By: cry_misty22
28/04/2008
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| The news out of New Zealand indicates that they are also going through a process of power sell off by the privately owned distributors. In one area,they are in the process of selling of the power lines, the successful tenderer was a cashed up Chinese company. Mindful that it was not the generators, any profits made from the power lines will go back to china with no guarantee of local employment. This does not auger well should our power generators go into foreign ownership by the chinese. CAVEAT EMPTOR. |
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By: chat_multibillionairebillgates
28/04/2008
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I don't like the idea of the power going into private hands.
First of all the Electrical technician's will take longer to repair equipment and second of all the prices will probably go up. |
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By: cry_misty22
30/04/2008
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| We now know that some of the NSW Electricity generators are in the hands of the chinese - see today's Telegraph. |
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By: mario38rome
30/04/2008
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| If they do sell off the electricity then Morris the Moronic should start to think, (that's something he isn't used to), what is he going to do for extra cash when there is nothing else to sell and every utility in NSW is owned by overseas interests who don't give a stuff about NSW, not that Morris the Moronic does anyway. |
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By: chuck1es_101
30/04/2008
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Just another excuse by Iemma and his cronies for stripping assets out of regional NSW and putting money into his version of NSW (Newcastle, Sydney Woollongong). If the money was to go into rural infrastructure such as a decent road for the Central West into Sydney it would be ok... but we all know it will be wasted on Sydney Rail, Sydney ferries, Sydney water Sydney etc Sydney etc. When is the Government start governing for NSW and let the rate payers of Sydney fund their own mess!
We have a Sydney council which taxes Sydney for the benefit of Sydney and a NSW Govt which taxes all of NSW for the benefit of Sydney. How about looking outside the city borders for a change Morris? |
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By: tash8497
30/04/2008
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| Happened in SA and was very detrimental to the state costwise, equipment wise and fewer staff for fixing blackouts, etc. BAD MOVE so hope it doesn't happen to you guys also. |
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By: cry_misty22
30/04/2008
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The Government will tell us that the monies received from the "Leasing" of the Power Gernerators will be plowed into Hospitals, Schools etc. I ask this same Government, what have you been doing with the monies that you have creamed off all State run instrumentalities - Sydney Water, Integral Energy,Energy Australia and all the other small operations that it has its hands in over the past years?
Every announcement that comes out of Maquarie Street is directed towards those areas in Sydney, Newcastle and Wollongong that are safe labor seats. The rest of country NSW is crying out for assistance. |
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By: cry_misty22
2/05/2008
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| Now we see the hand of KEVIN 07 in the debacle of the proposed sell off of the NSW Power Generators. Todays telegraph points out that he did a deal with Morris Iemma to hold off any notification of the proposal until after the Federal Elections were over. Talk about sneaky - both of them. |
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By: cry_misty22
3/05/2008
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| Does this sell-off also include the Snowy Mountain Hydro scheme? the focus is on coal powered generators. |
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By: neocon37
3/05/2008
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| Given the state NSW is in, I would`nt believe a word Iemma speaks. |
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By: cry_misty22
3/05/2008
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| If "iemma the dilemma" really wants to push this sell off, of the electicity generators, then put it to the public in the form of a referendum!! |
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By: g_mitaxa
4/05/2008
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| It happened in Victoria under Kirner( Labor) then Kennet flogged off everything else. Wake up All politicians are liars and thieves. |
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By: buzzanddidj
4/05/2008
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The New South Wales Business Chamber is calling on the Iemma Government to forge ahead with its sale of the State's electricity assets, despite losing support at the Labor Party conference last night.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/05/04/2234 659.htm
Former New South Wales premier Bob Carr says current Premier Morris Iemma should resist pressure from his own party to abandon the State Government's plan to privatise electricity.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/05/04/2234 724.htm
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By: cry_misty22
4/05/2008
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The call from the Business Council is all well and good. This is an asset owned and paid for by the peoples of NSW, not the labor or liberal parties, it is our property. Neither the labor party nor the liberal party have any right to dispose of our property with the authority of the people. Labor did not mention this in their election platform although it had been mooted before - we know that the liberals have it on their agenda.
