Australian Politics thread [merged]

[dwaino]

Yet CO2ppm levels have not, and will not drop.

[Dubstep Dookie]

Hello China

[1965]

Even ASEAN thinks Tony is full of poo.

Coalition boat plan attacked
 
Date October 24, 2012

In what is the sharpest critique to date from a senior figure in the region, Dr Surin also said countries understood that the Opposition Leader was primarily targeting an audience at home.

Dr Surin is the secretary-general of the Association of South-East Asian Nations (ASEAN), a group of 10 nations that includes Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand, all grappling with the explosion of asylum seekers crossing their territory en route to Australia.

‘‘Rhetoric, political rhetoric, you have to take [Abbott’s comments] as such,’’ he said. ‘‘I think South-East Asia or ASEAN is really mature enough to appreciate that some of them are internal rhetoric for internal consumption, for internal political communication.’’


Read more: http://www.theage.com.au/national/coalition-boat-plan-attacked-20121023-283k5.html#ixzz2A9QXGNG7

[1965]

You have to wonder what the world will think of Australia if we vote Tony Abbott in as PM.


'Sexist' Tony makes waves abroad
 
Date October 24, 2012

"'Misogynist' politician in new row". That's how The Guardian website summed up the latest chapter in Australian politics today.
 
Correspondent Alison Rourke wrote that Opposition Leader Tony Abbott had "plunged himself into a new row over his attitude towards women" by remarking the government lacked experience raising children.

Mr Abbott later said he was referring to his own experience raising daughters and not the fact that Prime Minister Julia Gillard did not have children.

A video of Mr Abbott's comments also featured prominently on the Guardian site, while the article attracted hundreds of likes, comments and tweets. It hovered around the fifth most-read story on one of the most-read news sites in the world, for much of the day.
 
One English woman tweeted of Mr Abbott, "Who IS this guy?!"
 
The Guardian carried two more stories on sexism in Australia. One covered Ms Gillard's recent positive polls in the wake of her speech against misogyny. The other, "How Australian women are standing up to 'Mr Sexist"', referred to journalist Tracey Spicer's letter to a fictitious Mr Sexist, based on her experience in newsrooms in Australia.

Read more: http://www.theage.com.au/opinion/political-news/sexist-tony-makes-waves-abroad-20121023-283w0.html#ixzz2A9S9Vtpc

[Chuck17]

Are you on the labour payroll 1965?

[1965]

Are you on the labour payroll 1965?

It's called the Labor party (no u in it)
I am a card carrying tree hugging hippy from way back. 
Did vote for the Greens but they lost me when they put ideology above lives.

And at this stage Gillard is a better option than the misogynist.
If Turnbull takes over from Tony it may be a different story.

[gerkin greg]

Malky 

[1965]

Malky 

As usual I have no idea what you are on about.

 

[gerkin greg]

neither do I

 

[tiger101]

1965 doesnt mention Craig Thomson the headline news story for the day.

[1965]

This is a thread about Tony not Craig.

 

[tiger101]

This is a thread about Tony not Craig.

 

This thread is about you having a labor love fest.

[1965]

This is a thread about Tony not Craig.

 

This thread is about you having a labor love fest.

bzzzt

Next contestant please.

 

[gerkin greg]

This thread is about you being boring?

[1965]

This is a thread about Tony not Craig.

 

This thread is about you having a labor love fest.

It is interesting that nobody is supporting Abbott anymore.

It more an attack the poster response at the moment.