The monthly Freshwater Strategy poll for the Financial Review (presently available online in the paper’s subscriber-only digital edition) records no change of consequence on voting intention, with the Coalition maintaining a 51-49 lead on two-party preferred, with Labor steady on the primary vote at 30%, the Coalition down one to 40% and the Greens up one to 14%. Anthony Albanese is down two on approval to 33% and up one on disapproval to 50%, while Peter Dutton is steady on 37% and up two to 41%. Albanese’s lead as preferred prime minister shifts from 44-43 to 43-42.
The poll also finds 55% believe the world will be less safe with Donald Trump as President, compared with 28% for safer, and that 47% consider Peter Dutton “better placed to engage and negotiate” with Trump, compared with 36% for Anthony Albanese. The poll was conducted Friday to Sunday from a sample of 1046.
Dutton? Who will just bow down to Trump and kiss Trumps feet and allow him to put tariffs in this country? Yeah right, rogue poll. Don’t believe it.
Dutton will not stand up to Trump, he will embrace him even more than Mr. Morrison did!
I’m not sure the people who were polled are looking for someone to “stand up” to Trump. More that they are able to get on with him ok.
Albo’s intransigence re Rudd and his continuing fawning over Biden, probably damages voters’ assessment of his being able to establish a good relationship.
This perception might change if there’s any truth in Peter Hartcher’s story (which will have come directly from Rudd) that all these potentially important people in the Trump administration are keen to talk to Rudd re China. We’ll see about that, although I have my doubts.
Anyway, I doubt that the state of our relationship with the US will be an election-determining issue.
Biden moves, too late….
Washington: US President Joe Biden’s administration has lifted restrictions that had blocked Ukraine from using US-supplied weapons to strike deep into Russian territory, said three sources familiar with the matter, in a significant change to US policy in the Ukraine-Russia conflict.
https://www.smh.com.au/world/europe/biden-lifts-ban-on-ukraine-using-us-arms-to-strike-inside-russia-20241118-p5krcl.html
Too late, just as he was 3 years too late in saying he wouldn’t seek office again
-17 approval levels for Albo, that’s almost shortenite levels.
Coalition is actually down on PV by 1% since October ( 2% since September ) and PPM has not changed. It appears Phil Coorey is being a bit selective. He appears to be comparing the latest figures (November ) to those in June not October for some of his comparison.
I am sure it is simply a oversight !
Cheers and a great day to all.
So Albos telling Shorty and others to do their bye bye my family needs me speeches before Parliament ends for 2024. Journos reading that as Albo going early for the election with February the next scheduled sitting. NOT before Xmas but not before the kids go back to school either perhaps ? The much debated rate cuts trigger seems a way off now so Albo needs a cost of living hail mary policy or three to salvage a minority Government and not the pathetic free busfares tried in qld recently despite Dud Dutton being dud Dutton.
Elmer does one detect a hint of despair in ur post ? What happened?
Despite the attacks on Albanese and Labor
The federal liberal/nats combined primary vote struggles to go into the low-mid 40% and would be disappointing the lib/nats propaganda media units
Qld will not be enough for the federal lib/nats to force Labor into minority
Shorten takes up his new job in February next year. Perhaps this sitting fortnight is his last in Parliament and his last chance therefore to give his final speech. Nothing more than that.
Sometimes we may just dig too deep for reasons ?
Cheers and a great day to all.
So glad to see the end of this appalling politician.
In the end Biden finally lets Ukraine strike Russia with long range missiles.
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“Illia Ponomarenko @IAPonomarenko
It’s been close to three years….three years… three years.
Why, why, why, why is this happening as late as now….how many lives could have been saved, how many opportunities could have been very timely used, in a unique historic situation that we had after March 29, 2022, with the Russian defeat at Kyiv.
Why, why, why waste three years giving Putin time only to eventually utter decisions that have been obvious and critically necessary all this time.
Why, why, why”
Dopey Trump voters have been conned big time.
For what it’s worth…my wife has been a declaration officer the past few state and federal elections ..was counting votes for the council elections last week was told to free up a date in march if she was interested for up coming federal elections.
Dutton and Albo voters falling for the same grift as Trump voters.
Can’t rely on the dodgy NACC to keep them honest.
Freshwater
The right hand column has some interesting trends.
