24-06-2010, 02:58 PM
Two observations from afar:
1) the mining tax puts Australian federation in question because of promises made to Western Australia (or was it Northern Territories?) at the time of federation;
2) the Pine Gap constituency cannot be happy that Rudd failed to nail Julian Assange down when he had the chance. While small, the Pine Gap district has traditonally wielded undue influence in domestic politics.
1) the mining tax puts Australian federation in question because of promises made to Western Australia (or was it Northern Territories?) at the time of federation;
2) the Pine Gap constituency cannot be happy that Rudd failed to nail Julian Assange down when he had the chance. While small, the Pine Gap district has traditonally wielded undue influence in domestic politics.