The week after the federal budget was as always a big one for federal opinion polling, which means it will be followed by a trough next week. Happily, an important milestone on the road to the federal election is looming into view:
• The Guardian relates that the proposed redistribution for Western Australia will be published on Friday, with those for New South Wales and Victoria “expected in the first two weeks of June, or perhaps slightly earlier”.
• Mark Wales, the preselected Liberal candidate for the crucial Perth seat of Tangney, has stood aside due to a health issue within his family. The West Australian reports the party’s state council passed a motion that the second-placed candidate in last month’s preselection vote will get the nod if no new candidates nominate by the May 29 deadline, that being Howard Ong, an IT consultant and former Australian Christian Lobby activist.
• The Australian’s Feeding the Chooks column reports that state Ipswich MP Jennifer Howard has withdrawn her preselection challenge against Shayne Neumann in the federal seat of Blair. Anthony Albanese threw his weight behind Neumann amid concern over the security of Labor’s hold on a seat Neumann has held since 2007, and which he retained by a 5.2% margin in 2022.
• Feeding the Chooks further reports that Katie Havelberg, policy adviser at Queensland Health and president of Professionals Australia, will join Renée Coffey, chief executive of a foundation that helps children whose parents have a mental illness, in contesting Labor preselection in Griffith, the inner Brisbane seat that Max Chandler-Mather won for the Greens in 2022. Potential nominees in the seat of Brisbane, which Stephen Bates gained for the Greens from the LNP in 2022, include Tracey Price, the party’s unsuccessful candidate for the lord mayoralty in election in March, and candidate from 2022, Deloitte Australia director Madonna Jarrett.
Boerwar says:
Tuesday, May 28, 2024 at 5:09 pm
The population growth data for the Palestinians clearly demonstrates that Israel is not.
The Palestinians have one of the fastest population growth rates in the world – hardly evidence of genocide by Israel.
It is just as well that Labor has factored in gas firming during the transition to renewables.
https://twitter.com/SenatorWong/status/1795217400037552438
The Govt’s latest statement is just more words.
Albanese (and Biden) should start by stopping the supply of weapons and components to Netanyahu.
Israel has expressed intent. Israel has acted consistent with that intent. And FUBAR has no point to make about either the intent or the actions.
FUBAR –
What does “condemning the poor to energy poverty” mean in non-melodramatic terms?
If industry is going to be driven out of Australia because of power issues, they should be well underway with their plans, given that investment is always forward looking and large investment is decades ahead, so since transitioning to renewable energy generation is official policy that means business should be running for the hills now, right? Right?
The truth is that 100% reliable grid energy supply was never a thing. Individuals or businesses that needed to guarantee power supply to critical equipment have always had to cover that requirement themselves. This notion of some calamitous future (“condemning the poor to energy poverty”), which I can only assume means that the poor only have power 50% of the time and have to claw each others’ eyes out to heat their tins of baked beans, is fanciful nonsense.
The transition to renewables will generally lead to substantially cheaper power. Perhaps it will be a little less reliable than we currently experience, but that remains to be seen and there is plenty of scope to improve reliability coming down the pipeline in the form of improving storage technology, widespread EV adoption, etc. Are there challenges? Sure. Is any significant restructuring of the way we do things without risk? No, of course not. Are the powers-that-be hiding plans for a future dystopia where nothing works? No they really are not.
Re FUBAR @4:42.
Thank you for providing additional material from the source.
Of course Ms Sloan and The Australian both have an agenda hostile to climate action generally and to renewable energy in particular.
Now unlike both Liberal politicians and the Daily Rupert, I don’t believe that The Australian deliberately fabricates its facts. However, the facts quoted are very likely cherry-picked, quoted out of context and distorted to suit the agenda they’re pushing.
I don’t have any particular qualifications regarding the matters being discussed by the article. However, in a democracy, people need to assess the reliability of information with which they are presented. That has a lot to do with its source and the channel in which it appears, in this case a NewsCorp propaganda outlet masquerading as a quality newspaper.
I accord the CSIRO a lot of credibility. I do not accord an article in The Australian on the subjects of either climate or energy any at all.
Sloan’s capabilities in nuclear power technology match hers in economics.