A May 2025 election will have let the Australian people reflect on
– the first months of a Trump Administration
– a heatwave summer
– a March Budget
– inflation under control
https://www.afr.com/politics/federal/dutton-best-suited-to-handle-trump-labor-still-facing-minority-poll-20241116-p5kr45
Good morning Dawn Patrollers
Significantly more voters believe Peter Dutton will be better than Anthony Albanese at dealing with Donald Trump, in a poll that shows Labor still faces the prospect of minority government, writes Phil Coorey.
https://www.afr.com/politics/federal/dutton-best-suited-to-handle-trump-labor-still-facing-minority-poll-20241116-p5kr45
According to today’s poll, 42 per cent of voters think our economy will be weaker with Trump restored to the White House. It’s a grim portent for Labor, says the AFR’s editorial.
https://www.afr.com/politics/federal/time-running-out-as-incumbents-curse-strikes-labor-20241114-p5kqmi
Anthony Albanese and Peter Dutton face a half trillion-dollar tax problem – without a change, Australians will face a generational high tax hit, explains Shane Wright.
https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/the-half-trillion-dollar-tax-headache-facing-australia-20241115-p5kqy1.html
The Adelaide Advertiser says South Australia’s Liberals are staring down electoral “annihilation”, party chiefs fear, after its disastrous Black by-election loss that has triggered its worst parliamentary slump in nearly a century.
https://www.adelaidenow.com.au/news%2Fsouth-australia%2Fblack-byelection-liberal-party-faces-state-election-annihilation-after-midterm-whitewash-result%2Fnews-story%2Fb926e277fb78c4ba0361d53c6f765ad5?amp
Ross Gittins has a question for the RBA. “If wages growth isn’t the problem, then what is?” He says that the Reserve needs to lose its hang-up about wages and think harder about the need to ease the pain on innocent bystanders.
https://www.smh.com.au/business/the-economy/memo-to-rba-if-wages-growth-isn-t-the-problem-then-what-is-20241117-p5kr9i.html
Some conservatives are tempted, but few things would do more damage to the Coalition’s chances at the next federal election than taking the wrong lessons from Donald Trump’s success, writes George Brandis who says Dutton can’t win by aping Trump – and he knows it.
https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/dutton-can-t-win-by-aping-trump-and-he-knows-it-20241117-p5kr80.html
James Massola reports that the use of cash by most Australians is now at historically low levels but the Albanese government is stepping in to ensure it will be around for years to come, at least for essential items. Jim Chalmers last year foreshadowed a national plan to ensure Australians can keep using cash if they want to and todayhe will announce that retailers that sell groceries and fuel will have to accept banknotes and coins.
https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/cash-is-dying-but-government-plans-to-keep-it-alive-20241117-p5krah.html
Westpac would pay more than $100 million under a potential new bank levy proposed by Treasury to keep branches open in the bush, under a redistribution system enabling banks to trade regional banking service credits similar to a carbon trading scheme. The AFR tells us that industry participants warned that a bank levy to promote services in the bush would penalise emerging digital-focused disrupters such as Macquarie Bank by imposing higher costs and making it harder to compete aggressively against the four largest lenders on home loans.
https://www.afr.com/companies/financial-services/westpac-macquarie-and-cba-in-line-for-250m-hit-from-rural-bank-levy-20241117-p5kr91
Karen Middleton tells us that The Greens have dropped their demand for a climate trigger to be incorporated in the government’s stalled Nature Positive legislation, indicating they are now prepared to pass the bills in return for a Australia-wide ban on native-forest logging alone. The party has previously refused to support Labor’s legislation, insisting that both a climate trigger and forest-logging ban must be included.
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/nov/18/greens-drop-climate-trigger-demand-in-attempt-to-restart-nature-positive-talks-with-labor
Using the world’s biggest search platform to find information on scams can deliver victims straight into the arms of criminals, write Aisha Dow and Charlotte Grieve who explain the 101 ways Google serves up Australians to known scammers.
https://www.smh.com.au/business/consumer-affairs/the-101-ways-google-serves-up-australians-to-known-scammers-20241113-p5kqew.html
Eryk Bagshaw and Laura Sparkes explain how Chinese multinationals and organised crime fuelled a public health crisis with vapes.
https://www.smh.com.au/national/big-vape-how-chinese-multinationals-and-organised-crime-fuelled-a-public-health-crisis-20241105-p5knz4.html
According to James Massola, the right-wing activist group Advance is preparing to launch a $1.5 million advertising campaign aimed at women that will target the Greens for their handling of sexual assault allegations.
