The Albanese government

[finicky]

All the way with LBJ dog like loyalty is required. All this stuff about charting our own course is bs. We can't defend ourselves against China and sucking up to them won't work - it's just weakness to them and they are predators. The U.S under Trump has made it clear imo that it won't tolerate an invasion of Taiwan and they want to know if we stand with them or if we expect a free ride like the EU. Trump and his admin will I believe turn the screws for a commitment from our lame phony politicians and I hope he does.

 

[SirRumpole]

All the way with LBJ dog like loyalty is required. All this stuff about charting our own course is bs. We can't defend ourselves against China and sucking up to them won't work - it's just weakness to them and they are predators. The U.S under Trump has made it clear imo that it won't tolerate an invasion of Taiwan and they want to know if we stand with them or if we expect a free ride like the EU. Trump and his admin will I believe turn the screws for a commitment from our lame phony politicians and I hope he does.

If the US wanted to defend Taiwan, they would put a base there with nukes pointing at China.

Have they done that? No. The US has no military bases in Taiwan.

So why expect Australia to make a commitment when they have not.

As for "making it clear" what they would do, well they have virtually walked out on NATO, so could well do the same to Taiwan.

 

[finicky]

You're all over the place. The U.S haven't walked out on NATO, they've demanded that the free-loaders invest more in defence. Taiwan has I believe a massive military budget for its own defence.
The notion that the U.S would have put nukes in Taiwan pointed at China if they were to be serious allies is crazy - wtf!? They are not out to provoke or threaten China, they are defending Taiwan. Taiwan has its own bases, U.S doesn't need to build bases there and it would be a provocation to China.

 

[finicky]

AI

"While there are no officially acknowledged U.S. military bases in Taiwan, there are reports of U.S. military personnel stationed on the island for training and advisory purposes. The number of personnel has been estimated to be around 500. These personnel are reportedly involved in training Taiwanese forces and potentially advising them on defense strategies. This presence is not publicly acknowledged as a formal military base, and the U.S. maintains a policy of "strategic ambiguity" regarding its commitment to defending Taiwan."

 

[Dona Ferentes]

Our leader, in whom we can have the utmost confidence - 'Handsome Boy' as the China state press has dubbed him. They must have psychologically ...

I thought the low quality of the seating arrangements at the Shanghai meeting said it all.

No respect.

and having Forrest spouting his inappropriate bs is just clutter.

 

[Sean K]

I wonder how much Albo and handbag's Panda and Great Wall sightseeing tour is costing us? Is this what PMs do on the taxpayer? I would have thought a short stop in Tokyo for some sake on the way home might have been more valuable to us.

 

[Knobby22]

I wonder how much Albo and handbag's Panda and Great Wall sightseeing tour is costing us? Is this what PMs do on the taxpayer? I would have thought a short stop in Tokyo for some sake on the way home might have been more valuable to us.

It's about trade.
How much was it costing us when they stopped buying from us? Billions.
It's his job to smooth the waters especially at present when markets are being upended.
it will also help the USA pause for thought as to whether they really want us to pay more for the Aukus agreement + promise to give our sovereignty to the USA. (use the subs to attack China should Taiwan happen).

A poll showed that most Australians think he is hitting the right notes with China. not our job to lecture them.

 

[Sean K]

It's about trade.
How much was it costing us when they stopped buying from us? Billions.
It's his job to smooth the waters especially at present when markets are being upended.
it will also help the USA pause for thought as to whether they really want us to pay more for the Aukus agreement + promise to give our sovereignty to the USA. (use the subs to attack China should Taiwan happen).

A poll showed that most Australians think he is hitting the right notes with China. not our job to lecture them.

Yes, that took one day. Much of the talk seemed to be about green steal. Hmm

Otherwise, Comrade Albo has been played like the useful idiot he has become.

 

[Knobby22]

Yes, that took one day. Much of the talk seemed to be about green steal. Hmm

Otherwise, Comrade Albo has been played like the useful idiot he has become.


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We are a middle power.

 

[IFocus]

I wonder how much Albo and handbag's Panda and Great Wall sightseeing tour is costing us? Is this what PMs do on the taxpayer? I would have thought a short stop in Tokyo for some sake on the way home might have been more valuable to us.

Not sure I would be repeating the quotes from the Coalition and their proxy / policy setting unit the foreign own Fox media group didn't they cost Australia billions for absolutely nothing in return from the US?

Actually isnt our reward from the US tariffs?

Anyway the main mission was do no harm, not sure that's going to happen with Trump.

