Comments on: Reith’s backdoor into WorkChoices could work for Abbott

By: Venise Alstergren

Venise Alstergren — Wed, 05 Dec 2012 04:11:04 +0000

KLEWSO: Or beware of gits bearing wreaths?

By: klewso

klewso — Wed, 05 Dec 2012 00:05:46 +0000

Or “Beware of creeps bearing grifts”?

By: klewso

klewso — Tue, 04 Dec 2012 22:22:23 +0000

Reith & the Trojan horse :- “Beware of creeps baring gifts”?

By: Hugh (Charlie) McColl

Hugh (Charlie) McColl — Tue, 04 Dec 2012 21:48:44 +0000

GeeWizz, it doesn’t do your argument any favours placing your trust in Julia Gillard’s opinion about the ‘slush fund’. But since you have made that choice you probably should go back to her earlier and more succinct claim: “I have done nothing wrong”.

By: Achmed

Achmed — Tue, 04 Dec 2012 13:17:56 +0000

How many people believed Abbott when he said WorkChoices was “dead and buried”?
How many peole believed Abbott when he said there will be no new taxes if elected?
How many people believed Abbott when he stated that the best way to price carbon was with a tax?
How many people believed Abbott when he stated “climate change is crap”?
How many people believed Abbott when he said he wouldn’t support Malaysia Solution because they weren’t signatories to the UN Convention?
How many people believed Abbott when he said that Nauru just needed a “coat of paint” to be ready to re-open?
How many people believed Abbott when said Whyalla would be wiped off the map?
How many people believed Abbott when he stated there are “some things the public have no particular right to know”?
How many people believed Abbott when he said “Because the role of other ministers is to pick holes in your argument, wherever possible I tried to avoid taking decisions to cabinet.”?

By: Hamis Hill

Hamis Hill — Tue, 04 Dec 2012 12:47:47 +0000

Now, do Abbott’s employers have a workplace contract that requires him to deceive and oppress the public?
The “political” economy?
Low wages, high interest rates.
Is this supposed to be a secret, 236 years after it was first published?
The deception and oppression seems to be quite successful then? Is the economy political?

By: Desmond Carroll

Desmond Carroll — Tue, 04 Dec 2012 12:44:22 +0000

Shorten to Combet: “Greg, how did that Patricks stuff pan out?”

Combet to Shorten: “Surely you remember, Bill. You see … ”

By: geomac62

geomac62 — Tue, 04 Dec 2012 12:29:31 +0000

wizz aka truthless
Did Abbott fib to the electoral commission , to interviewers about the slush fund to sink Hanson ? Did he tell a mistruth to Tony Jones in relation to meetings with Pell ? Was Abbott misleading the public when on Skye he advocated a carbon tax as the most effective policy to reduce carbon emissions which he now says the opposite ? How about the cast iron promise as health minister not to raise the medicare safety net pre 2004 election ? In 2005 it was raised by 200 and 300 dollars , some cast iron promise . How about the bagging of Slipper well Abbott is true to form ahhh consistent to form , true was the wrong word .
The big problem for Tony Abbott is that while Tony Abbott was visiting Birdsville, Queensland, in September, 2011, Tony Abbott was asked the following:

QUESTION: Will you be talking to Peter Slipper and Mal Brough to sort out their situation?

TONY ABBOTT: In the end, they’re both loyal members of the LNP here in Queensland. Peter is a good, strong member of the Coalition down in Canberra.

QUESTION: If he resigns, will it give Labor a seat in the parliament?

TONY ABBOTT: As I said, Peter is a strong, loyal member of the Coalition down in Canberra and I’d expect that to continue.
Geewizz or gollygee wizz the mans a walking example of saying one thing and meaning or doing the opposite . Its like he orders fish and chips but expects a hamburger then goes troppo when fish and chips arrive . Unstable or just not credible , either way not genuine . A bit like you wizz , making it up as you go or twisting it to suit .

By: Achmed

Achmed — Tue, 04 Dec 2012 11:22:16 +0000

A revelation!! Yes it is, is’nt it

By: GeeWizz

GeeWizz — Tue, 04 Dec 2012 11:11:42 +0000

“I’m not Abbott supporter”

No way! What a revealation!

“There is no evidence that the AWU fund was used as a slush fund, only opinion and unsubstantiated comment.”

Well Gillard called it a Slush Fund when Slater and Gordon management dragged her in for a talking down just before she “resigned”.

Was she telling fibbie fibs back then or telling fibbie fibs now, your choice.

By: Achmed

Achmed — Tue, 04 Dec 2012 09:57:15 +0000

I’m not Abbott supporter but I see a difference between the Abbott slush fund and the alleged AWU slush fund.
There is proven documented evidence that Abbott set the slush fund.
There is no evidence that the AWU fund was used as a slush fund, only opinion and unsubstantiated comment.

By: shepherdmarilyn

shepherdmarilyn — Tue, 04 Dec 2012 08:38:39 +0000

Had you all forgotten Abbott’s slush fund to send Pauline Hanson to prison on false charges and his denials of doing so.

