I’m advised that the proposed federal redistribution for Western Australia will be published early afternoon eastern time in Friday, and that EMRS will publish its first quarterly Tasmanian poll since the election at around midday today. Other than that, two items of polling news, one somewhat encouraging for Labor and another rather a lot less so.
The first of these is a multi-level regression with post-stratification (MRP) poll by Accent Research and RedBridge Group, an exercise that aims for a detailed election projection by surveying a large national sample of 4040 and using demographic modelling to project results for each electorate, and which it plans to conduct on a roughly quarterly basis. A similar exercise was conducted before the last election by YouGov which involved Shaun Ratcliff, who is now the principal of Accent Research. It performed reasonably in predicting 80 seats for Labor and 63 for the Coalition, compared with an actual result of 77 and 58. But it underestimated the scale of the gains by teal independents and the Greens, which maintained a record of the method doing better with major parties than minor parties and independents. The YouGov exercise also had a substantially larger sample of 18,923, which presumably allowed its demographically modelling to be more finely grained.
With that all taken on board, the seat projection has Labor on 73 and the Coalition on 53 with another nine too close to call, meaning a 50-50 result after rounding to whole numbers, including seven that are lineball between Labor and the Coalition. These are Labor-held Gilmore, Lingiari, Lyons and Robertson, together with their by-election gain of Aston, and Coalition-held Deakin and Moore (the latter of which points to a rather rosy reading of Labor’s situation in Western Australia).
Curtin is rated lineball between teal independent incumbent Kate Chaney and the Liberals, with Brisbane likewise between Greens incumbent Stephen Bates and the LNP, though the primary vote estimates appear to suggest Labor the more likely winner than the Greens (here I would repeat that warning about the method’s record in reading minor party and independent support). Only three seats are identified as changing hands: Cowper, where teal independent Caz Heise is tipped to succeed on the second attempt at unseating the Nationals by 52-48; Fowler, where Labor is credited with a 54-46 lead over independent member Dai Le; and Liberal-held Menzies, where Labor is credited with a 51-49 lead.
The exercise also works as a conventional opinion poll with the rate treat of breakdowns for each state and territory. Labor is credited with a 52-48 lead nationally, from primary votes of Labor 32%, Coalition 36% and Greens 13%. This represents very modest change on the 2022 result, which is also the case in each state and territory, including notably in Western Australia. All of the details, including the estimated results for each of the electorates (keeping in mind that these are set to be redrawn in three states and one territory), are available in the full report.
The less happy news for Labor comes from the weekly Roy Morgan poll, which is their worst result in this series for the term, putting the Coalition ahead 51.5-48.5 on two-party preferred, compared with a 50.5-49.5 Labor lead last time. The primary votes are Labor 28.5% (down two), Coalition 37% (steady), Greens 15% (up half) and One Nation 6% (up half). The poll was conducted Monday to Sunday from a sample of 1715.
[An ambitious endeavour to project an election result seat-by-seat suggests Labor will more likely than {not maintain} its majority, but the weekly Roy Morgan poll has other ideas.]
{not maintain} Was that intended?
As I correctly predicted, an ever widening gap to the coalition with polls taking into account Dutton’s 160k net migration trump card.
Labor better match or go further on the migration target asap or they’ll be the first federal government in 90 odd years to be turfed after a single term.
Turns out the Australian population does not agree with Labor’s mass immigration mantra. Or having their living standards absolutely smashed by a flood of new people and being de-housed en masse.
Labor better get with the prevailing sentiment quick smart or they’re terminal: looking more and more like a minor party at low to mid twenties and down.
Former Queensland state MP Kate Jones has ruled out running for the senate or running in the federal seat of Brisbane its been reported in the Courier Mail. It’s been reported Corinne Mulholland, former candidate for Petrie and now in-house lobbyist for Star casinos will likely take the number 2 spot on the Queensland senate ticket from the Right.
Just watched the Starlink satellite train fly across the sky. Must have been 20 or more, about 10sec apart.
Heading east.
To who knows where.
Badthinker,
FUBAR cited Jo Nova. She is, and always has been, the Climate Science-denying, Nutter Truckers’ queen.
I know you’re trying to find a way to get FUBAR out of the sticky situation he’s gotten himself into but there is no way on earth that you can rewrite the fact that FUBAR extensively referenced Jo Nova yesterday. Ipso facto, Nutter Trucker.
