Mayor of Stonnington at 26yo, beat Mary Woolridge for pre-selection in Kew
IT really gone off the deep end with this point
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Oh is he just
It doesnât matter that he could have killed someone (if not himself).
Whatâs more important is he helped out a struggling business that has been doing it tough for 18 months because Dictator Dan cannot handle a pandemic.
Did you miss the issue about his level of education and achievements? As I said he doesnât marry the intelligence he has with anything that constitutes useful.
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VIC Libs chance of winning the next election just went up considerably.
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so hes a highly educated clown? woweee
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There are a lot of them over at the LNP, therein lies the problem with that side of politics.
You can have a degree and still be an idiot.
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Most people that have degrees are in fact idiots
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We already knew that.
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Not a pat on the back as you or I would consider.
Itâs that farkin religious âI lay my hands on them and pray for themâ bullshit. He was doing at the fires, and itâs part of his pedo mates church schtick
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The eyes have it. Macron to Scummo: < Bas les pattes, conard ! >
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Geez, If we could get the news that fark Carlton have appointed receivers, then that would just about top me off for today.
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Hi BBlitzers
Welcome to a special Estimates edition of Laborâs Senate Select(ions) - a wrap of developments from this weekâs hearings in Canberra.
Weâre getting close to the Federal election and so it was an important opportunity for Labor to hold the Morrison-Joyce Government to account.
And from what weâve seen this week, itâs clear this is a Government that is allergic to accountability.
In hearing after hearing, Labor Senators were faced with ducking and dodging from Ministers on everything from the cost of Morrisonâs deal with Barnaby Joyce over net zero, climate change modelling, the agreement between the Liberals and the Nationals that underpins the Coalition Government itself, and even the hospital capacity modelling that is informing our safe reopening from COVID.
MORRISONâS CLIMATE PLAN JUST A SCAM
The big news this week was Mr Morrisonâs long overdue âplanâ to achieve net zero emission by 2050. The only problem? There was net zero detail, no change to policies, and no one has seen the modelling, or the deal struck with the Nationals.
But what is certain is that it will be taxpayers who pay the price for political peace with Barnaby Joyce.
For years Morrison and Frydenberg have been making false claims about the costs of acting on climate change. This week, Senator McAllister discovered that in all that time theyâve never asked Treasury to model the actual impacts.
Treasury werenât the only ones out of the loop. On the day Mr Morrison announced his plan to reach net zero he was armed with a glossy pamphlet. Senator Keneally pressed the Senate Nationalsâ Leader Bridget McKenzie on when agreement on that plan had been reached â turns out sheâd never even seen it!
It then emerged that the modelling the plan is based on isnât finished. Just goes to show this is not a plan, itâs a scam.
LABOR TO FIGHT ATTACK ON DEMOCRACY
The Morrison-Joyce Government moved this week to try to undermine Australiaâs democracy with a bill requiring voters to produce identification. Letâs be clear â this is all about voter suppression, and it is disgraceful.
People living in remote Indigenous communities, those dealing with homelessness, and those escaping domestic violence are just some examples of those who often donât have the easy access to ID.
In hearings this week, the Morrison Government denied that this bill was the result of a deal with the far-Right. Itâs worth noting, the next morning Pauline Hanson was claiming credit for them.
Labor will fight the Government every step of the way on this.
RORTS AND SLUSH FUNDS - MOST WASTEFUL GOVERNMENT IN HISTORY?
We know that Scott Morrison and his Government love to spend taxpayersâ money like it is Liberal Party money.
The Morrison-Joyce Government has racked up a trillion dollars in debt and deficits as far as the eye can see, yet the Finance Minister could not assure us that the more than $6 billion in rorts funds in the budget are actually in the nationâs interests, not just in the interests of Scott Morrison clinging to power.
Watch Senator Katy Gallagher take Senator Birmingham to task over their spending:
NOT A CENT SPENT FROM $4.7 BILLION DISASTER FUND
Under questioning from Senator Murray Watt, it was revealed the Morrison-Joyce Government has not spent a single cent on disaster resilience or recovery projects from its Emergency Response Fund, which has now grown to $4.7 billion.
The Prime Minister needs to explain to Australians why he has misled communities and failed to safeguard them from the impending disaster season.
See the exchange here:
BONUSES FOR THE BOSS BUT WORKERS FIGHTING PAY FREEZE LABELLED THUGS
AusPost exec Susan Davies doubled her take-home pay last year, to $1.5 million-plus but employees at the AusPost-owned StarTrack endure a two-year wage freeze.
Their industrial action has been labelled âthuggeryâ by Minister Fletcher. Senator Tony Sheldon put these claims to officials and from the answers, itâs clear this Government is not on the side of workers.
NO ANSWERS ON IMPORTANT REMOTE JOBS SCHEME REFORM
The Morrison-Joyce Government has introduced a major piece of legislation to replace the Community Development Program. The CDP scheme has been bad for remote Aboriginal communities, increasing poverty and social harm. Senator Malarndirri McCarthy asked officials who Minister Ken Wyatt has been meeting over this important bill â the answer? Weâll get back to youâŚ
NATIONALS TREAT MURRAY DARLING PROMISES AS VOLUNTARY
We welcomed new Labor Senator Karen Grogan to Canberra this fortnight and she was straight to work in Estimates hearings, standing up for her home state of South Australia.
We know Mr Morrisonâs Deputy Prime Minister has never wanted South Australia to get the 450 gigalitres of water promised under the Murray-Darling Basin plan. The first thing the Nationals did when Barnaby Joyce became leader again was to try and move legislation to scrap it. As this exchange from Karen shows, theyâre now claiming the legislative requirement to deliver it is âvoluntaryâ.
PREGNANCY AND INFANT LOSS REMEMBRANCE DAY
Finally, Iâd like to acknowledge my Labor colleagues Kristina Keneally, Malarndirri McCarthy and Senator Catryna Bilyk, who all made powerful contributions marking Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day. They are helping to shine a light on what is often a hidden tragedy. Labor is committed to driving change in this area, including paid parental leave for those who have lost a child.
Iâll leave you this week with the words of Senator Bilyk:
Thanks for taking the time to read Laborâs Senate Select(ions). Iâll be back with another update from Canberra in November.
Senator Penny Wong
Labor Senate Leader
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If you drink and drive, you are a big farking idiot, not matter how intelligent you may be.
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Send the kent to prison
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There may be many different definitions of intelligence, but âlevel of educationâ isnât one of them.
Agree completely