BTW, Ven, I would suggest the answer to your question as to the only country that has not persecuted Jews over the past century and a half is “none.” Morocco probably comes closest. The USA has generally been good to Jewish people, but their claims are undermined by the ” voyage of the damned” incident: see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MS_St._Louis
I realise that you are very patriotic in relation to India (a country that I also love very dearly). But I would hope you weren’t referring to India, as a lot of Jews left for Israel after WWII because they felt persecuted: particularly in relation to the Indian Government refusing to recognise the Sabbath as grounds for Jews to not attend public service jobs on Saturdays. (When I was living there during the 1980s – and perhaps even now – public servants were required to work at least every second Saturday morning).
BW: “Israel has expressed intent. Israel has acted consistent with that intent. And FUBAR has no point to make about either the intent or the actions.”
“Intent” to do what exactly? Exterminate Hamas? That’s certainly a totally reasonable goal following October 7.
I thought you were relatively pro-Israel. Are you now trying to walk down both sides of the street at once?
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I assume you are accepting intent as a given.
As for actions, there are almost too many to mention.
Ethnic cleansing is an element of genocide. I assume you would accept that statement.
1. The original 600,000 Palestinian run out of Israel.
2. The threats to expel Israeli Arabs.
3. The Palestinians run out through the establishment of the Green Line Israel.
4.The progressive eradication of Palestinians from the West Bank.
5. The connivance of the Israeli Government in the establishment of 250 illegal settlements.
6. The utter destruction of the means of subsistence in Gaza.
In parliament today. Kylea Tink asks treasurer about decision not to raise jobseeker in the budget.
As a true representative of her electorate, which most Labor MPs aren’t – they are required to follow the policy decided by a few influential Labor MPs, Tink shows many people in the North Sydney electorate don’t believe Labor keeping Jobseeker recipients below poverty level is good policy.
‘The North Sydney independent MP, Kylea Tink, wants to know from Jim Chalmers what analysis the government undertook before it decided not to raise the rate of jobseeker, as recommended by the economic inclusion advisement committee, in the most recent budget.
Chalmers goes through what the government has done (raise rent assistance, which not everyone is able to receive and works out, at the maximum rate, to about an extra $9 a week, the previous $40 a fortnight rise to jobseeker and indexation)……
but does not answer Tink’s question.’
Chalmers, from the Labor right faction – supporting most Liberal policies- showing his bias against low income Australians.
I wonder how many $millions ex Liberal PM Morrison will make from Labor approving AUKUS. With his US defence consultancy with ex Trump politician Mike Pompeo. Pompeo will also gain financially from Labor’s approval of AUKUS.
And giving $4.7 billion to the US and $4.3billion to the UK governments. In the coming financial year.
Of course, in Labor eyes, this money is going to deserving people.
https://www.offshorewind.biz/2024/05/27/tetraspar-demonstrator-floating-wind-turbine-hits-63-pct-capacity-factor-in-norway/
FUBAR the author of that article is referring to one site (Lake Bonney) for those numbers, quite an old site at that (80m hub height and 90m rotor diameter), so it doesn’t exactly buttress Judith’s case for expecting numbers that low across the board.
Modern turbines are in the 150m hub height range, granting access to a better wind resource than was previously possible, plus rotor diameters in the range of 160-180m that capture more energy
I note latest Morgan newsletter has 2.PP gov 48.5% and opp 51.5%, apparently “the drop in ALP primary
support drifted to minor parties and independents, not to the Coalition
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Their consumer confidence rating at 80.2 is below 85 for a record 69 weeks: “The two key questions that drove this week’s decline both related to conditions over the next year in terms of personal finances and also Australia’s economic performance over the next year. “
Anyway, by me shit lite red Liebor/ centrist blue Libs lite still preferred, like in minority fed gov with the senate balanced the other way, over full of shit Libferals/ Nats. Though I’d welcome more Greens/ Teals and ending the major parties duopoly, all shit UAP and shite PHON not so much.
The Jewish people are very much aware of the real meaning of genocide after what happened to them during WW2, when the Nazis deliberately set out to completely wipe them out and would probably have succeeded if they had won the war. Since then the word has been altered and watered down to suit other agendas.
meher baba why do you think Oct 7 happened? Random act of violence from an inherently violent people? And do you think their ‘extermination of Hamas’ is going successfully? Are we on track for zero hamas members?
meher babasays:
Tuesday, May 28, 2024 at 5:14 pm
Sorry, but the idea that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza is complete BS.
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Yet the international courts disagree with you and believe Israel has a case to answer. I will except the judgement of the ICJ and ICC on this. Maybe you need to do some soul searching here too. As your opinions are at odds with the respected international arbiters on this.
Bonza: October 7 was planned and led by Islamists, who are indeed inherently violent and who also regularly display a complete disregard for the well-being of the people whose interests they claim yo represent.
