FEDERAL ELECTION 2007

 

We will dedicate this month to a special Preview of the Federal Election

Who should Australian's Vote for!

What are the alternatives!

What are the real issues

Overview

Remember that we have had 100+ years of Political Parties that have taken us into Globalisation path with low cost developing countries, ultimately reducing Australia to a 'service only provider'. This will continue to undermine the financial and work security prospects of the average Australian working family. Our political leaders tell us that we have never been better off, why then is 80% of Australia's wealth with 10% of the people, where the rich get richer and the worker gets poorer!

Why is it that the Federal Governments reforms to the Taxes and IR Laws continue to favour the Top End of Town

The answer is we need a change, we need strong leaders, those that will not be easily corrupted, those who will be Transparent! Accountable with vision and Honesty who will not sell our assets to foreign investors. Those who will work to build a better Australia for all Australian's.

The Voting System

The 2 party preferred voting system combined with preferential voting guarantee's the major parties maximium votes. This in itself, is intimidating and corrupt therefore conflicting with our constitution.

The Government has amended sections of the constitution without consultation of the voters, ie: including compulsory Referendums/ IRLaws/ Anti-Terrorism Bill, We now have Governments acting like dictators.

Remember the democratic system we have under the commonwealth means that governments are voted in by the people, for the people. The AEC [Australian Electoral Commission] the Aust Voter must insist they release details of all MP's and Candidates standing and to show preferences at least 14 days prior to polling day.

Facts go to Link> Update Nov/2007 - [Government Illegally Alters Constitution]

If you wish to ensure your vote does not go to your local sitting member or the major political parties, then place them last on ballot paper. Look for your True Independent, if elected they can provide checks and balances in parliament. More importantly the True Independent works for the people- not for the party.

> Link Updates June/2007-item 6 [Why Vote for Independents]

 

We can assure you that the following information and UpdateLinks> should be compulsory reading for all voters.

 

1] The Economy and Trade

The Government and their bureaucrats confirm that they are responsible for our booming economy, the facts are this is almost entirely attributed to the Minerals / Mining and Resources Boom. However the reality is that very little of the true value is returned to Australia as these big businesses and Corporations pay little or no Tax. As well the compounding elements of large buy out's of many of Australia's other core resources in manufacturing and Agricultural sectors by these foreign corporations. Eliminate Australia's control of its own resources. Our Exports have suffered and Australia to-date has 67 consecutive months of trade Deficit now amounting in excess of$350 Billion. In fact Australia's debt is fast spiralling out of control and its ability to service this debt is decreasing. RBA Figures show this debt is now over $1 trillion. How did this occur!

Previous and Current Federal Governments have been and still are responsible for poor and lopsided trade negotiations. The demise of our exports in area's of Manufacturing / Agricultural Products and others were the result of Trade Agreements that were entered into and have not been changed to-date.These were:-

1] GATS [General Agreement on Trades in Services]

2] Lima Declaration>link updates Nov/2007

3] USFTA [USA / Australia Free Trade Agreement] >link updates Jan/2007 [USFTA] >link updates Nov/2007 [ 13 Steps to Australia's Destruction]

[ RBA Interest Rates]>link updates Feb/2004 [Free Trade - at what cost]

2] Employment/Industrial Relations

The Federal Government boasts that their policies have resulted in record low unemployment, and the opposition has not challenged these figures! The reason has been that both parties will continue to perpetuate a lie to avoid voter backlash on the sensitive issues.

Treasurer Peter Costello recently boasted that the Coalition Government had created over 1.7 million Jobs since 1996 . The reality is quite different. The Commonwealth Employment Service are instructed to provide figures which include all casual workers and those working more than one hour per/week in total employment.

A] The total casual employment is increasing and currently approx 35-37% of total workforce.

B] The 18-21year age group unemployment is around 27%

Education

The ANU has stated that our main universities are full of foreign students, yet last year we again had record high numbers of school leavers who qualified for University entry were turned away. And new figures released show that Aust tertiary level [per / head of population] had droped from third to eight in the world. Higher Education opportunities must be available and affordable to all Australian's Based on Merit.

C] The Governments Skilled Migration Programmes 456 / 457 Visa has approx

190,000 foreign workers, no doubt these are included in Governments overall figures.

We should have grave concerns about the Government' Building a Smarter Australia' when a report released recently by the ANU vice chancellors committee, condemning the Governments lack of funding and their warning that could effectively retard the future of some curriculum.

The Federal Government announced recently that it had increased the R@D

[Research and Development] grants by $300m, this is totally under funded as they were advised that around $900m would be needed for important projects. Link> Updates Nov/2007 [Successive Governments cause apprenticeship Drought]

Why then is the Current Federal Government insisting on continued high growth in immigration - What is the hidden agenda?