Jo Nova is like the crazy former Michigan State Senator who still believes that Dominion Voting Systems rigged the 2020 election for Joe Biden. He selectively misconstrues information he has ferreted out and says that ‘proves’ the mountain of evidence that has consistently proven the exact opposite. Same same Jo Nova. I honestly don’t know how people still take her seriously? But it’s a grifter’s lot in life I guess. Making sure there’s a new sucker born every minute in order to keep the interests and the flickering flame of the fossil fuel industry alive. :/
Rudd era rules on finishing up dud Labor P.M.s mean they’re all going beneath the waves with the SS Albanese.
66 days until an August 3 Election?
Former President Donald Trump told a recent group of donors at a fundraising event that he would have bombed Russia and China in response to their aggression against U.S. allies, reportedThe Washington Post on Tuesday.
“Oftentimes, his comments at the events are about foreign policy and topics he discusses at rallies, such as inflation and immigration. For example, at one event, he suggested that he would have bombed Moscow and Beijing if Russia invaded Ukraine or China invaded Taiwan, surprising some of the donors,” reported Josh Dawsey.
The former president routinely claims that Russia and China would be cowed into submission with himself in office, and even claimed — with the Russian government promptly denying it — that Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, currently held in Russia on dubious espionage charges, would be released promptly if he is elected.
However, when he was actually in office, Trump was infamous for his close and often subservient relationship with Vladimir Putin, who, according to extensive federal investigations, interfered in the 2016 U.S. election to help secure Trump’s election.
#weatheronPB
A bare glowing sky,
naked, cold, and strangely pure,
unsettles me. Why?
Phillip Seymour Hoffman,
Misconstruing the results of the Redbridge poll and trying to tie a generally unserious poll’s results to your cause du jour of a ridiculous cut to the Immigration number, simply pegs you out as a Nutter Trucker yourself in your own way.
All the serious evidence, and that doesn’t include the doolally crew at macrobusiness, has blown Peter Dutton’s barely-disguised Trumpian anti immigrant dog whistle out of the water and exposed it for the economically and socially reckless excuse for a policy it is. And you coming here to confidently proclaim the demise of the Albanese government on the regular off the back of your cray cray proclamations, doesn’t even amount to a hill of beans in the grand scheme of things to do with the next election.
“Just watched the Starlink satellite train fly across the sky. Must have been 20 or more, about 10sec apart.
Heading east.
To who knows where.”
Filling in gaps so that no astro-photograph will go unspoiled.
https://in-the-sky.org/satmap_radar.php
Keep talking crazy talk Donald! Keep the moderate Republican and swing voters thinking you’re the high risk option.
After the 2022 federal election Morrison disaster
The federal Lib/nats under Peter Dutton or Angus Taylor are likely going backwards at the 2025 federal election
Not one federal lib/nats voter can not talk about any good policies from the federal Lib/nats
New South Wales councils that meet and beat new housing targets will be given extra cash by the state government for sporting facilities, parks, footpaths and road maintenance under a $200m grant program. The premier, Chris Minns, will announce the updated housing targets for 43 councils on Wednesday along with the incentive scheme, as the government attempts to speed up infill development across Sydney. “There are councils out there that want to embrace this challenge, that want to welcome more families into their community,” Minns said. “Under this policy, they will get extra help to do that.”
He said one of the reasons housing targets had failed was the “enormous burden” placed on western Sydney, in areas lacking infrastructure for their growing populations.
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/article/2024/may/29/nsw-government-housing-targets-councils-extra-funding-grant-program
Two weeks after the budget, I’ve realised I missed its most surprising revelation
Ross GittinsMay 29, 2024 — 5.00am
Last week, a fairly ordinary place in our street, similar to ours, sold for $4.7 million. I suppose I should be congratulating myself on how well I’ve done in the capitalist game. And it’s only fair since I’ve “worked hard all my life”. In truth, all we’ve done is pay the exorbitant price of $180,000 for our place, then hung around for 40 years. This makes sense? Surely, this crazy game can’t keep going onward and upward forever……..
Labor sees that house prices and rents are rising because the supply of homes has failed to keep up with growth in the population. Part of the reason for this is what the statement admits has been a “long-term, chronic under-investment in social housing”.
