The Australian reports the post-budget Newspoll finds Labor retaining its strong two-party preferred lead of 55-45, in from 56-44 three weeks ago, from primary votes of Labor 38% (steady), Coalition 34% (up one), Greens 11% (steady) and One Nation 7% (steady). Both leaders are up on personal approval, Anthony Albanese by four to 57% and Peter Dutton by three to 36% – no word yet on disapproval ratings (UPDATE: Albanese’s disapproval is up one to 38% and Dutton’s is down one to 51%). Albanese’s lead on preferred prime minister shifts from 54-28 to 56-29.
Respondents were asked the same set of questions on the budget that Newspoll has been posing since 1988, producing results exactly in line with the long term average on personal impact, with 20% expecting they will be better off and 36% worse off. The results on overall economic impact are net positive, with 33% saying it would be good and 28% bad, although the former is about eight points below the historic average while the latter is par for the course, reflecting a higher than usual result for neither good nor bad. Perhaps relatedly, only 13% expected the budget would have a positive impact on inflation compared with 39% for negative and 33% for no difference. Thirty-five per cent felt the opposition would have done a better job compared with 49% who did not, a difference in line with the long term average, although with a slightly lower undecided rate.
The poll was presumably conducted from Wednesday to Sunday from a sample of around 1600, though there’s no precise indication of the latter yet that I can see. More to follow.
UPDATE: The poll was in fact conducted Thursday to Saturday from a sample of 1516. Note that two fresh posts have been pushed down the batting order by this one: a guest post by Adrian Beaumont on today’s Turkish elections, and the latest in the Call of the Board series looking in detail at seat results at last year’s federal election.
Well, Upnorth, from one lunatic to another, I’ll say goodnight and hope the progressives get up in your neck of the woods!
Looking like Move Forward and Pheu Thai, plus the smaller parties, will hold over 300 seats in the 500 seat Lower House. Will take a brave Senate to vote in a Minority led Government. Chaos would ensure.
Been There says:
Monday, May 15, 2023 at 1:15 am
Well, Upnorth, from one lunatic to another, I’ll say goodnight and hope the progressives get up in your neck of the woods!
ราชอาณาจักรไทย
Night cobber sleep well!
Big dump of data with the count now over 50% –
Move Forward – 152 Constituency Seats – 35 Party List – 187*
Pheu Thai – 148 Constituency Seats – 34 Party List – 182*
BJP – 67 Constituency Seats – 4 Party List – 71
UTN – 34 Constituency Seats – 15 Party List – 49
PPP – 35 Constituency Seats – 2 Party List – 37
Democrats -23 Constituency Seats – 1 Party List – 24
Charthai Pattana – 8 Constituency Seats
Thai Builds Thai – 6 Constituency Seats*
Prachachat – 4 Constituency Seats*
Seri Ruam Thai – 2 Constituency Seats*
Pheu Thai United – 5 Constituency Seat*
KLA – 4 Constituency Seat*
* Denotes Opposition Parties
The Opposition are now ahead in over 380 seats. A true bloodbath. Side note you will get over 500 seats as the Party lists have not settled. These are estimates.
The question is will Move Forward or Pheu Thai win the race? It will be very close. I’m thinking the Senate would rather hold their noses and vote for the Pheu Thai candidate to be PM. Time will tell but it’s a massive flogging of the Government.
Apologies for my earlier Post. We have just learned that the EC has combined Constituency and Party List Votes – thus the crooked maths earlier. After several phone calls and with 55% of the vote counted totals are (combined):
Move Forward 151 seats (30.2%)* +13% Swing
Pheu Thai 147 seats (29.2%)* +8% Swing
Bhumjaithai 68 seats (13.6%) +3.3% Swing
PPP 34 seats (6.8%) -16% Swing
UTN 32 seats (6.4%) NA
Democrats 23 seats (4.6%) – 6.6% swing
Thai Pattana 10 seats (2%)
Prachachart 6 seats*
Thai Creates Thai 4 seats*
KLA 4 Seats*
Others 8 seats
The Opposition currently leads in 310 seats.