There is no doubt that the Federal Coalition if returned to government will implement stages 2 and 3 of original Work choices legislation in the next term. Work choices and its IR reforms are all about working for a minimum wage and conditions.- For Facts go to

Links> Updates Feb/2006 [item 7 ] John Howards IR Laws Unconstitutional

~ Updates Feb/2007 [Part 1] Aust Workers do it tough

~ Updates Nov/2007 [Howard's I R Laws - stand over tactics]

   Updates Nov/2007  [ Is the foreign workers visa system a form of indentured labour ]

    Updates Nov/2007  [ Foreign workers fall foul of safety laws]

3] Taxation

The current taxation system is too complex and requires the average worker and small business to pay the majority of total revenue collected.

This system of revenue collection is flawed and will not meet the demands that will be required in the future Unless GST is increased considerably. The answer is a Transaction Tax.

Links> Updates Oct/2006 Part 3 [Transaction Tax]

> Updates Feb/2007 Part 2 [Bracket Creep]

            > Updates May/2006-Part 1 [Federal Government Pick our Pockets]

 

Interest Rates

The Federal Treasurer constantly boasts of the Governments record on economic management by keeping inflation at 2.9% and Low Interest Rates He must be in fairyland! has he ever been to a supermarket to check the price of food, or been to a service station and paid for fuel or had to pay childcare fee's as both parents need to work to survive - owning your own home is a luxury that most of our children will not have in the future. We have increasing Personal debt at an alarming rate [Credit card debt now close to $50 Billion at around 17%] Let's look at who's conning who, I purchased my home for $80,000 in 80's @ 12% bank finance, this home was sold / Purchased last year for $385,000 @ 6.75% bank finance [Mr Costello which mortgage would you want? ]

1] The real increased costs can be attributed to Governments Taxes / Levies and Greedy land developers, together they add approx $90,000 to cost of average $450,000 home package.

2] The Banks continue with excessive charges on mortgages even when they record $billions in profit.

ABS Figures show a record 1400 mortgage foreclosures last year. Australian's need to support any move establish a people's Bank. This must be the first step in control over the cost of mortgage finance.

4] Superannuation/ Pensioners / Retirees and Healthcare

The Federal Treasurer announced in 2007 " The Greatest Reforms to Superannuation Ever" - their were certainly Tax gains on offer for those that could afford to put up to $1 million into personal fund. This was less than affordable for the average Australian working Family, and those mature workers over 60, also remember that fund managers now advise that the future Of these reforms cannot be guaranteed with future changes in Government. Again what was the Government's real agenda? For Facts go to

Link> Updates Jan/2007 [Truth about Pensions]  [IR laws attack pensions]

Agedcare Facilities

Association's figures released this week, alarmingly show that 40% of facility providers have been operating at a loss and unless Government funding is increased soon many of these facilities will have close. Spokesperson for the association said that the government was well aware of this, with still no immediate relief in sight, the situation is critical. This is a disgrace and furthermore an insult to all Australian's -Where are our taxes going! Link> Updates Feb/2007 part 2 [Strategy of bracket creep]

                      "          "        ""           [ Howard Vaile waste $Billions ]

                      "          "        "part 5 [ Income in Security ]

"Nov/2007 [ Major threat to Drug Subsidy Safety Net]

Nov/2007 [Aust Spending $Billions Despite Healthcare safety net]

 

Infrastructure / Resource Water [Our most precious resource]

The lack of water storage planning and containment of rain waters by current and successive Governments is little short of a disgrace, especially when consider the $billions of taxpayers money government waste on dubious oversea's projects and handouts.

We are told that households are responsible for excess usage when in- fact most of the high usage comes from Commercial! Industrial sources, and their lack of use of re-cycled water. Or is this just another con job and "double dipping" by governments to allow water costs to increase and consumer pays to fund governments failure in planning.

Link> Updates Feb/2007 part 1 [Advisers Suck Snowy Dry]

" May/2007 part 3 [Howard Vaile Gov  turns blind eye on water]

          " Nov/2007 [Fed / Gov + Opposition by-pass Constitution]

Hospital and Medical Services

F or anyone needing to attend a Public Hospital Emergency dept or waiting for Elective Surgery may think that it is the early 1900's. Another immediate concern is the public Dental system with waiting lists of over 200,000 those most vulnerable the young and elderly. Government must be held accountable What better use could funds from the budget surplus be used for!

Those who took up Governments 30% rebate offer and joined Private Medical Insurance, now find that increased premiums have absorbed any benefit and most funds ancillary cover ie: Optical/ Dental choice of medical practitioner fee's, insured needs to cover large financial gap.- again the public have been conned.

Highways and Transport

Every election we hear promises of the large amount of taxpayers funds and Fuel levies that will be used for construction of highways into the future, the rebuilding process takes years or doesn't occur. The ever increasing traffic flow quite often is greater than the highway's capacity, and can create dangerous conditions. The Government would like to privatise many of new super highways into Tollways and avoid further funding.