https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/right-wing-group-targets-greens-in-million-dollar-ad-blitz-20241115-p5kr0y.html
Tony Wright reports that Julia Gillard has called on Australia’s attorneys-general to urgently consider how to deliver justice to survivors of child abuse after the High Court ruled that a Catholic diocese was not liable for the historical sexual abuse of a young boy in Victoria.
https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/gillard-urges-states-to-act-after-deeply-concerning-ruling-that-catholic-church-is-not-liable-in-abuse-case-20241116-p5kr5e.html
Tax office whistleblower Richard Boyle has once again been denied justice, or rather, the High Court found the whistleblower legislation lacking, given the judges no option but to deny his appeal and uphold the judgment against him.
https://michaelwest.com.au/from-whistheblower-to-whipping-boy-richard-boyle-punished-for-playing-by-the-rules/
Only last week we endured with horror Trump’s re-election to the U.S. presidency. Now we must face the inescapable fact that his return has emboldened fascists everywhere, says Michelle Pini.
https://independentaustralia.net/business/business-display/trump-dutton-and-calling-a-fascist-a-fascist,19175
A proposed overhaul of Victoria’s hate laws has provoked a backlash from church leaders and faith-based groups who fear the reforms will erode protections for religious freedom and invite discrimination against people expressing orthodox beliefs. Chip Le Grand writes that the Allan government is also facing opposition from women’s rights groups concerned that the proposed new laws – in which existing protections for racial and religious vilification are expanded to cover a broad range of personal attributes, including gender identity – will be weaponised by activists. When religions are involved, nobody can win or be content!
https://www.theage.com.au/politics/victoria/allan-government-faces-showdown-with-faith-groups-over-hate-laws-20241115-p5kqz2.html
Was that the week that marked the death of X? The platform formerly regarded as a utopian market square for exchanging information has suffered its largest exodus to date. Bluesky, emerging as X’s newest rival, has amassed 16 million users, including 1 million in the course of 24 hours last week. Hundreds of thousands of people have quit the former Twitter since Donald Trump’s election victory on 6 November.
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2024/nov/17/bluesky-musk-trump-x-twitter-authoritarian-world
As he leaves beautiful but maddening Sydney, Michael Koziol has realised all its problems boil down to one thing. He has written a very long exposition on the subject here.
https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/as-i-leave-beautiful-but-maddening-sydney-i-ve-realised-all-its-problems-boil-down-to-one-thing-20241015-p5kifp.html
Queensland Department of Health investigators are struggling to prosecute sunbed operators claiming the devices are “safe” because inspectors do not have the necessary UV detection equipment, and because services are being advertised on private social media accounts.
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/nov/18/queensland-fails-to-crack-down-on-rebranded-sunbed-that-claims-to-stimulate-collagen-but-accelerates-ageing
The appointment of Robert F Kennedy has horrified public health experts. Here are his three most dangerous ideas.
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/nov/17/robert-f-kennedy-public-health-usa-donald-trump-most-dangerous-ideas
The return of Donald Trump to the Oval Office has thrown a new focus on Russia’s appalling invasion of Ukraine, which can only be a good thing. However, the means by which the 47th US president plans to end the bloodshed triggered by Vladimir Putin is not at all clear. And that is why so many Ukrainians – including in Australia – are filled with dread and anxiety, says the SMH editorial.
https://www.smh.com.au/world/europe/after-1000-days-of-bloodshed-ukraine-faces-a-fresh-risk-20241117-p5kra7.html
James Moore presages an Angry America should Trump pull off his mass deportation promise. Not a pleasant read!
https://theaimn.com/angry-america/
US President-elect Donald Trump nominated fracking magnate and climate change sceptic Chris Wright as energy secretary on Saturday, tasking him with “cutting red tape” which the new administration hopes will drive investment in fossil fuels.
https://www.theaustralian.com.au/world%2Ftrump-nominates-climate-change-sceptic-as-energy-secretary%2Fnews-story%2F769dfbdd0210f338da187d30dbc89d8b?amp
If Donald Trump follows through on his promise to pardon people who participated in the January 6 riot at the US Capitol, attorneys and lawmakers who oppose such moves would not be able to stop him, according to legal experts. If Trump does issue the pardons, it could indicate to many of his supporters that there was nothing illegal about the riot to prevent the peaceful transfer of power and would undermine the US constitution, the experts said.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/nov/17/trump-pardon-january-6-rioters
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From the US
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/nov/17/labor-senate-legislation-backlog-november-help-to-buy-electoral-reform
Good morning all and thank you, BK.
