While Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak's popularity has soared to 72 percent as of late, in the land of the kangaroos, Prime Minister Kevin Rudd's popularity has plummeted to a low ebb.The dire consequences of broken election promises and the new controversial super tax on the mining industry that Rudd is determine to introduce to enhance government's revenue.
David Hogan, the publisher of Scoop of Western Australia described him as Australia's most terrifying politician.
Kevi Rudd came to Perth and about 2000 miners, supporters and families rallied in a park outside the hotel where Rudd was to address a media lunch.
Instigated by mining bosses
Western Australia is where Kevin Rudd's new super tax going to take a deep bite and mining magnates are pulling their firepower to demolish Rudd's ruddy tax on the mining industry which has made some ruddy Australian billionaires.
Rudd's visit to Perth yesterday which the Sydney Morning Herald described as 'Rudd's journey into a lion's den could be a turning point' was indeed what it is.
Opposition to the super tax is confined to a loud but narrow sectional interest group.Out of 500 locals who turned up for Rudd's community cabinet meeting (never heard of it in Malaysian politics) only two raised the super profit tax.
One lady said if the mining bosses think they could not continue mining under the new tax scheme, the government should call their bluff and take back the mining licences and give them to someone else.The other, a man said the only problem with the super tax is that the government has not done enough to explain its benefits to the "man in the street."
Western Australia and Queensland are the two biggest mining states and opposition to Rudd's super tax could come from these two states as it could effect their financial health as the mining bosses would like to put it.
Will Kevin Rudd and his Labour party go the way of Gordon Brown?
The average working class Australians that I spoke to do not think so.They are more concerned with how it's going to effect their welfare and their pockets.
Kevin Rudd's political campaign to preserve his image has also taken on a new perplexing dimension........Japanese bashing, which got the Japanese being one of its biggest trading partners in a state of anger and confusion.
Ruddy Rudd contemplating taking the Japs to the World Court on its anti-whaling policy.
Will Kevin Rudd be in the rot with the Japanese?
The average working class Australians that I spoke to said to hell with the Japanese.
Australians don't eat whale meat and are very annoyed at the idea.
Will Kevin Rudd be in the rut?
The average working class Australians think too early to tell and said don't pay too much attention to the media.
On the home front, Najib's raising popularity may not necessarily translates into votes.Malaysians imbibe party more than personality.
The Westminster system has its drawback.If they think the party is rotten than Najib could become a casualty.If they think the head is rotten than the party become the casualty.Gordon Brown can testify to that.Labour lost mainly because of his lacklustre performance.
Unlike Westerners, Malaysians tend to hide what inside them.Opinion poll, can be misleading and become purely academic, particularly in this part of the world.
Najib not out of the woods yet.
Kevi Rudd came to Perth and about 2000 miners, supporters and families rallied in a park outside the hotel where Rudd was to address a media lunch.
Instigated by mining bosses
Western Australia is where Kevin Rudd's new super tax going to take a deep bite and mining magnates are pulling their firepower to demolish Rudd's ruddy tax on the mining industry which has made some ruddy Australian billionaires.
Rudd's visit to Perth yesterday which the Sydney Morning Herald described as 'Rudd's journey into a lion's den could be a turning point' was indeed what it is.
Opposition to the super tax is confined to a loud but narrow sectional interest group.Out of 500 locals who turned up for Rudd's community cabinet meeting (never heard of it in Malaysian politics) only two raised the super profit tax.
One lady said if the mining bosses think they could not continue mining under the new tax scheme, the government should call their bluff and take back the mining licences and give them to someone else.The other, a man said the only problem with the super tax is that the government has not done enough to explain its benefits to the "man in the street."
Western Australia and Queensland are the two biggest mining states and opposition to Rudd's super tax could come from these two states as it could effect their financial health as the mining bosses would like to put it.
Will Kevin Rudd and his Labour party go the way of Gordon Brown?
The average working class Australians that I spoke to do not think so.They are more concerned with how it's going to effect their welfare and their pockets.
Kevin Rudd's political campaign to preserve his image has also taken on a new perplexing dimension........Japanese bashing, which got the Japanese being one of its biggest trading partners in a state of anger and confusion.
Ruddy Rudd contemplating taking the Japs to the World Court on its anti-whaling policy.
Will Kevin Rudd be in the rot with the Japanese?
The average working class Australians that I spoke to said to hell with the Japanese.
Australians don't eat whale meat and are very annoyed at the idea.
Will Kevin Rudd be in the rut?
The average working class Australians think too early to tell and said don't pay too much attention to the media.
On the home front, Najib's raising popularity may not necessarily translates into votes.Malaysians imbibe party more than personality.
The Westminster system has its drawback.If they think the party is rotten than Najib could become a casualty.If they think the head is rotten than the party become the casualty.Gordon Brown can testify to that.Labour lost mainly because of his lacklustre performance.
Unlike Westerners, Malaysians tend to hide what inside them.Opinion poll, can be misleading and become purely academic, particularly in this part of the world.
Najib not out of the woods yet.
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