While Australia is a tourist mecca, there are still plenty of social issues that plague their surfer laden shores. One such issue, over cars, has reached the land down under. Lately there has been all kinds of debate over the future of climate change, alternative fuel cars, and the future of Australian manufacturing. Holden is basically the Aussie branch of General Motors. Like their American cousins, according to press releases, more job cuts are getting ready to affect Australia…
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UK students who are unable to gain a place in the school of their choice will soon be lured to Down Under alternatives who offer similar programming at less expensive or equal prices. With student bodies already comprised of one-fourth international students, scholarships are sure to draw even more overseas scholars who are viewed as cash cows for the universities and the cities they live in. Australia to fund students who miss out in rush Also see; Australian beckons students
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More bad news for the f-ed up Immigration Department as it may be sued over woman’s death after doctors said she was too fragile to travel. Of course, people are calling for the resignation of the head honcho - and who can blame them? For more on the story, read this Lateline piece. As a follow up, the Australian citizen who was incorrectly deported to the Philippines is costing taxpayers $900 a day with all the legal fighting going on, while annual homecare in Australia would cost $40,000 a year. The government is currently …
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Aussies overseas aren’t such a great thing, according to a government official. The opposition leader believes that the government should do more to lure back ‘gold collar’ workers. I think the government should be more lenient about letting in other ‘gold collar’ workers to replace them.
Aussie diaspora ‘neglected resource’
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In a new videotape Al-Qaeda threatens Australia and warns of impending attacks on Melbourne. Although some experts believe the tape is not to be taken seriously, and was issued to coincide with the anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. The videotape comes days after the Australian government announced new anti-terrorism programs which include laws allowing detention for 14 days without charge and for Australian Federal Police to impose control orders to limit travel for some people and whom they associate with. Some called the measures, quite reasonable but I’m not sure the police need the …
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More terrorist-happy events to deal with - the 2006 Commonwealth Games are sure to be surrounded with high security. Interestingly enough, of all the attendants, Welsh athletes are the ones supposedly in the most danger. Terrorist alert at 2006 Commonwealth Games
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Why the hell is this guy talking about anti-Americanism in the first place? Treasurer Peter Costello claims that Australian school children are learning anti-America attitudes from their left-leaning teachers, who, he assumes, have the same viewpoints as they did when he attended university in the 1970s. Huh? Sorry crazy man, you’re taking this one a little too far. From Anti-Americanism bad: Treasurer
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