‘Karen Middleton tells us that The Greens have dropped their demand for a climate trigger to be incorporated in the government’s stalled Nature Positive legislation, indicating they are now prepared to pass the bills in return for a Australia-wide ban on native-forest logging alone. The party has previously refused to support Labor’s legislation, insisting that both a climate trigger and forest-logging ban must be included.
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/nov/18/greens-drop-climate-trigger-demand-in-attempt-to-restart-nature-positive-talks-with-labor‘
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I have posted before on how the Greens’ utter intransigence on the climate trigger was sinking any prospect of ANY improvement in biodiversity conservation and protection.
Their perfect was the enemy of our good.
So I thought, good, they have woken up to the consequences of their destructive bastardy, have come to their sense and have dropped the climate trigger.
But the arseholes have simply switched one politically impossible trigger for another. You can just about hear the Trot juvies snickering into their latte as they hunker down on their stolen milk crates on the trattoirs of Brunswick.
This is just another bastard stunt from a bunch of bastard politicals who have zero interest in biodiversity. No wonder we are well into the Anthropocene Extinction Event when the supposed green party does not nothing at all but wreck ANY progress and ANY reform.
From the previous thread (just so we have a sensible reckoning of these things):
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Sunday, November 17th, 2024 – 9:43 pm
Comment #2272
Nadia,
No.1 – Dunkley by election. Correct prediction. The Vic Libs didn’t miss an opportunity to blow it.
No.2 – Albo replaced mid year by Jim. Fail
No.3 – Labor re-elected mid year in minority. Fail. No election was held this year.
No.4 – QLD Labor defeated, LNP minority. Half true/ half fail, but very close when compared to the polling earlier this year.
No.5 – Higgins / Lehrmann issue referred to the NACC. True. Referred on Mar-21.
No.6 – Neither Trump/Biden elected. A fail, but pause until Nov-26. Might be true if Don is locked up.
No.7 – Netanyahu to cling on. True. The tip out point passed on Oct-1. A piano could fall from the sky and land on his head before Dec-31, but that wasn’t suggested by Lars.
No.8 – Ukraine ceasefire by Dec. The ceasefire is pretty much now. Biden and Scholz were the main backers of the Ukraine war. Biden goes on Jan 20, and Scholz departs on Feb 23, if not earlier. Zelensky will have to deal with Trump. Scholz is now in the Rishi Sunak phase.
No.9 – Solomon Islands agree to Chinese ships docking etc. True.
No.10 – AUKUS huff n puff, but no substance. True.
No.1: Success – 1 is a toss-up between 2 outcomes. Flip a coin – hey you picked it – its Heads, you are a seer
No.2: Major Fail
No.3: Major Fail
No.4: Fail – 9 year state government going for fourth term will lose – takes a wily political mind to predict that and still get it wrong predicting a minority LNP
No. 5: Success
No.6: Major Fail – yes Donald might get locked up and I might become Australia’s next top model at 63
No.7: Netanyahu to cling on – Partial success but not much of a prediction.
No.8: Ukraine ceasefire by December – TBD
No.9: Success but given the stance of Solomon islands government and its previous PM it was almost a fait accompli
No.10: Whats the definition of that? Haven’t we sent a truckload of cash over yonder? Is this part of the “huff ‘n’ puff”? Dont all major projects take a couple of years to launch? I’d say Fail.
So when you look at it, not much of a success rate, is it? Not better than flip of the coin.
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/nov/18/australia-accused-of-exporting-climate-destruction-on-tiny-pacific-neighbours-with-massive-gas-expansion-plans
So the Coalition is still strong in Queensland? 😐
Though with fights already breaking out in the Crisafulli LNP government over abortion and nuclear power (didn’t we tell you they were lying about these things just to get elected?), it may well be the case that, again as some here have speculated, that enough shine will be taken off the LNP in Queensland by this infighting over very concerning policy issues that it has its blowback by the time of the federal election and the fact that we are reminded, yet again, that the Coalition will tell any lie if it suits them to get into power.
How it started…
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/global-health/science-and-disease/global-health-chiefs-welcome-rfk-attack-on-junk-food/
How it’s going…
Well, that photo put me off my breakfast.
Good to see that healthy food advocate, RFK Jr. has already been co-opted by the Trump Borg.