Unless you see martyrdom as being strongly in someone’s interests. Islamists do, but I reckon it’s a load of crap.
Bystandersays:
Tuesday, May 28, 2024 at 5:37 pm
Entropysays:
Tuesday, May 28, 2024 at 3:57 pm
Rikalisays:
Tuesday, May 28, 2024 at 3:20 pm
Entropy
“Murdering innocent children living in a refugee tent city. Is enough for me to consider it to be the case.”
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Murdering may be a war crime but it is not genocide. Genocide is crucially the intent to destroy a group of people. Undermining the definition for purposes of emotional argument is reckless.
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Don’t take my word for it then. Have a look at the ICJ and ICC rulings on this instead. I think i’ll take their opinion on this over yours.
Though i’m pretty sure the ICJ and ICC use the Rome Statute definition of genocide. By that definition they believe Israel has a case to answer i believe.
The Jewish people are very much aware of the real meaning of genocide after what happened to them during WW2, when the Nazis deliberately set out to completely wipe them out and would probably have succeeded if they had won the war. Since then the word has been altered and watered down to suit other agenda.
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What happened to them during WW2 was horrific but doesn’t mean they get to determine the definition of genocide though. The definition is laid down by the Statute of Rome and signed off by international agreement. Australia is a signatory.
Bonza says:
Tuesday, May 28, 2024 at 5:38 pm
meher baba why do you think Oct 7 happened? Random act of violence from an inherently violent people? And do you think their ‘extermination of Hamas’ is going successfully? Are we on track for zero hamas members?
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Bonza
Why do you think the Holocaust happened? Random act of violence from an inherently violent people?
Entropy: well I’m afraid that I have lost any respect I once had for the ICC or the ICJ.
There is much to criticise about Israel’s actions in Gaza. But they gave gone way over the top and made themselves look ridiculous.
meher baba says:
Tuesday, May 28, 2024 at 5:14 pm
Sorry, but the idea that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza is complete BS.
I’m not crazy about the carelessness that Israel troops sometimes demonstrate in heir attacks (eg at Rafah yesterday, and also in relation to the aid convoy in which the Australian woman was killed). And I’m even less crazy about Netanyahu and some members of his Cabinet.
But, at the end of the day, Hamas started this war on October 7 2023 in an effort to prompt exactly the response they are getting.
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The start of the war was the expulsion, ethnic cleansing, of over 700,000 Palestinians when the UN, with US and UK support declared the Zionist State of Israel in 1948.
And of course with these western powers support, Israel has extended its boundaries.
Gaza, prior to October 7, 2023 was and is effectively an open air prison with Israel determining what products could enter. As a jailer would.
Netanyahu supported Hamas, allowed Qatari money into the region, for at least a decade, as a counter to the Palestinian Authority, who wanted a 2-state solution. Which Netanyahu will not allow.
Egyptian intelligence warned the Netanyahu government days before Hamas attack. So why didn’t Israel, with all its top quality security systems stop it?
‘Israel was warned by Egypt of potential violence three days before Hamas’ deadly cross-border raid, a US congressional panel chairman has said.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-67082047
‘House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee head Michael McCaul told reporters of the alleged warning.
Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu described the reports as “absolutely false”.
Israeli intelligence services are under scrutiny for their failure to prevent the deadliest attack by Palestinian militants in Israel’s 75-year history.’’
I would suggest it was ignored by Netanyahu as an attack by Hamas would allow him to invade Gaza for Israel’s complete take over of the region. To get rid of the Palestinian problem. Genocide is the plan.
It didn’t t matter to him how many Israelis were killed in the terrorist attack. On October 7. Or what happened to the hostages. Still doesn’t.
Netanyahu’s plan is Gaza, and the West Bank for Israel. Seems a familiar scenario of another time not long ago.
Wibble.
Zero Net Forty.
From the Monopoly.
16 years to completely rejig the economy.
Cinchibubs. True Dinks. You heard it first from the Greens.
But how?
Just Google it!
BTW
BW, what is happening with settlements on the West Bank is utterly reprehensible. But it’s confined to a relatively small area and hardly constitutes an “eradication” of Palestinians, as you suggest.
There is so much hyperbole in this debate!