Numbers aren’t changing much but it will be a two way tussle for the top between Move Forward and Pheu Thai. A great night for Move Forward who again reiterated it’s policy of changing section 112 which deals with the Monarchy and Lese Majeste. Outgoing PM Prayut has all but conceded defeat and said his party will recognise convention and allow the largest Party to form Government.
Move Forward currently has 152 Seats
Pheu Thai currently has 142 Seats.
There is about 25% of the vote left to count – but a great night for progressives in Thailand with close to 65% of the vote. Let’s see how the Military and Establishment react.
Wow! Upnorth deserves one of those hats with the word ‘Press’ stuck in the band! 😀
Upnorth – A Labor Partisan @ #55 Monday, May 15th, 2023 – 1:36 am
I was thinking that as well. The Shinowatra family being ‘secular royalty’ with an Authoritarian bent, they would most likely get the votes of the Military if it came to a choice between them and Moving Forward.
Asha @ #4 Sunday, May 14th, 2023 – 10:13 pm
His 2 ‘big’ ideas, anti gambling ads and the unemployed to work more hours, were popular?
What a beautiful photo of Jason Clare at an Early Learning Centre:
Thanks for the updates @UpNorth! Can’t say I’m a close study of Thai politics, but move forward sound pretty progressive from what I’ve heard and it sounds like an excellent result so far. I have been to Thailand several times and love the place, so great to hear the forces of good are doing well.
I’m also pleased to report I caught my first Marlin a fortnight ago, an 80kg striped Marlin. Released unharmed also had a great day on Saturday, we caught 8 dollies (Mahi Mahi), and a nice mixed bag to go with them of silver trevally, a diamond trevally and a fusilier. The east Australian current has pretty much broken down for winter, water temp is down to 21.5 and falling rapidly so it was great to get a last lot of dollies to cryovac and freeze. Kingfish and snapper are now the order of the day, although once the current fully slacks off I’ll be heading deep and chasing some bar cod and blue eye
The Pharmacy Business Guild are shameless and they disgust me (as a former pharmacist):
https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/pharmacy-guild-rebuked-over-scare-campaign-on-medicine-shortages-20230514-p5d87k.html
It seems the Lib/nats propaganda media units narrative that Labor/Albanese honeymoon is over is not being listening to by the public .
So far there doesnt look like there is anything going to stop the political honeymoon for Labor/Albanese ,
not matter what the lib/nats propaganda media units thrown at Labor/Albanese, whether its, AKUS , Alice springs , the stadium , personal attacks on Albanese , its not cutting through
The Lib/nats propaganda media units last hope is to rely on the Reserve bank continuing to rise Interest rates , that s politically poor if the lib/nats and their propaganda media units are sweating on help from the reserve bank.
I dont think it will matter to the public , Labor is governing as a competent government
Unforgivable. The private sector has made billions off the back of these sell offs, and no wonder the wait list for public housing just keeps getting longer.
https://www.smh.com.au/politics/nsw/revealed-sydney-suburbs-where-billions-of-dollars-worth-of-public-housing-stock-was-sold-20230510-p5d79k.html
Lib/nats combined primary vote stuck around 34-35% will see lib/nats continue to lose seats whether its Federal /state/Territory elections.
Dont know how the Lib/nats are going to get competitive with the current Liberal party mps they have
Given the current economic environment, another solid result for the government and PM as the honeymoon continues. Particularly satisfying given that the situation should improve considerably over the next 12-18 months as inflation and interest rates fall.
If Dutton and Co can’t make ground in this environment they’ll never do so. They must be somewhat forlorn in the party room particularly given the fracas in the last remaining stronghold of Tasmania this week. The only challenge for Labor is how to keep Dutton in charge for as long as possible.
