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Egan-steps-down-after-10-years-as-NSW-treasurer/2005/01/18/1105810891490.html

NSW Treasurer Michael Egan today said he would resign from the post this
week and would quit state parliament within weeks.

"Later this week I will be retiring as treasurer of NSW, minister for state
development, leader of the government in the Legislative Council and
vice-president of the Executive Council," Mr Egan told reporters.

Mr Egan - the longest serving NSW treasurer since parliamentary democracy
was introduced in the state in 1856 - said he would also resign from the
Legislative Council, the state's upper house, in the near future.

Mr Egan, 56, who has been NSW Treasurer since the Labor government of
Premier Bob Carr was elected in 1995, said 35 years in political life was
long enough.

He said he wanted to give his successor time to settle into the treasury
position ahead of the 2007 state election.

"After 35 years of political combat, I think it's time for me to retire," Mr
Egan told reporters.

"Thirty five years is a long time, and if I didn't take it now, the next
opportunity would be in four years.

"I think it's important that my successor have the opportunity to show his
or her wares before the next election and have a couple of budgets under
his or her belt."

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From:	johnboy
Subject:	Re: [OT] EGAN resigns -Horray
Date:	Tue, 18 Jan 2005 20:18:43 +1100

smart man, leaving the sinking ship! when Cost-a-lot-of-money going to
leave?

"Greg Rudd" wrote in message
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> http://www.smh.com.au/news/National
> Egan-steps-down-after-10-years-as-NSW-treasurer/2005/01/18/1105810891490.html
>
> NSW Treasurer Michael Egan today said he would resign from the post this
> week and would quit state parliament within weeks.
>
> "Later this week I will be retiring as treasurer of NSW, minister for
> state
> development, leader of the government in the Legislative Council and
> vice-president of the Executive Council," Mr Egan told reporters.
>
> Mr Egan - the longest serving NSW treasurer since parliamentary democracy
> was introduced in the state in 1856 - said he would also resign from the
> Legislative Council, the state's upper house, in the near future.
>
> Mr Egan, 56, who has been NSW Treasurer since the Labor government of
> Premier Bob Carr was elected in 1995, said 35 years in political life was
> long enough.
>
>
> He said he wanted to give his successor time to settle into the treasury
> position ahead of the 2007 state election.
>
> "After 35 years of political combat, I think it's time for me to retire,"
> Mr
> Egan told reporters.
>
> "Thirty five years is a long time, and if I didn't take it now, the next
> opportunity would be in four years.
>
> "I think it's important that my successor have the opportunity to show his
> or her wares before the next election and have a couple of budgets under
> his or her belt."
>
> --
> Spam Bait
>
> john.howard@aph.gov.au
> minister@transport.nsw.gov.au
> alanjones@2gb.com

From:	Nathan & Rebecca Cox
Subject:	Re: [OT] EGAN resigns -Horray
Date:	Tue, 18 Jan 2005 22:25:21 +1100

"johnboy" wrote in message
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> smart man, leaving the sinking ship! when Cost-a-lot-of-money going to
> leave?

Yeah need to know so I can throw a huge party

Nathan

>
> "Greg Rudd" wrote in message
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> > http://www.smh.com.au/news/National
> >
Egan-steps-down-after-10-years-as-NSW-treasurer/2005/01/18/1105810891490.htm
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> >
> > NSW Treasurer Michael Egan today said he would resign from the post this
> > week and would quit state parliament within weeks.
> >
> > "Later this week I will be retiring as treasurer of NSW, minister for
> > state
> > development, leader of the government in the Legislative Council and
> > vice-president of the Executive Council," Mr Egan told reporters.
> >
> > Mr Egan - the longest serving NSW treasurer since parliamentary
democracy
> > was introduced in the state in 1856 - said he would also resign from the
> > Legislative Council, the state's upper house, in the near future.
> >
> > Mr Egan, 56, who has been NSW Treasurer since the Labor government of
> > Premier Bob Carr was elected in 1995, said 35 years in political life
was
> > long enough.
> >
> >
> > He said he wanted to give his successor time to settle into the treasury
> > position ahead of the 2007 state election.
> >
> > "After 35 years of political combat, I think it's time for me to
retire,"
> > Mr
> > Egan told reporters.
> >
> > "Thirty five years is a long time, and if I didn't take it now, the next
> > opportunity would be in four years.
> >
> > "I think it's important that my successor have the opportunity to show
his
> > or her wares before the next election and have a couple of budgets under
> > his or her belt."
> >
> > --
> > Spam Bait
> >
> > john.howard@aph.gov.au
> > minister@transport.nsw.gov.au
> > alanjones@2gb.com
>
>

From:	Ray
Subject:	Re: [OT] EGAN resigns -Horray
Date:	Tue, 18 Jan 2005 11:34:35 GMT

You arn't happy are you!
If you elect the other side you will complain. It was them, who committed
much worse crimes against public transport than the labour party ever did.
They will wipe their hands of it by selling it off and pumping taxpayers
money into their mates hands like kennett did in Victoria. Do you want
that? The mess left behind was left to labour to fix.
The opposition is much much worse with PT than the labour party.
The greens have no hope of getting in
same with Family first
one nation are finished
the democrats are finished.
Ray

