Labour victory in Australia means 30% mining tax will go ahead

Wednesday, September 8th 2010 - 03:24 UTC

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Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard secured a razor-thin parliamentary majority ending a political impasse but investors are worried about the fragility of her government and its plans to tax mining profits. Read full article

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Think
Taxing the very rich to deliver stable, effective and secure government to all Australians....
Where did I read about another woman doing the same in another country?
Sep 08th, 2010 - 04:48 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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Sergio Vega
May be in Kirchnerland ???

God for Chile, because the investiments will go direct to ..... Chile !!!

Well done, Lady !!!

R.I.P. Australia
Sep 08th, 2010 - 02:06 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Marco
Let's not forget that Julia wants to cut ties with British monarchy and establish a republic.

http://en.mercopress.com/2010/08/18/australian-pm-wants-to-cut-ties-with-british-monarchy-and-establish-a-republic
Sep 08th, 2010 - 02:41 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Think
And remember that in the book, by prominent journalist Sylvina Walger, PM Julia Gillard is mentioned as participant of the black messes organized by the Kirchners in the geographical South Pole where they indulge in drinking the blood of freshly slaughtered English nobility children kidnapped from Eton!
Sep 08th, 2010 - 02:49 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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stick up your junta
Marco using your planted people logic Julia should bugger off back to wales
Sep 08th, 2010 - 03:43 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Rufus
Marco, seeing as it'll inevitably have to go to a referendum, and seeing as the alternative to timesharing the British monarchy is electing another politician, and seeing as the Australians hold politicians in about as much high regard as cockroaches, I wouldn't be surprised if it didn't go through. Again.
(The last referendum was in 1999)

That is, of course, assuming that the minority Labour government's coalition survives long enough to do anything.
Sep 09th, 2010 - 03:14 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Zethee
Didn't both referendums fail terribly?
Sep 09th, 2010 - 08:52 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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harrier61
Let us bear in mind that Ms Gillard sees no change in Australia's connection with the monarchy until the next change of monarch. Probably a good 30 years away!
Sep 11th, 2010 - 10:21 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Typhoon
Long live Her Majesty!

God Save The Queen!
Sep 11th, 2010 - 10:23 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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