Andrew Hastie?
Itâs absolutely dribble by the Libs anyway. With Marles keeping his safe job Iâd expect the defence budget to grow significantly in the coming years so the ADF folks should get most of their Wishlist eventually
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This is a particularly memorable comedy skit for meâŚand I think Duttonâs policy proposals have all turned out like this:
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Did Wilson just put his card on somebody elseâs wreath?
Did Amelia buy her wreath or is it a rental?
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If channel nine are giving it to him, heâs already cooked .
itâs just too easy
" At the press conference earlier with Peter Dutton, the LNP candidate in Leichhardt, Jeremy Neal, was asked whether he still supported Donald Trump after social media posts surfaced during the campaign.
Neal said âthose views are [from] a very long time ago, and they were deleted a very long time agoâ.
He added the US presidentâs decision to place tariffs on Australian exports had left a âsour tasteâ in his mouth."
What did you think Trumpâs gristly little old balls.ack would taste like Jeremy?
Anyone else nervous that this election will be far closer than the bookies are predicting?
I know the tide appears to have turned against Peter Trump Lite Dutton but every major economy which has had an election (to my counting) post cost of living crisis has resulted in a change of government.
Just canât shake the feeling that the sentiment of people feeling worse off will sway votes on the day. The US election was predicted to be close and ultimately wasnât, and I do wonder whether there will be a similar effect here with the quiet Australians coming out in force on the day.
Donât know, maybe Iâm just used to Essendon squandering seemingly unassailable leads.
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Cafes are covered in Huns and Australian rags, itâs all âcost of livingâ with a side serve of immigrant and indigenous disdain. The so called âquiet Australiansâ will always go cowardly into that blue horizon. I wonât be surprised if Dutton is PM. Stupid country.
Is this another âwackyâ idea from those âloonyâ greens or does it make sense?
"The Greens want to lower the retirement age to 65, and boost the age pension to above the poverty line, in their latest policy announcement.
The party leader, Adam Bandt, will make the announcement in Richmond, the electorate around Byron Bay, today â one of the seats the Greens are whispering about potentially flipping on election night. They would seek to make the pension policy one of their priorities in the next term of parliament.
âBy lowering the pension age from 67 to 65, recipients who benefit would on average receive $18,000 more a year. This includes those moving from JobSeeker to the age pension,â the Greens said in a statement.
There are currently 54,295 JobSeeker recipients who are aged over 65. Since 2017 the proportion of people older than 65 receiving JobSeeker, DSP or the carer payment has doubled.
The Greens say the change would largely benefit older women, who are more likely to face poverty in old age than men.
âIn a wealthy country like ours, no one should retire into poverty ⌠There is a poverty crisis among older Australians and itâs worse for older women, who are one of the fastest growing groups facing homelessness,â Bandt said.
The Greens candidate for Richmond, Mandy Nolan, said her local area had one of the highest housing and rent prices in Australia.
âYet the pension has remained below the poverty line. In a wealthy country, housing stress and homelessness should not be an issue for our elders,â she said.
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We will get some idea with Canada this week. That being around whether this notion of quiet voters not being captured in polling trends.
Granted, Canada doesnât have mandatory voting, but there have been similar polling patterns for the Liberals post-Trump as there have been for the ALP.
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Oh goodie. I just recieved one of those also.
Nope.
A month ago I thought it would be an ALP minority but now I think it might be a bloodbath and they win very comfortably.
Have said from the get go that Dutton is unelectable
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It will sway votes, but it wonât be to the LNP.
Youâll see a massive spike to Minor parties and independents, but itâll be preferences to Labor.
Sooooo many cooker parties, though.
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