 

[finicky]

New coin out

Peta Credlin: Why Xi hit jackpot with re-election of Anthony Albanese
China’s Xi Jinping must really think he hit the jackpot with the re-election of Anthony Albanese at the same time as he plans to drag Taiwan into the communist orbit, writes Peta Credlin.

https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/opinion/peta-credlin-why-xi-hit-jackpot-with-reelection-of-anthony-albanese/news-story/8a7373353aba970be16939406a5a005e

Our dignified leader
"Handsome Boy"

 

[PZ.]

Presumably we can make one for Tony Abbott and John Howard as well given they struck a "free" trade agreement with Xi

Meanwhile Trump dumps a 10% tariff on us for the sake of nothing.

 

[finicky]

Trump is looking after the USA, as he has often declared. We should swallow anything he dishes out in return for protection against Communist Chinese thuggery. Albanese is a puny 1st generation rat who is compromising our historical alliance with the U.S.
Albanese is an incredibly mediocre politician, let alone leader, who has greased his way up the pole by mimicking all the right causes of the left. He is soulless.
QED, lol

 

[PZ.]

I don't think we should swallow Trump thuggery for the sake of some protection against commies. LOL

"soulless" / "greased his way up the pole" says more about Trump than anyone else. He is as fake as a four dollar note.

We owe America nothing. Any debt we owe to world peace over the last 111 years was discharged by our casualty rate in those wars. This is what the Trump supporters don't seem to get. It's not just the simplistic bull about % of GDP spent on defense. It's about the troops that we lost as well.

We say "lest we forget" for a reason. Trump, and his bullship tariffs are the reason.
Ergo, LOL

 

[farmerge]

I don't think we should swallow Trump thuggery for the sake of some protection against commies. LOL

"soulless" / "greased his way up the pole" says more about Trump than anyone else. He is as fake as a four dollar note.

We owe America nothing. Any debt we owe to world peace over the last 111 years was discharged by our casualty rate in those wars. This is what the Trump supporters don't seem to get. It's not just the simplistic bull about % of GDP spent on defense. It's about the troops that we lost as well.

We say "lest we forget" for a reason. Trump, and his bullship tariffs are the reason.
Ergo, LOL

@PZ99 True right to the core

 

[SirRumpole]

Coalition backers retreat in first Newspoll since election​

AAP
Jul 21, 2025, updated Jul 21, 2025
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Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese poses for photographs in his office at Parliament House. Photo: AAP

Support for Labor has crept up as backers of the coalition have retreated, according to the first Newspoll since the May election.
The survey, published in The Australian, showed a 1.4 percentage point rise in Labor’s primary vote since the election to 36 per cent while the coalition slipped from 31.8 per cent to 29 per cent.

The Greens remained steady at 12 per cent, as did the independents and minor parties category on 15 per cent, while One Nation was up 1.6 percentage points to eight per cent.
The 29 per cent primary vote number is the coalition’s lowest reading in a Newspoll survey since November 1985.
The combined Labor and coalition primary vote total – at 65 per cent – is also at its lowest level in Newspoll history.
On a two-party-preferred basis, the Labor government has bolstered its lead of 55.2 per cent to 44.8 per cent on May 3 to 57 per cent to 43 per cent in the Newspoll.
Albanese’s pre-election Newspoll net approval rating of minus 10 improved in the survey published on Monday to zero, with 47 per cent of voters satisfied with his performance and an equal number dissatisfied.
The poll has new coalition leader Sussan Ley’s net approval rating at minus seven, an upgrade from her predecessor Peter Dutton’s minus 24 result, but 23 per cent of respondents indicated it was too early to judge her performance.
The survey of 1264 voters was conducted online between July 14 and July 17.
The 48th parliament has its official opening in Canberra on Tuesday.

MPs and senators were welcomed by Governor-General Sam Mostyn at Government House on Sunday as part of formalities before the start of the new session.
Labor will have an increased majority in the new term, holding 94 of the 150 seats in the House of Representatives after its election triumph on May 3.