The solution lies in increasing supply WITHOUT increasing the potential for capital gain… ie more housing in the rental market that CAN’T be used to fuel capital gain, in short lock it up in a controlled rental market
Why most post-budget commentary isn’t worth the paper it’s written on. Rather than just look at headlines you have to read the papers.
https://www.smh.com.au/business/the-economy/two-weeks-after-the-budget-i-ve-realised-i-missed-its-most-surprising-revelation-20240528-p5jh8q.html
Have I ruffled a few feathers cat? Do I detect a note of shrillness in your reply?
Don’t hate me, hate the poll you choose to consider unserious.
My vindication and your head-in-the-sand and out of touch sentiment will only become more obvious in the coming weeks.
I look forward to more moralistic vitriol spurting from your ignorant and selective rusted-on mind.
Don’t hate me, hate the two-thirds of Australians who agree with me on drastically reducing immigration and smashing the infinite growth model Labor is engineering that has been stuffing their living standards and making life hard for everyone so Labor politicians can gloat about their minuscule increase in headline GDP and ignore the 12 months+ per capita recession we’re in that you seem so proud of.
SMH. Ross Gittens…
Labor sees that house prices and rents are rising because the supply of homes has failed to keep up with growth in the population. Part of the reason for this is what the statement admits has been a “long-term, chronic under-investment in social housing”.
There needs to be a discussion & understanding about the meaning of “social housing”.. it’s not just low value subsidized slums
It’s really about government ie societal investment in diversified housing assets
https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/straight-from-the-gina-rinehart-playbook-plibersek-lashes-dutton-s-mining-project-pledge-20240528-p5jhba.html
But if you’re slashing immigration and only giving visas to celebrity couples, where will the workforce for the new projects come from?
Good morning Dawn Patrollers.
Michale Koziol reports that a “policy refinement paper” reveals several land zones will be excluded from the forthcoming low- and mid-rise housing policy, among other concessions to local councils and this has alarmed housing advocates ahead of the release of a new five-year plan for Sydney and surrounds.
https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/revealed-how-sydney-s-housing-push-will-be-watered-down-20240528-p5jh7o.html
But Michael McGowan and Alexandra Smith tell us that the Minns government will tie hundreds of millions of dollars in funding for key local infrastructure including schools and hospitals to councils which meet and beat new five-year housing targets, as it bids to address Sydney’s crippling affordability crisis. Minns will lay out the details of the pan today.
https://www.smh.com.au/politics/nsw/want-schools-build-housing-premier-dangles-the-carrot-to-sydney-20240528-p5jhca.html
Ross Gittins writes that the budget papers include a long statement spelling out what’s wrong with housing with a candour he has not seen before. He concludes the interesting contribution with, “It’s an advance to see the new emphasis on improving the system’s ability to supply more houses, but the vexed question of fixing the distortions to demand caused by misguided tax concessions remains to be faced.”
https://www.smh.com.au/business/the-economy/two-weeks-after-the-budget-i-ve-realised-i-missed-its-most-surprising-revelation-20240528-p5jh8q.html
Attempts to tackle the nation’s housing crisis are being undermined by the failure to complete dwellings over the past five years. In Sydney, it is being exacerbated further by the failure of developers to even start work on projects that have been granted building approvals, complains the SMH editorial.
https://www.smh.com.au/politics/nsw/do-nothing-developers-with-building-approvals-worsen-housing-crisis-20240528-p5jh7w.html
Michael Pascoe says that the general non-Murdoch media response, including him, has been to doubt the sincerity of Mr Dutton’s budget reply and whatever Mr Taylor subsequently was trying to do at the National Press Club.
https://www.thenewdaily.com.au/finance/2024/05/29/michael-pascoe-dutton-taylor-economic-radicals
Phil Coorey writes that a call by Industry Minister Ed Husic to cut taxes on corporate profits to encourage AI and automation-based investment in advanced manufacturing has been applauded by business but exposed a split in the cabinet, after Treasurer Jim Chalmers declined to endorse it.
https://www.afr.com/politics/federal/husic-s-corporate-tax-call-excites-business-divides-cabinet-20240528-p5jh5q
Home Affairs head Stephanie Foster has admitted her department breached protocol by failing to warn Immigration Minister Andrew Giles about dozens of legal decisions to allow foreign-born criminals to stay in Australia and free a detainee who allegedly went on to commit murder. Angus Thompson tells us that the departmental secretary made the sensational admission before a parliamentary committee hours after the embattled minister revealed he was reviewing the controversial tribunal decisions and said he had called on his department to explain why he was kept in the dark about the legal challenges.