George Brandis (of all people) outlines the creeping irrelevance of the coalition to mainstream Australians.
https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/why-is-the-liberal-party-in-the-doldrums-it-s-a-question-of-geography-20230514-p5d882.html
“Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity.” — Hanlon’s Razor.
Steady as she goes for the Albanese Government.
UpNorth, thanks mate for the Thai election updates.
but in evry election allies of the formerpm seem to winn but then the military all ways seems to take over again how many different relatives of shinawat have ran for parliament
seems like dutton is still strugiling to gain traction after aston he should haveresigned if labor lost a bi election the media would start leadership rummers
The nightmare for the lib/nats will be worse in the next polling ,which will have impact of Dutton’s speech
I know there is a separate Turkish election thread, but it appears it will need to keep going for a while…
Even though the opposition is still hopeful for official results to hand them a victory, two rival news agencies report that a runoff is very likely.
Anka news agency says 94.45 percent of ballot boxes have been opened and puts the results like this:
• Erdogan: 49.02 percent
• Kilicdaroglu: 45.2 percent
• Ogan: 5.3 percent
Anadolu, meanwhile, says 89.2 percent of ballot boxes have been counted. It results are:
• Erdogan: 49.94 percent
• Kilicdaroglu: 44.3 percent
• Ogan: 5.3 percent
A second round between Erdogan and Kilicdaroglu would take place on 28 May.
https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/turkey-elections-live
Good morning Dawn Patrollers
Simon Benson’s turd-polishing summary of the Newspoll results is headlined, “Deflated voters aren’t buying Treasurer’s spin on budget”.
https://www.theaustralian.com.au/nation/politics/deflated-voters-arent-buying-treasurers-spin-on-budget/news-story/36fdc118056b6b0ca8f4ea0006501752?amp
“Dutton blew his dog whistle. Let’s not pretend otherwise”, declares Sean Kelly who thinks the reaction to the budget might have signalled the end of a longish period of national harmony, built on relief around the end of the pandemic and the absence of Scott Morrison.
https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/dutton-blew-his-dog-whistle-let-s-not-pretend-otherwise-20230514-p5d87c.html
“Why is the Liberal Party in the doldrums? It’s a question of geography”, opines George Brandis
https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/why-is-the-liberal-party-in-the-doldrums-it-s-a-question-of-geography-20230514-p5d882.html
The Liberal Party might need to dissolve its coalition with the Nationals in an attempt to drag itself further to the political centre and present a viable alternative government, says former treasury secretary Ken Henry. His warning comes as the Victorian Liberals spent a sixth week locked in a damaging saga with controversial MP Moira Deeming declaring that she would “never resign” as a member after being removed from the parliamentary party.
https://www.afr.com/politics/ken-henry-s-warning-to-the-liberal-party-amid-moira-deeming-saga-20230514-p5d86w
Liberal leader Peter Dutton made a good point about the lack of planning to house the wave of extra migrants we’re getting this year, but keeping a straight face while doing so was a real achievement, says Alan Kohler.
https://thenewdaily.com.au/opinion/2023/05/15/population-growth-infrastructure-housing/
Ross Gittins reminds us that Australia’s harmful structural deficit still exists.
https://www.smh.com.au/business/the-economy/debt-and-deficit-fixed-in-labor-s-second-budget-really-20230514-p5d87d.html
Retail and hospitality employers have warned that a 7 per cent inflation-linked minimum wage rise will cause firms to cut jobs while driving up prices, potentially forcing the Reserve Bank of Australia to jack up interest rates, writes the AFR’s Michael Read.
https://www.afr.com/policy/economy/jobs-to-be-cut-prices-to-rise-if-7pc-minimum-wage-claim-goes-ahead-20230514-p5d889
According to Nick McKenzie and Michael Bachelard, poor management of the nation’s inadequate immigration and visa laws and a focus on stopping boat arrivals has allowed organised crime syndicates to flourish. They write about a soon to be released report from the inquiry, conducted by former Victoria Police chief commissioner Christine Nixon, ordered by Home Affairs Minister Clare O’Neil after NineFax’s Trafficked series with 60 Minutes.
