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An almighty kick in the bollocks from The Establishment over the governments proposals to protect the religious freedom of Private Schools to sack gay teachers/students.

Most humiliating moment of my career': another Anglican principal apologises for discrimination letter
Heads of several prestigious schools apologise for signing a letter drafted by the church

David Marr

Wed 7 Nov 2018 16.35 AEDT First published on Wed 7 Nov 2018 16.20 AEDT

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The heads of Abbotsleigh, Barker and Shore have apologised for joining 31 other schools in endorsing a Sydney Anglican diocese appeal for fresh legal protections for the right to discriminate. Photograph: Mick Tsikas/AAP
“This is the most humiliating moment of my career,” the headmaster of Shore, Dr Tim Wright, told Guardian Australia. “I love the school. I love the boys. I feel I have let them down. I am sorry.”

Wright was one of 34 headmasters and headmistresses of Anglican schools in Sydney who signed, at the direction of the local church, an open letter calling for fresh legal protections for religious freedom. The letter cited – and did not step back from – rights religious schools already have to expel gay students and dismiss gay staff members.

Wright helped draft the letter. He now calls it an inept communication. “I thought we had put aside the issue of discriminating against gay kids and gay teachers.”

But the minute the letter appeared he had parents and old boys on the line asking: “What on earth are you trying to say? What is this all about?”

The Establishment is appalled. Old boys, old girls and parents with kids at a slew of the most prestigious – and expensive – schools in Australia are demanding to know what’s going on. In the face of this uproar, the heads of Barker and Abbotsleigh have both apologised for signing the letter.
https://www.theguardian.com/austral...can-schools-religious-freedom-appeal-misfires
 
Dear Scott Morrison/Michael McCormack government
Subject: my possible vote in the 2019 election

Emulating the unequivocal stance your government has taken on renewable energy targets, and relocating the Australian embassy to Jerusalem, I make the following firm statement about my possible vote in the next federal election:

I absolutely believe in considering my vote, and always will. You may rely on that. I undertake to examine the matter of whether to vote for you in 2019. I promise this will be a full and thorough review. You may reliably expect a firm response within 6-12 months.

Of course there are different political parties offering political platforms, and naturally these need to be fully examined. As you would expect of myself and all voters , we must be flexible and responsive to changing circumstances
 


I'm sending my thoughts and prayers to the Libs.

 
I think they have totally lost it. Their "energy" policy is an opportunistic figleaf desperately trying to cover a black hole. Labours policy looks statesman like in comparison. When a Liberal Party has the heavies in the business spectrum lining up against your policies ...

At some stage they will have to work out how to save the furniture because I think the next election could be a rout.
https://www.theguardian.com/austral...coalitions-ad-hoc-and-extreme-energy-policies
https://www.theguardian.com/austral...n-energy-plan-to-help-tackle-climate-disaster
 
I'm guessing the next election would nicely coincide with the 2019 budget. So I'm predicting a monster budget with all sorts of election sweeteners and the Govt campaigning for a referendum on that budget, rather than the events of the previous term.

It ain't over 'till the fat lady singz


Meanwhile: "People convicted of terrorism offences could be kept in immigration detention centres indefinitely if they have been stripped of their Australian citizenship and other countries will not take them, Scott Morrison has warned."

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-11...tion-terrorists-in-deportation-limbo/10548106

That works for me ✔
 
Liberal Fight Club
The first rule is tell everyone about Liberal Fight Club.
 
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-11...atchdog-be-put-down/10553206?section=business

ASIC and the financial industry is one area.

Energy and the linked issue of emissions and climate change is another example.

The Liberal party itself is another.

All with the same underlying problems. Too much focus on economic theory and legal creativity and not enough focus on anything that involves actually doing something.

The whole concept of "outsource responsibility" and "hands off" doesn't seem to be working too well really and I think the masses are realising that. They want a leader who will actually lead, not someone who just leaves everything to go its own way and end up wherever.

The Liberals have become the anti-government really. A government that doesn't govern.

I'm not particularly keen on some of Labor's ideas but they would seem to be the only party that has a chance of being elected to government and which would actually attempt to govern if elected. The Liberals won't govern and anyone else has no chance of being elected to form a government anyway.

The surest way to win any contest is to be the only one who turns up. Labor are effectively in that position at the moment in a rather bizarre situation where those backed by the unions are willing to work whilst those who represent the bosses prefer to stand around doing nothing. Strange times indeed.
 
Strange times indeed the opposition picking up a governments policy (NEG) and running with it.
 
The Liberals are going to get smoked come the next election.

Scott Morrison - when asked about the Bunnings sausage fiasco and if he prefers his onions on top or bottom, he goes on a 2 minute rant and avoids the question - typical idiot politician and shows how out of touch they are.

All Bill Shorten has to do is keep his mouth shut and he is in...
 

Too little time, too much to do.
It is hard to recover credibility, after two terms of doing nothing, due to the Senate situation.
No one to blame but themselves, six years wasted.IMO
Morrisson is a hiding to nothing, panic setting in.

The only hope they have, is silly Billy's unpopularity and as you say all he has to do is keep quiet.
 
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IFocus said:
Strange times indeed the opposition picking up a governments policy (NEG) and running with it.
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That's because they didn't have any policy themselves.
That is obvious, by the back of the napkin policy regarding batteries, throw money at low income earners to encourage them to buy batteries they can't afford.
Why wouldn't they subsidise batteries, in areas they are required, to stabilise the electrical grid?
No much better to throw money out of the window, when it could destabilise the grid even further, just another pink batt brain fart.
Why wouldn't they announce, we are going to subsidise batteries as and where they are required, according to the AEMO recommendations.
Those on low incomes will be offered subsidies.
Here we go, here we go, here we go. The good ship Labor is about to sail.
 
Smurf1976 said:
The Liberals have become the anti-government really. A government that doesn't govern.
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But that is the Lib's basic philosophy, smaller government and get out of the way of business.

It clearly hasn't worked in a lot of sectors but their ideology doesn't allow them to move on and admit that there is a role for governments in managing the economy and society.
 

What do you earn a year
Define a low income.....
 
Sheets going down:

PM gives notice of May election as Liberal MP defects to crossbench

It looks like Australians will head to the polls for a federal election in May, after the Prime Minister announced the Treasurer would deliver the 2019 Budget in April.

Scott Morrison's announcement came at the same time as Liberal backbencher Julia Banks announced she would be moving to the crossbench, further weakening the Government's hold on House of Representatives.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-11-27/follow-live-australia-headed-for-may-election/10558216

Can't wait for that budget - gonna be a beaudee
 

We should have just arrived back, from our pre Shorten cruise, to the Med and Scandinavia.
 
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