You're done it now - quoting ABC on ASF!Ben Pobjie writes a very funny article about the weeks events worth a read gives ever one a serve but I'll just high light the bits about Abbott
http://www.abc.net.au/unleashed/39812.html
The Opposition Leader yesterday revealed he had told the Prime Minister about his plans to make his trip to Afghanistan, well ahead of Ms Gillard's statement that she had offered Mr Abbott the chance to travel with her to visit Australian troops in the war zone.
Top Australian military leaders confirmed at the weekend that the Opposition Leader's travel plans to Afghanistan had been locked in for weeks.
The Australian command in Afghanistan confirmed it had known about Mr Abbott's visit for more than two weeks.
The head of Australia's Middle Eastern operations, Major General John Cantwell, said he had delayed taking leave to show Mr Abbott around Tarin Kowt.
Mr Abbott said Ms Gillard might not have known an exact date, but she knew of his plans.
Wonder how Gillard will "move forward" from this one...
This confirms what I have said all along - that Gillard should have known about Abbott's proposed trip well in advance.
Seems that military leaders were aware of it to the point that Major John Cantwell had delayed his leave to be there when Abbott arrived.
Still agree that he could have used a more appropriate excuse than jet-lag, however, neither does that excuse the PM if she has deliberately set this up to make the opposition leader look uncaring and cause the grieving families more grief over something that is now proving to be quite untrue.
and
Full story here: http://www.theaustralian.com.au/nat...n-trip-bastardry/story-fn59niix-1225936873132
I think Julia will move forward on the meaning of the word audit.
"Now he may have raised it once and I just don't specifically recall the conversation," she told the Nine Network today
It's a shame such a minor issue has gained such legs - there are far more important issues that politicians should be dealing with.
I would much rather hear an explanation by Joe Hockey for his so-called "audit" of election costings (http://www.theage.com.au/national/hockeys-audit-claims-appear-false-20101010-16e0k.html) or the process of East Timorise negotiations for the likely to never be opened "regional processing centre".
Surprised the Opposition haven't seized on the quiet dumping of the Citizen's assembly either - could have been seen as quite an own-goal if Abbott wasn't on such a back-foot.
Are you suggesting the entire media is anti-Abbott?If the media thinks it will hurt Tony Abbott, they go for it. Just look how it has affected the latest newspoll popularity contest. Gillard up 2 points; Abbott down 3 points. What happened to the popularity contest since Gillard formed Government Did the polls favor Abbott? if it did the media no doubt suppressed it.
Interestingly Abbott's meeting with David Cameron lasted a whole 15 minutes. The two are poles apart in style and intellect maybe explaining the length of the meeting.
We don't always agree, but I agree with you on this IFocus. Cameron is certainly lightweight.
Duckman
THE big message for Tony Abbott out of the latest Newspoll is all about discipline.
The nine-point plunge in voter satisfaction levels for the Opposition Leader ought to remind him that voters demand self-discipline from those who would rule the nation.
Abbott showed tenacity and self-control during the election, but he seems to have run slightly off the rails since losing the ballot contest by a whisker.
The Newspoll was taken just days after Abbott arrived in Britain for the Conservative Party conference, and committed one of the most cringe-worthy political gaffes of recent years.
Where is the style and substance? Where is the way forward? Where is the visionary plan to lead Australia into the 2020's?? HUH ?? We get Joolyah (Kevin 747 substitute) in a hung parliament from independent bystanders who can control the direction of this great country?
AND WHAT DO WE HAVE??? A bickering over who invited whom to Afgahnistan first? PUERILE at best, PETTY display of superciliousness at it's extreme. And the media laps it up like a cat with cream. Disgusting display of prestidigitation political technique to keep the masses stupified as to what is going on in the real world.
We have a Government raping the mining industry and we stand by and watch as it happens and claim it is our sovereign right to enjoy the wealth it generates and to offset a failing budget due to the rising dolllar. 100 million dollars a day is being borrowed to keep us afloat and we still line up at the bar to have another drink from this largesse that no one considers to be paid back or to return the budget to surplus.
Have a good hard look at what is going on peoples. A shiny blue cable giving you superfast internet to download pr0n and facebook is not going to save you from the tsunami of taxes that will be required to be levied on the proletariat to cover the drunken spending this Guvmint is using as a stupefying drug to keep you as a card carrying voting member of this political party. ALL of their promises do not kick in until after the next election in 2013.
WAKE UP AUSTRALIA !!!!!!!!! YOU ARE BEING DUDDED TO THE EXTREME !!!!
Tony's not the only one with speech problems in the last week - and she wasn't caught off guard as he was.
See the look of unbelief on KO's face - it is quite funny...
we will see the Coalition go
back into "fix it up mode", and some sanity will prevail.
That has been the narrative of conservative parties ever since I was a lad - patching up what the socialists have screwed up.
Yes, and also the narrative of the labor/socialist parties ever since I was a lad - patching up what the liberals/conservative have screwed up. I guess it depends on who has the rose coloured glasses on at the time.
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