Shorten hasn't impressed me. He appears to be someone with something to say but not knowing how to say it. He appears to be reading off a script card on most occasions.
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Shorten hasn't impressed me. He appears to be someone with something to say but not knowing how to say it. He appears to be reading off a script card on most occasions.
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I agree. I can't understand why he's so often touted as leadership material.
Stephen Smith and Chris Bowen are the only two possibilities imo, but agree that Smith seems a bit lacking in grit.
Swan??? Surely not! He has zilch in the way of presence, gabbles thoughtless nonsense and lacks confidence.
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In the end it's about policies. It's not about the PM's bodyshape, dress sense or marital status. If only the policies would change, carbon tax, mining tax, boats and many others, I would welcome PM Gillard with open arms.
But it will be Bill Shorten.
Now or later. Over to you parliamentary Labor Party and the ACTU. In Government or in Opposition, it's your choice. You cannot win with this PM and you know it.
But it will be Bill Shorten.
Now or later. Over to you parliamentary Labor Party and the ACTU. In Government or in Opposition, it's your choice. You cannot win with this PM and you know it.
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...he won that award Bradbury style.
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Another day, more of the same.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-04-03/auditor-general-releases-ausnet-report/3929404
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-04-03/thomson/3930356?WT.svl=news0
Perhaps the only positive of Labor is that both stories are on the one day.
On the ABC, the discussion has turned to something between electoral wilderness for a period and total demise.
http://blogs.abc.net.au/antonygreen/2012/04/the-cycles-of-party-politics.html
The chart of lower house seats shows the scale of Labor's fall. It's a freefall much more severe than anything seen since 1970 and has reached levels post Whitlam with Labor in SA and federally yet to fall.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-04-03/auditor-general-releases-ausnet-report/3929404
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-04-03/thomson/3930356?WT.svl=news0
Perhaps the only positive of Labor is that both stories are on the one day.
On the ABC, the discussion has turned to something between electoral wilderness for a period and total demise.
http://blogs.abc.net.au/antonygreen/2012/04/the-cycles-of-party-politics.html
The chart of lower house seats shows the scale of Labor's fall. It's a freefall much more severe than anything seen since 1970 and has reached levels post Whitlam with Labor in SA and federally yet to fall.
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Craig Thomson says he is innocent. Julia Gillard says she has full confidence in Craig Thomson. They obviously know something about the workings of the FWA than we don't.
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Isn't it great to know that our taxes are paying Craig Thompson to slimy around ,telling lies cheating and being totally uselss first in the Union now at our expense, what a creep and what a piece of work Gillard is to support him, I'm disgusted really.
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The May budget will be interesting in that it will be drafted in the context that they now realise they are ****ed.
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I think the budget will be the last gasp, these idiots are hell bent on delivering a surplus so they wont get canned but the cuts they have to make to do it will be worse.
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I suspect it will be a class warfare idiological bender.
It will be their last chance to do it for a while.
The following budget will be pre-election.
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+1. She is just further diminishing her credibility by supporting this person.
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Perhaps this fool should be true to his word and hold Labor to account over Craig Thompson,
http://www.skynews.com.au/national/article.aspx?id=735809&vId=
I can't see it myself.
Will Gillard lead the ALP to the next election?
They dumped Rudd prior to the last election when it became clear that he’d lead them over a cliff. Surely they’ll dump Gillard for the same reason – if they try someone else they might just have a chance, albeit a very slim one, of pulling off a victory.
Personally I hope they stick with the lying red-haired %&#@!*
They dumped Rudd prior to the last election when it became clear that he’d lead them over a cliff. Surely they’ll dump Gillard for the same reason – if they try someone else they might just have a chance, albeit a very slim one, of pulling off a victory.
Personally I hope they stick with the lying red-haired %&#@!*
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Are they jellybeans in front of Wayne Swan ?
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-04-04/treasures-holds-meeting-with-state-treasurers/3932730
The cup lebelled surplus must be broken.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-04-04/treasures-holds-meeting-with-state-treasurers/3932730
The cup lebelled surplus must be broken.
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Maybe he needs the beans to count?
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There is a little bridge...lol
But why are you changing the subject from Swan needing bean counters?...
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If that hole represents that chasm of budget deficit, the 2012/13 surplus has most likely allready fallen off the bridge.
There is a little bridge...lol
But why are you changing the subject from Swan needing bean counters?...
I guess it's possible he's an insulin dependent diabetic and he needs them if his sugar level goes too low.
