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Trailer Trash Queensland Style

December 21st, 2011 · No Comments

Both the Australian federal government and Queensland state government have proven they are unable and incapable of implementing affordable housing as the numer of homeless Australian continues to grow. The Salvation Army indicated that it will need to feed 2.2 million Australians at Christmas … all in an environment of massive earnings from royalties for [...]

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Tags: australia · housing · politics · queensland

Anna, Blight on Queensland …

November 3rd, 2011 · No Comments

The Queensland Labor government is doing everything it can to help CSG establish itself in Queensland, and with all those chemicals entering the water supply and foods having to be sourced further afield from contaminated places like China, it looks like we are in even more trouble as a report suggests Queensland has the fewest hospital [...]

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Tags: health · politics · queensland

The Great Barrier Reef wikiLeaks …

September 23rd, 2011 · No Comments

Over the last 20 years or so, various bureaucrats under different federal governments have surveyed and even drilled for oil on the Great Barrier Reef; one could suggest that the data – relevant only to oil companies – could form part of a ‘dowry’ to oil companies when said public servant/s jump ship for a better paying [...]

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Tags: environment · queensland · usa

Anna Bligh Railroads Public Funds to Mining Giants

September 7th, 2011 · No Comments

The State Government today announced a plan to attract private sector investment to deliver two new major projects and further boost the growing coal industry. Premer Anna Bligh said Queensland Treasury had been tasked with investigating investment opportunities to fund the Connors River Dam and proposed Multi-Cargo Facility at Abbot Point. A report examining funding [...]

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Tags: mining · queensland

Qld Government Spinning the Job Numbers

August 15th, 2011 · No Comments

Spin-King Andrew Fraser (Qld Labor government – Aug 8th)) claims ’Jobs growth continues despite tough conditions; recorded over two-thirds of the nation’s jobs growth in July, taking another step towards the Bligh Government’s 100,000 jobs target, ABS employment data revealed today; Fraser said momentum had been maintained in tough times with 2,200 of Australia’s 3,000 jobs being created in [...]

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Tags: employment · politics · queensland · spin