Brisbane City Councilor Norm Wyndham reflecting on the last two months: “We truly still are the lucky country, because if you see some of the atrocities that have occurred across the world in the past 12 to 18 months, you realise that by living in Australia there will always be someone beside you to help you through it.”
I’ll buy your fallen bananas Queensland because that’s what mates do when times are tough.
But because these bananas will be going to my very elderly mother who suffers with health problems, I ask all growers to remember consumer safety ranks higher than their need for income.
If in doubt chuck it out!
Mike
Grafton NSW
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Still playing politics with flood, bushfire and cyclone victims, Australian Opposition Leader Tony Abbott has released proposed budget cuts, with dodgy statistics gratuitously included.
These 'cuts' are presented as an alternative to the Gillard Government's proposed twelve-month flood levy and contain a desire to rip the hope of future GP Super Clinics away from one rural/regional community somewhere in Australia by re-directing $10M away from the clinic program. Perhaps it will be Mackay in Queensland (currently in the consultation process) which would not see a super clinic if Abbott had his way?
Or does Mr. Abbott sees his budget cuts coming at the expense of Emerald, Wynnum or Caboolture whose community consultations have been put on hold because of the Dec 2010-Jan 2011 floods?
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