Australian Politics Forum - It Was Another Extreme Policy From Mr Abbott.

imcrookonit

Ex Member

It Was Another Extreme Policy From Mr Abbott.
Apr 3^rd, 2013 at 10:58am

Abbott forecasts Flannery job loss

AAP
April 03, 2013

FEDERAL Opposition Leader Tony Abbott has forecast a job loss for chief climate commissioner Tim Flannery if the coalition wins power at the next election. Huh

And he says climate change and carbon tax bureaucracies set up by the Labor government would also go under a coalition government when it abolishes the carbon tax.

When asked on Macquarie Radio on Wednesday if Professor Flannery would be "consigned to the wastepaper basket of bureaucracy", Mr Abbott said he thought there were four climate and carbon tax bureaucracies in place.

"When the carbon tax goes, all of those bureaucracies will go and I suspect we might find that the particular position you refer to goes with them," he told broadcaster Ray Hadley.

"It does sound like an unnecessary position given that the gentleman in question gives us the benefit of his views without needing taxpayer funding," Mr Abbott said.

Australian Greens leader Christine Milne said it was another extreme policy from Mr Abbott, who in the past had labelled the science of climate change as "crap".

"Frankly, all of his policies are in line with that view," Senator Milne told reporters in Canberra. Sad

Read more: http://www.news.com.au/breaking-news/national/abbott-forecasts-flannery-job-loss/story-e6frfku9-1226611491455#ixzz2PMDZyvux

Back to top

IP Logged

Swagman Gold Member Offline Beware of cheap imitations...... Posts: 15095 Illawarra NSW Gender:	Re: It Was Another Extreme Policy From Mr Abbott. Reply #1 - Apr 3^rd, 2013 at 11:09am Timmy will be ok he will get a job with the ALP. They'll likely make him a senator in the NT.....
Back to top	IP Logged

bogarde73 Gold Member Offline Anti-Global & Contra Mundum Posts: 18443 Gender:	Re: It Was Another Extreme Policy From Mr Abbott. Reply #2 - Apr 3^rd, 2013 at 11:16am I can't see it as extreme. You would expect Milne to say so but that counts for less than nothing. Flannery is not a scientist, he's a politician spruiking a particular world view which becomes more discredited as time goes on . . .as some of us realised it would. To the bin with him!
Back to top	Know the enemies of a civil society by their public behaviour, by their fraudulent claim to be liberal-progressive, by their propensity to lie and, above all, by their attachment to authoritarianism. IP Logged

Swagman Gold Member Offline Beware of cheap imitations...... Posts: 15095 Illawarra NSW Gender:	Re: It Was Another Extreme Policy From Mr Abbott. Reply #3 - Apr 3^rd, 2013 at 11:19am Milne is a gold mine of votes for the Coalition.
Back to top	IP Logged

Dnarever Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 59311 Here Gender:	Re: It Was Another Extreme Policy From Mr Abbott. Reply #4 - Apr 3^rd, 2013 at 11:35am all of those bureaucracies will go and I suspect we might find that the particular position you refer to goes with them," he told broadcaster Ray Hadley. It was a stupid question - the Libs will never miss the opportunity to sack someone - anyone or everyone. It is just what they do the best.
Back to top	IP Logged

Swagman

Gold Member

Offline

Beware of cheap imitations......

Posts: 15095
Illawarra NSW
Gender: male

Re: It Was Another Extreme Policy From Mr Abbott.
Reply #5 - Apr 3^rd, 2013 at 11:56am

Dnarever wrote on Apr 3^rd, 2013 at 11:35am:

all of those bureaucracies will go and I suspect we might find that the particular position you refer to goes with them," he told broadcaster Ray Hadley.

It was a stupid question - the Libs will never miss the opportunity to sack someone - anyone or everyone.

It is just what they do the best.

