Is Abbott PM material?

[trainspotter]

And Julia Gillard WAS Prime Minister until the Carbon Tax backdown bit her on the bum.

Ermmmmmmmm nope. Gillard was ratf@cked by an egomaniac and her Labor colleagues who thought Rudd could win them an election after the media tore her to shreds.

So the Libs have asked the great unwashed masses to pay $7.00 to go and see a doctor (capped at a max of $70 per annum per person). The Greens and the Labor Party knock this back in parliament so now the Libs have cut $5.00 from the rebate to the doctors who are charging exorbitant fees for what they actually do. (I don't know of ANY poor doctors do you?) So the doctors are now going to pass this fee (apparently it is up to them to pass on or not) onto the patient who will find out it is NOT capped so the more you see the doctors the more you will pay.

Aaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhh the sheer bloody mindedness of it all

I never understood the word sheeple til now.

 

[Tisme]

Ermmmmmmmm nope. Gillard was ratf@cked by an egomaniac and her Labor colleagues who thought Rudd could win them an election after the media tore her to shreds.

So the Libs have asked the great unwashed masses to pay $7.00 to go and see a doctor (capped at a max of $70 per annum per person). The Greens and the Labor Party knock this back in parliament so now the Libs have cut $5.00 from the rebate to the doctors who are charging exorbitant fees for what they actually do. (I don't know of ANY poor doctors do you?) So the doctors are now going to pass this fee (apparently it is up to them to pass on or not) onto the patient who will find out it is NOT capped so the more you see the doctors the more you will pay.

Aaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhh the sheer bloody mindedness of it all

I never understood the word sheeple til now.

Isn't this the Abbott PM Material thread?

 

[Tisme]

I never understood the word sheeple til now.

Really? Didn't learn that at school even?

 

[Tisme]

What short memories we all have



http://www.theaustralian.com.au/nat...690463570?nk=b2d794c8cace698a9593e0c180d25b67

Is Tony up for the task to clean this mess up? I did not realise I voted for Tony as a one man band, I thought I voted for economic responsibility to bring us out of debt. Did he not take the world stage during the MH 317 fiasco? Was he not the one who was gong to "shirt front" Putin? Have the boats stopped?

Pfffffffffffffffftttttttttt .......... please people keep some perspective and not just :fan

Mate you wrote so many posts in this thread your keyboard must be panting...maybe a rest and a chaff bag is the go.

 

[trainspotter]

Isn't this the Abbott PM Material thread?

Last time I looked Abbott is STILL the PM of Australia and the leader of the Libs. The same Liberal Party that was voted in to fix the debt left by Rudd/Gillard/Rudd labor Party. But such an esteemed associate of the Bar would know this right? Or do you have your Accounting and Marketing hat on today?

 

[trainspotter]

Mate you wrote so many posts in this thread your keyboard must be panting...maybe a rest and a chaff bag is the go.

Firstly I am not your mate. Secondly please look at the pretty picture below. And finally I think Abbott is performing well given the pile of dung he was left after the Labor Party destroyed the economy.

 

[Joe Blow]

Enough of the petty bickering guys. Back on topic please.

 

[trainspotter]

Roger that Joe

http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment...id-kochs-name-on-sunrise-20141208-122ax8.html

No apologies from PM Tony Abbott hey "Chris".. It would appear the media is blowing everything out of proportion yet again. Similar to the CHAOS they created with Rudd/Gillard/Rudd fiasco.

 

[basilio]

Your quite right TS. Tony Abbotts "sophisticated" reworking of his attack on Medicare is a nightmare for doctors and patients alike.

1) There is no way a practice can simply charge $5 to recover the $5 cut in Medicare rebate. The admin costs alone dealing with multiple payments will be at least $5 a pop. This is part of the reason that non bulk bulling doctors charge $20/30/40 more for a consultation.

2)As you pointed out the cost will be potentially open ended. In the original deal it was fixed at $70 maximum. I can't see how a doctor will be able to simply not charge the extra cost if/when people have a string of visits

3) The neat trick of raising the minimum time for a visit to get the $37 rebate to 10 minutes will destroy the economic model of all bulk bill practices.

Which of course is the whole point of the exercise isn't it ?

He will be ratfxxxxxxx by the Senate on this little piece of sophistry..

