Saturday, November 24, 2007

It's time...

After 11 long years, four elections, let's hope the Australian public finally gets it right (or left?) today.


Legacies of the Coalition government?


- tampa/children overboard debacle

- strengthened border security measures
- detention centre fiascos
- involvement in Iraq
- abolition of compulsory student unionism
- introduction of full-fee paying university places (>$100k degrees)
- AWB scandal
- private health insurance rebate scheme
- citizenship tests
- cross media ownership legislation
- copyright law amplification
- sedition and anti-terrorism bills
- 'Little Children' bill that requires relinquishment of land title/ownership
- Unaffordable housing situation
- flirting with fringe interest groups (Hillsong, Exclusive Bretheren, Bush administration)


- and of course....workplace reforms that overwhelmingly works in employers' favour



May the australian public vote responsibly.

6 comments:

jfox said...

yaaaaaay! here's hoping the new era lives up to our expectations...

elmo

flygirl said...

HUZAAAAAHHHH! At last he's gone, the rodent is GONE!

yossarian said...

hehehe...i love the way that you've included the Bush administration with "fringe interest groups"!

but to paraphrase blogger Steph, i hope that kevin rudd takes heed of the following advice: don't f*** it up.

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Jaye said...

You know.. I wish i had stumbled across your neat checklist of Johnnie's accomplishments sooner..

Some of my friends have no idea.. *shakes head*

... You should blog more! I like your sense of sarcasm. =)

caz said...

you're back serenity!
hurray =)