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meher babasays:
Tuesday, May 28, 2024 at 5:20 pm
BTW, Ven, I would suggest the answer to your question as to the only country that has not persecuted Jews over the past century and a half is “none.” Morocco probably comes closest. The USA has generally been good to Jewish people, but their claims are undermined by the ” voyage of the damned” incident: see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MS_St._Louis
I realise that you are very patriotic in relation to India (a country that I also love very dearly). But I would hope you weren’t referring to India, as a lot of Jews left for Israel after WWII because they felt persecuted: particularly in relation to the Indian Government refusing to recognise the Sabbath as grounds for Jews to not attend public service jobs on Saturdays. (When I was living there during the 1980s – and perhaps even now – public servants were required to work at least every second Saturday morning).
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meherbaba, meherbaba
I am not saying this because I am being”patriotic “. A Jew said that US Congressional hearing.
India only nation with no history of antisemitism: Diaspora supports Israel
https://www-business–standard-com.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/www.business-standard.com/amp/world-news/india-only-nation-with-no-history-of-antisemitism-diaspora-supports-israel-123102400069_1.html?amp_gsa=1&_js_v=a9&usqp=mq331AQIUAKwASCAAgM%3D#amp_ct=1716882871868&_tf=From%20%251%24s&aoh=17168828648087&referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&share=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.business-standard.com%2Fworld-news%2Findia-only-nation-with-no-history-of-antisemitism-diaspora-supports-israel-123102400069_1.html
“Nissim Reuben, Program Director of Indian-Jewish Relations at the American Jewish Committee (AJC), said at a Congressional briefing in support of Israel that India is the only country with no history of antisemitism.
He also expressed solidarity with Israel in its fight against the terrorist group Hamas.
HinduACTion and Namaste Shalom Multi-faith Alliance organised a timely Congressional briefing on Tuesday in support of Israel and against rising anti-Hindu bigotry and antisemitism in the US and Canada.
“India is the only country in the world with no history of antisemitism. Never ever were Jews persecuted in India until the Mumbai attacks of 2008, which were perpetrated by terrorists that came from across the border. That’s why even today in Israel, Indian Jews say that Israel is our fatherland. India is our motherland. Israel is in our hearts. India is in our blood,” he said.
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Why do you keep believing Western propaganda about that India is this or India is that. Just go to India now and then make your own impression about it.
So, Ven. Why did the Jews of Kochi all clear out?
Israel is an apartheid state. The Jewish enclave will survive while they are supported by the USA. Just as was the case in South Africa the support will wane. The best thing anyone can do is stay out of it.
Which is why I stay out of it.
The start of the war was the expulsion, ethnic cleansing, of over 700,000 Palestinians when the UN, with US and UK support declared the Zionist State of Israel in 1948.
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We will never know how many were actually expelled. But a hell of a lot fled in order to be safe while the armies of the Arab states surrounding Israel all invaded at the same time. Why do you think they took their house keys with them?
And yes – there could have been a state of Palestine as well. It was mandated by the UN and territory allocated (as it was to the state that would become Israel). They wanted it all from the river to the sea. And the more they have demanded Palestine from the river to the sea the further away any Palestinian state has become – let alone one that would annihilate the State of Israel and its inhabitants.
Dream on. Every post from people like you, every occupation of a university, every assertion of “from the river to the sea for Palestinians” and every attempt to justify Hamas’s atrocities that kicked off this whole episode only strengthens the power of the extremist settlers and their political representatives in Israel.
They also dream of a state from the river to the sea – but one free of Palestinians. You are validating them and undermining those in Israel who want a proper peace and two states side by side.
Don’t ever forget that the kibbutzes targeted by Hamas on 7 October 2023 were full of people on the left – many of whom were incredibly active in promoting peace between Israel and the Palestinians on the basis of two equal states. Hamas knew exactly who they were and despised them the way that lefties like you despise centrist Labor people like me more than they despite Dutton and his mates.
Steve777says:
Tuesday, May 28, 2024 at 5:17 pm
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I accord the CSIRO a lot of credibility. I do not accord an article in The Australian on the subjects of either climate or energy any at all.
The article isn’t on the subject of climate change.
It’s about the CSIRO galloping far outside it’s lane and issuing pronouncements
All major political figures in the Netanyahu have made genocidal vision statements. These are on the record.
Actions consistent with the statements include:
Forced movement of an entire civilian population. 2.4 million people.
70% of houses flattened. Ongoing.
Every sewerage system destroyed.
All power systems destroyed.
All hospitals damaged and rendered useless.
All reticulated water systems destroyed.
Food movement either totally restricted or restricted strongly enough for the weak to start dying of famine.
Farms turned to dust.