https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/grotesque-abuses-secret-review-of-migration-system-scathing-of-failures-20230419-p5d1ms.html
Large savings buffers and low unemployment appear so far to have prevented a major lift in the number of borrowers falling behind on their loan repayments, the latest round of bank results suggest. But, writes Clancy Yeates, bankers and analysts say the situation is unlikely to last, as the sector gears up for an increase in financial stress caused by soaring interest rates and cost-of-living pressures.
https://www.smh.com.au/business/banking-and-finance/incredibly-benign-banks-bad-debts-stay-low-but-for-how-long-20230512-p5d7zu.html
This has been a very good week for the recipients of primary health care in Australia. However, a week where PHC gets a significant funding boost is also a good week for the recipients of secondary, tertiary and quaternary health care in Australia, as it means that the right people get the right care in the right place, writes Mary Chiarella.
https://johnmenadue.com/funding-the-care-in-primary-health-care/
Today, Financial Services Minister Stephen Jones will announce details of an $86.5 million package to help tackle scams and online fraud, saying Australians could not be expected to fight scammers on their own. The federal budget measure includes the establishment of a National Anti-Scams Centre to open in July through the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission.
https://www.smh.com.au/business/workplace/the-dodgy-text-message-that-cost-tim-more-than-100-000-20230512-p5d81y.html
Michael Koziol reports that Premier Chris Minns will order his ministers to urgently find vacant blocks of public land to rezone for housing as part of a push to turn around the state’s flagging supply of new homes.
https://www.smh.com.au/politics/nsw/minns-orders-ministers-to-find-surplus-land-to-rezone-for-homes-20230514-p5d89o.html
And Michael McGowan tells us that a massive dossier of property sales has revealed almost $3.6 billion in public housing stock and land was disposed of by the previous NSW government during its 12 years in government. He refers to documents, which include some 4858 residential homes, reveal the full scale of public housing selloffs for the first time and show how, as wait times ballooned, the Coalition disposed of hundreds of millions of dollars worth of stock in individual suburbs.
https://www.smh.com.au/politics/nsw/revealed-sydney-suburbs-where-billions-of-dollars-worth-of-public-housing-stock-was-sold-20230510-p5d79k.html
Meanwhile, a Sydney council has proposed a tax on empty homes to address the housing affordability crisis and increase the number of rental properties. Inner West Council has also suggested banning no-fault evictions, lengthening tenancy periods to up to 10 years and charging higher rates to retail landlords who keep shopfronts empty.
https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/one-in-10-homes-in-sydney-s-inner-west-is-empty-the-council-wants-them-taxed-20230510-p5d7c2.html
Landlords are in the tax office’s sights in 2023-24 after a review found nearly nine out of 10 landlords are incorrectly claiming expenses. James Massola reports that people claiming tax deductions for working from home will also come under the microscope, as will people who earn income by putting their homes on short-term rental websites like Airbnb or Stayz, or who run a business from home, but then dodge paying capital gains tax when they sell.
https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/tax-office-to-crack-down-on-landlords-capital-gains-worked-related-tax-deductions-20230512-p5d826.html
“It’s clear, even to harbourside mansion dwellers, that there’s an accommodation crisis right around Australia. Not a shortfall, not a “blip”, a bloody crisis!”, writes Allan Richardson who lays out some creative ways to solve Australia’s homelessness crisis.
https://independentaustralia.net/life/life-display/creative-ways-to-solve-australias-homelessness-crisis-,17513
The AIMN has a big spit over the way the debate over the housing affordability debate is being waged.
https://theaimn.com/30-pieces-of-social-conscience/
Victorian home buyers would be given the option of paying annual land taxes instead of upfront stamp duty as part of a package of proposed reforms to tackle housing affordability and strengthen the state’s tax base. Josh Gordon and Royce Millar report that the Department of Treasury and Finance has been examining options to modernise the tax system to ensure it remains “adequate” to meet looming spending on services and infrastructure.
