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Broadsheets are a mongrel to deal with though. Interesting to see how some mastered the art of folding the paper when on public transport when reading it.
Broadsheets are a mongrel to deal with though. Interesting to see how some mastered the art of folding the paper when on public transport when reading it....and the broadsheet is long dead, they are all stupid tabloids now.
The broadsheets were tabloids well before they became tabloid size imoBroadsheets are a mongrel to deal with though. Interesting to see how some mastered the art of folding the paper when on public transport when reading it.
Says as much about the subset of Australians that watch TV at that time of the day.with the US Open on at a convenient time, that is mornings, I'm watching a bit of Nine Go, the free to air channel.
Not a usual activity to watch daytime TV, but let me just comment on the adverts. The overwhelming content is
- 'No win, no fee' ambulance chasers
- NDIS providers
- Age care providers
Not too much other stuff apart from promo teasers of other programmes.
and the dumbness of the commercial channels in not having their sales dept out there upselling a (perhaps) changed demographic for such eventsSays as much about the subset of Australians that watch TV at that time of the day.
Mick
Crickey night time TV is bad enough without bothering about morning viewing.and the dumbness of the commercial channels in not having their sales dept out there upselling a (perhaps) changed demographic for such events
.... + oh, and '$10 a month' charity sign-ups
Don't bother with the ABC either. Pop music and celebrity interviews are the norm with the occasional bit of 'real' news.Crickey night time TV is bad enough without bothering about morning viewing.
Let's face it , Labor has been continually hobbled by the Stalinist Greens who want their own way and are not prepared to vote for anything less.At last a commentator that is finally getting it, or at least prepared to voice it.
From the left leaning SMH, that is a breath of fresh air IMO.
The first thing that needs to be unwound IMO is past failures, which have led to obvious failure in delivering better outcomes, until politicians can admit they got something wrong they will never improve their performance.
Nearly one term in, just what is the point of the Albanese government?
It’s a terrifying thought that what’s happening in our politics is the best this country can do.www.smh.com.au
What’s striking about today’s politics is the limited ambitions of recent new governments. In Bob Hawke’s first term he introduced Medicare and financial reforms including the float of the dollar. John Howard deregulated workplace laws, proposed a GST as part of a wider set of tax reforms and turbocharged private school education. Kevin Rudd created the NBN and passed the Fair Work Act. After that, new governments went small bore. Tony Abbott’s main achievement was to repeal the carbon and mining taxes. As for the current government, a big legacy achievement doesn’t exactly jump out at this stage.
Is it understandable that today’s leaders steer clear of going large policy-wise? At one level it is, because for the most part many of today’s voters won’t appreciate it; they’re suspicious of anything to do with politics. But voters also know that things aren’t working the way they should, and to dodge the tough things leaves the country with a mounting list of problems. The longer those problems like tax and housing are left to fester, the more complicated they become. The more the inequities are baked in within our society, and the more difficult they are to fix. All thanks to our incredible shrinking politics.
I'm yet to be convinced that Labor have anything to offer, what they have offered up until now hasn't been anything progressive,other than the voice and that was a shambles.Let's face it , Labor has been continually hobbled by the Stalinist Greens who want their own way and are not prepared to vote for anything less.
If people want a progressive government, then they should vote Labor and make sure the Greens are well down on their preference list.
"Help to buy" , held up by the Greens and Opposition.I'm yet to be convinced that Labor have anything to offer, what they have offered up until now hasn't been anything progressive,other than the voice and that was a shambles.
Help to buy, when the root problem is the ridiculous prices, doesn't sound too progressive. It sounds like another case of lending to people who can't afford to buy, which is what the banls where in trouble for."Help to buy" , held up by the Greens and Opposition.
"Future made in Australia" held up by the Greens and Opposition.
You can't blame a company failure on a policy that's not in operation.Future made in Australia, isn't getting off the ground, why has Reflow gone belly up?
That is the whole issue, nothing has progressed, if anything most things have gone backwards.You can't blame a company failure on a policy that's not in operation.
Tell it to the Greens.That is the whole issue, nothing has progressed, if anything most things have gone backwards.
The battery manufacturing, solar panel manufacturing.
Actually its hard to think of anything that's started or been initiated.
The last big thing was the vaccine manufacturing plant, but that was the last lot that initiated it.
Define progressive.If people want a progressive government, then they should vote Labor and make sure the Greens are well down on their preference list.
IMO the Greens are just trying to get traction and get critical mass, rather than nearly being a party and they think the best chance to do that is to white ant Labor as their political platform is nearest in ideology.Tell it to the Greens.
They seem anti everything to do with manufacturing stuff here and prefer they were made in China.
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