tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post7470750938517354338..comments2023-11-03T11:37:04.473+00:00Comments on nothing new under the sun: NSW Election: Issues to watch, issues to ignorebyron smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17938334606675769903noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-12285786518853436572011-08-22T15:59:27.716+01:002011-08-22T15:59:27.716+01:00The Conversation: NSW government and science (de)f...The Conversation: <a href="http://theconversation.edu.au/chopping-forest-research-does-nsw-government-care-about-science-2966" rel="nofollow">NSW government and science (de)funding</a>.byron smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17938334606675769903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-20113401050520060222011-04-27T15:54:38.232+01:002011-04-27T15:54:38.232+01:00SMH: O'Farrell off to a good start.SMH: <a href="http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/premiers-claims-of-black-hole-disproved-20110427-1dwxx.html" rel="nofollow">O'Farrell off to a good start</a>.byron smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17938334606675769903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-6354727075547019202011-03-25T15:02:16.710+00:002011-03-25T15:02:16.710+00:00Speaking of not knowing policies...
SMH: "As...Speaking of not knowing policies...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/state-election-2011/late-mail-labor-reads-it-and-weeps-20110325-1ca9p.html" rel="nofollow">SMH</a>: "Asked how much they felt they knew about the Coalition's policies, 79 per cent said they knew either ''little'' or ''nothing at all'', with just 21 per cent saying they knew abyron smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17938334606675769903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-39598497285586853122011-03-25T15:01:43.441+00:002011-03-25T15:01:43.441+00:00Tim - It is a state election after all, and I thin...Tim - It is a state election after all, and I think it is a commendable but not widely known policy. It is particularly apt given the recent track record of Labor. A more theoretical question: how much do you think the performance and policies of parties at other levels of government (or even internationally) ought to be taken into consideration when voting? I realise that this does happen, quitebyron smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17938334606675769903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-91453502713137794122011-03-25T11:28:55.479+00:002011-03-25T11:28:55.479+00:00I'd have to say Byron, this election is all ab...I'd have to say Byron, this election is all about choosing the least diseased monkey from the cage... certainly not about choosing the best one.<br /><br />Ironically a party with the least "You should vote for me" name (Save Our State) seems like it might be a party worth voting for (considering I tend to disagree with details of some of their policies rather than almost everythingJuggernaut1981https://www.blogger.com/profile/09770878317522688714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-89815864693464358032011-03-25T11:11:42.302+00:002011-03-25T11:11:42.302+00:00Well, the NSW Greens may not, but the Australian G...Well, the NSW Greens may not, but the Australian Greens do take donations from unions, e.g. the ETU in Victoria.Mister Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08825856773085135599noreply@blogger.com