made in china

Factory site to become Sydney village

February 17, 2010 by admin

(SMH) The Sydney site where thousands of Australian toasters, kettles and lawnmowers were made will soon play home to a massive residential redevelopment. The NSW government on Thursday announced approval for the first stage of redevelopment of the former Sunbeam and Victa factories at Campsie, in Sydney's southwest. read more

Isn't it just dandy knowing those villagers will be buying new toasters and lawn mowers from the same foreign hands that forced Australian factories to close and vacate. A site we bumped into today called Buy Australian Made is worth a looksee.

related: "Whatever happened to Australian manufacturing?"

Call for industry to reveal use of toxic insulation

February 14, 2010 by admin

(SMH) ENVIRONMENT Minister Peter Garrett has urged the insulation industry to come forward with details of cheap imported insulation products said to contain a toxic chemical. Mr Garrett, said Australian standards applied to all insulation materials and there was no provision for the use of any product that failed to meet those requirements. He had discussed with the industry the issue of imported polyester insulation said to contain high levels of formaldehyde. read more

More deadly junk from that communist country? SMH didn't report that toxic formaldehyde has links with cancer.

Govt can't put figure on stimulus spend

February 10, 2010 by admin

(SMH) The federal government can't say how much of its $42 billion economic stimulus has been spent or remains uncommitted. [..] Finance Minister Lindsay Tanner says "a bit more than half" has been spent. "I can't give you a precise figure because these things are a little bit complex," he told ABC Radio on Thursday. read more

Considering electronics retailer JB HI-FI is still making record profits, maybe Tanner could send the accountants down to the head JB-HIF office and check out how much "stimulus" has gone to the communist junk manufacturers?