Albanese’s priorities​

Childcare reform, cutting HECS debt, enshrining penalty rates and initiating a new class of Labor MPs are the prime minister’s priorities as parliament resumes.
Anthony Albanese has backed a greater role for the government in childcare as he prepares to push through legislation tightening up the sector following horrifying allegations of child abuse at Melbourne early learning centres.
Universal affordable childcare was identified by the prime minister during the recent federal election as the one reform he’d most want to be remembered for.
But the accusations levelled against Joshua Brown, whose 70 counts of alleged abuse, including child rape, have raised concerns that the rapid expansion of government subsidies into the sector has not been met with a commensurate increase in safety and scrutiny.
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“Well, it reinforces why you need a stronger commonwealth role in childcare,” Albanese said when asked by AAP whether the case had changed his views on how his universal childcare ambition should be enacted.
Commentators have criticised the current model of handing subsidies to for-profit providers, arguing the incentive to cut costs and boost margins sacrifices standards and oversight.
When asked whether he envisaged the sector being run more like public schools, Albanese said “we’ll see how that evolves”.
“I think it makes sense to have co-location of childcare centres wherever possible in schools. It is just a practical thing to be done.
“If you’re starting again you would completely have co-location of child care.
“I know as a parent, we had a public school in our street but we had to send our son to a different school that was driving distance – a short drive – but the next nearest school, because they had after school care.
“That’s something that people across the board feel as well – that convenience – and that’s part of the productivity agenda.”

But first, Education Minister Jason Clare will introduce legislation giving his department powers to conduct spot checks and pull funding from childcare centres deemed to be consistently failing safety and quality standards.
It’s one of four priorities Albanese identified for his first sitting fortnight back in parliament since his election win.
From Tuesday, the government will also push forward legislation cutting student debt by 20 per cent and enshrine penalty rates into law.
The fourth priority, Albanese, said will be seeing Labor’s 24 new members sworn in and ensuring they all participate fully towards the government’s long term goals.
“I’m feeling very energised about parliament coming back and seeing the outcome of the election in real form,” he said.
“What that represents … is it gives the confidence that we were correct last term to prioritise people’s living standards and cost of living, dealing with those pressures, and that we’re correct to continue to prioritise that.
“You need to deliver for people what they need in order to then have the legitimacy to push forward on longer term changes.”
The prime minister was feeling buoyant as he flew back from a successful six-day tour of China, where he balanced tensions over Chinese military build-up and a mutual desire to strengthen economic ties.
Amid coalition criticism that he had failed to deliver enough tangible outcomes, Albanese hit back that they didn’t understand how patiently nurturing the relationship would pay dividends in the long-term.
Opposition defence spokesman Angus Taylor’s clumsy comments that Australia should be “prepared to act” alongside the US in conflict with China over Taiwan broke with the bipartisan “One China” policy in support of the status quo across the Taiwan Strait, Albanese said.
His eye is on a Labor dynasty to carve out a positive future for Australia in a challenging region.
“One of the things we’re very determined to do is to have long-term Labor government in Australia so that we can implement the long-term changes that Australia needs.
“The world is changing fast and you can either shape that change or it will shape you.”
—AAP

Coalition backers retreat in first Newspoll since election

Support for Labor has crept up as support for the Coalition has slipped, according to the first Newspoll since the election.

www.thenewdaily.com.au

 

[Dona Ferentes]

parliament resumes this week, first time since the May (remember it??) election.

Thumping mandate boy will rsm through more , and more , and more, nonsense legislation to appease the non-roducers

 

[sptrawler]

Coalition backers retreat in first Newspoll since election​

AAP
Jul 21, 2025, updated Jul 21, 2025
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Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese poses for photographs in his office at Parliament House. Photo: AAP

Support for Labor has crept up as backers of the coalition have retreated, according to the first Newspoll since the May election.
The survey, published in The Australian, showed a 1.4 percentage point rise in Labor’s primary vote since the election to 36 per cent while the coalition slipped from 31.8 per cent to 29 per cent.

The Greens remained steady at 12 per cent, as did the independents and minor parties category on 15 per cent, while One Nation was up 1.6 percentage points to eight per cent.
The 29 per cent primary vote number is the coalition’s lowest reading in a Newspoll survey since November 1985.
The combined Labor and coalition primary vote total – at 65 per cent – is also at its lowest level in Newspoll history.
On a two-party-preferred basis, the Labor government has bolstered its lead of 55.2 per cent to 44.8 per cent on May 3 to 57 per cent to 43 per cent in the Newspoll.
Albanese’s pre-election Newspoll net approval rating of minus 10 improved in the survey published on Monday to zero, with 47 per cent of voters satisfied with his performance and an equal number dissatisfied.
The poll has new coalition leader Sussan Ley’s net approval rating at minus seven, an upgrade from her predecessor Peter Dutton’s minus 24 result, but 23 per cent of respondents indicated it was too early to judge her performance.
The survey of 1264 voters was conducted online between July 14 and July 17.
The 48th parliament has its official opening in Canberra on Tuesday.

MPs and senators were welcomed by Governor-General Sam Mostyn at Government House on Sunday as part of formalities before the start of the new session.
Labor will have an increased majority in the new term, holding 94 of the 150 seats in the House of Representatives after its election triumph on May 3.

