Bill Shorten For PM

[UMike]

I'd be surprised if Palaszczuk makes another term in Qld.

I was surprised they won the last time be with how they dealt with Covid amongst other ineptnesses

 

[farmerge]

I was surprised they won the last time be with how they dealt with Covid amongst other ineptnesses

Fortunately she is over there and we are over here.

 

[IFocus]

Queensland is special ?

Current Labor government sounds tired but overall has been reasonable unlike Campbell or “don’t you worry about that “.

Noted the current opposition leader seems to have his eyes open just depends who has their hands up his back.

Hopefully it’s not the Brethren like here in the WA Liberals

 

[Garpal Gumnut]

Politicians gotta enjoy it while it lasts, I suppose. Stakes are raised these days - here in Aus and the US, at the least. You lose the election and not only is your income slashed, but good chance you'll be hunted down - i.e., payback time. Such little respect for ex-holders of highest office. You lose and have to then expect enquiries, investigations, royal commissions, books demonising everything you ever did. Basically when the opposing side gets in they will try to cancel (soz for the buzzword) the leadership that came before them. I imagine the Biden clan would be quaking if Trump SOMEHOW became POTUS again.

Either the politicians of the past were better and more honest or we are better at finding their low-life garnering of money from power nowadays than in the past.

I don't see Menzies, Whitlam's nor Keating's descendants exactly living in poverty.

gg

 

[TimeISmoney]

 

[PZ99]

The Liberals will come back. Starting in QLD I reckon...

Of course the opposition needs to step up & Peter Dutton needs to campaign in the Yeppoon Flood Plain

That muppet show brings me back to the 80's when we had a Hawke, a Peacock and 145 Galahs..

 

[farmerge]

Of course the opposition needs to step up & Peter Dutton needs to campaign in the Yeppoon Flood Plain

That muppet show brings me back to the 80's when we had a Hawke, a Peacock and 145 Galahs..

And all feeding out of the same taxpayer trough

 

[Garpal Gumnut]

Queensland is special ?

Current Labor government sounds tired but overall has been reasonable unlike Campbell or “don’t you worry about that “.

Noted the current opposition leader seems to have his eyes open just depends who has their hands up his back.

Hopefully it’s not the Brethren like here in the WA Liberals

It hasn't been evident in the Media but if you didn't live in Queensland you would be unaware that there is one matter front and centre that bodes ill for the ALP at the next election.

Crime.

Prior to the last election this was a big problem with crime but the ALP got back in as they were riding the post Covid wave and also the memory of the LNP and Campbell Newman's squandering of an enviable majority. This time it will be different as the problem has changed for the worse. The perpetrators here in the North come muchly from a small number of Indigenous families and their White mates who due to their age can offend, see court and re-offend within one 24 hour period. About Brisbane it is White, Indigenous, African and Maori/SSea Islander. I should remark their individual communities are as sick of them if not more so than the majority population. So the deterioration is now :

Violent Crime : Knife Crime : Bashing Crime : Home Invasion : Feelings of Hopelessness as to it's rectification and Real Fear on Opening One's Door at .night.

So the problem is not on a spreadsheet but right there front and centre.

Palashay ( my apologies to my Polish speaking friends ) is not liked, there is some misogyny attached, JHowever unfortunately for the ALP she is perceived as she is, just riding her small wave, and failing on crime before relocating to Sydney for the Olympics.

Having written it all down, I must admit I would be quite surprised if the ALP would not suffer a wipeout. I believe the reason people outside Queensland are not aware of it is because of the demographic of the perpetrators, particularly their youth, and the lack of a proper media in Australia to report on it and hold truth to power.

gg

 

[TimeISmoney]

It hasn't been evident in the Media but if you didn't live in Queensland you would be unaware that there is one matter front and centre that bodes ill for the ALP at the next election.

Crime.

Prior to the last election this was a big problem with crime but the ALP got back in as they were riding the post Covid wave and also the memory of the LNP and Campbell Newman's squandering of an enviable majority. This time it will be different as the problem has changed for the worse. The perpetrators here in the North come muchly from a small number of Indigenous families and their White mates who due to their age can offend, see court and re-offend within one 24 hour period. About Brisbane it is White, Indigenous, African and Maori/SSea Islander. I should remark their individual communities are as sick of them if not more so than the majority population. So the deterioration is now :

Violent Crime : Knife Crime : Bashing Crime : Home Invasion : Feelings of Hopelessness as to it's rectification and Real Fear on Opening One's Door at .night.

So the problem is not on a spreadsheet but right there front and centre.

Palashay ( my apologies to my Polish speaking friends ) is not liked, there is some misogyny attached, JHowever unfortunately for the ALP she is perceived as she is, just riding her small wave, and failing on crime before relocating to Sydney for the Olympics.

Having written it all down, I must admit I would be quite surprised if the ALP would not suffer a wipeout. I believe the reason people outside Queensland are not aware of it is because of the demographic of the perpetrators, particularly their youth, and the lack of a proper media in Australia to report on it and hold truth to power.

gg

Failed public housing policy and annoyed every investment property owner by letting the greens have their way with rental reforms that don't really work, and remember the combined state land tax she wanted to bring in? The Olympics will bring land tax values up, no local will be able to stand the sight of it.

