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Thursday, February 10, 2011

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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Thursday, November 4, 2010

This is an issue the Independents should carpet the PM over and force her to cancel the cheques..(but I don't they expect will).

Here's what I said on 2SM today after the 7am news

When Julia Gillard announces she's now handing over five hundred million dollars over 5 years, that's five hundred million Australian tax payer's dollars to fund radical Islamic schools in Indonesia I think we all have a right to demand she be recalled by the parliament, carpeted by the Independents and told to cancel the cheques.
But I doubt the Independents will even blink an eye over this they most certainly should warn hthe Prime Minister that this sort of nonsense should not be where she focuses public spending. And
Perhaps this announcement might not sting so much if Julia Gillard's government wasn't tearing down parental and religions freedoms of choice in regards to the future school curriculum in what she euphemistically calls an education revolution.

Of course the international political lesson here isn't so difficult to figure out, people's doors are always open when you are bringing gifts, especially hundreds of millions of dollars worth of gifts that have no strings attached at all... but … when you then go asking for favours do you really think Indonesia will even bother taking that call let alone taking you serious?

I'll have more to say topic on my online blog at turnitupmike dot blogspot dot com
until next time I'm Michael Robinson ... Turn It Up.





P.S.


Australia has no business funding religious schools in other countries. It is more than a bit hypocritical to give money to these schools at the same time as this Federal government's national curriculum overhaul / Education Revolution is doing nothing more than censoring community and parental freedom of choice in the education curriculmn.

Want to know more?

Read “Australia's Education Revolution” by Dr Kevin Donnelly.

In Australia Julia Gillard's so called education revolution is a dressed up form of government censorship of what schools may teach and what parents might be allowed to choose for their children to learn. Now of course it is couched in terms that many people think it is about standardising the curriculum and improving national standards, but to those in the know, what that actually means is the government will determine what your children will be taught. Parents get less say than ever.




For those who are already thinking this let me tell you, yes you are correct, we are being taken for a ride on the red coat-tails of our Prime Minister's grandstanding around the world and much like Kevin Rudd's splashing cash around to buy his popularity Prime Minister Gillard seems to think that she can buy her way into favour with our neighbours and is yet to learn a hard lesson in international politics, but its one the Australian taxpayers are paying the cost for in more than just cold hard cash.

I'm interested in what other people have to comment about this one!


More links


Islamic curriculum one sided and biased
http://www.edstandards.com.au/index.php?education_standards_institute=102&archive=170

Expert calls to Give all schools autonomy and promote school choice
http://www.edstandards.com.au/index.php?education_standards_institute=102&archive=174


Education Expert answer the question: Can Julia Gillard be believed on promises to fund parental and community freedom of education choices?  Or will she use this opportunity to actually restric the options and call it standardization ... ironically at a time banks and other businesses are being opened up to competition and free market forces.
http://www.edstandards.com.au/index.php?education_standards_institute=102&archive=184

PM's Socialist past and what it means for education in Australia today.
http://www.edstandards.com.au/index.php?education_standards_institute=102&archive=186

HOW IMPORTANT IS EDUCATION TO THE CURRENT FEDERAL GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION ??? 


ANSWERS ARE HERE
http://www.edstandards.com.au/index.php?education_standards_institute=102&archive=188
Gillard Government drops education revolution



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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
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Proudly supported by:

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.


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Friday, October 29, 2010

No scrutiny please, its been spent


Well what a week it has been in Federal politics.

Even Chris Pyne didn't even bother to turn up to vote on his own bill for an inquiry into the ALP's B.E.R. But when you understand he knew he couldn't get the numbers to support the vote he found another way to talk about this.

When. given the opportunity to vote for more scrutiny of government spending the independents have repeatedly said; “Nah don't worry about it ...we'll trust the government on military spending, then scuttled a vote for the Public Works committee to scrutinise the ABN spending and likewise no scrutiny on BER spending.

While all makes one comment from Independent Tony Windsor is quite interesting, essentially saying that he wouldn't be voting for more scrutiny into how the money was spent because he voted in support of more spending.

Therein lies the problem some politicians are having. It seems for many, so long as money was spent ... on something … and jobs were kept and someone got something and the bills were paid everything is as it was meant to be.

The question of value for money is an issue they dare not consider and certainly dare not put under scrutiny...

If they held an inquiry who knows what you might find out? Turn It Up.... I'm Michael Robinson.








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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
***********************************************************

Proudly supported by:

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/
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