https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/giles-to-urgently-review-decisions-allowing-some-foreign-criminals-to-stay-20240528-p5jh9w.html
Crispin Hull goes right off at the Coalition saying, “No economist or scientist with an ounce of integrity or modest knowledge could support extending coal for a minute longer than necessary or support the nuclear option ever. Yet why does Dutton cling to it? Ignorance, stupidity or mala fides? Or a combination of all three? The idiocy of nuclear is so obvious that it is boring to recite it. It will take 15 years for a nuclear power station to come on line. Even the Coalition admits to a 10-year build. The cost – between $9 billion and $17 billion – will be vastly higher than coal, hydro, wind or solar.”
https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/8642007/the-folly-of-peter-duttons-nuclear-power-argument/?cs=14329
Mike Foley reports that Tanya Plibersek has accused Peter Dutton of promising environmental laws “straight from the Gina Rinehart playbook” after the opposition leader told industry leaders he would fast-track project approvals if elected.
https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/straight-from-the-gina-rinehart-playbook-plibersek-lashes-dutton-s-mining-project-pledge-20240528-p5jhba.html
The Australian’s Cameron Stewart reports that South Australia’s Premier has sent a timely message to both sides of politics in Canberra that the AUKUS plan to build nuclear submarines will succeed only if it is front of mind in every area of government policy. Peter Malinauskas wants AUKUS to be a consideration in deliberations over the level of Australia’s skilled migration program. But more than that, he is urging the federal government to think bigger on AUKUS, beyond the defence portfolio, and to understand how an enterprise of this size and ambition will touch almost every major area of public policy.
https://www.theaustralian.com.au/nation/defence/anthony-albanese-must-heed-peter-malinauskass-wise-words-on-making-aukus-front-and-centre/news-story/260461c5572e469a581d70695d0f081b?amp=
As seen with negative gearing and carbon pricing, the mainstream media in Australia has the dangerous power to overturn elections through fearmongering, Dr Victoria Fielding writes. She says that like most developed nations, Australia suffers from systemic problems which require governments to be innovative, brave and to develop reforms that though sometimes unpopular in the short term, are good for the long-term health of the country and that we need to have grown-up conversations about problems like climate change, housing affordability, sustainable taxes and immigration to ensure we’re making the right decisions for a brighter future.
https://independentaustralia.net/business/business-display/how-meaningful-reform-by-labor-is-killed-by-the-mainstream-media,18639
Josh Gordon reports that a little-known fund has handed Treasurer Tim Pallas a $12.1 billion “credit card” to spend on policy promises not listed in the budget and not scrutinised through parliament. According to a final tally of the 2022-23 budget, Victoria’s so-called Treasurer’s Advance has ballooned to more than 33 times its size a decade ago, when it was about $365 million. In 2022-23 it funded 335 policy promises collectively worth $12.2 billion.
https://www.theage.com.au/politics/victoria/victoria-s-12-billion-credit-card-for-policies-not-listed-in-the-budget-20240524-p5jgcg.html
Anthony Albanese’s diary proves a PM hard at work. But who did he meet with? Kim Wingerei checks in on the Prime Minister’s priorities.
https://michaelwest.com.au/albos-diary-released-under-foi/
Rachel Lane explains how aged care is the only service you can buy in Australia without knowing the cost.
https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/8642650/aged-care-fees-what-you-need-to-know/?cs=14258
Emergency waiting times at two of NSW’s biggest hospitals have skyrocketed as the system buckles under “unprecedented pressure”.
https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/emergency-departments-are-busier-than-ever-here-s-how-your-hospital-stacks-up-20240527-p5jgzi.html
The end of such men is coming through legislation. And it’s accelerating because of the alleged behaviour of men like Nine’s Darren Wick, writes Jenna Price.
https://www.smh.com.au/business/workplace/the-end-of-men-like-darren-wick-is-coming-here-s-how-i-know-20240528-p5jh7f.html
Nine journalist Elizabeth Knight writes about the tawdry tale of how Nine became its own headline.
https://www.smh.com.au/business/companies/a-tawdry-tale-of-how-nine-became-its-own-headline-20240528-p5jhcn.html
From Whitlam to Albanese – from a thriving powerful free-thinking society to today – Australia’s democracy has been in decline for some time, Victor Kline writes.
https://independentaustralia.net/politics/politics-display/the-pitiful-decline-of-australias-democratic-institutions,18637
The ABC has flatly denied the board held emergency talks after News Corp lambasted Laura Tingle for criticising Peter Dutton’s immigration policy at the Sydney writers’ festival.
