the WAussies

Coming to you from Perth in Western Australia.


Over here the WAussies live in Paradise. It is fine and sunny every day, it never rains. WAussies all live in big houses, they all have fine cars, they all have a boat. The public amenities are first class - good transport - good parks - nice and clean - work going on everywhere. It must come from the royalties that they derive from the mining boom.

I remember that Kevvie though that it would be a good idea if all Australians, not just the WAussies shared in these benefits and he proposed a tax on mining profits. But the BigMiningBoys whinged and moaned and said that this would cut the dividends to their overseas shareholders and anyway they would take their buckets and spades and go and dig up another country. Then BigEars said 'I OPPOSE the mining profits tax because I OPPOSE EVERYTHING' and his radio mates yelled and shouted and the people became very confused. Then Kevvie got shot down in flames and RedJulie said to the BigMiningBoys 'if you let me keep the mining profits tax I will make it only a small one'.

And so it was done.

So the WAussies are smiling in their Paradise.

As for the rest of the Aussies,,,, thank you BigEars,,, thanks for everything.