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Budget Emergency, what Budget Emergency?
Feb 21^st, 2014 at 4:19pm

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/feb/21/maritime-surveillance-aircraft-tony...

Tony Abbott has confirmed Australia’s $4bn purchase of eight new military aircraft, saying the defence of the nation was a government’s most important priority.

So we can't afford the nbn Angry

, we can't afford to fund medicare or our hospitals but we can afford 8 new military aircraft?

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Re: Budget Emergency, what Budget Emergency?
Reply #1 - Feb 21^st, 2014 at 4:21pm

Fit of Absent Mindeness wrote on Feb 21^st, 2014 at 4:19pm:

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/feb/21/maritime-surveillance-aircraft-tony...

Tony Abbott has confirmed Australia’s $4bn purchase of eight new military aircraft, saying the defence of the nation was a government’s most important priority.

So we can't afford the nbn Angry

, we can't afford to fund medicare or our hospitals but we can afford 8 new military aircraft?

YEAP

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adelcrow Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 20133 everywhere Gender:	Re: Budget Emergency, what Budget Emergency? Reply #2 - Feb 21^st, 2014 at 4:30pm The way Abbott is making enemies in our region we're gonna need those planes
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Dnarever Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 59148 Here Gender:	Re: Budget Emergency, what Budget Emergency? Reply #3 - Feb 21^st, 2014 at 4:33pm adelcrow wrote on Feb 21^st, 2014 at 4:30pm: The way Abbott is making enemies in our region we're gonna need those planes We should close hospitals and schools so we can buy more.
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Dnarever Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 59148 Here Gender:	Re: Budget Emergency, what Budget Emergency? Reply #4 - Feb 21^st, 2014 at 4:46pm Budget Emergency, what Budget Emergency? Now don't be like that - the Liberals are working very incompetently to create one for you and are almost certain to succeed.
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Re: Budget Emergency, what Budget Emergency?
Reply #5 - Feb 21^st, 2014 at 5:35pm

I just heard Hockey on the radio preparing Australians for the end of the old age pension.
Yep...Abbott and Hockey are going to get their $500,000 per yr when they retire from politics but hard working Aussies who pay the bulk of the countries taxes and the pollies superannuation are going to be forced to work until they die.

Who voted for these morons?

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Go the Bunnies

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Stratos Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 4725	Re: Budget Emergency, what Budget Emergency? Reply #6 - Feb 21^st, 2014 at 5:43pm adelcrow wrote on Feb 21^st, 2014 at 5:35pm: Abbott and Hockey are going to get their $500,000 per yr Political pensions are a load of crap, but i'm pretty sure they aren't that high
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Sir Spot of Borg Gold Member Offline WE ARE BORG Posts: 26513 Australia	Re: Budget Emergency, what Budget Emergency? Reply #7 - Feb 21^st, 2014 at 5:47pm Stratos wrote on Feb 21^st, 2014 at 5:43pm: adelcrow wrote on Feb 21^st, 2014 at 5:35pm: Abbott and Hockey are going to get their $500,000 per yr Political pensions are a load of crap, but i'm pretty sure they aren't that high Yup. they are. SOB
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Re: Budget Emergency, what Budget Emergency?
Reply #8 - Feb 21^st, 2014 at 5:54pm

Fit of Absent Mindeness wrote on Feb 21^st, 2014 at 4:19pm:

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/feb/21/maritime-surveillance-aircraft-tony...

Tony Abbott has confirmed Australia’s $4bn purchase of eight new military aircraft, saying the defence of the nation was a government’s most important priority.

So we can't afford the nbn Angry

, we can't afford to fund medicare or our hospitals but we can afford 8 new military aircraft?

Careful, friend....
You could be possibly straying into Operational Security matters here, and thus subject to a raid by armed Federal Police at any moment.

Cheesy

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Re: Budget Emergency, what Budget Emergency?
Reply #9 - Feb 21^st, 2014 at 5:56pm

adelcrow wrote on Feb 21^st, 2014 at 5:35pm:

I just heard Hockey on the radio preparing Australians for the end of the old age pension.
Yep...Abbott and Hockey are going to get their $500,000 per yr when they retire from politics but hard working Aussies who pay the bulk of the countries taxes and the pollies superannuation are going to be forced to work until they die.

Who voted for these morons?

And something very close to Workchoices......

Angry

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Re: Budget Emergency, what Budget Emergency?
Reply #10 - Feb 21^st, 2014 at 6:23pm

Lobo wrote on Feb 21^st, 2014 at 5:56pm:

adelcrow wrote on Feb 21^st, 2014 at 5:35pm:

I just heard Hockey on the radio preparing Australians for the end of the old age pension.
Yep...Abbott and Hockey are going to get their $500,000 per yr when they retire from politics but hard working Aussies who pay the bulk of the countries taxes and the pollies superannuation are going to be forced to work until they die.

Who voted for these nice people?

And something very close to Workchoices......

Angry

Trashing workers rights, destroying public health and education and now forcing Australians to work until they drop dead.
I wonder why they didn't mention any of this during the election?

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Re: Budget Emergency, what Budget Emergency?
Reply #11 - Feb 21^st, 2014 at 6:37pm

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Trashing workers rights, destroying public health and education and now forcing Australians to work until they drop dead.
I wonder why they didn't mention any of this during the election?

They shouldn't have to. Those are their basic policies... the ones you take for granted and know they'll stick to.

The policies they state during an election are just stuff politicians tell us in the hope they'll get elected.

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Re: Budget Emergency, what Budget Emergency?
Reply #12 - Feb 21^st, 2014 at 7:06pm

Fit of Absent Mindeness wrote on Feb 21^st, 2014 at 4:19pm:

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/feb/21/maritime-surveillance-aircraft-tony...

Tony Abbott has confirmed Australia’s $4bn purchase of eight new military aircraft, saying the defence of the nation was a government’s most important priority.

So we can't afford the nbn Angry

, we can't afford to fund medicare or our hospitals but we can afford 8 new military aircraft?

These planes were purchased by the previous labor governments, if the dopey leftists read your article the deal was done by labor.

Of course serious contracts have penalty clauses so backing out of the deal labor did was probably not a good option.

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The Dudd governments 2009 defence white paper said the government would acquire 8 new aircraft to replace the Orion AP-3C fleet.

The Gillard governments 2013 defence paper confirmed Australia's intention to use P8A Poseidon aircraft complimented by unmanned aircraft

We are using the Israeli made Heron RPV (Remote piloted vehicle or drone for the drongos)

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Re: Budget Emergency, what Budget Emergency?
Reply #13 - Feb 22^nd, 2014 at 6:03am

Fit of Absent Mindeness wrote on Feb 21^st, 2014 at 4:19pm:

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/feb/21/maritime-surveillance-aircraft-tony...

Tony Abbott has confirmed Australia’s $4bn purchase of eight new military aircraft, saying the defence of the nation was a government’s most important priority.

So we can't afford the nbn Angry

, we can't afford to fund medicare or our hospitals but we can afford 8 new military aircraft?

Would you rather we go the way of the Kiwi's and dismantle the fighting arm of our air force, leaving the country very vulnerable?

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