Id do a few things:
1. Withdraw our troops from Iraq & Afghanistan and redeploy them in hot spots in our OWN region such as PNG. They would be tasked with bringing stability to these regions through peacekeeping exercises and infrastructure development. By stabilising our own area, we GREATLY reduce the risk of being affected by terrorism in our region.
2. Cut fuel excise tax on fuel in regional areas with little or no public transport. Actually spend the rest of the excise tax from city drivers on developing alternative fuels such as biodiesel and ethanol, with the goal of totally ending reliance on fossil fuel in the future.
3. Make the workplace laws fair to all parties. Not just the staff or employer. Employers cannot rehire workers after being sacked, to prevent more Cowra Abotoire incidents. The Fair Pay Commission is scrapped, and the Court for Industrial Award is brought back. Re-instate minimum requirements that ALL AWA's must reach, UNLESS both parties unconditionally agree. Etc. Etc. Etc.
4. Install proper, working education and rehabilitation programs in prisons for ALL short and mid term prisoners, so that they actually have a SKILL to get by on when they get out of jail, instead of knowing nothing except how to fight better when they come out.
5. Amend the Marriage Act. Homosexual couples are to be allowed to "marry" in civil, non-religious ceremonies, and are afforded the same civil rights as hetrosexual couples. Churches and the like are still permitted from preventing homosexuals from marrying in RELIGIOUS ceremonies if they so choose.
6. University education is to be made free to all students, and greater tax/rent/allowances are to be given to all students studying course in which they will be able to fill our skills shortages, provided they sign a contract to work for the government for 5 years after completing an apprenticeship or degree.
7. Increase funding to health care and juniour education.
8. End the current debacle that is immigration. All illegal entrants may only be held in detention for a maximum of 3 weeks. Following which they will be transfered to existing government group housing and be required to sign in with a parolle type officer each week until a visa is issued, or deportation begins.
9. Increase funding to all Australian Arts (music, print, film etc.) Change local content laws so that lazy TV channels cant just stick a group of losers in a house for a few months to comply with them. They will have to actually employ actors, writers etc.
10. Start working on mending fences with Asia. Tell Indonesia to stop telling us what to do with regards to our immigration laws, and begin to intergrate our country into Asia, which is where it belongs.
2006-08-21 20:00:41
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answered by azza 4
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Well this is assuming that I am inhabiting Lil' Johnnies body for the week, because I am a female and well we all know it will be a long time before THAT happens here unfortunately:
1. Write George Bush a "Dear John" letter to cut ties with the US.
2. Apologise to the native owners of the land
3. Buy a new tracksuit - I have been photographed in the Wallaby's one too many times now.
4. Wax my eyebrows.
5. Bring our troops home from Iraq and Afghanistan - we have enough work to do in our own back yard. East Timor needs help as do the Solomons. Not to mention them poor sheep across the straight need someone to stick up for the instead of sticking it up them for a change ; 0
6. Re-introduce free Higher Education (or just ask Gough Whitlam to do my job for a day!). If we want this to be a smart, powerful country we need more incentives to get an education.
7. Say yes to gay marriage (I mean it is a bit hypocritical given my OWN relations with good ol' W)
8. And as the finale I would admit I am an unreformable liar
2006-08-21 17:55:02
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answered by kimberhill 5
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Prime minister can't accomplish anything in one week.
It takes weeks to put together the correct paper work to get things done, and it can take many months of research to plan for any event to be done effctively and efficiently. Then those plans have to be passed by parliment, and whatever else has to happen.
I think maybe one week might be enough time to link a department of the government ( such as the centrelink, or local council websites) with a website such as this internet forum so that people of australia can have a direct line of communication with the head honcho, but I don't really think it would work, there would have to be a lot of filtering, and that would be a problem in itself, some one some where would have the ability to censor the public input, and many people would abuse the system to just abuse those in power.
But I would find it interesting to be able to read the concerns of the public, to see how my concerns compare and contrast to everyone else. Then organisations such as rotary and lions and etc etc can connect into the forum and do their bit to help as well.
But it is a bit far fetched to think that the world would want to help itself and each other to make the world a better place, the way the world seems to work is that we must all work only for ourselves to make life better only for ourselves or our close relations.
Oh Well !
2006-08-20 23:47:39
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answered by dd_lee123 2
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If I were Australian Prime Minister for a week I'd,
pay nurses, police, ambulance, army more,
fix the shitty health system,
put more money into education,
stop paying women to have babies,
set up more soup kitchens for street kids, homeless,
help the disabled and elderly more,
put to vote for a indigenous leader for each state,
put child molesters on an island like Alcatraz and let them kill
each other..
And as Elvis would say,
Thank you very much..
2006-08-22 03:44:50
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answered by Anonymous
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OK first I would stop following the US in all my dealings and leave Iraq immediately. I would bring back Australian icons to Australia such as; Vegemite, Arnotts etc, even if it meant buying out other companies, or at least set the ball rolling.
I would stop putting refugees into detention camps and I would stop the workplace agreement rulings immediately!
Stop the high prices on petrol and start more environmentally friendly processes with everything.
And I WOULD LISTEN TO YOUNGER VOTERS TOO.
2006-08-21 18:29:01
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answered by cairnsbird 2
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Keep a close watch on the intelligence ' community ' and throw anyone in political police in jail. Deport any known gansters. That'd do for a start. You might even like the effects afterwards. Breathing free air. What a concept. The Americans never will.
2006-08-21 06:41:27
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answered by vanamont7 7
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Abolish red tape for business like quality assurance, fuel rebate schemes etc.(just charge the correct amount for fuel at the bowsers dips**ts, just charge the right amount for goods and services so no one has to try to claim tax rebates). I'd also spend money on hospitals and medical staff and not on football stadiums. Hopefully my week could include a massive ad campaign to make australians aware of life outside of their major city.
2006-08-21 19:20:49
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answered by obenypopstar 4
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Lower interest rates, lower taxes, abolish HECS debts, make university education free, increase the funding to public schools and decrease funds to private school, decrease the taxes on fuel making petrol cheaper for the public, make politicans more accontable for their actions. Hey, if its only for a week then I don't have to worry about the economic uproar this would cause, it would also give ordinary Australians a break, for a change.
2006-08-20 19:51:19
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answered by Anonymous
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Impeach. Or can you do that? Is it something along the lines of "He who assassinates the Prime Minister becomes the new Prime Minister"?
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2016-04-14 01:55:50
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answered by Anonymous
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Stop talking and start doing.
Without influence from Bush
Withoutt having to consult Blair
2006-08-20 16:39:05
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answered by witchfromoz2003 6
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