Just so all you know in America, our new Prime Minister was part of the "Socialist Forum" http://blogs.news.com.au/heraldsun/andrewbolt/index.php/heraldsun/comments/why_hasnt_gillard_been_honest

>>I will NEVER forgive the Labor Party for what they have done to the future of this country, ever.
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>>I have some sympathy with what you are saying. ;-) However, Australia's buried wealth represents a nest egg worth millions of $ per citizen. You are unbelievably wealthy and can dig, dig, dig to get yourselves out of almost any conceivable mess. By way of comparison, for every $1 of equivalent resource value in NZ per citizen, Australia has at least $50 and there is a lot more of you. You could dig half it up and *still* be hugely wealthy- as long as you make sure that the nation gets its share.
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>This thread has drifted (as all others seem to do) so far from the original subject (thank goodness). At least for thread drift it was pretty interesting... :o)