Budget goodies for Canberra in the budget.

vet111 said :

Not Canberra, but no. 4 on this list caught my attention:
http://www.news.com.au/money/federal-budget/things-you-wont-believe-are-in-federal-budget-2013/story-fn84fgcm-1226642450043#ixzz2TJTDLcCX

“No. 4. $5.4m for the Norfolk Island Reform Package. Ever been to Norfolk Island? Their garbage disposal system consists of throwing household waste off a cliff into the sea. Seriously, it may be beyond reform.”

For a place that doesn’t pay tax, in these economic times it’s difficult to justify even throwing them chump change.

Discuss.

East coast offshore refugee processing centre, paid for with reallocated foreign aid funds?

Anyone want to quote Mr J Lydon esq.?

pepmeup said :

Hosinator said :

”The price of safe Labor seats. Enjoy your public service savings!”

Why is Canberra a safe Labour seat?
Wouldn’t it be better if we were a swing seat and as a result rewarded with pork barrelling.

It would be much better to be marginal, but too many public servants will blindly vote labor every election

I don’t think public servants blindly vote labor… they are more likely to look at the policies and vote for which ever has the best policies for Australia as a whole. As individuals by wealth status they would fit into more of the ‘blindly’ voting for liberals. Usually change of government means loss of public service jobs regardless of labor/liberal.

And doesn’t the public service not make up enough of Canberra that if non public service voted liberal Canberra would become Liberal?

So it’s not really fair to say that public servants vote Labor blindly I think they are more accustomed to looking at what is best for people accross Australia and then vote accordingly regardless of their personal situation.

Not Canberra, but no. 4 on this list caught my attention:
http://www.news.com.au/money/federal-budget/things-you-wont-believe-are-in-federal-budget-2013/story-fn84fgcm-1226642450043#ixzz2TJTDLcCX

“No. 4. $5.4m for the Norfolk Island Reform Package. Ever been to Norfolk Island? Their garbage disposal system consists of throwing household waste off a cliff into the sea. Seriously, it may be beyond reform.”

For a place that doesn’t pay tax, in these economic times it’s difficult to justify even throwing them chump change.

Discuss.

Hosinator said :

”The price of safe Labor seats. Enjoy your public service savings!”

Why is Canberra a safe Labour seat?
Wouldn’t it be better if we were a swing seat and as a result rewarded with pork barrelling.

Canberra is a Labor town. It’s also one of the biggest lefty strongholds in the country.

Hosinator said :

”The price of safe Labor seats. Enjoy your public service savings!”

Why is Canberra a safe Labour seat?
Wouldn’t it be better if we were a swing seat and as a result rewarded with pork barrelling.

It would be much better to be marginal, but too many public servants will blindly vote labor every election

Paid parking in the Triangle, about time… the rest of Canberra has had paid parking for ages.

”The price of safe Labor seats. Enjoy your public service savings!”

Why is Canberra a safe Labour seat?
Wouldn’t it be better if we were a swing seat and as a result rewarded with pork barrelling.

HiddenDragon said :

magiccar9 said :

On a side note, watching the budget I noticed our treasurer didn’t sound like he believed in himself much. A very dull flat, almost sulky tone.
Maybe he knows this budget might be his last….

+1 – it was like a half hour condolence motion – even with the sound down (a very tempting option) the looks on the faces behind him would have given the same impression. In the post-speech interview, Leigh Sales treated him with the same contempt as Oakes the other day – all rather sad.

He is an absolute muppet. He deserves to be treated with contempt

magiccar9 said :

On a side note, watching the budget I noticed our treasurer didn’t sound like he believed in himself much. A very dull flat, almost sulky tone.
Maybe he knows this budget might be his last….

+1 – it was like a half hour condolence motion – even with the sound down (a very tempting option) the looks on the faces behind him would have given the same impression. In the post-speech interview, Leigh Sales treated him with the same contempt as Oakes the other day – all rather sad.

gooterz said :

So that’s about $15 each!

+ the 73 million in paid parking

gooterz said :

So that’s about $15 each!

7.5 titty carp!

So that’s about $15 each!

On a side note, watching the budget I noticed our treasurer didn’t sound like he believed in himself much. A very dull flat, almost sulky tone.
Maybe he knows this budget might be his last….

” Enjoy your public service savings!” …..and pay parking in the Triangle!