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Q&A - After The Budget - May 16th

Popular Monday night television program ABC's Q&A partnered with OurSay to power the most popular questions for the first episode following the 2011 federal budget.

Popular Monday night television program ABC's Q&A partnered with OurSay to power the most popular questions for the first episode following the 2011 federal budget.

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“Why is the Federal Government spending more than $200 million on a program that allows vulnerable school kids to be counselled by men who believe most of life's problems can be resolved by talking to an invisible despot in the sky? ”

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user picture Peter Hinton · 416 votes · 7 comments · 2 years ago

“I am a young educated gay female, soon to be a teacher. Why can an unemployed man marry and divorce as many different women as he likes, having children by all of them, yet I can not legally marry the love of my life? Have Church and State been...”

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user picture Charlotte Myl · 63 votes · 6 comments · 2 years ago

“The Government is investing $40 billion in the National Broadband Network and up to $50 billion for a new submarine fleet. Given that dealing with climate change is a priority for the Gillard Government and the Australian public, why won’t it...”

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user picture Leigh Ewbank · 667 votes · 4 comments · 2 years ago

“If Australia puts in a carbon tax, by how many degrees will it reduce global warming?”

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user picture Jeremy Samuel · 16 votes · 4 comments · 2 years ago

“Many Australians feel democracy has been hijacked by corporate lobbyists and that policymaking is driven by whatever vested interests have the biggest pockets to manipulate public opinion. Can anyone offer some practical wisdom on how democracy can...”

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user picture Glen Clark · 258 votes · 4 comments · 2 years ago

“Who will the people be who are answering my questions?”

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user picture Luke Giuliani · 2 votes · 3 comments · 2 years ago

“With the measures in the budget for young Australians, including getting them into work or education to reduce the amount of money the government must spend on them, it seems that many politicians only view youth relative to the economic position of...”

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user picture Aya Reina · 215 votes · 3 comments · 2 years ago

“Why fund school chaplains, who act as untrained counsellors and student welfare support staff, when trained staff are ready, willing and able to assist in our public schools? ”

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user picture Mike Stuchbery · 246 votes · 2 comments · 2 years ago

“Why do we only hear negative voices from industry on the Carbon Tax & very little on solutions: where is the focus on clean energy futures?”

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user picture Maryella Hatfield · 2 votes · 2 comments · 2 years ago

“At this year's Business For Earth Summit, there was a lot of talk about the Green Economy. How does this year's budget position Australia to be a leader in this emerging context?”

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user picture Eyal Halamish · 34 votes · 2 comments · 2 years ago
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