The approach is also fascinating; with the “Federal Government is just shopping around
The latest is the Federal purchase of a Tasmanian regional hospital. The hospital had been phased out when a larger facility was established in a nearby town. The move was well in line with economic rationalism, but also handy in this marginal seat the government are trying to hold on to.
New Victorian premier, John Brumby, is ready to take the fight up to the Feds. The first will no doubt be against the Feds takeover of the country’s inland river systems. But on hospitals Brumby says:
"In recent years we've been cheated and robbed in relation to (Commonwealth) funding," he said. "For example, we're only getting 41 per cent of our hospital funding under the Medicare agreement. We're meant to be getting 50 per cent.”
He adds “…we need a better framework for federalism, in which to produce the best for the citizens of
I expect we will have a few high court battles on the federal intrusions, at least from
My fear it that the centralist threat is only a real issue to the smaller (population) states; and
That the assault on our country’s structure will help the embattled Howard government is doubtful. But in the process, political motivation will drive the country further off course, further along the road to an American style ‘democracy’.
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You guys have a Rove too - huh. Just like syphillus, you can't stop the spread of this stuff.
Indeed! Sadly the infection was actually introduced from Washington DC where Textor spent some time.
I'm not surprised that's where the infection was first introduced!!!
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