Comments on: Morgan: 60-40

By: William Bowe

William Bowe — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 03:20:13 +0000

By: Diogenes

Diogenes — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 02:11:42 +0000

Gary

That article certainly reinforces GG’s comments that the ETS is basically over as a major issue (until Copenhagen I suspect) and that 2009 is all about jobs, jobs, jobs. I really believe those jobless percentages are going to be watched as closely at the interest rate changes have been.

By: Gary Bruce

Gary Bruce — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 00:57:01 +0000

Michelle Grattan provides a good account as to what may unfold for our political leaders over the next 12 months.
http://www.theage.com.au/opinion/toughing-it-out-20090101-78ez.html

By: Centre

Centre — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 00:25:35 +0000

Just quickly respond to Dyno and Boerwar:
372 – The mining boom has already contributed greatly to face challenges that lie ahead. Our banks have been downgraded in unison to others in the world as further information which directly affects us has come to hand.

370 – The opinions of the market have downgraded our banks, not necessarily overseas investers. But you are right, disclosure is of absolute paramount importance, such as bad debt provisions, to maintain and enhance the integrity of the market.

I agree TP @ 368.

Have a good one guys.

By: Diogenes

Diogenes — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 00:17:24 +0000

That’s an excellent point. It wasn’t clear whether the unspecified “security” reasons for not returning to wherever were imposed on the inmate or whether the inmate requested not to be returned for security reasons. The article just says;

About 60 detainees have been cleared for release by the US but for security reasons they are unable to be sent to their home nations.

By: Diogenes

Diogenes — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 00:12:41 +0000

These are ones who can’t return to their countries for unspecified “security” reasons.

At the risk of starting a flamewar, voluntary euthanasia is topical in SA ATM because Kym Bonython (who’s a famous adventurer etc in SA and used to live across the road from me when I was a kid) has urged politicians to pass right-to-die legislation on the front page of the Tiser. He uses the well-known figure of 80% of the population supporting it. Personally, I don’t agree with it but I’m in the minority.

Adventurer wants right to die
http://www.news.com.au/adelaidenow/story/0,22606,24863965-5006301,00.html

By: mexicanbeemer

mexicanbeemer — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 00:07:04 +0000

Further to my point! International law says that if a person is arrested as part of a war they must be allowed to return to their homeland therefore PM Rudd needs to remind the Americans that while Australia has an open immigration policy Australia will not commit what is lagally speaking a war crime! the only thing that would change this is if the Inmate chooses to coem to Australia then the normal Immigration rules would be followed.

By: mexicanbeemer

mexicanbeemer — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 00:03:32 +0000

I do not see any reason why Australia whould be taking ex-gitmo bay inmates, as far as I can tell they have a country to return to therefore that is where they should go, lets remember they did not seek to go to America they were forced to go therefore they should be allowed to return to their homeland.

By: Greensborough Growler

Greensborough Growler — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 23:57:14 +0000

Diogenes,

I wonder what he would have said in 1788?

Although his ancestor William Bligh (of Rum Rebellion fame) probably did not have much positive to say about the convict settlers either.

By: Diogenes

Diogenes — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 23:40:25 +0000

I’m really beginning to detest Turnbull. He now believes that he can speak for the Australian people when he employs his latest dog whistle. For some reason, it’s “unacceptable” for a few poor buggers from Gitmo who were found to have to have done nothing after five years locked up to come to Australia as migrants.

"So what (Mr Rudd) has agreed to, with the Americans, is to accept Guantanamo Bay inmates for resettlement in Australia in our community as migrants and that is completely and utterly unacceptable to the Australian people and it's certainly unacceptable to the Coalition."

This is why we need Mr Rudd to immediately and categorically reverse this decision to accept inmates of Guantanamo Bay for resettlement in Australia.

http://www.news.com.au/adelaidenow/story/0,22606,24864677-5005962,00.html