Tag Archives: liberal party

Private Health Insurace – a ministers response

Posted on 1 April 2016 by Blog of Greg

Federal MP, The Honorable John Alexander MP, responds to my questioning of the function of Private Health Insurance in Australia. Continue reading →

Turnbull obsolete and backwards to 1945

Posted on 30 March 2016 by Blog of Greg

A bizarre tax reform by our Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull. http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-03-30/turnbull-looks-to-correct-tax-failure/7284314 Having thought that we had got rid of our last dinosaur Prime Minister – Tony Abbott, our New’ish Prime Minister, Malcolm Turnbull, now wants to turn back the … Continue reading →

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Kiribati president lashes Peter Dutton for ‘vulgar’ joke

Posted on 12 September 2015 by Blog of Greg

Good morning readers, I wanted to comment on this particular article which the ABC reported on this morning. It is a short conversation that occurred between our current (as of 2015) Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott, and Immigration Minister Peter … Continue reading →

Posted in Environment, Politics | Tagged australian liberal party, Australian Prime Minister, climate change, Global warming, Island Nations, Kiribati, Kiribati joke, liberal, Liberal National Party, liberal party, LNP, Peter Dutton, Rising Sea Levels, Tony Abbott | 1 Comment

Why the future depends on restoring democracy.

Posted on 21 March 2015 by Blog of Greg

Originally posted on Sowing Seeds :
There is a crisis of confidence in democracy in Australia. It is a crisis for people and the environment. It is a situation I have been mulling over for quite some time, but has been…

Posted in Business, Mining, Politics | Tagged ALP, Australia, australian politics, corruption, government, greens, Labor Party, liberal party, LNP, milne, Mining, politics, The Greens | Leave a comment

Australia’s secret police

Posted on 28 September 2014 by Blog of Greg

A few days ago, Australia passed legislation that has far reaching powers to secretly monitor and attack its Citizens – to the extent where even whistleblowers and journalists will be locked up in gaol. http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/sep/26/journalists-and-whistleblowers-will-go-to-jail-under-new-national-security-laws From what I have read, … Continue reading →

Posted in Media, Politics | Tagged "secret police", asio, australian liberal party, austrtalia, kgb, liberal party, National party, Palmer united party, security, security laws, stasi | Leave a comment

The Fight for The Great Barrier Reef

Posted on 25 March 2014 by Blog of Greg

Good morning everyone, I have decided to copy the post that GetUp have put on their website regarding the fight for The Great Barrier Reef. I feel so strongly about supporting this action, that for the first time I have … Continue reading →

Posted in Environment, Mining, Politics | Tagged Abbott, Australia, australian liberal party, environment, GetUp, Greg Hunt, liberal party, Mining, The Great Barrier Reef, Tony Abbott | Leave a comment

The Threatened Great Barrier Reef

Posted on 1 February 2014 by Blog of Greg

Dear readers, I haven’t written much of late as I have been busy and have been suffering too many very bad headaches. However I wanted to make this quick post as I feel very strongly about it. Image borrowed from: … Continue reading →

Posted in Environment, Politics | Tagged Australia, environment, Environment Minister, Great Barrier Reef, Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority, Greg Hunt, liberal party, LNP, Marine Park Authority, politics, World Herritage | 2 Comments

Climate Denial in the local rag

Posted on 3 November 2013 by Blog of Greg

Hi everyone, I have written about the local rag before, the newspaper (if you can call it that) called The Weekly Times. It isn’t really a newspaper in the true sense of the word, but a voice of the editor … Continue reading →

Posted in Business, Environment, Politics | Tagged Australian Securities and Investments Commission, BHP Billiton, CEI, climate change, Climate change denial, denial, ExxonMobil, Global warming, government, Heartland Institute, IPA, kyoto, Liberal National Party, liberal party, LNP, Tony Abbott, US | Leave a comment

Inequitable Rubbish

Posted on 20 August 2013 by Blog of Greg

Originally posted on The Australian Independent Media Network:
Abbott has finally produced a policy announcement about his ‘signature policy’ – Paid Parental Leave. Lenore Taylor has a sensible article in today’s The Guardian pointing out that the real issue for…

Posted in Business, Family/children, Politics, Wages/Conditions | Tagged ALP, Australia, Australian Labor Party, australian liberal party, business, children, conditions, cost of living, government, labor, liberal, Liberal National Party, liberal party, LNP, National party, politics, Tony Abbott, wages, Welfare | 1 Comment

Australia’s Next Top….

Posted on 16 August 2013 by Blog of Greg

Is this Joe’s real goal in life? Do you mean that he isn’t really trying to get the top job to represent the Australian people in parliament…. Nah…. Couldn’t possibly be!

Posted in Politics, Social/Community | Tagged ALP, Australia, Australian Labor Party, australian liberal party, government, Joe Hockey, liberal party, LNP, National party, politics, Tony Abbott | Leave a comment

Goulburn Valley growers in ‘dire straits’ – ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

Posted on 2 May 2013 by Blog of Greg

I read this article this morning regarding the situation with our farmers in the Goulburn Valley – It was on the ABC News website below. Goulburn Valley growers in ‘dire straits’ – ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation). It is not … Continue reading →

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The politics of wages – penalty rates & the cost of living

Posted on 10 November 2012 by Blog of Greg

This week (which has now spread over about a month), in my very limited spare time these days, I have decided to raise the issue of penalty rates paid in Australia; though as usual I will comment on other things … Continue reading →

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