ROD WATSON

CANDIDATE FOR; MARANOA.

Rod points out that voting for a Major Party Candidate is not going to get you his total loyalty, he is bound by his Party's rules which compel him to vote according to Party dictates and not necessarily as his electorate would wish, (take the case of Barnaby Joyce, in voting for the sale of Telstra knowing that the majority of Queensland voter did not wish it and after he promised Queensland voters he would oppose the sale while he was campaigning for his seat).

Rod makes the claim, rightly, that he is not constrained by Party Doctrine, he will always vote first for the benefit of his electorate, supported by the rules of One Nation.

 ROD SUPPORTS

 

 BANK & TAX REFORM, 1% DEBIT TAX ELIMINATES ALL GOVERNMENT TAXES. MORE TAKE HOME PAY,    NO GST (BAS) NO TAX ON SAVINGS

  MORE REAL FULL TIME JOBS & JOB SECURITY

  PROPERTY RIGHTS, JUSTICE,  FAMILY VALUES,

  HUGE REDUCTION IN FUEL PRICES, NO PARITY PRICING OR EXCISE.

 BETTER ROADS

  STANDARD HOSPITAL & MEDICARE 

  IMPROVED EDUCATION SYSTEM & APPRENTICE TRAINING

  FAIR TRADE,   NO SALE OF PUBLIC ASSETS.

  PROTECTON OF ENVIRONMENT, HABITAT, WATER & NATIONAL PARKS

  SECURITY IN DEFENCE, ON THE STREET, IN THE HOME, IN RETIREMENT

 

  About One Nation

One Nation is a political party representing the people of Australia who are concerned that their will is being ignored by the two party system. One nation is committed to Australian sovereignty, the Constitution & Government of the people by the People. Based on this we have developed objectives & policies reflecting the will of the people. Our role as a political party is to select & recommend to the people candidates that we feel reflect those objectives & policies & are worthy of representing them & their will as good parliamentary representatives.

I am greatly concerned the way grocery prices have increased over the last 2 years.

Farm gate prices have been driven down by the power of the big Supermarket's influence of purchasing power.

 Farmers are suffering the worst drought conditions for years as well as contending with costs which have dramatically risen whilst the price they receive for their produce is controlled and manipulated by companies like Coles and Woolworths who are showing that they prefer to import rather than to buy locally. It is obvious that shareholder profits are more important than support of the cleanest and best produce such as grown by Australian Farmers.

Howard is claiming that his Government as kept interest rates at an all time low as compared with Labor's during the Hawke/Keating years. It is true that rates of today are substantially lower than then, but when you analyze the difference in the prices paid for a house in the Hawke/Keating are and today you find that this in fact has a greater bearing on the interest cost of buying a house.

In the 1980's the average house price was about $65,000 and interest at 17% built the final price of owning your house to around $286,000 today with average prices of $400,000, interest at 8% means the final price is around $1,040,000, which is the factor that will stop most young people from ever owning a house, and of course the rise today in interest rates (the 6th in 3 years) means that many more will be subjected to the banks foreclosing and we will have a similar problem as America has in sub prime lending.    

Child Care centers are falling behind in the places available even though they are heavily subsidised by the Australian taxpayer, I believe that child care is a necessity, not a luxury, and government is not doing enough to increase the amount of places available. At present with Private owners providing most places, with taxpayer help, infrastructure is going to run out in the near future. Government should be addressing this urgently, even to reinstating Government centers to take up the shortage.

The current Member's silence on these issues is deafening.

Rod Watson. One Nation Candidate for Maranoa