Australian Politics (3 Viewers)

Rafy · Jun 2, 2008

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Newspoll
No change in voting intention. Primaries and TPP are essentially steady (57/43 TPP)
There are significant movements in the leader's ratings however.

Nelson is now Dr 17% (Up from 12) with Rudd down to 66 on the PPM rating.

Nelson's approval ratings are roughly the same, however Rudd's dissaproval rating has jumped a significant 7% to 30% with satisfaction falling by the same amount.

http://enrol.com.au/mumblestuff/pdfs/20080602newspollgen.pdf
http://enrol.com.au/mumblestuff/pdfs/20080602newspollpetrol.pdf (few questions of petrol prices)

chicky_pie · Jun 3, 2008

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PM has own binge drink problem - Nelson

PRIME Minister Kevin Rudd should look at his own backyard before lecturing the rest of Australia about binge drinking, Opposition Leader Brendan Nelson says.

Delegates to a Young Labor conference in Canberra at the weekend have been accused of a two-day boozefest after leaving their hotel rooms trashed and littered with empty liquor bottles.

http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,23801628-2,00.html

Nelson getting aggressive during the past fortnight, impressive. If only my 12 year old boyfriend would do the same

Iron · Jun 3, 2008

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Oh my

We've just had Tony Abbott as a surprise guest lecturer for my last Political philosophy of deception course!
I asked him about noble lies and he said something about being married and the word "bullshit"
Not very enlightening, but o my

Iron · Jun 4, 2008

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http://news.theage.com.au/national/rudd-blames-party-pie-for-vomiting-bug-20080604-2llh.html

PM vomiting due to all-night party food binge

Foxodi · Jun 4, 2008

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He needs to spend money to educate young Australians on the dangers of binge-eating!

chicky_pie · Jun 4, 2008

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Iron said:
http://news.theage.com.au/national/rudd-blames-party-pie-for-vomiting-bug-20080604-2llh.html

PM vomiting due to all-night party food binge

He's been watching ANTM lately.

Rafy · Jun 4, 2008

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A tax on party pies should fix the problem.

JaredR · Jun 9, 2008

Big Talk, Little Action - Kevin Rudd

PM to launch anti-nuke plan
Phillip Coorey
June 9, 2008 - 1:36PM

Prime Minister Kevin Rudd - the first Western leader to visit Hiroshima after it was destroyed by an atomic bomb in 1945 - will today announce a proposal for an international nuclear disarmament commission to oversee ridding the world of nuclear weapons.

The commission will be co-chaired by former foreign minister Gareth Evans and will be announced in a speech at Kyoto university.

Mr Rudd used his visit to the city to call for worldwide nuclear disarmament.

He toured the city's peace memorial park above where the bomb was detonated.

After a sombre tour of the museum, Mr Rudd said Hiroshima should cause the world community to resolve once more to exert every effort in the pursuit of peace.

"We, the people of the Asia Pacific region, should resolve afresh that this Asia Pacific century will be a century of peace," he said.

"And for the world at large, we should aspire for a world free of nuclear weapons."

Mr Rudd is expected to expand on his comments at an address to students at a Kyoto university this afternoon.

Phillip Coorey is the Herald's Chief Political Correspondent

Source: http://www.smh.com.au/news/world/pm-to-launch-antinuke-plan/2008/06/09/1212863499726.html

We'll add this onto the signing of the Kyoto Protocol and the Apology to the Aboriginals.

Big Talk, Little Action.

RohanZ · Jun 9, 2008

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What are you on about? He DID sign the kyoto protocol and he DID apologise to the aboriginals. :S

JaredR · Jun 9, 2008

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Both symbolic gestures that have seen little improvement to either of their situations.

boris · Jun 9, 2008