National announces plan at last – shift to Australia
Posted by Trevor Mallard on August 5th, 2010
Sometimes you get leaks of policy through interjections. Today we got a gem from Paul Quinn.
After it was pointed out that twice as many firms in Aussie are increasing staff this year than in NZ, and that 23% more Aussie firms are planning to increase wages we at last got the plan.
Quinn said – Kiwis should move to Australia.
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Given that so many employers indicated that the would not be hiring if it wasnt for the safety of the 90 day period – then than goodness the Nats did something – else it would have been worse.
Good on em’
Was watching the House yesterday.
It was evident throughout much of question time, which involved numerous supplementaries to the Minister Acting on Behalf of the Prime Minister/and points of order attempting to clarify what was in the opinion of the Right Honourable Doctor an official document, that National has no milestones for the grand plan for 2025 wage parity with Australia.
Joyce even had the temerity to state he gave Parker the brush-off the previous week, when asked if National has any interim milestones.
One can only conclude that there is no milestones, because they don’t wish to be judged on their performance. These are the National Standards that really matter, and that we must demand progress reports on.
Happy to take Paul’s sound advice. House is sold and Carolyn and I fly out to Brisbane on Sunday morning. Next time you hear from me I’ll be in Queensland. Can’t wait! Plan to join the Labor Party and help Julia, sounds like she might need it.
@Chris – they could have trialed people anyway all they’ve done is take away workers’ rights!
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@Peter – Goodluck
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Wow, poor Policy Parrot’s feathers are ruffled
@ Spud – Considering how much has bee written you show a complete lack of understanding of the issues. (play the ball not the man please Chris, Grant}
Employers could not trial people – Even having a trial period in the contract gave the employer no right to dismiss if that person was not working out – thus the long, expensive process.
Thus employers who might not normally take that risk now do so because they done get tied up.
The survey results point to more people in jobs because of this.
@chris they could dismiss them with good reason, now they can just chuck em
@ Grant – sorry was not supposed to be to hard on ‘ol spud.
It is just the difference between Australia, with a government that had, and enacted, a plan to recover their economy out of recession. And New Zealand, which had a government who pretended it had a stimulus package while not doing anything new.
Quinn was being surprisingly honest, all things considered.
Hopefully Paul Quinn can go first…
at least we have the bike way….oh thats right…not really…quick smile and wave and no one will notice…lucky us…
And while I don’t agree with a lot of what Bernard Hickey writes, he nailed the Key Govt big time after Budget 2010 came out, remarking, “leave the country now Gen X & Y”. Paula Bennett accused him of “throwing toys out of the cot”.
Yes but a week later Hickey also wrote in the Herald ‘John Key should stop looking for magic bullets and just do the hard work. He could do it. All he has to do is blame Labour for the economic, taxation and spending distortions now evident and convince New Zealanders they are better off in the long run with a cleaner, simpler, broader and flatter tax system.’
Well, Trevor, that’s exactly the advice a WINZ case manager gave me a few months ago. I believe her exact words were “you’re smart, why don’t you move to Australia?”…
With this kind of carry on the option obvious to any highschool pupil whose family has the means:
- Forget about going to a NZ uni
- Go to an Australian uni instead
- They have better facilities, funding and more specialised courses
- You pay the same fees as a local
- When you graduate you can walk straight into a decent paying graduate position within the Australian economy
- Don’t have to put up with the BS ~$15.50/hr pay NZ grads have to tolerate (wow a whole three bucks an hour more than minimum wage).
Wow Loota – you should offer your services to the advertising department of their unis
lol Spud, I only know about this because I have (NZ based) colleagues who have kids studying over there.
Farming them out, hey they’re better off
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(sssssh
deleted blatant bad advertising Trevor
Ban extended to three months for your subsequent threat that was in the spam filter. Police next time. Trevor
Caught answering a comment that was still in moderation. Both of your names banned for a month for stupidity. Trevor
According to Hansard:
Hon Trevor Mallard: “I raise a point of order, Mr Speaker. I apologise for the delay. I thought I
had heard what was being said, and now I have confirmed what was said. When I was asking a
supplementary question earlier, there was an interjection from a member at the back that suggested
that I and other Labour members should move to Australia. I think that that is not an appropriate
approach to a member who is questioning the Government, unless, of course, it is general advice for
all New Zealanders from Mr Quinn.”
Quinn made four or five interjections – learn how hansard works before looking foolish here. Trevor
so not what PQ said but TM wishing this is what he said?
Trevor – It may be that your quote of Quinn was not entirely accurate – advertisement deleted. See comments above Trevor
I understand that in the heat of the moment – things can get misheard – but if there is clarification that he didn’t actually say “Kiwis should move to Australia” – than you should at least edit your original post to correct and not leave people with a view that might not be accurate.
Sorry did I look foolish here? That damn Hansard! Don’t feel very foolish though…