Early Election
Is there any truth in the new rumour that Rudd is getting ready to
call an early election in August? He & his minders must be
frightened that his downhill spiral will continue to the inevitable
dismissal of his Party, or the would not even concider it. It is
generally accepted that an electionin July/August (middle of
winter) will cost the Government votes. In actual fact, I think from
memory, that only 2 of our 40+ Federal elections has ever been
called in these months & 1 of those was in the middle of a World
War, so is very much an exception. So much for the outcome of
his $38M emergency advertising campaign.
LABOR COALITION
As at September 2007
Investment in Medical Research...........$127million...............................................$544million
Direct investment in environment..........$379million........................." $1,724million
Investment in Indigenous programs.....$1.7Billion..........................." $4.0Billion
Defence force funding..............................$10.6Billion........................." $22.0Billion
Australian Fed Police funding.................$205million........................." $976million
" " " members...........2,722....................................." 6011
Total spend on Health and Aging...........$19.5Billion........................." $51.8Billion
Investment in Vocational education and Training.....$1.1Billion........." $2.9Billion
Investment in roads.................................$1.6Billion.............................." $2.8Billion
Fed investment in Govt schools.............$1.4Billion ............................" $3.5Billion
Investment in Child care..........................$1.0Billion .............................." $3.0Billion
Health care for Veterans..........................$1.6Billion .............................." $4.7Billion
Total number of Aged care places.........141,292...................................." 208,698
Funding for disability services and carers....$5.6Billion......................." $13.8Billion
National respite for carers program $15million.........................." $179million
No debt by Sept 2007, and the spend above by the Coalition was while paying off $95.8Billion debt left by Labor.
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