Local production necessary to our future

All this week this segment has focused on the need to keep Australian primary production alive and healthy.  

At the same time our Prime Minister has given a commitment to support Free Trade liberalisation and back that up with productivity.

The problem with Prime Ministers mouthing this sort of terminology, as with many government policies, isn’t what they sound like, it is the fine print, and what that policy means in practice.

Trading with other countries is a part of modern international global life.   
The problem for our future is that our current governments don’t seem greatly concerned about protecting, or even keeping, local production whether it is local food production or even manufacturing.

Sure they give car manufacturers fist fulls of money that no one wants to mention around budget time... but 

What good is it to talk about bringing the government’s budget into surplus when that same government’s policy details in practice mean that as a country we can no longer feed ourselves?  ...

...Turn it up

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Links

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/julia-gillard-commits-to-free-trade-path/story-fn59niix-1226037489833

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UNDERSTANDING BAR-STOOL ECONOMICS AND THE CARBON TAX

http://turnitupmike.blogspot.com/2011/03/bar-stool-carbon-tax-economic-modelling.html

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Where to Listen:

Turn It UP Mike Segment can be heard 

on Radio 2SM and stations on the Super Network

Monday to Friday with Grant Goldman.

http://www.2sm.com.au

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How to Contact

To sponsor this segment on the 2SM

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Do we get...Value for public money spent.

I thought today I'd just take a look at one aspect of one issue, of the BER, Building Education Revolution, and the Stimulus payments and why the Federal Opposition are listening to the public and focussing on this issue.

This is something that I have been disappointed in the independents in the parliament and their lack of interest in requiring the government to focus on getting value for money when it spends the public money.

The government's intention and focus for the stimulus spending was.... to spend it, it was not the government's focus or priority to get value for money, that would have delayed projects and their focus and intention was to spend that money quickly.

When asked about value for money at the time the government's response was along the lines of … spend it and spend it fast and don't worry about those sorts of things.

So now we are supposed to believe that just because Julia Gillard said the magic words “value for money” suddenly the entire focus of this government has done a one eighty from one that spends money as quickly as it possibly can, with very little concern about value for money to now be a government that is focussed on getting value for money? 

 Turn It Up...I'm Michael D. Robinson

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Links

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/nation/overhead-cables-make-nonsense-of-nbn/story-e6frg6nf-1226002441049

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/opinion/two-bad-blunders-ruin-one-very-brave-decision/story-e6frg6zo-1226002485193

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I want to thank the team from Bow Bow Plumbing.
Commercial plumbing maintenance, based in (not limited to) the Sydney area.

I've known them for a long time and always been impressed by them. 
Bow Bow Plumbing brings a work ethic to the job that we need
more of in the business world.

If you have need for a commercial plumber, check him out.

http://www.bowbowingplumbing.com.au/

Commercial Plumber - Service List 
We can service but not limited to, Blocked Drains, Hot Water systems, Water Leaks, Gas Services, Cistern Repairs, Gas Heaters, Sewage, water tanks, pumps, Industrial Plant Maintenance, thermostatic mixing valves, backflow prevention control devices, storm water pump systems. We can also provide Installation and servicing of brands such as Zip, Rheem, Billi, Quadra, Trio and other units. Our Plumbers also provide Commercial Plumber maintenance service..
See more at

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Where to Listen:

Turn It UP Mike Segment can be heard 

on Radio 2SM and stations on the Super Network

Monday to Friday with Grant Goldman.

http://www.2sm.com.au

click on Grant Goldman and Listen Live online

How to Contact

To sponsor this segment on the 2SM

Super Radio Network and
online email me at

turnitupmike@gmail.com

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