"johnboy" wrote in message
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> smart man, leaving the sinking ship! when Cost-a-lot-of-money going to
> leave?
>
> "Greg Rudd" wrote in message
> news:csi4t4$br2$1@spacebar.ucc.usyd.edu.au...
>> http://www.smh.com.au/news/National
>> Egan-steps-down-after-10-years-as-NSW-treasurer/2005/01/18/1105810891490.html
>>
>> NSW Treasurer Michael Egan today said he would resign from the post this
>> week and would quit state parliament within weeks.
>>
>> "Later this week I will be retiring as treasurer of NSW, minister for
>> state
>> development, leader of the government in the Legislative Council and
>> vice-president of the Executive Council," Mr Egan told reporters.
>>
>> Mr Egan - the longest serving NSW treasurer since parliamentary
>> democracy
>> was introduced in the state in 1856 - said he would also resign from the
>> Legislative Council, the state's upper house, in the near future.
>>
>> Mr Egan, 56, who has been NSW Treasurer since the Labor government of
>> Premier Bob Carr was elected in 1995, said 35 years in political life was
>> long enough.
>>
>>
>> He said he wanted to give his successor time to settle into the treasury
>> position ahead of the 2007 state election.
>>
>> "After 35 years of political combat, I think it's time for me to retire,"
>> Mr
>> Egan told reporters.
>>
>> "Thirty five years is a long time, and if I didn't take it now, the next
>> opportunity would be in four years.
>>
>> "I think it's important that my successor have the opportunity to show
>> his
>> or her wares before the next election and have a couple of budgets under
>> his or her belt."
>>
>> --
>> Spam Bait
>>
>> john.howard@aph.gov.au
>> minister@transport.nsw.gov.au
>> alanjones@2gb.com
>
>

From:	Tezza
Subject:	Re: [OT] EGAN resigns -Horray
Date:	Wed, 19 Jan 2005 13:02:15 +1100

"Ray" wrote in message
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> You arn't happy are you!
> If you elect the other side you will complain. It was them, who committed
> much worse crimes against public transport than the labour party ever did.
> They will wipe their hands of it by selling it off and pumping taxpayers
> money into their mates hands like kennett did in Victoria.

Which is exactly what Labor are planning to do.

From:	Ray
Subject:	Re: [OT] EGAN resigns -Horray
Date:	Wed, 19 Jan 2005 03:56:54 GMT

"Tezza" wrote in message
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>

> Which is exactly what Labor are planning to do.
Be warned the other side are much worse.
You will soon change your tune!!!!
I lost my job in VLine Freight under a coalition Kennett led government
prior to privatisation. I havn't been able to find full time work since.
How do you know that labour are going to do the same, they were forced by
the howards feds to flog off freight corp with their share of national rail
to the enemy corrigan (By denying them federal funding etc)
As for driver shortage in vic & nsw, what a load of bullshit. I applied for
a trainee driver job several times with city rail and connex melb and havn't
heard anything since. Also the head of rail corp that vince graham was once
an exec in the former met and vline in Victoria where we got rid of him
after the same mess was done here.

Ray

From:	Tezza
Subject:	Re: [OT] EGAN resigns -Horray
Date:	Wed, 19 Jan 2005 17:46:55 +1100

"Ray" wrote in message
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> "Tezza" wrote in message

>> Which is exactly what Labor are planning to do.
> Be warned the other side are much worse.
> You will soon change your tune!!!!

What tune is that? All political parties should be outlawed.

> I lost my job in VLine Freight under a coalition Kennett led government
> prior to privatisation. I havn't been able to find full time work since.
> How do you know that labour are going to do the same,

Because they're the kings of privitisation and carr is a thieving mongrel

>they were forced by the howards feds to flog off freight corp with their
>share of national rail to the enemy corrigan (By denying them federal
>funding etc)
> As for driver shortage in vic & nsw, what a load of bullshit. I applied
> for a trainee driver job several times with city rail and connex melb and
> havn't heard anything since.

That should tell you something then, cause plenty of others have been
employed

> Also the head of rail corp that vince graham was once an exec in the
> former met and vline in Victoria where we got rid of him after the same
> mess was done here.

We all know what a fuckwit he is, but he's doing exactly as carr wants so he
can then sell it to his mates.

From:	David Bromage
Subject:	Re: [OT] EGAN resigns -Horray
Date:	Wed, 19 Jan 2005 15:16:55 +1100

Ray wrote:
> "Tezza" wrote in message
> news:41edbfa8$1@duster.adelaide.on.net...
>
>>Which is exactly what Labor are planning to do.
>
> Be warned the other side are much worse.

All political parties in Australia have moved to the right in the last
20 years.

Cheers
David

From:	Greg Rudd
Subject:	Re: [OT] EGAN resigns -Horay
Date:	Wed, 19 Jan 2005 10:03:22 +1100

Ray wrote:

> You arn't happy are you!
> If you elect the other side you will complain. It was them, who committed
> much worse crimes against public transport than the labour party ever did.
> They will wipe their hands of it by selling it off and pumping taxpayers
> money into their mates hands like kennett did in Victoria. Do you want
> that? The mess left behind was left to labour to fix.

Ironicly the labor party would do the same thing if it could. I seem to
notice that the Victorian ALP is not re-nationalising V/Line, suburban rail
and tramways but re-franchising with new contracts either this year or
next. So they too, are believers in the idiology.

> The opposition is much much worse with PT than the labour party.
> The greens have no hope of getting in
> same with Family first
> one nation are finished
> the democrats are finished.
> Ray
>
Dont go on with that tripe, Please! Remember that Labor governments in
Australia closed down all of Australia's tramway systems except Melbourne.
Ever heard of Clem Jones (Every working man should be driving their car).
In fact city Rail is going down the quasi privatisation route all ready
with the PPP for the 450 rolling stock order. Which in laymans terms means
the things will be leased. One of the biggest supporters of Private
tollways has been in fact the NSW ALP.