https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/big-stamp-duty-or-smaller-annual-land-tax-victoria-weighs-10-billion-reform-20230514-p5d86v.html
The gas industry is criticising the federal government for limiting its hydrogen incentive to the green, emissions-free version, warning it will delay commercialisation.
https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/hydrogen-needs-to-hit-the-gas-fossil-fuel-lobby-says-20230512-p5d80u.html
The Albanese government’s plan to develop a domestic battery manufacturing industry has alarmed South Korean investors who have warned Australia against trying to engineer a lopsided or “greedy” trade relationship, reports Peter Ker.
https://www.afr.com/policy/foreign-affairs/pm-s-greedy-battery-plan-alarms-korean-giant-20230430-p5d4fz
Anthony Albanese has declared he finds the barrage of betting advertisements during sporting matches “annoying” after opposition leader Peter Dutton proposed a ban because “footy time is family time”. In an interview with Guardian Australian, the prime minister said he would not directly comment on any plans to ban this advertising, saying there was a review under way.
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/may/15/albanese-expresses-personal-dislike-for-gambling-ads-during-sporting-events-as-pressure-builds-for-ban
A long-time chair of the government’s independent pharmaceutical advisory body has rebuked the powerful pharmacy lobby over a scare campaign about widespread medicine shortages, saying the policy to double the length of prescriptions is in the best interest of millions of Australians, writes Natassia Chrysanthos.
https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/pharmacy-guild-rebuked-over-scare-campaign-on-medicine-shortages-20230514-p5d87k.html
The Albanese government has accused the Coalition of playing politics with national security, amid a political brawl over changes that could see crossbenchers join the secretive bipartisan intelligence committee. Andrew Hurst reports that there is speculation that the independent MP Andrew Wilkie could be in contention to be appointed to the committee – which only has major party members – but the government has not confirmed any potential choices.
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/may/15/labor-accuses-coalition-of-playing-politics-over-changes-to-secretive-intelligence-committee
Young teenagers are increasingly committing – and being subjected to – extreme sexual acts. And unfettered access to violent porn is at the heart of the problem, writes Jordan Baker in a disturbing contribution.
https://www.smh.com.au/national/i-was-13-i-thought-that-s-what-was-expected-of-me-20230426-p5d3fh.html
Australia’s roads have been more deadly in every state and territory bar NSW and the Northern Territory in the past year and only NSW has met its national road death toll reduction target, reports James Massola who highlights a state by state comparison of deaths last year to the previous year. My avatar would be screaming, “A single figure can have no relevance”. When we see the whole time series we would conclude that we have a stable system for killing people on the roads that has had a downward trend for many years. Changes to the system have brought this about.
https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/road-deaths-rise-as-every-state-except-nsw-misses-reduction-target-20230512-p5d828.html
“What happens when leaders disregard the truth? Putin and Trump are about to find out”, writes Peter Pomerantsev.
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/may/14/what-happens-when-leaders-disregard-truth-putin-trump-about-to-find-out
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From the US
Pueo says:
Monday, May 15, 2023 at 6:54 am
Ukraine’s military claims that Russian helicopters and jets shot down yesterday were downed by Russia’s own air defenses!!
“Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity.” — Hanlon’s Razor.
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To lose one may be regarded as a misfortune, to lose two looks like carelessness, but four is almost unbelievable., incompetence on a grand scale. I would need significant evidence to corroborate such a claim.
I see Julie Collins on ABC leaving the door open to increasing the NAHFF above $10B.
Labor about to blink.
Rep. James Comer (R-KY) revealed on Sunday that Republicans had lost track of a top witness in the investigation of President Joe Biden and his family.
