Wednesday, September 16, 2009

ALP past - ALP now


Volume II – The Government and the People, 1942–1945 (1st edition, 1970)
Chapter 9 – The Last Year – June 1944–June 1945
TO HELL WITH THE SIGNAL!
Scorfield in Bulletin (Sydney), 21 Mar 1945
Even before the war ended there were signs of a Labour Government's plans for socialisation and disregard of contrary views. Chifley, in March 1945—a locomotive driver before entering politics—disregards the warning gestures of signalman Menzies.

Telstra shareholder Ric Smith is alarmed about the Rudd government's plan to force the telecommunications giant to split its retail and wholesale network.

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