Albanese’s priorities​

Childcare reform, cutting HECS debt, enshrining penalty rates and initiating a new class of Labor MPs are the prime minister’s priorities as parliament resumes.
Anthony Albanese has backed a greater role for the government in childcare as he prepares to push through legislation tightening up the sector following horrifying allegations of child abuse at Melbourne early learning centres.
Universal affordable childcare was identified by the prime minister during the recent federal election as the one reform he’d most want to be remembered for.
But the accusations levelled against Joshua Brown, whose 70 counts of alleged abuse, including child rape, have raised concerns that the rapid expansion of government subsidies into the sector has not been met with a commensurate increase in safety and scrutiny.
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“Well, it reinforces why you need a stronger commonwealth role in childcare,” Albanese said when asked by AAP whether the case had changed his views on how his universal childcare ambition should be enacted.
Commentators have criticised the current model of handing subsidies to for-profit providers, arguing the incentive to cut costs and boost margins sacrifices standards and oversight.
When asked whether he envisaged the sector being run more like public schools, Albanese said “we’ll see how that evolves”.
“I think it makes sense to have co-location of childcare centres wherever possible in schools. It is just a practical thing to be done.
“If you’re starting again you would completely have co-location of child care.
“I know as a parent, we had a public school in our street but we had to send our son to a different school that was driving distance – a short drive – but the next nearest school, because they had after school care.
“That’s something that people across the board feel as well – that convenience – and that’s part of the productivity agenda.”

But first, Education Minister Jason Clare will introduce legislation giving his department powers to conduct spot checks and pull funding from childcare centres deemed to be consistently failing safety and quality standards.
It’s one of four priorities Albanese identified for his first sitting fortnight back in parliament since his election win.
From Tuesday, the government will also push forward legislation cutting student debt by 20 per cent and enshrine penalty rates into law.
The fourth priority, Albanese, said will be seeing Labor’s 24 new members sworn in and ensuring they all participate fully towards the government’s long term goals.
“I’m feeling very energised about parliament coming back and seeing the outcome of the election in real form,” he said.
“What that represents … is it gives the confidence that we were correct last term to prioritise people’s living standards and cost of living, dealing with those pressures, and that we’re correct to continue to prioritise that.
“You need to deliver for people what they need in order to then have the legitimacy to push forward on longer term changes.”
The prime minister was feeling buoyant as he flew back from a successful six-day tour of China, where he balanced tensions over Chinese military build-up and a mutual desire to strengthen economic ties.
Amid coalition criticism that he had failed to deliver enough tangible outcomes, Albanese hit back that they didn’t understand how patiently nurturing the relationship would pay dividends in the long-term.
Opposition defence spokesman Angus Taylor’s clumsy comments that Australia should be “prepared to act” alongside the US in conflict with China over Taiwan broke with the bipartisan “One China” policy in support of the status quo across the Taiwan Strait, Albanese said.
His eye is on a Labor dynasty to carve out a positive future for Australia in a challenging region.
“One of the things we’re very determined to do is to have long-term Labor government in Australia so that we can implement the long-term changes that Australia needs.
“The world is changing fast and you can either shape that change or it will shape you.”
—AAP

Coalition backers retreat in first Newspoll since election

Support for Labor has crept up as support for the Coalition has slipped, according to the first Newspoll since the election.

www.thenewdaily.com.au

Well there wont be any excuses now, interesting term in government, hopefully it results in outcomes over rhetoric.

 

[wayneL]

Well there wont be any excuses now, interesting term in government, hopefully it results in outcomes over rhetoric.

Hahaha, outcomes for sure, but what sort of outcomes?

Albo's popularity is primarily a function of the political suicide of the Libs, courtesy of Susssssssssssssssan Ley.

The Liberals are now unrecognisable as any sort of ideology outside of Marxism, postmodernism, feminism and climate change Idiocracy.

It is nothing more than unconditional surrender, bar a few rearguard (but scarce) reconquistas amidst the cowardly.

Behold, Babylon has come.

 

[farmerge]

Hahaha, outcomes for sure, but what sort of outcomes?

Albo's popularity is primarily a function of the political suicide of the Libs, courtesy of Susssssssssssssssan Ley.

The Liberals are now unrecognisable as any sort of ideology outside of Marxism, postmodernism, feminism and climate change Idiocracy.

It is nothing more than unconditional surrender, bar a few rearguard (but scarce) reconquistas amidst the cowardly.

Behold, Babylon has come.

@wayneL Sad as it is, the Government of the day is only as good as the Opposition (what Opposition).
Apparently, Basil is awaiting the call to rescue the Federal Libs from their own downfall.