During an interview on Fox News, host Maria Bartiromo asked Comer about evidence he had of Biden’s alleged corruption. “You have spoken with whistleblowers,” she noted. “You also spoke with an informant who gave you all of this information. Where is that informant today? Where are these whistleblowers?”
“Well, unfortunately, we can’t track down the informant,” Comer replied. “We’re hopeful that the informant is still there. The whistleblower knows the informant. The whistleblower is very credible.”
“Hold on a second, Congressman,” Bartiromo said. “Did you just say that the whistleblower or the informant is now missing?” “Well, we we’re hopeful that we can find the informant,” Comer said, explaining the informant was in the “spy business” and “they don’t make a habit of being seen a lot.”
Yup – good win for the Greens Political Party.
#weatheronPB
Uninviting views.
Promises of cold wet socks.
I’ll go out later.
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Confessionssays:
Monday, May 15, 2023 at 6:54 am
George Brandis (of all people) outlines the creeping irrelevance of the coalition to mainstream Australians.
The Liberal Party is today less representative of metropolitan Australia than it has ever been. Add to that the proportionately larger influence within the Coalition of the National Party – whose electoral base has held firm while the Liberals bled marginal seats in the cities – and the opposition today is overwhelmingly a party of regional voices.
This is evident in the makeup of the Coalition leadership. Not one of the six who occupy leadership positions comes from Sydney or Melbourne. The largest city represented in the leadership group is Brisbane (Peter Dutton’s electorate Dickson is on Brisbane’s northern outskirts). The two Senate leaders (Simon Birmingham and Michaelia Cash) come from the smaller capital cities (Adelaide and Perth respectively).
Of the other three (Liberal Deputy Sussan Ley, and the Nationals’ leaders David Littleproud and Perin Davey) two hail from southern NSW and one from western Queensland. Most of the other senior frontbenchers also live in regional Australia, including Angus Taylor (Goulburn), Dan Tehan (western Victoria), Barnaby Joyce (New England) and Ted O’Brien (Sunshine Coast). Of the 24 members of Dutton’s shadow cabinet, only seven – slightly more than a quarter – are from Australia’s three largest cities.
https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/why-is-the-liberal-party-in-the-doldrums-it-s-a-question-of-geography-20230514-p5d882.html
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Thank you George Brandis for the information.
Not a single MSM journo worth his/her name mentioned that none of the top size positions come from Sydney and Melbourne.
IMO this is huge.
Why?
This shows how LNP is thought/thinks/will think. Their thinking will always be regional, which represents minority view.
The PM almost always comes from inner Metropolitan area of big cities of Sydney and Melbourne.
I know Rudd,Whitlam and Chilfley came from other areas. We know how it turned out.
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Simon Benson’s turd-polishing summary of the Newspoll results is headlined, “Deflated voters aren’t buying Treasurer’s spin on budget”.
https://www.theaustralian.com.au/nation/politics/deflated-voters-arent-buying-treasurers-spin-on-budget/news-story/36fdc118056b6b0ca8f4ea0006501752?amp
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Pillow talk is having strong influence on Benson.
Good morning all. Thank you, BK.
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Rex Douglassays:
Monday, May 15, 2023 at 7:41 am
I see Julie Collins on ABC leaving the door open to increasing the NAHFF above $10B.
Labor about to blink.
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You want ALP to negotiate with Greens political party and when they do you say they blink or about to blink. Do you want ALP to negotiate with Greens political party or not? It appears you don’t want any settlement between ALP and Greens political party.
The thing is Rex your winging and whining on PB doesn’t seem to make much of impression on the larger electorate.
what is happining with molans senate seat been months now and the liberals are a senater short
UnAustralian:
Low polling Opposition leader the Dark Lord Peter Dutton was shocked to learn over the weekend that politics is in fact a popularity contest.
”Peter thought the object of the game was to appeal to Sky News after dark, he was shocked to learn that they weren’t in fact the majority,” said a Liberal party Insider. ”You should have seen his face when he saw their actual ratings numbers.”
