tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6831810813762214573.post989961239312763593..comments2023-12-23T02:31:53.346+11:00Comments on The ShadowLands: Is China really our biggest trading partner?Margo's Maidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07033240632142631251noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6831810813762214573.post-28264804582826937492009-04-01T22:58:00.000+11:002009-04-01T22:58:00.000+11:00I really don't have anything to add, but it's neve...I really don't have anything to add, but it's never stopped me before. Onwards and upwards.Infidel Tigernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6831810813762214573.post-59921266618059027122009-04-01T22:11:00.001+11:002009-04-01T22:11:00.001+11:00Nicely done.Nicely done.Stephen Conroy's Great Grandfatherhttp://stephenconroyisacunt.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6831810813762214573.post-63116998806077635592009-04-01T22:11:00.000+11:002009-04-01T22:11:00.000+11:00Double figures! - I feel giddy 'strop.Double figures! - I feel giddy 'strop.Margo's Maidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07033240632142631251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6831810813762214573.post-33514689938877297992009-04-01T21:41:00.000+11:002009-04-01T21:41:00.000+11:00Double figures!MM, you're on a roll. Now for the A...Double figures!<BR/>MM, you're on a roll. Now for the AUS/UK/USA spendathon vs. EUROSTINGE. Tune in again, folks, to see who's the big winner/loser in the next round of MM: Contra Mundum.blogstropnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6831810813762214573.post-15142725771692422322009-04-01T20:21:00.000+11:002009-04-01T20:21:00.000+11:00Wow, it's like Christmas Eve around here - so much...Wow, it's like Christmas Eve around here - so much to look forward to.Margo's Maidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07033240632142631251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6831810813762214573.post-69925098262112149802009-04-01T20:03:00.000+11:002009-04-01T20:03:00.000+11:00I used to frequent the Shadowlands for the japery,...I used to frequent the Shadowlands for the japery, now I stay for the serious investigative journalism.<BR/><BR/>Good show, MM.Infidel Tigernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6831810813762214573.post-7924524776619285862009-04-01T19:13:00.000+11:002009-04-01T19:13:00.000+11:00"Why does the ALP hate brown people?"All people ar..."Why does the ALP hate brown people?"<BR/><BR/>All people are equal, but the lighter are more equal?Egghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00346595328288937657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6831810813762214573.post-91678109043935962842009-04-01T18:07:00.000+11:002009-04-01T18:07:00.000+11:00Why does the ALP hate brown people?Why does the ALP hate brown people?brucenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6831810813762214573.post-17704606505159322112009-04-01T17:22:00.000+11:002009-04-01T17:22:00.000+11:00You forgot to add the secret commissions paid by C...You forgot to add the secret commissions paid by Chinese govt agents to Fitzgibbon for the export of secret military hardware, plus the imports of 1 million tonnes of earwax since the election (for midnight snacks).<BR/><BR/>With those included, the Chinese take the lead.Boy on a bikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14452119541546978454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6831810813762214573.post-39867744918335019692009-04-01T17:08:00.000+11:002009-04-01T17:08:00.000+11:00Maybe 'they all look the same' to the Krudder?When...Maybe 'they all look the same' to the Krudder?<BR/><BR/>When's he creating GiftsGivenWatch, BTW?Egghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00346595328288937657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6831810813762214573.post-79516883166867354392009-04-01T15:46:00.000+11:002009-04-01T15:46:00.000+11:00Dear Anonymous,You said "If you look further on th...Dear Anonymous,<BR/><BR/>You said "If you look further on the DFAT site, you'll quickly discover that China is, in fact, our biggest trading partner." <BR/><BR/>Unfortunately it is YOU who is wrong. If you look further on the DFAT site you'll quickly discover that the title of the graph you refer to is, in fact, 'Australia's Merchandise Imports by region'<BR/><BR/>I'm sorry to say that it is in fact the case that Japan is Australia's largest trading partner, if you care to read the entire report.<BR/><BR/>I look forward to your retraction when you discover where you went wrong.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6831810813762214573.post-4582209411626311272009-04-01T15:29:00.000+11:002009-04-01T15:29:00.000+11:00You said "The usual way to determine the largest t...You said "The usual way to determine the largest trading partner is to add the value of export and imports together to arrive at one figure"<BR/><BR/>You are wrong in this assumption - If you look further on the DFAT site, you'll quickly discover that China is, in fact, our biggest trading partner.<BR/><BR/>I look forward to your retraction when you discover where you went wrong.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6831810813762214573.post-51849686716279738192009-04-01T11:08:00.000+11:002009-04-01T11:08:00.000+11:00Who is Rudd arguing with anyway?Who denies that 'C...Who is Rudd arguing with anyway?<BR/><BR/>Who denies that 'China is important for us all'?<BR/><BR/>India is potentially almost as big a trading partner as China. Why is Rudd (and his whole government and the entire ALP including Hawke) ignoring India?brucenoreply@blogger.com