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Originally Posted by mondo_broady
Amen to that!!
as for those arguing about not putting money into other infrastructure or services (hospitals), how many of you are fully aware of what's going on around the country or even in just your area?? get your head out of the agenda driven Murdoch newspapers, stop listening to talk back radio sensationalism and actually do some research. it's mind boggling to see the amount of work going on around the place.
i attended a book launch earlier this week where a school principal spoke about how grateful they were to finally have been able to build new facilities at their school for the first time in over 30 years because of the governments program.
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I'm surprised you raised school facitities in an attempt to support your argument. What school principal wouldn't be happy with new building? Just a shame they had such a small choice of available one size fits all structures. The BER was a massive waste in VIC and NSW and a missed opportunity. As for research, all you have to do is look at what was built - very simple (and all expenditure is listed on the BER web site in any case) Just look at what private schools built and spent compared to the public system then compare $'s per square metre.
As for talk back radio sensationalism, yes, certain broadcasters are way over the top and do us a disservice, but not all. I think you give them more credit than they deserve as not everyone is brainwashed. Having said that, is someone who disagrees with the current government and shares the same opinions as certain broadcasters and newspapers not "fully aware" of what's going on?
The biggest issue I see with the NBN is the lack of credibility this governement has with running any kind of scheme sucessfully. Howard didn't spend, now Rudd\Gillard seem to have gone too far the other way and in too much of a hurry. Who was it that said they (Labour) had "failed to dot the i's and cross the t's" with the insulation scheme?
In any case I don't think most people would object to a new piece of infrastructure that filled a need and was managed properly. The current gov has a poor track record and thus most people are cynical.
That's my 2 cents worth. Intresting thread