Aid agencies systematically halted, slowed down, harassed or killed.
meher babasays:
Tuesday, May 28, 2024 at 5:14 pm
Excellent post IMO.
Hamas and Israel share the same vision: From the River to the Sea. The later is official Likud policy. The difference? One lot want to push all the Jews out of the area. The other lot wants to push all the Arabs out of the area.
There almost nothing more servile and pathetic than a Labor Left MP when serving in cabinet.
Boerwar says:
Tuesday, May 28, 2024 at 6:09 pm
Hamas and Israel share the same vision: From the River to the Sea. The later is official Likud policy. The difference? One lot want to push all the Jews out of the area. The other lot wants to push all the Arabs out of the area.
And both lots have committed atrocities to reach their goals.
There is room for two states because when i first looked at google maps it struck me how much land separated Jerusalem from the West Bank because the way its reported the West Bank was right next to it and it sort of is but there’s enough land for the UN to keep the two sides apart.
Yes it was. I have done a lot of reading on that and I can fully understand why they are not prepared to cop any shit from Hamas. Especially after what happened on 7th October.
https://www.smh.com.au/traveller/travel-news/i-put-my-dog-in-the-hold-for-a-flight-i-swore-i-would-never-do-it-again-20240517-p5jeey.html
I welcome pets on airplanes. They can’t be more badly behaved than children, who are almost never checked by their parents. My experience with dogs in cars on long haul trips is that they mostly sleep. I’d imagine it will be the same with flying.
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meher babasays:
Tuesday, May 28, 2024 at 5:59 pm
So, Ven. Why did the Jews of Kochi all clear out?
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They just wanted to go their Fatherland.
In 2000s, I worked in a IT company, whose owner and my direct boss was/is a Indian Jew. He is an Orthodox Jew. I asked him, why did he leave India and he said for a better life like me.
I had a Jewish colleague in late 1990s, who migrated from Israel.
In July 2017, Narendra Modi became the first ever Indian prime minister to visit Israel. It was noted that Prime Minister Modi did not visit Palestine during the trip, breaking from convention.
Do you know why no Indian PM earlier to Modi ever visited Israel? Because they were afraid of offending Indian Muslims.
https://www.thecairoreview.com/essays/modi-in-israel-2/
This, coupled with the creation of the State of Israel in 1948, saw many Jews leave India. In this regard, the majority of Jews who emigrated from India in the 1940s made this decision based on the influence of Zionism and a love for Israel, rather than a disdain for India.
https://www.worldjewishcongress.org/en/about/communities/IN#:~:text=This%2C%20coupled%20with%20the%20creation,than%20a%20disdain%20for%20India.
The moratorium is hereby reimposed for the remainder of today.
The only breed which should be allowed on a flight
https://www.reddit.com/r/dogswithjobs/comments/hzg1l3/good_boy_air_doggo_therapy_dog_seen_on_flight/
WB: I feared that might happen. Sorry about the extent to which I contributed to it.
Fess has the right idea
Thank you, William!
You are not at all to blame, MB.
https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/giles-to-urgently-review-decisions-allowing-some-foreign-criminals-to-stay-20240528-p5jh9w.html
Giles is one of the weaker performers in the ministry. A reshuffle ahead of the election won’t go astray IMO.
shellbell @ #1146 Tuesday, May 28th, 2024 – 6:24 pm
That link says the image was created by AI?
S. Simpson says:
Tuesday, May 28, 2024 at 6:13 pm
There almost nothing more servile and pathetic than a Labor Left MP when serving in cabinet.
But nothing is quite as pathetic as the Greens blocking all progress.
The Coalition now has a clear lead on a two-party preferred basis for the first time since the Federal Election on 51.5% (up 2%) ahead of the on ALP 48.5% (down 2%).
The rise in support for the Coalition, or more accurately the loss of support for the ALP, comes in the week of pro-Palestine student protests on University campuses.
This is all playing out against a backdrop of increased concern about crime and safety, and particularly the safety of women.
Primary support for the ALP dropped for a second straight week, and was down 2% to only 28.5% this week, the drop in ALP primary support drifted to minor parties and independents, not the Coalition. Primary support for the Coalition was unchanged on 37% for a third straight week.
If a Federal Election were held now the Coalition would form a minority government, but with the support of minor parties and independents, the latest Roy Morgan survey shows.
https://www.roymorgan.com/findings/roy-morgan-update-may-28-2024-alp-support-down-consumer-confidence-inflation-expectations
Irene, your last comment came extremely close to getting you banned. You are never to talk about Israel again.