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A Taste Of What To Expect Under Abbott.
Aug 20^th, 2013 at 2:07pm

PM takes protests Qld school closure

From: AAP
August 20, 2013
The Australian.

Kevin Rudd has attended a protest against the possible closure of Nyanda High in Brisbane.

YVONNE Breitkreutz, 72, reckons the people who would close down her old school are a bunch of grubs.

Prime Minister Kevin Rudd is a little more diplomatic but cites the possible closure of Nyanda High in Brisbane by Queensland's Liberal National government as a taste of what Australians could expect under Tony Abbott. Sad

Ms Breitkreutz and Mr Rudd both took to the podium outside the school grounds for an early morning protest on Tuesday.

Mrs Breitkreutz, the oldest former student at the rally, said some "grubs" burnt down St Mary's Catholic Primary School at Beaudesert.

"What's the difference between those grubs and the grubs that want to destroy our school?" she said.

Nyanda High is slated for possible closure by the Queensland government. State education minister John-Paul Langbroek, whose sister Kate attended Nyanda, has called for submissions.

But Mr Rudd said "cut cut cut" is what all of Australia can expect under a federal coalition government. Sad

To rousing cheers from the audience of students, parents and Labor supporters, he said under Labor's education plan, Nyanda would face a bright future with additional funding of up $2 million.

"That's the big difference," the prime minister said.

"Across the nation, our investment is $15 billion. Mr Abbott is going to rip $8 billion. Sad

"If we are going to build Australia's schools for the future you have got to invest in their future."

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bogarde73 Gold Member Offline Anti-Global & Contra Mundum Posts: 18443 Gender:	Re: A Taste Of What To Expect Under Abbott. Reply #1 - Aug 20^th, 2013 at 3:00pm Schools are closing and opening all the time to take account of population shifts. Personally I would see Mr Rudd as a bit of a grub exploiting an issue which is probably quite sad for many people.
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Reply #2 - Aug 20^th, 2013 at 3:07pm

bogarde73 wrote on Aug 20^th, 2013 at 3:00pm:

Schools are closing and opening all the time to take account of population shifts.
Personally I would see Mr Rudd as a bit of a grub exploiting an issue which is probably quite sad for many people.

There's only one grub in this election - Abbott.

Although the majority of his supporters are no better.

They are not welcome in my home.

They are not welcome in my country.

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# Gold Member Offline A fool is certain: an ignorant fool, absolutely so Posts: 2603	Re: A Taste Of What To Expect Under Abbott. Reply #3 - Aug 20^th, 2013 at 3:13pm Kat wrote on Aug 20^th, 2013 at 3:07pm: ... There's only one grub in this election - Abbott. ... Can't agree with that. Our question is: which bunch of grubs is least unfit to run the country?
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bogarde73 Gold Member Offline Anti-Global & Contra Mundum Posts: 18443 Gender:	Re: A Taste Of What To Expect Under Abbott. Reply #4 - Aug 20^th, 2013 at 3:14pm I'm one of his supporters and I'm sorry to hear that Kat. You're not a loser yet but I guess if you are you're going to be a sore one.
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Reply #5 - Aug 20^th, 2013 at 3:30pm

Here's a taste of what to expect if RUDD is re elected.

1. National debt to balloon out to 600 billion dollars

2. Another 50,000 illegals to turn up (They haven't stopped coming you know PNG or no PNG)

3. Yearly Government Budget Deficit to be around 34 billion dollars

4. The new Labor Tax on everyone's savings accounts to go up and up as Labor desperately tries to source money

5. The NBN to get dearer and dearer and dearer, it is blowing out at an in credible rate, something Labor is desperately trying to hide. And it is un budgeted

6. Business confidence to bottom out to new levels of depression as Labor f....s over business. It killed the mining boom with its repressive policies and drove investment capital to other countries...stone cold fact

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Neferti Gold Member Offline Posts: 7965 Canberra Gender:	Re: A Taste Of What To Expect Under Abbott. Reply #6 - Aug 20^th, 2013 at 3:34pm Skippy started it but ..... SMELL THE FEAR!!!
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Reply #7 - Aug 20^th, 2013 at 4:05pm

red baron wrote on Aug 20^th, 2013 at 3:30pm:

Here's a taste of what to expect if RUDD is re elected.

1. National debt to balloon out to 600 billion dollars

Actually, the PEFO estimates on net debt is only $217 billion by 2016-7

red baron wrote on Aug 20^th, 2013 at 3:30pm:

2. Another 50,000 illegals to turn up (They haven't stopped coming you know PNG or no PNG)

The fact is that rudd's PNG plan is working. The numbers arriving are dropping off, and only one boat with around 200 people has arrived in the last 5 days. That is a big difference to the flood that were arriving at the time of the PNG announcement with about 1250 arrivals in those seven days, including six boats with nearly 500 passengers in one day.

