I would like a propose a suggestion that I believe could have a number of flow on effects for Australia at large. Increased import taxes on food produce (meat, poultry, fruit, veg, pre-packaged etc..) readily available from within Australia.

I believe majority of Australians being the patriotic country we are willing to pay that little bit extra to support our local economy. But longer term through economies of scales I would anticipate local competition would drive down prices for consumers. The flow on effects I mentioned is bringing a burst of life back in to our agricultural industries, providing opportunities for Australian made products/produce to increase their market share, and by doing so support thousands upon thousands of local jobs.

Another big topic in Queensland is bringing life regional communities and encouraging growth outside our big cities, what better way then to provide more opportunities for people in regional areas?

I’m not even in the agriculture industry I’m just an average Joe working in an office job in Brisbane, but I’d like to start seeing more Australian made quality products competing fairly at my local super market!

Would you wast money on building a barbed-wire fence on 1 side of your property? Is it for looks? Is it suppose to gain votes? Maybe it would if you didn’t advertise you couldn’t fully fence the yard so people can walk around it. Or perhaps Conroy and Gillard take us for idiots? “Oh my children are safe now we have a filter, praise the lord, amen…”, “Luckily kids theses days aren’t smart enough to get around that…” (sarcasm)

Surely everyone else has noticed Conroy is looking after too conflicting projects too.. maybe he hasn’t yet? I mean the National Broadband Network (faster internet) and the Internet Filter (slower internet).. maybe after spending billions on both projects we might just come out the same as we started? Just a little be less money in the wallet to spend on more important things.

For those interested you can make donations at: http://www.everydayhero.com.au/grant_perry

Scanning through Google news I came across an article “On Celebrating Darwin” which began with “This year we have an important double anniversary of Charles Darwin: the 200th anniversary of his birth, and the 150th anniversary of his classic work…”

I continued reading only to next minute realise Charles Darwin is being compared to Hitler.. then it goes on to attempt to draw links between darwinism and abortion, infanticide, and euthanasia… I’m appauled, then realise I’m reading “Christian Today”…

Nice work celebrating the guys birthday, by writing slandereous propaganda!

Even worse though, having the nerve to pretense the entire article with “Celebrating Darwin” only taint the man and his work… The author begins the article with notable attempts at sounding unbiased, until the next four pages of the article drag the mans reputation through the dirt without reference to popular opposing views.

The author then continues by drawing loose connections to the unsavoury opinions and actions of other individuals (i.e. Hilter) as though these were the direct influcence of and results of Darwins scientic theory… all easily refutable arguements a primary student (perhaps a free thinking child who hasn’t been choking on the force fed ideals of intelligent design) could tackle!

GOD created man in his image such is the religious and non-scientic theory of “intelligent design”.. With a world full of rapists, peadophiles and murders at the extreme with just plain rude, inconsiderate and self absorbed individuals towards the other end… I’d be just as apprehensive in walking down a dark alley as I would meeting my maker..

Lets get one thing straight religion has no place in science and vica versa…

No more; and by a sleep to say one might save
These earnings of ours, often spent so frivolously
On such debauchery and intoxicants.. consummations
Devoutly to be wish’d. To save, to sleep;

Ahh to sleep: perchance to dream: ay, there’s the rub;
For in that sleep of silence what music will come
With no Big Day Out memories ones mind may rewind,
Play and even pause….

But seriously… I can’t decided whether I should go to Big Day Out this weekend or not…

Started out all well and good until about 4klm the storm had crept up and it started spitting, when these were taken from the story bridge:

Moments after this its start pouring so I keep running until I finally made it to the Marriott Hotel, was huddled in the corner for a few moments when the winds started and blew two signs which were deflected but then it pick up this massive door mat and hit me in the face! Haha..

First photo is the door mat in the garden behind me, the second the is the size of the door mat after things had calmed down and it was back where it belonged! After things calmed down I started to run off again which is when the hail hit so I had to run back.. haha!

Anyway eventually made it back to southbank and to car and was saturated… made the most of the distance and still ran all the way! Must have looked like I’d lost it going out for a run despite the weather! The water cushioned socks felt great though.. Haha..