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/article/2024/may/28/abc-denies-holding-emergency-talks-after-laura-tingles-racist-country-comments-criticised-in-murdoch-press
Matthew Knott tells us that Penny Wong has demanded that Israel halt its military campaign in the southern Gazan city of Rafah after dozens of civilians were killed in an air strike, as a global medical charity called for Australia to implement sanctions on Israel. “This cannot continue”, she said.
https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/this-cannot-continue-penny-wong-demands-israel-halt-rafah-offensive-20240528-p5jhep.html
An investigation by the Guardian and the Israeli-based magazines +972 and Local Call can reveal how Israel has run an almost decade-long secret “war” against the court. The country deployed its intelligence agencies to surveil, hack, pressure, smear and allegedly threaten senior ICC staff in an effort to derail the court’s inquiries.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/may/28/spying-hacking-intimidation-israel-war-icc-exposed
Cartoon Corner
Matt Holding
Cathy Wilcox
David Rowe
Mark David
Peter Broelman
John Shakespeare
Spooner
From the US
Confessions says:
Wednesday, May 29, 2024 at 7:10 am
Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek has accused Peter Dutton of promising environmental laws “straight from the Gina Rinehart playbook” after the opposition leader told industry leaders he would fast-track project approvals if elected.
https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/straight-from-the-gina-rinehart-playbook-plibersek-lashes-dutton-s-mining-project-pledge-20240528-p5jhba.html
But if you’re slashing immigration and only giving visas to celebrity couples, where will the workforce for the new projects come from?
___________
Perhaps we shall see a few more pieces of Australia carved off for immigration purposes. This time focussed around mining projects. That way they can bring in the workers off the books 😉
Is that your way of saying “How dare a woman disagree with me”?
Griff:
The Pilbara nation?
Thanks BK! I see the use of “embattled”. Has it truly reached that point? We haven’t had a ministerial shuffle for a while.
Robert De Nero outside the courthouse where Trump closing arguments are proceeding – worth watching…
https://youtu.be/ZwIjy1I71ws?si=nbOg5We6QGH-bvXk
Comedian drops plan for a billboard of Gina Rinehart portrait in Times Square
https://www.theguardian.com/culture/article/2024/may/28/comedian-drops-plan-for-a-billboard-of-gina-rinehart-portrait-in-times-square
Badthinker says:
Wednesday, May 29, 2024 at 4:34 am
Citing Nutter Truckers on a par with believing CSIRO could ever be an authority on matters engineering, economic & accounting?
I’d rank the engineering, economic & accounting from the CSIRO hires above a Queensland policeman clearly out of his depth.
CSIRO = Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation. The Industrial research bit is in there for a reason.
Dutton is a fool, and those that try and justify his brain farts look foolish.
Griffsays:
Wednesday, May 29, 2024 at 7:28 am
Thanks BK! I see the use of “embattled”. Has it truly reached that point?
_____________________
Yes it has.
You can’t just keep blaming your dept every time. It looks weak.
From Redbridge:
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-05-29/peter-dutton-nuclear-power-policy-may-risk-alienating-women/103870338
The coalition is already women repellent, but Dutton’s nuclear policy looks likely to kill off what remaining women voters they have left, outside the rusted-on as per above.
The federal lib/nats and their propaganda media units , will be politically sweating that todays inflation figures are not showing inflation is dropping
People continue to attend the ED of hospitals, rather than attend a GP clinic. Why? Cos bulk billing clinics are always fully booked and other clinics generally charge 90.00 for standard consultation. Rebate is approx half that.
Medicare needs more funding in this area.
caf
Bizarre comment. The only person bringing gender into the discussion is you. Seems to be the standard playbook of morally righteous people to attack the person along gender/race lines in order to distract from the underlying point being made.
Again – two thirds of Australians agree immigration is way too high.
The onus is on you in the minority to defend your position with logical arguments.
