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10-09-2010, 05:49 PM | #1 | |||
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Buy Aussie, minister tells states
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10-09-2010, 05:57 PM | #2 | ||
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Australians should support Australian jobs.
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10-09-2010, 05:58 PM | #3 | ||
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its more the job than the brand that should be supported...
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10-09-2010, 06:03 PM | #4 | ||
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If the locally made vehicles meets the demands of the government user, then I agree that all levels of government should be buying Australian made first.
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10-09-2010, 07:58 PM | #5 | |||
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10-09-2010, 08:07 PM | #6 | ||
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indeed Phillyc, and its a disgrace imo, saving a couple of buks by buying o`seas products, or out sourceing if you like might be cheaper, it does`nt always work out better though in the long run , the same goes for services.
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10-09-2010, 08:22 PM | #7 | ||
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He has just kissed goodbye to his job
Our red headed communistic leader will not want a Minister who wants to support Australian Industry. But refreshing to hear a politician like that. Eh! |
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10-09-2010, 08:43 PM | #8 | |||
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God how i love comments like this.... Humour me and explain since the "communist" ideal is to own all industry and NOT import anything thereby meaning by definintion that a commie leader would 100% support Aussie industry...
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10-09-2010, 08:52 PM | #9 | |||
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Julia Gillard is a known socialist (aka: communist) stemming right back to her university days. The Greens, who labour have aligned themselves with, are even worse. |
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10-09-2010, 09:02 PM | #10 | ||
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Well, part of the problem is that the various state Labour governments have introduced arbitrary greenhouse target. Then, they mandate that their own fleet must meet these targets. Oh, any by the way, it just about rules out everything except the Camry.
We even had one Minister of the Crown boast about how he had removed all six cylinder vehicles from the fleet. Go figure. |
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10-09-2010, 09:11 PM | #11 | |||
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10-09-2010, 09:18 PM | #12 | |||
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10-09-2010, 09:19 PM | #13 | ||
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My federal gov't vehicle is a korean import........
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11-09-2010, 12:09 PM | #14 | ||
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In Victoria, Gov policy is to mostly buy australian produced cars & only if necessary to buy other brands, that's why most red plated cars in vic are prius, camrys, falcons, commodores & territories...there is the occasional subaru, corolla etc but as a main australian made or based companies are the norm. They did recommend to buy less 6 cylinder models in some dept's ie falcons & commodores & to buy more 4 cylinder cars however they did say to purchase lpg versions of the 6's instead..
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11-09-2010, 01:00 PM | #15 | ||
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Apparently the DOD has been buying Great Walls.....
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11-09-2010, 01:02 PM | #16 | |||
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11-09-2010, 01:29 PM | #17 | |||
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11-09-2010, 02:08 PM | #18 | ||
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It should be mandatory government policy to only buy australian made, otherwise your only sticking the boot in to our already dying economy. great politics ,really great , and these are the tools that run the country.
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11-09-2010, 02:14 PM | #19 | ||
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No one in their right mind would go and see a financial advisor who is bankrupt.
No one in their right mind would take instructions from an obese weight trainer. And yet, we, and everyone else are lead to believe that it is in our best interest to listen to Kim Carr, a man who has daily contact with the leader of our health system, yet is unable to find some resemblance of balance between his own inputs and outputs. Kim Carr has as much ability to determine the benefits of any government handouts to under performing businesses, as he does to his own dietary habits. The economic neanderthal probably never comprehended that governments may have purchased 70,000 fewer australian made cars in recent years, because the money that may have gone to buying cars, has instead gone directly to the companies via way of government subsidies and handouts, in order to keep their inefficient practices going. I think his brilliance can be summed in in his quote “This is a new technology. You have got to expect it to take time", when talking about the camry hybrid. Apparantly to our Minister for Innovation, Hybrids are a new yechnology, despite being manufactured for many years. And lets not highlight to cholestrerol clogged brain, that when time has elapsed after new technology has first been introduced, then it basically becomes old technology. Not often one hears a moron saying an oxymoron. And yet, everyone go out and do as Kim Carr says. |
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11-09-2010, 02:19 PM | #20 | |||
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And who told you this?
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11-09-2010, 03:37 PM | #21 | |||
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But hey, you seem to think a person’s weight is a direct relation to the knowledge they have on this topic, so I'm a genius on this topic then!! |
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11-09-2010, 07:43 PM | #22 | |||
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Australians were buying alot more australian made cars only a few years ago, and that didnt seem to help the viability or profitability of the car makers. They still begged for government handouts. Put a public servant in a $15000 hyundai, and you send $11000 overseas. Put a public servant in a $35000 commodore with 30% local content, and you are sending alot more money overseas. Its very fortunate for Kim Carr, that 14% of Australians do share his views, Its unfortunate ofr me that I am in the 86% minority. |
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11-09-2010, 07:50 PM | #23 | ||
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How long has it taken the Government to realise it should be supporting its own country.. this should have been said a long time ago.... I'm not hugely into politics because I dont know enough about it... But I think this is a very big step in the right direction... Well done
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11-09-2010, 07:53 PM | #24 | |||
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11-09-2010, 08:03 PM | #25 | ||
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Government departments should stop buying the Prius and such, and buy LPG Falcons and Commodores.
Yep I said it, even Commodores. It's good for the whole industry. GK
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11-09-2010, 08:14 PM | #26 | |||
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Who says a communist country would not want to import anything? A left wing or socialist government will seek to re-distribute the wealth from the industry or business to the people, destroying tariffs might close Ford Australia but it will make a Holden Epica cheaper for Mrs Smith. Likewise unions will seek to re-distribute wealth from industry or business to the people, increasing wages may destroy Ford Australia but it will put more money into the pocket of Mrs Smith (classic case of biting the hand that feeds you). Left wing or socialists will have the view 'whats in it for me?' this seems to dominate their thought patterns. Conservative or right-wings will have a patriotic or bigger-picture view of the world. The only people I know who staunchly buy Australian are Liberal voters, these middle-class, middle-income people may be called old fashioned or out-of-date, but these people do more for their country than any union TV ad could ever do. the few union members I know all drive brand new imported cars... all of them.. In Brisbane the Australian Manufacturers Union reps drive Japanese Priuses. the Communication Workers Union company cars are Japanese Suzuki Grand Vitaras. Under Labor state governments we have seen the decimation of governments buying Australian. The fact that Anna Bligh's offical car is a European built Chrysler says everything to me. In contrast..... the right wing, capitalist seeking Chamber of Commerce drives.... Falcons G6s. These are my views and observations, take them or leave them. |
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11-09-2010, 08:28 PM | #27 | |||
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Then you have no idea what a commie is.... as for the rest of your comments about what aright winger buys...where does one begin?... but then again why even bother. I know already what your reply would be.
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11-09-2010, 09:19 PM | #28 | |||
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The usual suspects off on a tangent. Borderline political threads just don't stand a chance here.
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