issue was dies away until the next big issue comes along. Rinse and repeat.
The ssm marriage issue has died down basically because after all the hysteria most people don’t give a shit what other people do in their love life and everyone knows what the result of this waste of money poll will be.
Dual citizenship ineligibility is a big yawn but I will ask why Ignorance of the law is no excuse for any other offence why should it be any different for the entitled. I also note no labor pollies are caught up in this despite I bet the best efforts of the conservative forces to find some Alp member to blame. How much Money have the lawyers made from this .
Power is all the go this week but something else will along come soon.
It is now well into October so most of Australia will now be focusing on the big races, then the end of the school term ,Christmas /New Year holidays and then the start of the next year .There are a few elections coming up next year so things will heat up a bit .
I don’t know about you but i feel like we are just treading water waiting for the next election.
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