Abbott facts

Abbott Facts: Health and Hospitals

When Tony Abbott was Health Minister in the Howard Government, $1 billion was cut from our public hospitals, and funding for GP training places was capped. This put more pressure on our doctors, nurses and hospital emergency departments.

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Abbott Facts about Education cuts

Tony Abbott does not understand the importance of helping some students to start learning a trade whilst still at high school. He also claimed to be the principal draftsman of John Hewson's Fightback policy in 1993 which would have made it difficult for disadvantaged students to access tertiary education.

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Abbott Facts about WorkChoices

Tony Abbott would bring back individual work contracts which existed under WorkChoices and threatened the pay, penalty rates and overtime of so many workers

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Abbott Facts: Climate Change

The Coalition neglected to take action to protect our environment for 12 years and now Tony Abbott says 'Climate Change is absolute crap'.

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SONG OF THE WEEK - "Hit The Ground Running" by These Electric Lives

"Hit The Ground Running" by These Electric Lives

"Hit the ground running

Feel the breeze against your face

No choice but to keep the pace

Hit the ground running

Time for action, better plan

It's our time to make a stand..."

Like a shot of adrenaline, "Hit The Ground Running" comes across as an urgent plea to wake your own self up out of your societal induced coma and seize the day. Performed and sung with passion, the song simply becomes alive. Exceptional.


You can find "Hit The Ground Running" on the Toronto, ON
based band's EP "We See Light..." (2010)

Click to hear "Hit The Ground Running"


Check out the band @ www.theseelectriclives.com
or @ www.myspace.com/theseelectriclives


This song is available for download @ iTunes.