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More rubbish from slogan in a suit - The Age (in bold)
Prime Minister Tony Abbott also took a hard line on Toyota’s decision to close local manufacturing. ''While some businesses close, other businesses open, while some jobs end, other jobs start,'’ he said. ‘’The challenge of government at all levels is to ensure there are more jobs starting than ending.
‘Nothing we can say or do can limit the impact and devastation today that some people feel .. . [but] there will be better days in the future.’’
Federal Opposition Leader Bill Shorten laid the blame for Toyota's demise at the feet of the Abbott government.
‘‘It's an unmitigated disaster,’’ he said. ‘‘The car industry has died under the Abbott government. It's a disgrace.’’
‘‘Tony Abbott does not give a stuff about jobs in Australia, he is just busy playing political games and stunts.’’
Mr Shorten said Toyota executives had told him their decision to quit Australia had nothing to do with overly generous workers’ conditions.
Labor industry spokesman Kim Carr was furious with the decision.
''Tony Abbott has effectively chased them out of Australia,'' Mr Carr said. ‘‘This is a government that prides itself on its capacity to destroy industries. 2013 was a referendum on the future of the automotive industry. I am truly appalled. The social and economic implications of this decision for Australian manufacturing are disastrous.
‘‘None of this was necessary, this was never inevitable. What is the alternative for the 30,000 auto workers in Victoria?''
Mr Carr said the Labor government had budgeted $200 million to help Toyota build the next-generation Camry in Australia beyond 2017.
''This government has a viciousness to it, a callous disregard for the social consequences,'' he said.
''Toyota made it very clear that they need a long-term consistent globally competitive policy suitable to attract future investment.''
Unions laid the blame for the announcement on Prime Minister Tony Abbott, saying the closure came as a result of the Coalition ‘‘refusing to support investment in Australia’’.
And one union official predicted the departure of Toyota could throw Australia’s eastern states into recession. Australian Manufacturing Workers Union vehicle division secretary Dave Smith said the closure in 2017 would be devastating for thousands of workers and the entire Australian manufacturing industry.
‘‘This decision will see thousands of jobs exit Australia – not only at Toyota directly but all the way down the supply chain,’’ Mr Smith said. ‘‘The magnitude of this decision in the community cannot be underestimated. We are looking at a potential recession all along the south-eastern seaboard.’’
Mr Smith said the government was ‘‘chasing important and viable operations out of Australia. This is serious injections of foreign capital we are waving goodbye to across the manufacturing sector.’’
He said there was not a a car industry in the world that did not receive government support.
“If you value something, you invest in it. This government is driving jobs and our economy into the ground.”
never mind am sure the approx 100million on the union witch hunt will create a few jobs
FN: "Nongs like that actually vote. Scary..."
Actually the "nongs" comprise 40% sheep and 40% goats who vote for the same paddock without thought , now that is scary, and also depressing.
@monman12 wrote:FN: "Nongs like that actually vote. Scary..."
Actually the "nongs" comprise 40% sheep and 40% goats who vote for the same paddock without thought , now that is scary, and also depressing.
"They're all mad here except me and thee, and sometimes I'm not too sure about thee".
