for the period 1995-96 to 2007-08
Sunday 16 October 2011
All that glitters is not gold for NSW North Coast communities
for the period 1995-96 to 2007-08
It's World Food Day Today, 16 October 2011
It is World Food Day today and it’s no surprise to find that this event is supported by the multinational biotech industry and agricultural sectors which promote GMO crops.
To counteract this I suggest……………………...
Send an email of support to Millions Against Monsanto here.
Sign up for Mothers Against Monsanto weekly newsletter here and join the network here.
Contact your Federal MP and tell him or her that you demand a review of the Australian Government’s position on GMO labelling. Contact details here and here.
Write a letter to the editor of a local newspaper stating how you feel about genetically modified crops and foods.
* This post is part of North Coast Voices' effort to keep Monsanto's blog monitor (affectionately known as Mr. Monsanto) in long-term employment.
Who is Henry Ergas and why did he hop aboard Teh Rabbit's Fright Bus?
Prompted by a tongue-in-cheek Jeremy Sear tweet asking the questions “Where the hell is Henry Ergas pulling this "$1 trillion" figure for the carbon price from? And who is Henry Ergas anyway?” I went looking for answers.
This is Henry:
Pic from The Australian
This is what what Wollongong University has to say about Henry:
This is what Liberal Party hacks have been saying about Henry:
This is what The Prof tells the Murdoch meeja:
“the carbon tax will cost a year's national income: that is, $1 trillion.”
This is what the Liberal Party’s best mate told the Senate Carbon Tax Inquiry on 10th August 2011:
This is the conclusion he drew for the Business Council of Australia:
And this is how good an economist ol’ Henry is:
Extracted from ASIC's database at AEST 20:14:00 on 15/10/2011 |
Name | NETWORK ECONOMICS CONSULTING GROUP PTY LTD |
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ACN |
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ABN |
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Australian Proprietary Company, Limited By Shares |
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Registration Date | 27/07/1987 |
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Next Review Date | 27/07/2010 |
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Deregistered Date Deregistered 21/10/2009 |
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Locality of Registered Office | not available |
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Australian Securities & Investments Commission |
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Former Name(s) | ERGAS & ASSOCIATES PTY. LTD. |
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WATRON PTY. LTD. |
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Extracted from ASIC's database at AEST 20:41:54 on 15/10/2011 |
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Name | CONCEPT ECONOMICS PTY LTD | |
ACN |
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Australian Proprietary Company, Limited By Shares | ||
Registration Date | 03/03/2008 | |
Next Review Date | 03/03/2012 | |
Deregistered Date Deregistered 08/05/2011 | ||
Locality of Registered Office | not available | |
Australian Securities & Investments Commission |
From Bloomberg Business Week:
Network Economics Consulting Group Pty. Ltd. provides economic and strategic advisory services.
Mr. Henry Ergas Managing Director
From Manta:
Henry Issac Simon Ergas Director
Inevitable conclusion – why on earth would I trust the carbon tax sums done by a Menzies House amigo who apparently couldn’t balance the books of two businesses?
Saturday 15 October 2011
Some advice for polluter: sell a couple of racehorses, pay your bills and get your house in order!
Read the full report in today's Daily Examiner here.
Translation: I really don't like the Nationals pre-selection candidate
One of NSW Nationals preselection candidates in the run up to the Clarence by-election gets a vote of no confidence from one local in a letter to the editor in today’s The Daily Examiner:
I HAVE written a letter that I hope can be published and shared among the people of the Clarence Valley.
This letter has to do with the preselection occurring in the area and may very well help the people of the valley to vote right in order to assure the best, most promising candidate is chosen this weekend.
In 2007, Nationals Party MP Ian Causley retired after serving the party for 11 years. It was then that Chris Gulaptis (local man of Maclean at the time) became the new Nationals candidate.
While Mr Gulaptis was putting up a tough campaign, he still faced a difficult contest from his Labor opponent Janelle Saffin throughout the election.
The November 24, 2007, federal election revealed that Janelle Saffin accumulated more votes than Gulaptis from within the communities and was sure to be the better MP out of the two.
This outcome left many National Party members and supporters extremely disappointed.
During the campaign, Mr Gulaptis made himself well known as a friendly, compassionate and dedicated candidate.
When the announcement came through that Ms Saffin had won the seat and defeated Gulaptis, it wasn't too long before the people of the National Party realised there was another side to their "perfect candidate".
It is only expected that after an election is held, win or lose, that the candidate shows some form of appreciation and gratitude towards his/her members and volunteers - normally an after celebration.
Mr Gulaptis provided nothing for his party.
In fact, for a man who loved the party so much, it proved easy for him to decide that working in politics was no longer of interest to him.
He walked from the Nationals and left the Clarence Valley with his tail between his legs.
It is for that reason Gulaptis sounded like a media clown when he commented: "The Nationals on the North Coast are like a second family to me." The former candidate has always claimed that he relocated to Mackay in 2008 for work reasons.
There, in north Queensland, he had found himself a new career at a surveying firm and became responsible for its management.
It was not his decision to leave that left the people of the Valley saddened, but the shock of how soon it happened after the election.
The people of the Clarence Valley should want their chosen candidate to be somebody who is true to themselves and can be trusted; somebody who will show more concern about the people and the community in which he/she lives than themselves and their reputation. If Chris Gulaptis is appointed to the seat, all we can hope for is that the going never gets tough.
THERESE MANNING,
Maclean
Pic from The Daily Examiner