tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8434369190746987531.post6804445624518823277..comments2023-11-05T23:07:01.842+11:00Comments on Grog's Gamut: Newspoll ALP 49 – LNP 51 (or, the voters bring back the biff)Greg Jerichohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04956402439870441083noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8434369190746987531.post-39280866515886199242010-05-04T22:48:01.236+10:002010-05-04T22:48:01.236+10:00Que? Ian Macfarlane feels ashamed to be Australian...Que? Ian Macfarlane feels ashamed to be Australian due to a government that discourages foreign mining companies?HillbillySkeletonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8434369190746987531.post-70030133274323481662010-05-04T22:44:10.721+10:002010-05-04T22:44:10.721+10:00And it looks like Leigh Sales has fallen for the b...And it looks like Leigh Sales has fallen for the bait, hook, line and sinker. She couldn't wait to mention Cape Lambert on Lateline.HillbillySkeletonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8434369190746987531.post-37522480903561977812010-05-04T22:41:42.393+10:002010-05-04T22:41:42.393+10:00Grog,
But, but, but, but, but, the fat bastar...Grog,<br /> But, but, but, but, but, the fat bastards of the Mining Industry always use the little guy as their pawns, referring to the x number of thousands of jobs that will be lost when these projects are shelved. Which always titillates the bloodhounds in the media, eager for an angle.HillbillySkeletonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8434369190746987531.post-6772778425809285822010-05-04T22:36:28.729+10:002010-05-04T22:36:28.729+10:00Hillbilly,
What Rudd has up his sleeve is that A...Hillbilly, <br /><br />What Rudd has up his sleeve is that Australia has a shirt load of stuff in the ground that in the end the mining companies all want. <br /><br />My bet as well is Australian voters are not going to be impressed by Clive Palmer types saying, "Well bugger it, we'll go off to some third world country and do to it what we like". <br /><br />And given what they did after their scare mongering about the end of Work Choices, it is an empty threat.Greg Jerichohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04956402439870441083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8434369190746987531.post-2786414364837195442010-05-04T22:27:45.403+10:002010-05-04T22:27:45.403+10:00Grog,
You are probably aware of it, but I'...Grog,<br /> You are probably aware of it, but I'll say it again, Clive Palmer, the LNP's bankroller in Qld., and all-round fat bastard, also came out in the media and said that HE was going to can 2 projects now. One in WA, and the other in SA. David Crowe was on NewsRadio this am and said exactly the same thing you did about Cape Lambert...no announcement to the Stock Exchange, no previous knowledge of the projects, announcement direct to the media. Smells very fishy to me. Probably has something to do with that meeting Mr Abbott had with the Mining Industry nabobs when he was in Perth recently setting up that other spoiler group against the government's new Population Ministry and policy stance. God that man Abbott is a devious bastard. He, and his fellow travellers, are playing hardball and they are playing to win. I just hope the PM has something up HIS sleeve to counter them.HillbillySkeletonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8434369190746987531.post-77912987551255349772010-05-04T22:20:57.954+10:002010-05-04T22:20:57.954+10:00And L, I should have also mentioned that Fielding ...<i>And L, I should have also mentioned that Fielding believed this poll showed people were flocking to Family First. </i><br /><br />I know that my first thought on hearing that the government was planning to impose a resource rent tax on mining projects was the threat this poses to the values of the traditional Christian family, and my second thought was "only a man dressed in a giant bottle costume can solve this problem".Lnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8434369190746987531.post-32309017025292612052010-05-04T22:14:12.845+10:002010-05-04T22:14:12.845+10:00Agnes - I did think the increase the Nats vote rat...Agnes - I did think the increase the Nats vote rather suss. A 2% increase in the Libs and a 1% increase in the Nats would have made a bit more sense. <br /><br />Though for the life of me I can't think of one thing the Nats did in the last fortnight that would have had anyone switching their vote from the ALP to them.Greg Jerichohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04956402439870441083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8434369190746987531.post-21907248462709095682010-05-04T22:12:21.421+10:002010-05-04T22:12:21.421+10:00And L, I should have also mentioned that Fielding ...And L, I should have also mentioned that Fielding believed this poll showed people were flocking to Family First. <br /><br />Ah geez, I'lll almost miss him.<br /><br />Almost.Greg Jerichohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04956402439870441083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8434369190746987531.post-5778993086996761842010-05-04T22:11:28.444+10:002010-05-04T22:11:28.444+10:00Totally agree with your treatment of that amazing ...Totally agree with your treatment of that amazing "others" figure. Obviously ALP voters mad with Rudd - and the Greens, but totally unimpressed with Abbott's idiocies. <br /><br />Did you also find the 66% increase in the NP vote a bit suss - or is their vote so miniscule that the whole lot almosts falls in the sampling error range?Agnes Macknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8434369190746987531.post-64783121000838519992010-05-04T22:06:51.918+10:002010-05-04T22:06:51.918+10:00While there's uncertainly, I think you'll ...<i>While there's uncertainly, I think you'll see many exploration and mining companies cease projects until there is certainty.</i><br /><br />Terrible news! This insane "super tax" will hurt struggling families and result in minerals being wastefully left in the ground for future generations. Where are all the under-30s supposed to go when Tony Abbott cuts off their Newstart allowance?<br /><br />Also, Grog, I'm disappointed that you didn't seriously engage with any of the valuable contributions <a href="http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/henry-by-going-after-the-big-guys-little-guys-will-get-hurt/" rel="nofollow">Steve Fielding</a> has made to this debate.Lnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8434369190746987531.post-37603798814270116282010-05-04T22:04:39.310+10:002010-05-04T22:04:39.310+10:00Anon,
Yeah I wondered about that as well.
Zac ...Anon, <br /><br />Yeah I wondered about that as well. <br /><br />Zac Spitzer - the Super-profits tax will have no impact on inflation. It's not like a tax on energy or on other consumables. It is a tax on the profits made by a company, not on its product or its inputs. ie - the cost of what they're doing doesn't actually increase, nor does the price of what it sells. <br /><br />What will be affected is the amount of money that (some) companies make in profits (after they have paid the tax - not before).<br /><br />Some will argue this will make production less beneficial for companies and thus they'll stop doing it here and go elsewhere - but that is an employment impact, not an inflationary one.Greg Jerichohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04956402439870441083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8434369190746987531.post-41859601301359984972010-05-04T21:49:12.578+10:002010-05-04T21:49:12.578+10:00Grog
Another aspect of the Cape Lambert commentary...Grog<br />Another aspect of the Cape Lambert commentary that is interesting is that the statement was made on ABC Radio, rather than an ASX announcement that would otherwise be required for a *material* piece of information under a company's continuous disclosure obligations (are I say, particularly a company with a live bidder's statement in the market). Very unusual.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8434369190746987531.post-26223372145513983602010-05-04T21:47:27.283+10:002010-05-04T21:47:27.283+10:00Is the Super Profits Tax anti-inflationary?Is the Super Profits Tax anti-inflationary?Zac Spitzerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02374370583117658384noreply@blogger.com