.......especially those that are porking from the public

Back to top

IP Logged

aquascoot Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 35158 Gender:	Re: It Was Another Extreme Policy From Mr Abbott. Reply #6 - Apr 3^rd, 2013 at 12:07pm Swagman wrote on Apr 3^rd, 2013 at 11:19am: Milne is a gold mine of votes for the Coalition. VERY ASTUTE. julia needs to uncouple herself from that fool . a problem when you formed a government with them.
Back to top	IP Logged

Maqqa Gold Member Offline 14% - that low?! Posts: 16000	Re: It Was Another Extreme Policy From Mr Abbott. Reply #7 - Apr 3^rd, 2013 at 12:37pm I was not aware a public servant's job was given for life
Back to top	Bill 14% is not the alcohol content of that wine. It's your poll number IP Logged

progressiveslol Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 17029	Re: It Was Another Extreme Policy From Mr Abbott. Reply #8 - Apr 3^rd, 2013 at 1:34pm Nice policy Mr Abbott. You have my vote.
Back to top	IP Logged

Rider Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 2669 OnTheRoad Gender:	Re: It Was Another Extreme Policy From Mr Abbott. Reply #9 - Apr 3^rd, 2013 at 1:58pm "It does sound like an unnecessary position given that the gentleman in question gives us the benefit of his views without needing taxpayer funding," Mr Abbott said. The man makes a very valid point
Back to top	IP Logged

Dnarever

Gold Member

Offline

Australian Politics

Posts: 59311
Here
Gender: male

Re: It Was Another Extreme Policy From Mr Abbott.
Reply #10 - Apr 3^rd, 2013 at 3:16pm

Swagman wrote on Apr 3^rd, 2013 at 11:56am:

Dnarever wrote on Apr 3^rd, 2013 at 11:35am:

all of those bureaucracies will go and I suspect we might find that the particular position you refer to goes with them," he told broadcaster Ray Hadley.

It was a stupid question - the Libs will never miss the opportunity to sack someone - anyone or everyone.

It is just what they do the best.

.......especially those that are porking from the public

Actually those are the safest.

Back to top

IP Logged

longweekend58 Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 45675 Gender:	Re: It Was Another Extreme Policy From Mr Abbott. Reply #11 - Apr 3^rd, 2013 at 3:19pm How is it 'extreme' to implement a basic policy? or is it just considered extreme when it differs from the ACTU position?
Back to top	AUSSIE: "Speaking for myself, I could not care less about 298 human beings having their life snuffed out in a nano-second, or what impact that loss has on Members of their family, their parents..." IP Logged

Dnarever

Gold Member

Offline

Australian Politics

Posts: 59311
Here
Gender: male

Re: It Was Another Extreme Policy From Mr Abbott.
Reply #12 - Apr 3^rd, 2013 at 3:19pm

Maqqa wrote on Apr 3^rd, 2013 at 12:37pm:

I was not aware a public servant's job was given for life

Who said they were but here we have a Liberal not even elected and he is already threatening everyone he can with the boot.

Imagine if we were stupid enough to actually elect him, Newman all over again.

Back to top

IP Logged

Dnarever Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 59311 Here Gender:	Re: It Was Another Extreme Policy From Mr Abbott. Reply #13 - Apr 3^rd, 2013 at 3:20pm longweekend58 wrote on Apr 3^rd, 2013 at 3:19pm: How is it 'extreme' to implement a basic policy? or is it just considered extreme when it differs from the ACTU position? I would think the pleasure that the conservatives always get from sacking people for no real gain is pretty extreeme.
Back to top	IP Logged

longweekend58

Gold Member

Offline

Australian Politics

Posts: 45675
Gender: male

Re: It Was Another Extreme Policy From Mr Abbott.
Reply #14 - Apr 3^rd, 2013 at 4:42pm

Dnarever wrote on Apr 3^rd, 2013 at 3:20pm:

longweekend58 wrote on Apr 3^rd, 2013 at 3:19pm:

How is it 'extreme' to implement a basic policy? or is it just considered extreme when it differs from the ACTU position?

I would think the pleasure that the conservatives always get from sacking people for no real gain is pretty extreeme.

and if there were any actual evidence of that it might be of some value.

Back to top

AUSSIE: "Speaking for myself, I could not care less about 298 human beings having their life snuffed out in a nano-second, or what impact that loss has on Members of their family, their parents..."

IP Logged