By: fractious

fractious — Tue, 04 Dec 2012 08:30:07 +0000

“One should always pay attention to the views of Peter Reith”

Why? Were it not for journalists (and Their ABC’s the Drum and SBS’ Go Back) giving his name air it doesn’t deserve, he’d have sunk into the swamp of oblivion he so deserves.

By: Hamis Hill

Hamis Hill — Tue, 04 Dec 2012 08:03:56 +0000

Work Choices equals low wages.
Low wages means fewer savings.
Fewer savings means higher interest rates.
Higher interest rates, four times higher than the rest of the developed world under Howard’s watch, please the “Idle Rich, who live off the interest.
Conversely, high wages lead to lower interest rates.
Which is why Adam Smith argued that “capitalists have an interest to deceive and oppress the public using all means at their disposal to have governments interfere in their favour”.
Work Choices; it is not a matter of opinion, it is a matter of mathematics.
It’s the “Political Economy” Stupid!

By: Mike Flanagan

Mike Flanagan — Tue, 04 Dec 2012 07:37:12 +0000

In fact I am all for the retired minister for rottweilors and balaclavas being brought before a telecommunications body for the settlement of family telephone bills for comdemnation and abuse of privileges

By: Denise Walsh

Denise Walsh — Tue, 04 Dec 2012 07:03:23 +0000

AWB scandal has almost been forgotten and I had forgottem Howard’s brother

By: Liz45

Liz45 — Tue, 04 Dec 2012 06:52:19 +0000

@geomac62 - Hear! Hear! Won’t happen though? Funny how you can commit fraud to the extent of over $300 MILLION dollars, and not a soul is jailed - not even charged with crimes! Fancy that?

By: Liz45

Liz45 — Tue, 04 Dec 2012 06:49:24 +0000

@SB - Just when we thought it was safe, here you are! Thought you’d finally popped off the planet? Alas!

The likes of Reith, Abbott and Co can’t help themselves. Their goal is for workers to end up like those in Indonesia or China or?? Of course, nobody left to buy the products, but heck, they won’t let that stop them!

I suggest there be an Inquiry into Reith?

@klewso - I saw that footage re Forrest’s so called ‘love for aboriginal people’ blah blah a few months ago. I signed the petition at least 2 months ago! Fancy him being outed as a hypocrite! The people he employed for this disgraceful action were just thugs! Truth will out, and it has on this occasion. Why did it take so long?

I’d be interested in a tally of the profits he’s made and the number of aboriginal people employed, let alone infrastructure etc invested by him. I’d suggest that it wouldn’t be impressive at all if this is his ‘behind the scenes’ behaviour! Grotty little man!

By: Venise Alstergren

Venise Alstergren — Tue, 04 Dec 2012 06:05:11 +0000

Peter Reith will be the ideal person to be investigating the AWU…..

In 1998 he was unashamedly on the side of Patricks in the waterfront strike. In 2000 he was up to his withers in trouble because he had run up a $50,000 account on his government paid phone card, and in the same year he was heavily involved with the lies told about the “children overboard”. One of the most pernicious and brazen lies told by any government anywhere on the planet.

Just the sort of person to be investigating someone else’s conduct. NOT!

By: Ruprecht

Ruprecht — Tue, 04 Dec 2012 06:03:49 +0000

Too right klewso … let’s have an inquiry into corrupt and dodgy conduct in corporations

By: klewso

klewso — Tue, 04 Dec 2012 05:50:38 +0000

Then there was “Visy Fraud”?
And isn’t there a smell around “Twiggy’s Forest” re it’s native dealings?

By: klewso

klewso — Tue, 04 Dec 2012 05:43:26 +0000

And which parts of our viewsmedia would be concentrating our attention on “union corruption” while ignoring “business fraud”?

By: Bill Hilliger

Bill Hilliger — Tue, 04 Dec 2012 04:44:08 +0000

Many people in the work force believe (Peter Reith is honest) that even though he say’s no; Tony Abbott will bring back work choices, like it or not. He will do a Qld can do a c neumann trick and just do it. Yes there will be an outcry and demonstrations a la Qld yesterday but Abbott won’t care just like c nuemann and just laugh it off. Do a Peter Reith in regard to dealing with work place relations, police and dogs… Furthermore it seems that union involvement in superfunds will also be neutered so the rip off financial advisors and their bank backers can go the whole hog. When Abbott gets in we can all have a good laugh at the intellectual make-up of his front bench. No not you Malcolm T.

By: CML

CML — Tue, 04 Dec 2012 04:41:10 +0000

If the voters listen to ANYTHING the likes of Peter Reith and Tony Abbott have to say on unions and industry super funds, then I fear for the future of this country.
As history shows us, when the conservatives start investingating unions, they usually find “big business” is far more corrupt than any union. “Bottom of the harbour” revelations come to mind!
The tories would do well to tend their own patch first.

By: cairns50

cairns50 — Tue, 04 Dec 2012 04:40:15 +0000

helo again suzanne ,well fancy u coming into this blog, no doubt it wont be long before your right wing vitiol starts, bye bye the end for me