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Aug 5th 2010, 1:28 am

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There is the Central Coast in the middle as well. This announcement is aimed at the marginal seats on the Central Coast.

I still think that's part of the problem with the current line though - All the stops along the Central Coast make the journey interminable! Maybe stopping at Gosford...

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Aug 5th 2010, 1:31 am

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Gosford, Hornsby and Strathfield so they have the option to go down the North Shore Line or out to Parramatta.

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I still think that's part of the problem with the current line though - All the stops along the Central Coast make the journey interminable! Maybe stopping at Gosford...

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Aug 5th 2010, 1:36 am

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Gosford, Hornsby and Strathfield so they have the option to go down the North Shore Line or out to Parramatta.

Yes, that would work. And probably an inevitable stop at Redfern. So Central, Redfern, Strathfield, Hornsby, Gosford, Newcastle. Much quicker than the current route.

Losing Fassifern and those other tiny places would be a real benefit to speed I think.

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Aug 5th 2010, 1:48 am

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Is that to give the locals some baggage to nick.

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Aug 5th 2010, 1:56 am

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Where's ex exile to say that the rail idea is a load of rubbish unlike the NBN?

Aug 5th 2010, 2:17 am

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Where's ex exile to say that the rail idea is a load of rubbish unlike the NBN?

Sorry Deancm_MKIII been busy this morning

The rail idea is rubbish unlike the NBN

Aug 5th 2010, 2:19 am

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Sorry Deancm_MKIII been busy this morning

The rail idea is rubbish unlike the NBN

I was wondering where you had disappeared to. Thought it was getting a bit quiet in here.

Aug 5th 2010, 2:22 am

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But seriously, there is merit in the idea of a HS rail link from Newcastle to Canberra to make the "home counties" if you will commutable. A rail link to Melbourne airport is also a worthy project but Sydney to Melbourne is impractical.

The 20m survey is more money for votes though, doesnt look like a serious commitment.

Aug 5th 2010, 2:37 am

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There is going to be a sustainable population debate at the press club this afternoon, lets see if they cover the main points which for me are:

Population numbers

Immigration policy

Housing (housing starts were down again this quarter, ABC can provide the stats)

Transport

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Aug 5th 2010, 2:44 am

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Hang on - do mean, like, a debate about actual issues, or one party simply criticising the ideas of the other and vice versa?

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Aug 5th 2010, 3:01 am

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Hang on - do mean, like, a debate about actual issues, or one party simply criticising the ideas of the other and vice versa?

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Hard to say but they are running through quite detailed policies and number, the first question from the moderator was about the break down in consensus between the parties; we are working through the net overseas migration figures right now.

Already had some protestors dragged out [fair go for refugees; fair go for refugees!!] so its as proper as a debate as we are likely to get.

A journo just nailed the minister on the Oceanic viking, too funny.

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Aug 5th 2010, 4:02 am

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Housing (housing starts were down again this quarter, ABC can provide the stats)

According to the ABS 8731.0 Approved dwellings. Released 3rd August 2010

Victoria had an increase of 1.4%
Western Australia had an increase of 1.4%
Tasmania had an increase of 21.3%

http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/[email protected]?OpenDocument

Aug 5th 2010, 4:25 am

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There is going to be a sustainable population debate at the press club this afternoon, lets see if they cover the main points which for me are:

Population numbers

Immigration policy

Housing (housing starts were down again this quarter, ABC can provide the stats)

Transport

Water

Isn't that the name of the restaurant owned by the small Greek judge off Masterchef? Why's it being held there?

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Aug 5th 2010, 4:27 am

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Maybe a tunnel from Melbourne to Tasmania is needed or an inbreeding prevention program

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Aug 5th 2010, 4:45 am

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Bloody statisticians.... Ahem, the full list shows falls QLD, NSW and SA

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MEDIA RELEASE

August 3, 2010

Embargo: 11.30 am (AEST)

96/2010

Approved dwellings fell 3.3% in June 2010

ABS Building Approvals show that the total number of dwellings approved fell in June 2010, and has fallen for three months in seasonally adjusted terms.

According to the ABS, New South Wales (-6.2%), Queensland (-8.1%) and South Australia (-25.4%) recorded less dwelling approvals this month, while Victoria (1.4%), Western Australia (1.4%) and Tasmania (21.3%) recorded more dwelling approvals.

Private sector houses approved fell 2.5% due to falls in Victoria (-5.4%), Queensland (-8.9%) and South Australia (-4.0%). New South Wales (0.9%) and Western Australia (5.9%) rose.

The value of total building approved fell 2.4% in June in seasonally adjusted terms. The value of total residential fell by 5.5% while non-residential rose by 4.4%.

Further information is available in Building Approvals, Australia (cat no. 8731.0) on the ABS website at www.abs.gov.au

Media Note: Please ensure when reporting on ABS data that you attribute the Australian Bureau of Statistics (or the ABS) as the source.

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Isn't that the name of the restaurant owned by the small Greek judge off Masterchef? Why's it being held there?

No clue. "Debate" got bogged down with boat people surprisingly, Questioning showed that the Libs net migration commitment of 170,000 were disengenious as the figure is genuinely beyond the control of either party not least because of the number of kiwis leaking across the Tasmain sea, 47,600 in 2009 apparently.

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