Teller of tall tales.

The planes in Europe are flying again. Man/woman has braved the ash, lovers have been reunited, and holiday makers can head home or finally leave home. The back log of passengers will slowly be attended to. Hours of flight have been extended at airports, they are twenty four hour hubs of mass transport. It was reported that people living around the airports vicinities had enjoyed the quiet of the past five flightless days, but no more. The planes will be inspected thoroughly after every flight and everything is business as usual. We can breathe again but can the earth? Airline chiefs fume at the fact that they had to cease business for five days, they have shareholders and balance sheets to answer to.

What would cause a dramatic end to flights for a period longer than we have so far seen? A strike by workers or consumers? A lack of petrol? A cloud of ash thicker than the one currently experienced?

Kevin Rudd managed to gain support for his health bill except from Western Australia, which happens to be the only state in the country controlled by the Liberals, will they sign or will the Federal Government go ahead with it's plan minus Western Australia?

Tony Abbott has once again tried to grab newspaper headlines by saying that those under thirty that and are unemployed should work for the dole, suggesting that these people could work in the mines throughout the country who are supposedly starved of employees. Asylum seekers are being transported from Christmas Island to other detention centers around the country.

Carl Williams was bashed to death and the media has hinted that police might have been involved. Masterchef continues and houses are increasingly becoming unaffordable. People will leave the cities and move to the country, watch this trend, it will increase. What seems responsible in my mind is the rise of the investment property. Investment properties have driven demand there has been a lack of regulation and this will not change. It is unfair that a person who wants to buy their first house should be locked out of the market because someone else is purchasing their third.


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