 

[trainspotter]

Too true basilio ...... makes you wonder why they just did not pass the $7 co payment and be done with it. Now it will come back to bite the people in the hip pocket. Well played Sir.

 

[moXJO]

Enough of the petty bickering guys. Back on topic please.

Send them to the conflict resolution thread Joe.
Two enter..... One walks out.

 

[Joe Blow]

Send them to the conflict resolution thread Joe.
Two enter..... One walks out.

lol

I don't think this dispute has reached that level yet. Tisme and trainspotter are both reasonable people and I have faith that they will both be able to return to discussing the topic at hand, rather than upping the ante on a very minor clash.

Moving posts to the conflict resolution thread is really a "last resort" tactic to be employed when a thread is getting nasty and veering uncontrollably off topic. I hope it doesn't have to be used often.

 

[trainspotter]

Me a reasonable person? Now that's a good one. I was taken aback when I was called a "jealous fool" and a "peasant" and I was a "churlish character assassin" all in the one diatribe. Also that I only brought Right Wing propaganda to the table ... now that is a good one. Almost forgot I am trolling as well.

PM Tony Abbott is STILL the leader of the Liberal Party and the sooner the media realise this the better.

 

[Tisme]

lol

I don't think this dispute has reached that level yet. Tisme and trainspotter are both reasonable people and I have faith that they will both be able to return to discussing the topic at hand, rather than upping the ante on a very minor clash.

Moving posts to the conflict resolution thread is really a "last resort" tactic to be employed when a thread is getting nasty and veering uncontrollably off topic. I hope it doesn't have to be used often.

I blame Rumpole for destabilising the forum with his middle of the road sensible posts.

And for the record, I wouldn't knowingly bait someone I knew to be a primadonna or precious (except for Rumpole of course).

 

[Craton]

Is Abbott PM material?

Well he is the PM so the points mute.

However, with the balance of power as it is even the most charismatic and most popular PM would be seen in a negative light.

 

[trainspotter]

PM Tony Abbott is STILL the leader of the Liberal Party and the sooner the media realise this the better.

THE Sydney Morning Herald’s editor-in-chief ordered a dirt file be “nailed to the cross” against Treasurer Joe Hockey because he was angry about being forced to apologise over an incorrect story, explosive emails reveal.
Herald editor-in-chief Darren Goodsir and Fairfax Media are defending claims in the federal court of defaming Mr Hockey and acting with malice by orchestrating a “pay back”.
Expletive-laden texts and emails by Fairfax’s two most senior editors were handed to the court yesterday in the defamation case triggered by a front-page headline “Treasurer for Sale” written by Mr Goodsir last May.

http://www.news.com.au/national/nsw...geted-joe-hockey/story-fnii5s3x-1227150552980

So it would seem that the media IS after this government after all :shoot:

 

[moXJO]

http://www.news.com.au/national/nsw...geted-joe-hockey/story-fnii5s3x-1227150552980

So it would seem that the media IS after this government after all :shoot:

You wouldn't expect much more out of Fairfax. Their lefty fan base wouldn't know what to do if it didn't have at least three articles a day bagging the libs.

Props to HACKA who I see on every comment pizzing off the readers, funny stuff.

 

[SirRumpole]

I blame Rumpole for destabilising the forum with his middle of the road sensible posts.

And for the record, I wouldn't knowingly bait someone I knew to be a primadonna or precious (except for Rumpole of course).

As we are heading into the silly season I'll ignore that provocation, but if it continues after say, February, just watch it !

 

[IFocus]

PM Tony Abbott is STILL the leader of the Liberal Party and the sooner the media realise this the better.

Seriously Abbott is a 1st class tosser from Howards bully boy / hit man, Mad Monk organising the chasing and jailing of Hanson through to his continued lies on top of lies and clear lack of ability to formulate and articulate a policy thats actually fair and addresses the current issues.


Hang on let me help your reply Labor fault Gillard / Rudd sucked and its not fair on poor old tosser Abbott blah blah.

 

[luutzu]

As we are heading into the silly season I'll ignore that provocation, but if it continues after say, February, just watch it !

yea you're right, Labor supporters are having it tough here.

Where's noco... I like his sense of humour in the joke thread.