Cando - Australia's Voice's Posts

In a speech to the Minerals Council Prime Minister Julia Gillard has told the miners something they already know – they don't own the minerals. On the "Governments only sell you the right to mine the resource.” "A resource we hold in trust for a sovereign people.” "They own it and they deserve their share.” The Prime Minister has muddied the facts. This is to justify Canberra's outrageous move into yet another area reserved to the states for their income. The federal government already takes 80% of the all taxes. Canberra doles out money to the states so that it can control precisely what they do. This is not how the Federation was supposed to work. It’s the result of years of the federal government moving into areas of state taxation. It is to allow Canberra to control matters and do things which are completely beyond their understanding. The Prime Minister says “we” hold the minerals in trust for sovereign people. Who is “we”? Obviously she means her government.