But the food was probably binned by RFK Jr at least, after the performative photo was taken, and Trump may have eaten his (though his doesn’t seem to be directly in front of him) and then it was replaced with a chef-prepared meal. Away from the cameras.
doyley @ #5 Monday, November 18th, 2024 – 5:55 am
He wouldn’t be doing something dodgy, would he? Shirley not!?! 😆
Greens etc best thing for labor stopping some crazy policies and blowouts from occurring by blocking.
There is a reason why nearly two thirds of Aussies think says AFR Poll that Australia is going in the wrong direction under this federal labor government.Albo overseas deflecting from his population failures locally.Housing a labor disaster and inflation as well.
Feds need to go before WA to the election if not voters will have a free swing at the fed labor government failures knowing they have insurance of a state labor government.
Fed labor miles behind on key issues says this poll and still going nowhere.
57-43 up now 49-51 behind going backwards still .
James Massola reports that the use of cash by most Australians is now at historically low levels but the Albanese government is stepping in to ensure it will be around for years to come, at least for essential items. Jim Chalmers last year foreshadowed a national plan to ensure Australians can keep using cash if they want to and todayhe will announce that retailers that sell groceries and fuel will have to accept banknotes and coins.
https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/cash-is-dying-but-government-plans-to-keep-it-alive-20241117-p5krah.html
I’m making a point of using cash and keeping a supply of it in my wallet, even when I don’t need to. It’s useful for purchasing things at garage sales and on Facebook, also it means that if we have Climate Change-induced blackouts or cyber attacks on the banking system or supermarkets, I’ll be able to keep functioning and purchasing goods when others can’t.
It’s like the drug lord making the newest gang member shoot up to prove he isn’t an undercover cop!
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Phew – it has worked with the tweak BK gave yesterday. Thanks BK!
Alan Jones arrested for historical sexual assault
https://www.watoday.com.au/national/alan-jones-arrested-over-allegations-he-indecently-assaulted-young-men-20241118-p5krdu.html
Failed Prime Minister Albanese was blocked along with West by his besties yesterday China to get a motion against Russia about Ukraine war.
Albo comes out today and says it’s war that’s creating inflation.
Albo the sell out meets his Communist dictator today who has weak Albo right where he wants him.
The failed Fed labor government has backed recently the wrong horse getting back with China after communists trashed the world via covid.Should of stayed true to USA as Chinas economy is sinking and about to be hit very very hard by America as it should as China are grifters,thieves and hate the West.Human rights abusers on an industrial scale as well.
Bloody Hell!
Snap OC
Alan Jones arrested over allegations he indecently assaulted young men
https://www.smh.com.au/national/alan-jones-arrested-over-allegations-he-indecently-assaulted-young-men-20241118-p5krdu.html
Alan Jones arrested for multiple incidents of apparently indecently assaulting young men
If convicted and proven, a sad end.
I’m not denying that Alan Jones isn’t an exclusive heterosexual. But there are plenty of other people who are in that category who are never prosecuted. Is it another Labor witch hunt? All it will do is provide Dutton with another martyr.
He wouldn’t get the state funeral he might have deserved if he had a squeaky clean record.
Would it have happened under a Coalition government?
Albo still living in the 80’s re cash.
Labor shows it is anti-tax. A pathetic reach out to the tradie vote.
Not enough money to lift its own citizens out of poverty. Limiting eligibility to the NDIS. That’s what happens when Govt is anti-tax.
ScromoIIsays:
Monday, November 18, 2024 at 8:18 am
Alan Jones arrested for multiple incidents of apparently indecently assaulting young men
If convicted and proven, a sad end.
I’m not denying that Alan Jones isn’t an exclusive heterosexual. But there are plenty of other people who are in that category who are never prosecuted. Is it another Labor witch hunt? All it will do is provide Dutton with another martyr.
He wouldn’t get the state funeral he might have deserved if he had a squeaky clean record.
Would it have happened under a Coalition government?
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Men who assault men are not expressing their sexuality through their crime. You can’t draw conclusions about sexuality based on the gender of the victims. Its about power and control
Scromoll, mate, the charge is not homosexuality, it’s sexual assault!
Another piece of excellent journalism from Kate McClymont who exposed the story some months ago. In his prime, Jones would use his power to shrug this off, as he did with the English cottaging charges. Now the mates he needs to make it go away, won’t want to know him.
Todays deflections By labor Alan Jones,cash use and banks .
Had years to sort out cash and regional banks labor have done nothing in 2 and a half years.
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A state funeral for Jones, really?
It would have been fun, if only because of all the people who turned up just to make sure he was dead.
pied pipersays:
Monday, November 18, 2024 at 8:32 am
Todays deflections By labor Alan Jones…
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Oooooh cool. We’re doing conspiracy theories now
pied piper @ 8.32am:
Pretty sure the assault allegations were around WAY before Labor entered government.
Morning all. Thanks for the roundup. Albo is correct to negotiate with China at the G20. With Trump tariffs coming we might need their trade badly. Those who criticise would almost certainly do the same thing in office.
There are two news items this morning that shame those responsible for them.
First the Greens confirming a raft of legislative roadblocks might be cleared after very little has changed about the reasons for them except their polling and the time to the election. This makes the previous delays reek of gesture politics.
Second I must call Joe Biden for the same thing in finally allowing Ukraine to strike targets in Russia. Biden has said for three years he could not permit it for fear of escalating the conflict. If it was the correct policy then it is the wrong one now.
Yet it is too late Joe – North Korea is now already confirming 100,000 troops are fighting for Russia. So it was the wrong policy all along. Putin was always going to do whatever he could to win. Biden’s delay only gave Russia three years to recover after its initial defeat. I hope Australia’s defence never depends on such a flaky ally.
https://www.smh.com.au/national/alan-jones-arrested-over-allegations-he-indecently-assaulted-young-men-20241118-p5krdu.html
I hope they’ve finally got Allan Jones & expect more men to come forward.
Have to laugh at federal Labor governments hypocrisy slagging Dutton as Trumps bestie.
Err Albo is besties with a communist dictator and his morally bankrupt dictatorship.
China is not a friend of Australia hates human rights and democracy spies and hacks us and steals our intellectual property etc etc
Selling out democracy federal labor governments policy.
Boy have pied piper and Rex Douglas left the plantation.
Population failures, inflation and housing disaster
There were 30,000 at the SGC for the cricket – and spot the Aussie as will be the case for the India Test matches – and they have all arrived in the last 2 years? Noting we now have economic immigrants from NZ and why?
Inflation is global – courtesy of the Pandemic across a range of fronts including supply constraints and exacerbated by Global conflicts impacting energy and fuel supply Australia commenced interest rate tightening later than in comparable economies (so just over 3 years ago and before the last Federal election) and has a lower Cash Rate including in economies which have started reducing rates starting with the USA
The ALP took a housing policy to the last election – as did the Coalition promoting the disastrous taking money from superannuation accruals to buy a house so, just perhaps, housing as an issue predates the election of this government noting legislation blocked in the Senate In fact, I would offer that the housing “crisis” dates back to the explosion in what we owed to our home mortgage lenders from the year 2000, that increase in debt prior to the GFC driving price increases – and noting that the “For Sale” signs are quickly plastered with “Sold” so there remains buyers driving prices up
And if you want a meaningful comparison, look across the ditch at NZ, now mired in recession post the change of government with economic refugees coming to Australia for opportunity in a Nation where inflation, whilst sticky which is the Global trend is less than half what it was on the change of government, we have the definition of full employment for the first time since Whitlam and wages are growing at in excess of inflation reversing a 10 year trend
Recalcitrants, hey?
And I can assure you that across generations there are a majority doing quite well thank you
So what identifies the recalcitrants?
Noting the charges against the Tory influencer, Jones
And that China is the largest trading partner of not only Australia but the rest of the World, its population of 1.4 billion also consumers for global products and produce, so critically important
Alan Jones to play Victim Card loudly and often.
What will the Establishment decide to do? Support him or cut him loose?
Anyone clinging to the hope that minority government is a possibility for Labor is in for some serious disappointment.
The 2019 loss is going to feel like a scout jamboree by comparison.
The faces on the Labor opposition benches on the first day of sitting will resemble a conga line of stunned mullets.
Albo and Jodie will be picking out curtains and soft furnishings.
The last true believer will be sleeping in, wondering what to do next.
Err federal labor created the housing crisis via its insane migration and student numbers still packing them in.Pathetic diversions and spin does not change that fact .Also policy changes from failed Fed labor gov opened perm residency up to kiwis caused a stampede as well.
Own goals for 18 months in all areas by labor.
Skills mismatch a disaster but labor does nothing brings people in allows them to do what they like on employment taking jobs from Aussies.
Someone in the last thread wondered why there were so many people down on Albo, and wanted to know the reasons.
Well, today we have a perfect example …
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/nov/18/australia-accused-of-exporting-climate-destruction-on-tiny-pacific-neighbours-with-massive-gas-expansion-plans
Understand now?