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  • James Walker: There are reasons that most historians refuse to use the term 'Dark Ages' - in this case, because the Middle Ages was an era that valued information highly, and put a huge amount of effort into... (24 August 2012)
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  • Keran Carsburg: Why is it that the Labor Party members are so against Australian Veterans getting a fair go with indexation of pensions. Seeing the comments from Bob Baldwin at least gives some heart that in the... (23 August 2012)
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  • Mark Duffett: The value of electricity generated by Australian uranium in Japan is many times the cost of any actual damage it has caused. Most of the Fukushima evacuations were unnecessary, as was the trauma... (23 August 2012)
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  • John Griffiths: Mike Kelly. You are joke and a disgrace to someone who wore a military uniform. You go on about your but-stroking prisoners with your rifle during your service. Maybe we should call you the... (23 August 2012)
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  • Roger Colclough: Correct me if I'm wrong but wasn't Mr Katter a member of the government for the 12 years of inaction that he talks about ? it is all very well to use a colonels figures for DFRBF payments but... (23 August 2012)
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  • David Barratt: "The Minister for Veterans' Affairs has argued a superannuant on $58,000 per year did not need fair indexation—they were already well off." Comment: A retired politician receiving a fairly... (23 August 2012)
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  • George Parker: I am sad to think that my "retirement pay" that I contributed to from my fornightly salary for 21 years during my service in the Australian Regular Army (ARA) has been destroyed by much... (22 August 2012)
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  • Bernie McGurgan: Ahhh yes Mr Kelly! What about the 2.2 % increase givern to all pensioners in 2009 but which was not given to Defence disability recipients as they were legislated out of this increase by the then... (22 August 2012)
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  • Chris Weir: I concur with a curfew at some of Australias major airports but Melbourne works fine thanks. As long as hordes of people don't move to the flight path in the future and then complain about the... (21 August 2012)
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  • Margaret Major: Aircraft fly 16km to get to our home (Manning WA), often less than 4,000ft, definitely more that 2 or 3 an hour, in the early morning over 15 per hour, and in the middle of the night (every night... (21 August 2012)
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  • Antony (Tony) Amos: Amondst the smoke screen and mirrors our present government have used from day one to push the money grab carbon tax onto the Australian people and in doing so, playing down the real cost it will... (21 August 2012)
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  • Margaret Major: How will those cope where aircraft noise has been maximised? Particularly at night. Curfew all major airports or remove the curfew from Sydney and Adelaide, and share aircraft noise with... (21 August 2012)
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  • robyn furci: The concerns of Senator Carr are indeed warranted. The government has allowed the supermarket chains to offer our own local suppliers the very bottom line price for their produce. As consumers,... (19 August 2012)
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  • Andrew JACKSON: Excellent to see the DLP go on the offensive. The Gillard Green/ALP alliance is working successfully towards the elimination of manufacturing jobs in Australia. Senator Evans still failed to... (18 August 2012)
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  • Robert Ashman: Darren Chester should be taking this up with the Victorian State Government, for it is them who are responsible for this situation. (17 August 2012)
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  • Jim Arneman: Mr Baldwin attempts to show his support for ambulance paramedics. His political motivation as opposed to his actual understanding of or real interest in the issue is belied by his use of the term... (17 August 2012)
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  • Mark Duffett: 'An industry we can do without', because the climate's no problem, emissions are falling...oh wait. Germany reckoned they could do without nuclear - so they're in the processing of opening a... (17 August 2012)
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  • julie Danser: I am confused by your use of the words "asylum seeker" and "refugee". From my understanding an asylum seeker is seeking asylum from real dangerous threat to their lives. Refugee, however, is... (17 August 2012)
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  • John Hockney: If I were a Christian I would be able to say 'Thank God we have Doug Cameron supporting sanity, dignity and respect for human beings." As I am not a Christian, I can only say from the depths of... (17 August 2012)
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  • Andrew JACKSON: Strong government saw the Snowy dammed. Tasmania has the cheapest electricity in Australia. If I have a choice between oil wells on the Barrier Reef and petrol in my tank I know which I will... (16 August 2012)
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  • Elaine : I would like to question Australia's stance on polygamy. I have been unwittingly forced into such a situation by my husband and am struggling to have my case heard and taken seriously. Lawyers... (12 August 2012)
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  • Roger Colclough: Please give me the detailed engineering explanation. You are grossly wrong quoting Thomas Edison who was a proponent of DC transmission, Nikolas Tesla championed AC distribution. However... (5 August 2012)
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  • redacted : I would like to say I am a widow and applied for the ec exit grant and sold my half of the farm to my son, and after nearly two years of paper work and three appeals to centreline, I did not... (30 July 2012)
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  • Philip Hodges: It is great to see this debate. I know that the system is not 100%. But at the same time I see a great need for all parties involved with Mental Health issues to learn from the client and keep in... (29 June 2012)
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  • Andrew JACKSON: What shere hypocrisy. Tears for Hussein. No tears for the thousands of babies aborted every year in conformity with GReen policies. I have nevr heard the GReens state that someone was not a... (29 June 2012)
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