Actions Speak Louder......

By: Birdz (Registered ) on 19-11-2007 09:04

God Help Australia is a very apt comment ! 
Reecently I read an article by Alexander Deane, posted 15/11/07 OLO. 
Second paragraph states " Everyone knows where the Howard-Costello Government stands, and how it performs" 
Very true. Actions always speak louder than words. 
We have CEO's who are reaping the benefits of lucarative bonuses and tax cuts to the tune of many millions of dollars whilst at the other end of the scale we have families who are going to be forced into working 80+ hours every week just to keep a roof over the heads of their families.With hourly rates being slashed by a third, no more penalty rates, holiday pay, overtime or unemployment we will be in a mess ! There has been much prattling on about unions but this country was founded on strong unions who fought for every right that you, as a worker take for granted now. Men used to work 80+ hours every week to do the same thing that you will have to do if this government gets re-elected.We now enjoy 38-hour weeks but that only came about because there were people willing to take a stand for what was right. By forcing employees to sign individual AWA's, this strips us of our collective right as workers. United we stand,divided we fall. When WorkChoices came in last year, job agencies were given the task of telling employers that the government would pay them for employing single parents. A mere drop in the ocean of never-ending funds to the tune of $4,000 every 16 weeks. And special deals for the unemployed So, at the end of the day, all this looks really good when commenting on how unemployment has fallen.But I wonder what happens when the money dries up ? 
This government likes to be seen to be doing the right thing even if it means spending up big. 
The recent fiasco in NT involving Indigenious Communities and the children, masks a deeper reason.The land they sit on has minerals galore, that should belong to the governnment who will take care of it. 
Troops in overseas countries that we are not at war with, targets Australia in the global realm.All this for our being an ally of the USA. 
Refugees who are being cared for on Naru, Christmas Island and in detention centres, who have been there for years, children who have grown up only ever seeing the fences and the dust.What a track record for human rights issues.

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