James Packer says Kevin Rudd took Australia’s relationship with Asia backwards

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James Packer says Kevin Rudd took Australia’s relationship with Asia backwards 

BILLIONAIRE James Packer has unloaded on former prime minister Kevin Rudd, accusing him of damaging Australia’s relationship with its Asian neighbours.

The Crown Chairman, who is accompanying Prime Minister Tony Abbott on his current trip to the region, has criticised the previous Labor government’s diplomacy skills.

“When you go around and lecture people, and I think you’d know who I’m talking about, some people don’t take it that well,” Mr Packer told 3AW Radio.

“Especially if you position yourself as a foreign policy expert,” he said, referring to Mr Rudd.

The businessman argued the current PM is working to forge a closer relationship with Asia.

“I think the truth is that Australia’s relationships with China, Japan, India and Indonesia probably all went backwards over the last five years.”

Australia’s integration into Asia is, at a macro level, just about the most important thing our government can do.”

Mr Packer is part of a delegation of senior Australian business leaders travelling with Mr Abbott, which also includes Kerry Stokes and Andrew “Twiggy” Forrest.

Mr Packer said it was important for Australia to show countries like Japan that it’s open for business.

“I think the Prime Minister making Asia, very clearly the first big trip he’s taken in his Prime Ministership … is again showing that the interaction with Asia is going to be key to Australia’s economic future,” he argued.

The head of Crown wished Mr Rudd “well” but his “personal view” was that the former PM damaged Australia’s relationship with our neighbours and Mr Abbott is having to make up ground.

“That’s why so many people are up here supporting him in the business community,” Mr Packer added, declaring he was a “big fan” of the current Prime Minister.

The Prime Minister last night announced the government had concluded negotiations on a free trade agreement with Japan

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[lakeland27]

if you choose to 'admire' the packers of this world thats your choice. you wont convince me and despite the comments it isn't at all political. he's simply a person who inherited a large amount of cash.. that doesn't make him special interesting or worthy of respect.

a casino is mobster business legitimised.. hardly someone to admire let alone listen to.

[boris1gary]

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@silverfaun wrote:

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@kilroy_is_here wrote:
And who pays the wages who supplies the equipment who takes all the financial risk, it takes 2 sides to make it work

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The age old commo class wars is alive and well on here. The offensive comment and disgusting pictures is not debate but baiting.

Lets get rid of the wealth makers and go back to living in the hovels and huts of the stone age. The hatreds uttered on here?  pfftt. reflects on them nobody else.
 

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where is this "hatred", apart from the above post. "Wealth makers", well that is the working class, we make the wealth and the capitalists keep it.

[*mrgrizz*]

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@boris1gary wrote:

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@*mrgrizz* wrote:

if all these people you all continually bag out weren't doing what they are doing

where do you think you would all be working.

tall poppy syndrome?

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mmm what are they "doing" exactly. Living off the labour of others, thats all. I keep my respect and admiration for those that actually made and make everything we use and have, not the parasites that just own it all. How many pits has rineart actually worked in? none. What does packer actually produce? nothing.

So it's lovely that some choose to admire and respect the idle rich, I admire and respect the working class. The idle rich can produce nothing without us, they aren't necessary.

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there is only one way to make money, and that is to sell something.

either a product or a service. your labour is what you sell when you work for someone.

who would you work for if people didn't own these companies?

you too can be as rich as you please........but it will involve you having to work for it.

then maybe you can leave it for your kids

[i-need-a-martini]

I think you will find it's a 2 way street Mr Grizz.

[boris1gary]

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@*mrgrizz* wrote:

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@boris1gary wrote:

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@*mrgrizz* wrote:

if all these people you all continually bag out weren't doing what they are doing

where do you think you would all be working.

tall poppy syndrome?

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mmm what are they "doing" exactly. Living off the labour of others, thats all. I keep my respect and admiration for those that actually made and make everything we use and have, not the parasites that just own it all. How many pits has rineart actually worked in? none. What does packer actually produce? nothing.

So it's lovely that some choose to admire and respect the idle rich, I admire and respect the working class. The idle rich can produce nothing without us, they aren't necessary.

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there is only one way to make money, and that is to sell something.

either a product or a service. your labour is what you sell when you work for someone.

who would you work for if people didn't own these companies?

you too can be as rich as you please........but it will involve you having to work for it.

then maybe you can leave it for your kids

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have you never heard of state owned, mr grizz?

[*mrgrizz* · Accepted solution]

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@i-need-a-martini wrote:

I think you will find it's a 2 way street Mr Grizz.

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i don't understand what you mean

2 way street?

in which way.

if the wealthy didn't invest in these companies where would we work?

take my bosses as a example. 2 brothers took some risks, borrowed a lot of money.

have done very little of the phsyical work them selves.

now they are both multi millionaires.

they employ 400+ staff

are we meant to hate them for that?

[*mrgrizz* · Accepted solution]

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@boris1gary wrote:

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@*mrgrizz* wrote:

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@boris1gary wrote:

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@*mrgrizz* wrote:

if all these people you all continually bag out weren't doing what they are doing

where do you think you would all be working.

tall poppy syndrome?

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mmm what are they "doing" exactly. Living off the labour of others, thats all. I keep my respect and admiration for those that actually made and make everything we use and have, not the parasites that just own it all. How many pits has rineart actually worked in? none. What does packer actually produce? nothing.

So it's lovely that some choose to admire and respect the idle rich, I admire and respect the working class. The idle rich can produce nothing without us, they aren't necessary.

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there is only one way to make money, and that is to sell something.

either a product or a service. your labour is what you sell when you work for someone.

who would you work for if people didn't own these companies?

you too can be as rich as you please........but it will involve you having to work for it.

then maybe you can leave it for your kids

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have you never heard of state owned, mr grizz?

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thats right your a communist.........where you want the doctor to work for the same wage as the garbo

[*mrgrizz*]

think i'll stick with the system we have

[lakeland27]

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@*mrgrizz* wrote:

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@i-need-a-martini wrote:

I think you will find it's a 2 way street Mr Grizz.

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i don't understand what you mean

2 way street?

in which way.

if the wealthy didn't invest in these companies where would we work?

take my bosses as a example. 2 brothers took some risks, borrowed a lot of money.

have done very little of the phsyical work them selves.

now they are both multi millionaires.

they employ 400+ staff

are we meant to hate them for that?

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 i dont hate them or admire them or feel a particular need to listen to them.  what they need to understand is that a fat bank account is merely a fat bank account. it doesn't make for a better smarter or more worthy individual . at the end of the day they are just bags of bones like everyone else.