There is no guarantee that either party will do what they say as far as the disposition of the funds once received. This is really only the thin edge of the wedge as far as privatisation goes, next will be the Water, which doesn't really leave us - the stakeholders with any guarantees. The ongoing dividends from these utilites now fund other ongoing work and debts that the government rack up. When one looks at the totality of the income derived from these we are probably looking at 10 years worth of dividends for 99 years of profits to other countries. These are a guaranteed source of income for government, why squander it for short term benefit? This government is not looking forward - even to the next election. No more rabbits out of the hat for them. |
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By: elvendar5
4/05/2008
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It sounds more like dictorship than democracy. If his party doesn't want it, let alone the general public WHY IS THE LABOUR PARTY SELLING IT OFF?????
Seems that the Labour party has truly evolved into the LIBERAL party (remember Kennett sell off).
Time for a REAL third party. (not green, but truly sustainable decisions that take into account workers, employers and farmers) |
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By: cry_misty22
4/05/2008
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| If you think we have problems go the the queensland site and read about some of their problems in that state. |
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By: buzzanddidj
4/05/2008
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Privatisation, while I have an ideological opposition to it, is now bi-partisan policy
If the Liberals were in power they'd be doing the same thing
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By: bias0007
4/05/2008
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| Resigned yourself to the NWO buzz ?? all we need now is the "Enabling Act" |
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By: cry_misty22
4/05/2008
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| That will happen on Monday morning as soon as parliament resumes. |
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By: reidsays
4/05/2008
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misty.."Does this sell-off also include the Snowy Mountain Hydro scheme? the focus is on coal powered generators."
now there's politics for you hey.....State Labour wanted to sell and National Liberal Howard...put a stop to it - in the name of the people of Australia!!!!
would he have done it if Liberal were in power in NSW?
the constant vigilance on terrorism is totally annihilated when it comes to selling off national security lifelines
LIKE water, electricity, telephone links, airports and railways!!!!
(in the constitution that they can't sell railways?...but air travel, electricity, telephone and internet were not in place in 1900s and are not especially highlighted:() |
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By: cry_misty22
4/05/2008
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| Thdere is no doubt that all generators will be considered. Even though the party went through great troubled last time (2007) when it was proposed that the snowy be sold off. Then the government bacfked down to public and union pressures and withdrew. The problem is that for the Snowy to be sold, there will need to be agreement between NSW, Vic and the Commonwealth. If Kevy babe has given an in principled agreement to the sale of coal fired generators there will be nothing to stop the go ahead given the control of all government in Australia is not garnered by the ALP. |
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| Thdere is no doubt that all generators will be considered. Even though the party went through great troubled last time (2007) when it was proposed that the snowy be sold off. Then the government bacfked down to public and union pressures and withdrew. The problem is that for the Snowy to be sold, there will need to be agreement between NSW, Vic and the Commonwealth. If Kevy babe has given an in principled agreement to the sale of coal fired generators there will be nothing to stop the go ahead given the control of all government in Australia is not garnered by the ALP. |
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By: mehi62
5/05/2008
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| So Morris is going to sell N.S.W. power to fund our transport system,hospitals etc. WHAT THE HELL HAS HE DONE WITH THE TAXES THEY HAVE COLLECTED ?????? |
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By: aprilhud123
5/05/2008
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Re:NSW POWER SELL OFF (PREVIEW)
So Morris is going to sell N.S.W. power to fund our transport system,hospitals etc. WHAT THE HELL HAS HE DONE WITH THE TAXES THEY HAVE COLLECTED ??????
Good question mehi62
Look at how well Telstra turned out; ooops yes I am against private ownership of power and communications, and I hope that there are more people think the same way. |
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By: philoryan2006
5/05/2008
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| is there anything left to sell,and to see bob Carr back lemma after he left his mess behind.there doing this for the waste money they spent like tolls and stuff |
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