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Fri Apr-15-05 07:02 PM
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| Is there any great difference in foreign policy approach... |
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..between the ALP and the Coalition? They both cling to the insurance policy/great and powerful friends nonsense that does away with any real independence on our part, so I'm failing to see much difference...
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| Djinn
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Sat Apr-16-05 09:59 PM
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| 1. not a great deal of difference in any area to my mind |
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the ALP are probably a bit less likely to make "US deputy" noises but the actions would be the same, I don't think our involvement in Iraq would have been substantially different under the ALP
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| The_Fez
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Sun Apr-24-05 05:28 AM
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Is there actually a difference between the Libs and the ALP?
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| Djinn
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Sun Apr-24-05 10:31 AM
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| 3. certainly not that I've noticed over the last 10 years |
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like many Americans when viewing the Clinton presidency, Australian lefties have a tendency to look back with rose coloured glasses. The last ALP government was a disaster for unionism and social welfare and a massive boon to the robber barons.
as someone who would dearly LOVE to have a LABOUR party back, one of my favourite quotes is "I support Labor, that's why I vote Green"
Oh and BTW welcome to DU The_Fez - are you a fellow antipodean?
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Mon Apr-25-05 05:49 PM
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Nah, just another yank expat cluttering up your shores...I do, however, have a keen grasp af the lbw law, so I guess that counts for something...
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Mon Apr-25-05 11:35 PM
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I have ZERO grasp of the LBW law (it took me a while to even work out what that was) but I hate cricket - would rather watch paint dry! but apparently that's because I'm also an immigrant, apparently that's also why I'd rather eat sump oil than Vegemite!
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Tue Apr-26-05 07:45 AM
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| 6. I'm still trying to work it out... |
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And I'm usually so good with acronyms, being a public servant and all. What's the LBW law?
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| Djinn
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Tue Apr-26-05 06:08 PM
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| 7. presumably Leg Before Wicket |
| Matilda
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Mon May-02-05 09:02 PM
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| 8. One of the weaknesses for Labor now is that they can't bash Howard |
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for the mess in Iraq, because they supported it.
Crean did make a small attempt with his "we support you, but we don't
think you should be going" speech, but Beazley hasn't said a word,
then or later.
If they'd only shown some real backbone at the time (Latham did get
it right before he became leader), they could be having a field day
now.
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