Posts by GLaird
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They didn't use that 30k towards the deposit either but for renovations and advertising according to the article so what we're looking at here is a large equity gift from mum and dad. Such a misleading article in so many ways.
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My theory is that it has something to do with the fact that you can sue for personal injury in countries outside of NZ so people are generally more careful (whether subconciously or otherwise) about and courteous to cyclists and pedestrians.
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No doubt Craig - the millions the mining companies have spent on advertising in pretty much every medium you can imagine has returned a big payout for them this time.
But then the mining companies had time on their side this time with an election looming and the ALP was looking at a hammering in the polls if they couldnt nullify the millions of dollars of free advertising the liberals are getting from the anti-mining tax lobby so close to an election and they've just shown how badly they want to win this election.
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@ Craig
I agree - who'd get their political analysis from Centrebet or the TAB... when you can get it from POLITICAL commentators in the plethora of media outlets who have been disecting every part of this drama on this side of the ditch as it has unfolded over the past 24 hours.
That said - it should be pretty clear that there's a fairly significant difference in ability, substance, intelligence and experience between Julia Gillard and Sarah Palin. I'd wager that its a pretty safe bet (to continue the gambling theme) that Gillards "lady bits" are unlikely to be the main rationale behind the ALP's strategy in replacing an increasingly unpopular and potentially election losing PM with the current (and relatively popular) deputy prime minister...
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What a bizarre resignation speech
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Here's another interesting article which gives a bit more background on how the Labour internal factions are what brought him down:
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Take that bet while you can Russell - the commentators over here are saying that Gillard will destroy Tony Abbott in an election.
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You can't underestimate the impact of the whole asylum issue over here and how worked up your average Aussi gets over it either.
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NSW Labour lost Penrith last weekend with a 25% shift away from them which is huge. Whilst to a certain degree there were local issues at stake ( an MP fiddling parliamentary expenses) and an unpopular state government, all the pundits are saying that the asylum seeker issue is really hurting them in places like Western Sydney. The flip flop on emissions trading really hurt them with its green leaning labour educated base too. Then there was the mining tax as Che says.
Personally I quite liked Rudd, however apparently women don't like him and he's a fairly poor communicator and not a great parliamentary performer. Julia Gillard has the ability to communicate complex policy far better than he did and she will no doubt bring the female vote back. It looks like a very smart move to me and may well give Labour a second term in office which under Rudd they would not have got.
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We don't currently have the government's proposed internet filter in place yet (they are still trialling it) and there's nothing in place at this time stopping me visiting any site of my choice from my home in Sydney, so the filter thing is a bit strange unless perhaps there is a trial at airports or the airport has its own filter running.
Senator Conroy's internet filter is unpopular over here so the government may yet drop it seeing as how they can't really afford to make any further unpopular moves - given how much their support has plummetted in the last few months.