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Random Notes - Idle ThoughtsNew arrogance takes hold among Labor and its union cohorts — David Crowe, The Australian
I get the suspicion the references in the second last paragraph about the banking industry and “..forcing the big four to divest their funds management or financial advice arms..” more about tilling the soil and creating an environment for the unions to move in and become major players in the sector as they’ve done in the superannuation sector. They can’t survive with union membership of around 15% or less in the private sector so they have to diversify to fund the cause. What better way than too have your political wing gift you with unlimited access to the honey pot.
Sun Has Set On Greens Dreams — Graham Richardson, The Australian
The blind pursuit of ridiculous renewable energy targets is a Greens push adopted by Labor and now works against them both. Flim-flam won’t replace solid policy. The Greens led the South Australian Premier down the road to ruin and he acquiesced too quickly. The lights have gone out on South Australians several times now and the state Liberals, as pathetic as they appear to be, will no doubt turn the lights out on the Weatherill government at the next election.
Tillerson tells UN Human Rights Council: Reform or US will leave — American Thinker
To allow countries like Iran, Cuba, Venezuela, and China to sit in judgment on any country’s human rights record is beyond absurd. Somehow, the UNHRC never gets around to examining the human rights record of most of those states and, instead, concentrates its fire on the U.S. and Israel – two of the most liberal, tolerant democracies in the world.
McManus And The Unions
Interesting that McManus should be speaking out about the lawlessness of the unions. From The Australian 12 months today
What Thinking Australian Are Thinking — Sally McManus and the Unions
"..Using the ACTU’s reasoning, employers should now be able to disobey employment laws that don’t suit them, laws that they deem to be unfair and unjust. Those of us against section 18C and laws relating to so-called racial discrimination should now go about offending...
Random Note #132,673 — South Australia, A Dilapidated Theme Park
Random Note #132,673 The latest novelty ride emanating from the fertile, albeit, desperate mind of South Australian Premier Jay Weatherill reminds me of a fairground, a theme park attraction that people stopped coming to 15 years ago. Clapped out rusting attractions...
Japanese government taps more benefit from Australian gas than us — Sydney Morning Herald
Japan is collecting more tax revenue from Australian liquefied natural gas than the federal government, By comparison, Australia will not receive a cent in petroleum resource rent tax from gas projects operating in federal waters over the same period.
Whowouldathunkit — Another Exploding Cigar for The Left — American Thinker
Trump needs to get himself a better accountant. Like, for example Bernie’s or Obama’s. Tax rates for Bernie Sanders 13% Barack Obama 19% MSNBC (who broke the “story”) 24%, Trump, by comparison, a whopping 38%
The Ripe Aroma Of BS and Musk — Quadrant Online
The old pea and thimble "....One hundred and thirty years ago, the renowned Thomas Edison (left) – then an American hero — pulled a stunt like Elon Musk, pretending to promise something he couldn’t deliver. Edison would press a button on his desk in his Fifth...
The Great Renewable Energy Swindle — Justin Campbell, Liberty Works
The renewable energy swindle, like all good swindles has multiple parts. First, for over a decade state governments subsidised the initial cost of solar panels. Second, many state governments guaranteed a fixed feed-in tariff rate that was well above market rates, and third, the Renewable Energy Target created an artificial demand for the electricity generated from small scale solar. The effect of of these three policies was a massive energy subsidy for wealthy individuals with solar paid for by consumers buying their electricity through the grid.