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Treasurer urges world powers not to forget Australia

11/10/2008 11:30:00 AM.  | Erin Maher
The world's biggest economies are being urged to include Australia in their talks about the financial crisis.

Treasurer Wayne Swan has told a US think-tank, the country wants a coordinated approach to a long-term solution, not a quick fix.

He believes the answer to the escalating crisis lies in better regulation, not more or less of it.

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Saturday, 11 October 2008

Wayne Ker....not Wayne Swan! He probably doesn't even know where the meeting is!

Posted by: Gazza Benson, Blacktown

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Saturday, 11 October 2008

I thought KRUDD MAN had this under controll? Hmmmm, seems we cant trust anyone these days....Jeevs refuel the jet old son, Kruddy has another flight to make..and dont forget my bloody map Jeeves!! We'll show em where we are!...treat us like we're only small change in the system!?

Posted by: Nick Again, Maryborough

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Saturday, 11 October 2008

Seroius question folks. Given where we are, who would you prefer to have at the Treasury helm right now, independent of the party that they represent? (1) Swan (2) Costello. I'd like to solicit some serious debate about competence & robustness of the individual NOT about the politics of their respective parties.

Posted by: Geoff Bolton, Lane Cove

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Saturday, 11 October 2008

Geoff - I'll go first. Peter Costello is surely then man we need to be leading the debate during this tough economic times. Mr Swan is appearing more and more inept and an incredible parrot with all the politician language that goes hand-in-hand with the way Mr Rudd runs his team.

Posted by: John Andrews, Castle Hill

Sunday, 12 October 2008

heheheh Guys do not forget when Labor was in the wildnerness and Wayne Swann lost his seat he taught at Queensland University until he with many others were brought back from the wilderness. And when they had shadow ministerial roles just what did these fools do. Of course we lack credibility gobally now, with fools like this. They are the laughing stock of Asia. Smith is one of the worst foreign ministers we have also. What has he achieved Labor came to power. They are living off the Liberals

Posted by: Andy Mac, HK

 

Saturday, 11 October 2008

All I know is Krudd has increased my taxes, decreased my benefits, done nothing for my losing portfolio and part from taxcess ALL he's done is make 2 USELESS websites and introduced a FirstHomeSavingsAccount with a cut off of $5000, yes $5000, not $500,000 over 4 years. YOU would have to be retarded to even open 1, and we all know there are retards, so we're (Tax payers) also going to get charged for administering it the retard scheme. Damn u Krudd, how f'ing stupid can u get???

Posted by: bob dole, Sydney

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Saturday, 11 October 2008

You would have to take Costello over Swann any day, just on years of experience but also remember that Costello had is run in what were buoyant economic times that supported some pain being taken initially to reign in deficit budgeting and right now where some building has to take place, I'd be looking for someone with that type of experience, perhaps a Lindsay Fox (started with one truck) but then he is possibly getting a bit long in the tooth, but could be a great mentor to Mal.

Posted by: Neville Simms, Sydney

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Saturday, 11 October 2008

contd....the Mal story for we're about at the 33rd. anniversary of when another Malcolm had the balls to make a call on the GG and the GG had the balls too to appoint a caretaker government, so whereas our current GG has....., she is already renowned for bringing good rain to the parched west and maybe she will with all good fortune for us subscribe to bringing down the curtain on a barren political field with the help of some senatorial blocking - bring it on Malcom - your turn Bull.

Posted by: Neville Simms, Sydney

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Saturday, 11 October 2008

Swannie my lad if we don't have a quick fix there will be nothing left for a 'coordinated approach' to fix. Let’s have the fix-the quicker the better and then look at legislation for the future. Sure it sounds very intelligent to talk about long term fixes but sometimes the so called long term objectives are an excuse for not doing anything for the present. Kevin Rudd is guilty of this as well-all his plans are for the future-the 2020 summit, infrastructure, and climate change- but we also have to live in the present.

Posted by: Desmond Harris, Beacon Hill

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Saturday, 11 October 2008

We saw Mr. Rudd address the UN. It was an embarrasment. There were no other polite words for it. Now we have Mr. Swan trying to get into an economic meeting. It must be his first attempt. The man is an embarrasment every time he opens his mouth. He has a crib of the big words, and is slowly trying them out in his sound bites, but we know instinctively he has no idea of their meaning. Here they all are swanning about taking the credit for Costellos work. It is sadly symptomatic of all their work.

Posted by: Peter Gallagher, Brisbane

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Sunday, 12 October 2008

Just like little kids in the playground way out of there depth yelling ....Let me play to

Posted by: Dennis S, syd

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Sunday, 12 October 2008

Well Swan just admited that we are irelevant to the world stage and Mr Rudd was only bignoting him self on his last trip. We all said it here. Nobody listens to you Mr Rudd!!! So stay home and start looking after us.

Posted by: Happy Stein, Earlwood

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Sunday, 12 October 2008

Wayne, you goose. The world has not forgotten Australia, they just don't think you are relevant or have anything of value to contribute. That's why YOU WEREN'T INVITED!

Posted by: A Narchy, The Hills

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