 

[IFocus]

It hasn't been evident in the Media but if you didn't live in Queensland you would be unaware that there is one matter front and centre that bodes ill for the ALP at the next election.

Crime.

Prior to the last election this was a big problem with crime but the ALP got back in as they were riding the post Covid wave and also the memory of the LNP and Campbell Newman's squandering of an enviable majority. This time it will be different as the problem has changed for the worse. The perpetrators here in the North come muchly from a small number of Indigenous families and their White mates who due to their age can offend, see court and re-offend within one 24 hour period. About Brisbane it is White, Indigenous, African and Maori/SSea Islander. I should remark their individual communities are as sick of them if not more so than the majority population. So the deterioration is now :

Violent Crime : Knife Crime : Bashing Crime : Home Invasion : Feelings of Hopelessness as to it's rectification and Real Fear on Opening One's Door at .night.

So the problem is not on a spreadsheet but right there front and centre.

Palashay ( my apologies to my Polish speaking friends ) is not liked, there is some misogyny attached, JHowever unfortunately for the ALP she is perceived as she is, just riding her small wave, and failing on crime before relocating to Sydney for the Olympics.

Having written it all down, I must admit I would be quite surprised if the ALP would not suffer a wipeout. I believe the reason people outside Queensland are not aware of it is because of the demographic of the perpetrators, particularly their youth, and the lack of a proper media in Australia to report on it and hold truth to power.

gg

Actually well aware of the crime wave in QLD GG very apparent travelling through and who the participants are but must admit I don't know the reasons or what the answers are.

Not defending the state Labor Government I think they have run their course hopefully the opposition have their act together.

Is the development a fault of government perhaps some changes they have made etc or should the community / families take responsibility for the issues as others have said on the Voice thread?

In WA NW its far worse there has been a big change in behavior then the Coalition let the alcohol restrictions run out ending in police manning bottle shops and virtually locking towns down none of it reported on MSM.

Had some interesting conversations with police officers in the NW as to WTF is going on felt very sorry for them having to deal with the issues but amazing young men and women serving they all were committed and surprisingly held no ill feeling towards the mobs.

None of it to do with the state government who have thrown huge social resources / police offices at it hopefully will calm the situation.

Edit: forgot to mention a psychologist in WA dealing with young offenders pointed out the reoffending rate was 80% to 90% and after 20 years she wasn't aware of a single person detained that was rehabilitated.

She did point out if you fix the family you fix the kids and had proof.

 

[farmerge]

It hasn't been evident in the Media but if you didn't live in Queensland you would be unaware that there is one matter front and centre that bodes ill for the ALP at the next election.

Crime.

Prior to the last election this was a big problem with crime but the ALP got back in as they were riding the post Covid wave and also the memory of the LNP and Campbell Newman's squandering of an enviable majority. This time it will be different as the problem has changed for the worse. The perpetrators here in the North come muchly from a small number of Indigenous families and their White mates who due to their age can offend, see court and re-offend within one 24 hour period. About Brisbane it is White, Indigenous, African and Maori/SSea Islander. I should remark their individual communities are as sick of them if not more so than the majority population. So the deterioration is now :

Violent Crime : Knife Crime : Bashing Crime : Home Invasion : Feelings of Hopelessness as to it's rectification and Real Fear on Opening One's Door at .night.

So the problem is not on a spreadsheet but right there front and centre.

Palashay ( my apologies to my Polish speaking friends ) is not liked, there is some misogyny attached, JHowever unfortunately for the ALP she is perceived as she is, just riding her small wave, and failing on crime before relocating to Sydney for the Olympics.

Having written it all down, I must admit I would be quite surprised if the ALP would not suffer a wipeout. I believe the reason people outside Queensland are not aware of it is because of the demographic of the perpetrators, particularly their youth, and the lack of a proper media in Australia to report on it and hold truth to power.

gg

I feel that juvenile crime is widespread Australia wide. The louts that perpetuate these crimes know the police have their hands tied and therefore can continually do as they please.
Had a mate who was with his mother coming out of Midland Hospital recently accousted by an African national with a knife wanting money.Unfortunately for him two things went against him. My mate decked him and it all happened in view of the police precinct in that area. My guess is this bod should consider himself very lucky that he is still sucking in oxygen today

 

[Garpal Gumnut]

I feel that juvenile crime is widespread Australia wide. The louts that perpetuate these crimes know the police have their hands tied and therefore can continually do as they please.
Had a mate who was with his mother coming out of Midland Hospital recently accousted by an African national with a knife wanting money.Unfortunately for him two things went against him. My mate decked him and it all happened in view of the police precinct in that area. My guess is this bod should consider himself very lucky that he is still sucking in oxygen today

Thanks @farmerge.

My attitude towards our elected representatives is that we elect them to fix problems like this. there is no excuse such as

The louts that perpetuate these crimes know the police have their hands tied"

They are elected to make laws that protect the populace not act as a public service saying "We can't do anything about it our hands are tied.

gg

 

[farmerge]

Thanks @farmerge.

My attitude towards our elected representatives is that we elect them to fix problems like this. there is no excuse such as

They are elected to make laws that protect the populace not act as a public service saying "We can't do anything about it our hands are tied.

gg

Mr gg spot on

 

[Garpal Gumnut]

This a good thread on which to vent on matters political.

I should have called it The Bill Shorten Allstars.

gg