Usually , labour sees imports as a threat to Aussie jobs and industry ....... so they put tariffs and other taxes on imported goods to discourage people from buying them ...........
Obviously , that means pit bikes and parts , electrical goods etc will skyrocket in price ........ just like they used to be ...
The problem is ........ that the fools can't seem to understand that we never did and never WILL produce our own mass produced motorcycles ......so they should stay as they are and be exempted from any duties or other crap .........
I can see them trying to target ebay and all other imported goods sellers ....... they're going to have to get the money to pay for all their election promises from somewhere .
At least Howard freed up world trading and that's the main reason why our economy is doing so well ......... we buy stuff from China ......... and they buy our coal and ore to make it with .........
Do ANYTHING to discourage imports and OUR exports will take a BIG nose dive ........... bye . bye mining boom ..........