But I guess if you can’t defend it logically you can simply call me racist – as Andrew_Earlwood and c@t_momma does – or sexist, as you appear to do.
It’s official. The media are now calling it an immigration scandal. I understand that Labor were trying to put some humanity back into the immigration system but think they have handled this poorly.
davidwh:
Agreed, it looks ham-fisted to say the least.
This is not 2010-2013 , things have moved on in 2024
The federal lib/nats and their propaganda media units , are not going to get any political advantage ,particular when the media continued to ignore the incompetence of Peter Dutton and the former federal Lib/nats government
We have reached peak gladiatorial politics.
Rabbiting on about the migration/immigration numbers has been directed through the “boom box” of discontent for how long ?
The absolute nonsense that is the nuclear debate !
The wealth inequality institutionalized mostly by the LNP is a massive obstacle for the “housing problem”.
Racism is rife as the overwhelming numbers of protagonists insisting on defending “I’m not racist” mantra.
Apartheid is active beyond the sporting field!
All the whole, the chorus of “Labor lefty” and “ecofascists” is the fall back.
The lucky country began by fighting over “the spoils” and nothing has changed.
What a privilege denied the “rest of the world”.
A shamozzle!
Hmmm 50 – 50.
“… underestimated the scale of the gains by teal independents and the Greens, which maintained a record of the method doing better with major parties than minor parties and independents.”
“The exercise also works as a conventional opinion poll with the rate treat of breakdowns for each state and territory. Labor is credited with a 52 – 48 lead nationally, from primary votes of Labor 32%, Coalition 36% and Greens 13%[, thus others 19%. Or overall non-major parties at 32%.] This represents very modest change on the 2022 result, which is also the case in each state and territory, including notably in Western Australia. All of the details, including the estimated results for each of the electorates (keeping in mind that these are set to be redrawn in three states and one territory), are available in the full report.””
‘Two thirds of Australians agree immigration is way too high.’
Proof, with a cited reputible poll and the question asked.
But if you’re slashing immigration and only giving visas to celebrity couples, where will the workforce for the new projects come from?
Training?
Labor has been talking a big game about Training since the illusory RED Scheme in 1975.
Yeah, RED never actually happened, but if I keep voting Labor, eventually they’ll come good on one of their Pie-In-The-Sky promises, right?
I think Stephanie Foster needs to go. What incompetence!
Badthinker,
Free TAFE training courses in skills shortages areas are already occurring.
So your next lie about the Labor government is?
Geez real chance either Biden or Trump may cark it.That would decide the next election.
‘Two thirds of Australians agree immigration is way too high.’
Proof, with a cited reputible poll and the question asked.
If you asked Real Estate principals, Supermarket owners and Mortgage brokers, they’d say it is far too low?
The way Labor is tracking, combined with Dutton’s pitch to ordinary Australians, the next Election is headed for a Voice result, the Teals will hold/increase their seats and Labor will hold a few dozen Inner City seats.
edit:
Appears Dutton has timed his run for an August Election, Albo was still looking a winner on The Voice 3 months out, then Dutts started closing the deal.
Slashing immigration must be a vote winner. Steven Miles has jumped on the bandwagon so obviously he thinks there are votes to be gained.
I wouldn’t write Miles off yet.
He’ll have to repudiate Federal Labor, which means an Electoral bloodbath for Labor in Qld [goodbye Jim Chalmers] if Albo calls an Election before October, but that might not be a bad thing.
Albo won’t move on a reshuffle because of the numbers in the HoR and in the party room.
Essentially his strongest supporters have been the weakest performers in the ministry.
One remembers the bold rhetoric that “the adults are in charge”. Don’t hear that repeated by the ALP anymore do we ?
Liar Von Trier,
We heard exactly that sort of rhetoric about the government by Laura Tingle just last week. Being the adults in the room is called governing. As a Liberal luvvie I know you’re unfamiliar with the concept and don’t recognise it when it’s right in front of your nose.
Newspoll and Redbridge having the same poll results means that Labor will be happy to have an election any time.
I see Giles has achieved “embattled” status …
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-05-29/federal-parliament-live-blog-may29-senate-estimates/103905946
Probably won’t be long till O’Neil joins him.
Male life expectancy in USA 74.8 in 2022.
Trump is 77 .Biden 81.
Pied pipe
It’s a well know fact.
The older you are, the longer you live.