Of course, the total number of 'illegals' that arrive in Australia is actually much higher, but nobody seems to care about those who come by plane.

red baron wrote on Aug 20^th, 2013 at 3:30pm:

3. Yearly Government Budget Deficit to be around 34 billion dollars

The PEFO estimate was that the budget would be balanced by 2015-6 and would be in surplus the following year.

red baron wrote on Aug 20^th, 2013 at 3:30pm:

4. The new Labor Tax on everyone's savings accounts to go up and up as Labor desperately tries to source money

It won't cost as much as the GST widening and increasing that Abbott will bring in. Then there are all the cuts that will affect families like Abbott's plan to cut the schoolkids bonus.

red baron wrote on Aug 20^th, 2013 at 3:30pm:

5. The NBN to get dearer and dearer and dearer

So you expect that Abbott's internet plan wouldn't blow out either? It costs nearly as much but delivers crap.

red baron wrote on Aug 20^th, 2013 at 3:30pm:

6. Business confidence to bottom out to new levels of depression as Labor f....s over business.

Didn't hear business complaining when Rudd saved the Australian economy with stimulus spending during the global financial crisis

red baron wrote on Aug 20^th, 2013 at 3:30pm:

It killed the mining boom

The GFC and the subsequent slowdown in China killed off the mining boom.

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Re: A Taste Of What To Expect Under Abbott.
Reply #8 - Aug 20^th, 2013 at 4:08pm

Kat wrote on Aug 20^th, 2013 at 3:07pm:

bogarde73 wrote on Aug 20^th, 2013 at 3:00pm:

Schools are closing and opening all the time to take account of population shifts.
Personally I would see Mr Rudd as a bit of a grub exploiting an issue which is probably quite sad for many people.

There's only one grub in this election - Abbott.

Although the majority of his supporters are no better.

They are not welcome in my home.

They are not welcome in my country.

That's right, Comrade. All opposition must be crushed so the progressive utopia can be attained!

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Only the boat people can save us from our own evil.

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Swagman Gold Member Offline Beware of cheap imitations...... Posts: 15095 Illawarra NSW Gender:	Re: A Taste Of What To Expect Under Abbott. Reply #9 - Aug 20^th, 2013 at 4:40pm Quote: A Taste Of What To Expect Under Abbott. Hmm come 08 Sept maybe I'll treat myself to a few icey cold Crown Lagers in celebration of PM Abbott elect and the re-opening of Australia for business......
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Re: A Taste Of What To Expect Under Abbott.
Reply #10 - Aug 20^th, 2013 at 4:50pm

Kat wrote on Aug 20^th, 2013 at 3:07pm:

bogarde73 wrote on Aug 20^th, 2013 at 3:00pm:

Schools are closing and opening all the time to take account of population shifts.
Personally I would see Mr Rudd as a bit of a grub exploiting an issue which is probably quite sad for many people.

There's only one grub in this election - Abbott.

Although the majority of his supporters are no better.

They are not welcome in my home.

They are not welcome in my country.

Are you sure? Rudd says Abbott will raise the GST, but Abbott says that won't happen. Rudd says Abbott will privatise Medicare, but that's not even a Coalition policy. Rudd says Abbott will close hospitals and Medicare offices, but Abbott has said Health will be quarantined from any cuts. Rudd says Abbott will bring the country into recession, yet Rudd has been spending like crazy (and run up a debt of close to $300bn) and wants to spend even more! Rudd wants an end to negative politics, yet he's okay with the multitude of personal attack ads against Abbott. There's only one grub in this campaign and it's RUDD. He has no policies and so it turning to lies and attack ads.

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Kat Gold Member Offline Socialism IS the answer. Posts: 17709 Everywhere and no-where Gender:	Re: A Taste Of What To Expect Under Abbott. Reply #11 - Aug 20^th, 2013 at 4:53pm bogarde73 wrote on Aug 20^th, 2013 at 3:14pm: I'm one of his supporters and I'm sorry to hear that Kat. You're not a loser yet but I guess if you are you're going to be a sore one. I've replied to this post, Bogey, but not here. Check your PM's.
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chicken_lipsforme Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 7090 Townsville NQ Gender:	Re: A Taste Of What To Expect Under Abbott. Reply #12 - Aug 20^th, 2013 at 4:54pm Schools open, some schools close. That's life. The story is a dud rubber.
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Reply #13 - Aug 20^th, 2013 at 4:56pm

True Colours wrote on Aug 20^th, 2013 at 4:05pm: