How much of that is due to people liking offered alternative domestic policies vs people linking CoL to global uncertainty and how that historically favours incumbency?
I just want this election done so I can read (and maybe do) some retrospective analysis. It’s been a very interesting six months or so.
I still get the feeling nobody can, hand on heart, say they know exactly how this election will pan out, irrespective of what polling indicates.
Sorry can’t agree.
If you want your kids to embrace your heritage, fine.
You pay for it or teach your kids .
I would say in one way it helps carry the linguistic and cultural tie to that country on to the next generation. The social aspect of having new migrants arrive and integrate into communities in Australia with language support would largely benefit them.
It seems like a modest investment into our future multiculturalism.
Let me get this straight.
Spending money on new migrants kids, to retain their language skills with their parents ?
Is that what you are saying ?
In this case, incumbent governments have been fairly universally thrown out due to inflation/CoL. It didn’t matter whether it was their fault or not, or whether the opposition presented a legitimate alternative.
Yes, but up until a pretty significant shift in global leadership, polls showed a pretty clear LNP advantage in CoL.
My thinking is any reversal of that is not due to any domestic policy changes.
Maybe the rate cut, but immediate polling afterwards indicated pretty much no impact IIRC.
Nope
I’m certainly not arguing that the “Temu Trump” line hasn’t hurt him. But I don’t see how that significantly specifically affects CoL concerns as opposed to other elements (credibility of leadership, chance of recession, chance of job losses). Slashing benefits, maybe.
Thanks for making it so much clearer.
One angle for how this might be beneficial, just my thinking, is that waves of new people from a country arrive and set up communities here. Australia thrives on benefits derived through its multiculturalism. The first wave speak the home language, but they have kids here who grow up only speaking English. The older generation die off and the new arrivals from that country with that language enter a country where they are essentially starting over linguistically.
Having those languages constantly present in the communities enables new arrivals to enter established foreign communities with services to help them integrate and begin their lives here. And so on.
It’s just one angle on it, and there’d be others. It’s my innocent take on the issue and not presented in any know it all way, just thoughts from having moved to a new country and seeing how outsiders integrate and survive, and how things like community centres offering languages to their citizens can be inclusive and have benefits.
Anyone is free to disagree.
Ta.
Libs are letting them off pretty lightly compared to your policy for them (“Work till they drop” wasn’t it?)
Would you rather one of our choices was a guy with alzeimers or the other was a sociopathic rapist?
You know channeling facism.
I actually don’t mind Albanese or Dutton.
I’m more fearful of the incompetent deadbeats Dutton has that would fill his cabinet and his terribly fiscally irresponsible policies.
That and as negative as his immigration and dog whistling on welcome to country crackdowns are - it’s nothing compared to other jurisdictions overseas.
But as leaders?
Both men are fine. That’s what a Westminster system delivers. Managers. Look at England.
Well…IMO…both Albanese and Dutton are corrupt scumbags.
Joining a major party means selling out one’s own voice in the quest for power. That’s the trade they all make. Albanese and Dutton are the corrupt puppets at the top.
There are unfair policies that stare them in the face…everyday…everyone knows they’re wrong…and they do nothing about them…because they’re just playing a game about how to keep the party in power.
The primary vote for the majors will be at its lowest perhaps on record.
Thats one thing that’s sure about this election.
Money talks unfortunately.
I agree we have home owner “policies” written by the big 4 banks and energy policy written by the mining companies.
The two issues that underpin the economy. It the why things aren’t as good as they should be.
Do you need cheaper houses and energy bills or do you just need more debt?
Because all we are being sold is the latter. That’s what the Canberra Press Club sponsored by Westpac wants.
Reading today news on the coalitions EV stance. I think they have it wrong.
They have an outdated thought that EVs are only for the wealthy and that outer suburbs are subsidising the richer inner city residents.
I’m not sure if they realise some of the cheapest cars sold today are EVs. I also don’t think they realise that most people who are taking them up have Solar at home and live in the burbs. Ie do a lot of driving and have their own infrastructure.
Ie they are the mortgage belt.
They probably do have a point on the FBT exemption. Pre tax lurks tend to favour those who pay the most income tax. Again it’s so odd that opposition coming from the right side of politics.
Good policy on EVs imho is simply charging infrastructure, charging infrastructure and yet more infrastructure.
Let the market for cars take care of itself. The government should not be subsidising the purchase of private vehicles.
they really tried to do a number on albo last night. there was more than a few times where both Riley and Dutton were demanding the same gotcha answer at the same time . fancy demanding him to say china was a threat? he’s the prime minister as he rightly pointed out . this is exactly why we got into such a trade mess with china under the Morrison government because of the accusations and name calling . Dutton is as thick as he looks .
also tried to get him on the voice , and welcome to country .
it’s about as low as both journalism and politics can get . I reckon this is the sort of ■■■■ that a large proportion of the population doesn’t care for .
Dutton just can’t help himself and the msm media wonder why they are ranked below used car salesmen by a lot of australains
There’s some families we catch up with once or twice a year. All normal people. But the last time we caught up, this one guy would not stop talking about how ■■■■ Albo is. He was in raptures that Melbourne storm had stopped the welcome to country, because he had voted NO to the voice.
If I’m ever on Facebook this eels to be the commen then about politics. Welcome to country and the voice are still talked about, even lockdowns FFS.
I think the LNP are trying to soak up some of those nutmeg voters they lost to Pauline and Clive.
th coalition now includes one nation and trumpet of patriots in the race to the bottom . this sort of fear and hatred and resentment of foreigners and indigenous will always exist in some degree or another .
Actually, maybe the Cost of Living poll win was purely Dutton being so keen to bid first on the price of the eggs, and being >50% under the actual price.