Dona Ferentes
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bye bye , unreconstructed Trot
bye bye , unreconstructed TrotIt's official, the member for Gazan terrorists and green haired freaky people, leader of the watermelon party has lost his seat.
The best news of the whole election.
I remember it clearly as it was roughly the same time she asked child care workers to hand their pay rises back. PM Tony Abbott wanted to be the workers' best friend at the time... funny sheet.Hmmmm as time passes then those in power hope that passing time will dim the memory also.
Hmm Since when was the Liberal Party any workers best friend.I remember it clearly as it was roughly the same time she asked child care workers to hand their pay rises back. PM Tony Abbott wanted to be the workers' best friend at the time... funny sheet.
So there's a clear contrast... Albo wants wages up, Ley wants the opposite.
If the Liberal Party wants to be the workers' best friend, then do it.
I think we'd be far better off seeking to reduce costs as a means of improving living standards. That benefits employees but it also benefits the self-employed and retirees as well, and does so without further harming the international competitiveness of business.So there's a clear contrast... Albo wants wages up, Ley wants the opposite.
Those issues are better solved by taxation reform and hopefully Labor will grow some nuts and do it this term. Prosecute the case for a cash flow tax to replace less efficient taxes. It won't happen under Albo so the Coalition will have to do it.I think we'd be far better off seeking to reduce costs as a means of improving living standards. That benefits employees but it also benefits the self-employed and retirees as well, and does so without further harming the international competitiveness of business.
For employees higher wages will achieve the same end result, but won't in practice reach everyone and has downsides in terms of business viability and so on especially for those competing internationally.
Bandt ousted in Greens rout; The loss of the Greens leader likely reduces the party to just one seat in the new parliament, down from four
The loss is particularly embarrassing for Mr Bandt given he was talking up the Greens’ chances of governing in minority with Labor this term, arguing the party was a hot chance on building on the record four seats it won in 2022.
There was no self-reflection or admission of mistakes from the Greens on Wednesday, laying the path to blame “Liberal and One Nation preferences” for Mr Bandt’s loss.
“While there are many, many thousands of votes to be counted we are not conceding Melbourne,” the Greens spokesman said. “While we are ahead on primary votes, there is a chance that One Nation and Liberal preferences will elect the Labor candidate. The count needs to proceed.”
Despite the loss being blamed on preferences, Mr Bandt’s primary vote in Melbourne has plummeted by nine points from 49.3 per cent in 2019.
The Prime Minister spoke strongly and honestly about the Greens -
The prime minister had particularly pointed criticism for outgoing Greens housing spokesperson Max Chandler-Mather, who conceded to the ALP's Renee Coffey in Griffith as fellow Greens MP Stephen Bates was ousted from the neighbouring seat of Brisbane.Chandler-Mather yesterday told the ABC's Hack radio show parliament was "bloody awful and frankly, a lot of the times miserable" as a workplace.Albanese said the comments were "a bit rich" from someone who had been "rejected by his own electorate".He should have a good look at the way that he asked questions in the parliament, and maybe what he needs is a mirror and a reflection on why he's no longer in parliament," Albanese told 7.30. "His attitude, this is a guy who stood before signs at a CFMEU rally in Brisbane, describing me as a Nazi. "So, you know, I think he should have a look at the way that he conducted himself in question time, including the questions that he asked of me, which I found pretty offensive and which some of which were ruled out of order."
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I presume you mean Tim Wilson ?Tim Smith beat the teal Zoe Daniel by not doing normal Liberal Party tactics. Great article in today's Age.
Proves the old saying never get between a politician and a pot of money. LolI presume you mean Tim Wilson ?
I have no respect for the guy after he bollocked the Human Rights Commission for being a waste of taxpayers money( which it is), then accepted a $500k pa job with it.
Yea Wilson. My bad.I presume you mean Tim Wilson ?
I have no respect for the guy after he bollocked the Human Rights Commission for being a waste of taxpayers money( which it is), then accepted a $500k pa job with it.
However, it's close with 400 or so votes in it.
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