...AND ANOTHER THING
The Age
Friday March 11, 2011
WILL Abbott show the same outrage about Baillieu's broken promise on teachers' pay as he did with Gillard's pollution tax? Peter Symons, Coburg PoliticsA LABOR prime minister breaks an election promise and she is a liar. A Liberal premier breaks his election promise and he has "backed away from an election undertaking".Phillip Lodge, FrankstonAT LEAST Ted Baillieu has explained that a non-core promise is a "commentary that we made in the past". That should cover all bases.Bryan Fraser, St KildaMEMO to John Brumby: thanks for giving us Ted Baillieu. Not.Jim Garrard, ThornburyIS A benevolent mining billionaire prepared to fund an advertising campaign that teachers deserve the pay rise Ted promised them?Andrew Banks, MerbeinTED, you might save some cash in the budget, but it will cost us another decade of Labor rule.Cameron Bryant, GeelongST PATRICK'S Day is not until next week, so why has Abbott already turned green? It must be the Prime Minister's success in Washington.Breda Hertaeg, BeaumarisOH JULIA. Your sycophantic speech had me reaching for the nearest bucket.Margaret Waddington, North BalmoralHOW embarrassing to read that Julia Gillard is now giving advice to the US regarding China. Like really, who are we?Ewa Haire, Moonee PondsABBOTT is calling for a people's revolt against a carbon tax. Think what past generations sacrificed for us many paid the ultimate price. Can we really complain about paying a little more to run our cars and airconditioning?Tim Koerner, South YarraDON'T call it an advertising campaign, Prime Minister. It's legitimate information to combat the misinformation being circulated.Shauna Tansey, Beaconsfield UpperA TAX is a way of raising revenue. One of the few things we do know about the proposed carbon pricing scheme is that it will be revenue neutral. Therefore, it is not a tax.David Morgan, Glen WaverleyFurthermoreRAYMOND Kenyon (10/3) suggests paying thieves not to steal. Doesn't seem to have worked with the banks, mining companies or anyone responsible for the financial crisis.Helen Smith, MaldonAND she waved farewell like a queen . . .Meg McPherson, BrightonOBVIOUSLY the empty train overshot the end of the line at Sandringham because there weren't any passengers to weigh it down.Sandra Green, Ferntree GullyA NUCLEAR-ARMED totalitarian state of 1.3 billion people, its economy expanding at breakneck speed. What's to be afraid of?Lawrie Bradly, Surrey HillsJOY Ackerman (10/3), Men's Day is every other day of the year. That's the point of IWD.David Scarlett, East Malvern
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