Tecoma's McDonald's: Big crowd for 'no-fry zone' rally

Posted to Monash Weekly (29/7/2013) on 29/7/2013 at 10:50 PM
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McDonald outlet at Tacoma is a legal entity, running a legal business, nothing immoral like a brothel, or a club that sucks the gamblers' pockets dry with the poker machines.

It also creates employment, not only for the young people, but also for any businesses that associate with the McDonald - tradespeople, cleaning, maintenance, some local suppliers, etc.

Unlike many local shops that look so tired and uninviting for tourists, the outlet will provide a new lease of life.

If the locals object so strongly against it, they do not have to deal with the outlet after it has been built. Any business without customers will doom to close. However, I doubt many will stay away from it; definitely not the kids who want to have their birthday parties held there, with loads of fun.

The big guy Clive Palmer

Posted to Monash Weekly (26/7/2014) on 28/7/2013 at 12:23 PM
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I really don't care whether the next prime minister is a female or male; young or old; red, yellow, black or white; left or right; from the Labor, Liberal or Palmer Party.

My preferred prime minister is one who understands and helps create real and sustainable employment by businesses of all sizes, lowers the cost of living, uses taxes efficiently on health care and aged care, revamps the education systems from primary to tertiary levels, taps the potential of the Australian citizens to rebuild this country to her former glory, encourages R & D on cooling the planet instead of follow blindly the theory of carbon emission reduction, improves international relationship, overhauls the judiciary/law and order systems to ensure equitable and justifiable punishment for criminals committing white collar, blue collar or violent crimes, and provides secure border protection from unwelcome intrusion.

My Prime Minister is the leader of Australia, who does not clown around, shows great empathy and connects with the people. By the way, I have my resume ready to apply for a position as a key adviser to the Prime Minister.

Hotham election fate in ALP members' hands

Posted to Monash Weekly (16/7/2013) on 16/7/2013 at 2:05 PM
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I don't care whether a candidate is a female or male; young or old; red, yellow, black or white; left or right; supporter or Kevin Rudd or Julia Gillard; Labor or Liberal. Why can't the candidates tell us what they will and can do for the electorate rather than all those nonsense about relying on the members deciding their fate in preselection?

What are their views on carbon tax, ETS, employment, social welfare, infrastructure, water supply, energy, education, health, law and order, judiciary, immigration, large and small businesses, international relationship, etc?

We have enough of those fish and chip operator, rock and roll singer, red-light district patron and clown running this country. We need politicians that we can look up to, and can trust and support.


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Don't care whether a candidate is a female or male; young or old; red, yellow, black or white; left or right; supporter or Kevin Rudd or Julia Gillard; Labor or Liberal. Why can't the candidates tell us what they will and can do for the electorate rather than all those nonsense about relying on the members deciding their fate in preselection?

What are their views on carbon tax, ETS, employment, social welfare, infrastructure, water supply, energy, education, health, law and order, judiciary, immigration, large and small businesses, international relationship, etc?

We need politicians that we can look up to, and can trust and support.