Australian Politics General...

[Smurf1976]

And yet it seems the polls are still very much in favour of Labour.

Have you seen the Victorian opposition?

I could certainly point to flaws with Labor at the state level in Vic but if someone wants to vote for an alternative then the question is who else would actually be better?

 

[SirRumpole]

Have you seen the Victorian opposition?

I could certainly point to flaws with Labor at the state level in Vic but if someone wants to vote for an alternative then the question is who else would actually be better?

Same in NSW.

 

[PZ99]

Have you seen the Victorian opposition?

I could certainly point to flaws with Labor at the state level in Vic but if someone wants to vote for an alternative then the question is who else would actually be better?

"Don't mention the Belt and Road...."

 

[mullokintyre]

You know its getting close to an election when things like this come out.
From The Evil Murdoch empire

A man who nearly died after being hit by Daniel Andrews’ car in 2013 is now seeking justice for the incident weeks out from the Victorian election.

Ryan Meuleman, now 24, was hit while riding his bike along the Mornington Peninsula when he was 15, according to the Herald Sun.

Mr Meuleman, pictured above after his accident, claims the Victorian Premier and his wife Catherine, who was reportedly driving the car, were “yelling at each other” and slow to help after pulling over.

Mr Meuleman suffered a punctured lung, broken ribs and internal bleeding.

His legal team have now obtained police documents regarding the incident under Freedom of Information and are calling for them to be publicly released.

He received an $80,000 compensation payout from the Transport Accident Commission on his 18th birthday, but Mr Meuleman alleges “once I signed the contract then I would have to keep quiet about it and that’s it, it’s done”.

He claims Mr Andrews’ car was travelling exceedingly fast when he was struck by it.

He has engaged high-profile lawyer George Defteros to explore his legal options.

So why now? It happened ten years ago. It was refrred to IBAC 5 years ago. (see 9 News )
Could it possibly be another one of those political stunts because there is an election in Vic in three weeks?
Why is it only reported in the evil murdoch press?
The original crash spawned a slew of memes about the Catherin Andrews defence, because the VicPol in their haste to help out forgot standard protocol and did not breathalyse the premiers wife at the crash scene. ( see The guardian)
Mick

 

[PZ99]

Hehe... his wife was driving the car and VicPol had a fail under the previous Govt at the time.

I don't think Dictator Dan has too much to worry about.

It reminds me of the Bill Shorten rape accusation thingy.. come think of it, didn't he have a crash too ? lol

 

[sptrawler]

I laugh at Dutton all the time.

Now if only we can get Albo to do a voice over, we've nailed it.

 

[SirRumpole]

Negative gearing and capital gains tax discount to cost Budget $20 billion a year.

Negative gearing and capital gains tax discount set to cost the budget $20b a year within a decade

The cost of negative gearing is set to more than triple as interest rates rise and, with it, the capital gains tax discount is expected to cost the federal budget more than $20 billion a year within a decade.

www.abc.net.au

 

[PZ99]

Negative gearing and capital gains tax discount to cost Budget $20 billion a year.

Negative gearing and capital gains tax discount set to cost the budget $20b a year within a decade

The cost of negative gearing is set to more than triple as interest rates rise and, with it, the capital gains tax discount is expected to cost the federal budget more than $20 billion a year within a decade.

www.abc.net.au

Yep... keep the income tax cuts but get rid of this crap.

 

[wayneL]

Tax me harder, Daddy!

Jayzuz Horace, how much does the plethora of other totally bull**** schemes cost the budget?

 

[SirRumpole]

Tax me harder, Daddy!

Jayzuz Horace, how much does the plethora of other totally bull**** schemes cost the budget?

Which ones do you have in mind ?

They all add up.

 

[SirRumpole]

Sour grapes possibly, but a lot of truth in there. Turnbull savages Dutton (whoda thunk it ?).

'Idiocy': Turnbull delivers stinging review of 'unelectable' Dutton

Mr Turnbull delivered a full frontal attack on the leadership of Peter Dutton and the party’s rejection of renewable energy.

thenewdaily.com.au

 

[mullokintyre]

Unelectable Turnbull calling out unelectable Dutton.
yeah, that works.
Mick

 

[wayneL]

Sour grapes possibly, but a lot of truth in there. Turnbull savages Dutton (whoda thunk it ?).

'Idiocy': Turnbull delivers stinging review of 'unelectable' Dutton

Mr Turnbull delivered a full frontal attack on the leadership of Peter Dutton and the party’s rejection of renewable energy.

thenewdaily.com.au

That article is absolutely chockers full of irony.

 

[SirRumpole]

Unelectable Turnbull calling out unelectable Dutton.
yeah, that works.
Mick

Turnbull actually won an election as I recall.

 

[wayneL]

Turnbull actually won an election as I recall.

That's before folks realised he was a Manchurian candidate.

 

[mullokintyre]

Turnbull actually won an election as I recall.

Well, when Dutton has had a chance as leader in an election we can compare them.
Abbott had a 30 seat majority when he won office before Turnbull shafted him two years later, called a double dissolution and promptly reduced the margin to just one seat.
He then whinged when he got unseated by Duttons call for leadership spill that was eventually won Morrison, who in his own peoples trial improved the margin to 3 seats.
Thats not the record of someone who is in a position to call someone else unelectable.
Not much of hurdle to overcome for Dutton.
Mick

 

[SirRumpole]

Well, when Dutton has had a chance as leader in an election we can compare them.
Abbott had a 30 seat majority when he won office before Turnbull shafted him two years later, called a double dissolution and promptly reduced the margin to just one seat.
He then whinged when he got unseated by Duttons call for leadership spill that was eventually won Morrison, who in his own peoples trial improved the margin to 3 seats.
Thats not the record of someone who is in a position to call someone else unelectable.
Not much of hurdle to overcome for Dutton.
Mick

Well I have a feeling that the teals will be there for a while. Not much chance of winning government if the Libs can't knock them off. It's apparent that the Coalition's penchant for fossil fuels is electoral poison , and nuclear is not a viable option either in the teal seats.

 

[wayneL]

Well I have a feeling that the teals will be there for a while. Not much chance of winning government if the Libs can't knock them off. It's apparent that the Coalition's penchant for fossil fuels is electoral poison , and nuclear is not a viable option either in the teal seats.

Yeah, reality is still a ways off for the chattering classes.

 

[mullokintyre]

I doubt the Libs see him as PM material. he is the stop gap.
The best they can hope for is to reduce the margin of seats behind at the next election before finding someone less grating.
Fossil fuels may be an election issue, but if diesel, petrol, gas and electricity prices keep rising, the economics of it start to play on peoples minds.
The democrats are finding that in the US, where because of rising costs for the plebs, the abortion issue has moved to about third place on the things that matter to voters, with the economy . inflation and cost of living front and centre in more than half of peoples minds. Much to my surprise, it seems to be white women , who have deserted the dems, as it is they who no doubt see the inflationary aspects of food buying .
Mick

 

[wayneL]

Well I have a feeling that the teals will be there for a while. Not much chance of winning government if the Libs can't knock them off. It's apparent that the Coalition's penchant for fossil fuels is electoral poison , and nuclear is not a viable option either in the teal seats.

The Teals remind me of The Nuclear Disarmament Party, but stupider. All hot air with no capability or will.

But in the case of the Teals, climate action is for "other people".