”Then when that tiny group of neo-nazis had their little anti-immigration rally in Melbourne, well old mate Dutton was completely stunned that his dog whistling was off pitch.” When asked why the Opposition leader sought to divide the Nation rather than unite it, the Liberal party Insider said: ”Well, that’s all Pete knows really.” ”You’ve seen when the dude tries to smile, trying to be positive might be a step too far.”
”Oh well, if Dutts fails the next contenders are either Susssan or Angus and whilst neither will ever be PM they will provide us with an hilarious trainwreck.”
Ven says:
Monday, May 15, 2023 at 8:21 am
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Rex Douglassays:
Monday, May 15, 2023 at 7:41 am
I see Julie Collins on ABC leaving the door open to increasing the NAHFF above $10B.
Labor about to blink.
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You want ALP to negotiate with Greens political party and when they do you say they blink or about to blink. Do you want ALP to negotiate with Greens political party or not? It appears you don’t want any settlement between ALP and Greens political party.
The thing is Rex your winging and whining on PB doesn’t seem to make much of impression on the larger electorate.
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Exactly right Ven
In nearly all significant respects an MOE response.
It is amazing that so many people are still supporting a party whose shadow treasurer thinks Australia in the G7 and who can’t correctly compare Australia’s inflation rate with those of the G7 countries.
A year 9 student could do that easily and quickly. Random stabs by a drover’s dog would probably do the trick.
But not Angus Taylor.
The thing about the Coalition’s bad faith lying is that they are so slackarse about it all. They just cannot help showing their contempt for the truth, for integrity and for the people of Australia.
Holdenhollbilly
How can a whistleblower that doesn’t actually exist go missing. Lol!
Perhaps the Ukraine is doing mistruth in war when it accuses Russia of shooting down its own warplanes and helicopters?
The US has been keen to establish some sort of cut off involving the use of US weapons inside Russia.
Implausible deniability?
Jeepers. Tatum throwing 3’s over Embiid like he aint there. Quite a finish considering the 1st half.
Felt like that should have been the final (would have been even better 7 games with a fully fit Embiid). We’ll see.
Congrats to Sam Kerr on spearheading Chelsea to the women’s FA Cup. I like to pretend the Chelsea women’s team has nothing to do with the men’s team so I don’t feel bad about cheering for Our Sam. At least they’re no longer owned by Abramovitch.
Dutton is trying to stop the building of 30,000 homes.
He has succeeded in keeping around 60,000 homeless people homeless of yet another bitter winter’s night.
This is consistent with his core values.
So Dutton’s race card, not very cleverly disguised via a call to decrease immigration based on the housing shortage, appears to have gone nowhere. And while there’s an argument to have thereof, Dutton’s not the man to prosecute it given his form.
Victoria @ #70 Monday, May 15th, 2023 – 8:30 am
Fake Whistleblower. 😉
Evan,
Are you still coming to the PB Knees Up at the Whiskey Bar at The Sir Stamford on Sunday? Now with added Andrew_Earlwood and yabba. 😀
Victoria says:
Monday, May 15, 2023 at 8:30 am
Holdenhollbilly
How can a whistleblower that doesn’t actually exist go missing. Lol!
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Presumably the whistleblower who is identified as a spy is a government employee therefore shouldn’t be too difficult to track down ………..? But only if they actually exist.
The munz,
Haven’t heard from you yet, either. 🙂
Cronus @ #78 Monday, May 15th, 2023 – 8:47 am
Too busy spying on Joe and Hunter Biden I guess. 😐
Arky says:
Monday, May 15, 2023 at 8:40 am
Congrats to Sam Kerr on spearheading Chelsea to the women’s FA Cup. I like to pretend the Chelsea women’s team has nothing to do with the men’s team so I don’t feel bad about cheering for Our Sam. At least they’re no longer owned by Abramovitch.
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Kerr just keeps on producing, she’s almost unstoppable, fantastic.