Jonathan Green » bank http://blogs.crikey.com.au/jonathan Wed, 18 Nov 2009 21:19:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 en hourly 1 Julie Bishop goes Ming http://blogs.crikey.com.au/jonathan/2008/12/04/julie-bishop-goes-ming/ http://blogs.crikey.com.au/jonathan/2008/12/04/julie-bishop-goes-ming/#comments Thu, 04 Dec 2008 03:42:14 +0000 Jonathan Green http://blogs.crikey.com.au/jonathan/?p=214 How exciting to watch Julie Bishop take the reins in Question Time today, wearing what appears to be one of Bob Menzies’ old suits. Petrodollars! Government banks! Loans Council! Bring back RFX Connor! ‘Will the treasurer rule out the establishment of a new government bank?’ What a stirring return to form.

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I haven’t seen him the last few times I’ve caught that train. He wasn’t there again today.

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