Australian Politics thread [merged]

[Chuck17]

Good point Damo, lets keep the silly stuffwit in until he totally stuffs them up

Have heard the same nonsense about Dutton as well.

Difference is apartheid Albo's popularity is sliding down

[1965]

Good point Damo, lets keep the silly stuffwit in until he totally stuffs them up

Have heard the same nonsense about Dutton as well.

Difference is apartheid Albo's popularity is sliding down

Still way ahead of Mr Potato Head.

But this sort of stat is only used to support an argument. Good example of how you can use stats to prove anything.

[Diocletian]

#ccplapdog #handsomeboymustgo

[Francois Jackson]

Good point Damo, lets keep the silly stuffwit in until he totally stuffs them up

Have heard the same nonsense about Dutton as well.

Difference is apartheid Albo's popularity is sliding down

Rate rise today should keep things moving south.

What a fool he is. Chalmers isn't much better

[Diocletian]

Good point Damo, lets keep the silly stuffwit in until he totally stuffs them up

Have heard the same nonsense about Dutton as well.

Difference is apartheid Albo's popularity is sliding down

Rate rise today should keep things moving south.

What a fool he is. Chalmers isn't much better

Yeah but at least he's a handsome boy....his daddy in Beijing told him so...

[1965]

At least one Victorian Liberal MP understands the mess the Coalition is in.

https://www.theage.com.au/politics/victoria/unmitigated-failure-outgoing-liberal-mp-backs-drug-decriminalisation-20231106-p5ehv3.html


Outgoing Liberal MP Matt Bach has thrown his support behind drug decriminalisation as he also urged his party to be braver in pursuit of younger voters who have turned off the Coalition.

Bach, a Victorian upper house MP who was part of the state Liberal leadership team, made the comments ahead of his departure from parliament at the end of the year. He also warned Liberals not to listen to “selfish, rich geriatrics” and instead look to issues younger voters care about.

[1965]

Showing up matters.

https://www.theage.com.au/politics/federal/showing-up-matters-why-albanese-must-keep-travelling-20231107-p5ei7o.html


After a tiring fortnight of international travel – a state visit to Washington followed by a breakthrough meeting with Xi Jinping in Beijing – Anthony Albanese could be forgiven for wanting a few days’ rest at home and the opportunity to focus on domestic issues.

Instead, the prime minister’s diplomatic adventures are continuing with a two-day visit to the Pacific Islands Forum in the Cook Islands. With its spectacular coral reefs and dazzling beaches, Rarotonga is hardly a hardship destination, but Albanese deserves credit for showing up to this important regional grouping.

In making the trip, he has wisely ignored the juvenile and increasingly frequent complaints from opposition politicians and talkback radio hosts dubbing him “Airbus Albo” and accusing him of spending too much time outside the country.

[Francois Jackson]

At least one Victorian Liberal MP understands the mess the Coalition is in.

https://www.theage.com.au/politics/victoria/unmitigated-failure-outgoing-liberal-mp-backs-drug-decriminalisation-20231106-p5ehv3.html


Outgoing Liberal MP Matt Bach has thrown his support behind drug decriminalisation as he also urged his party to be braver in pursuit of younger voters who have turned off the Coalition.

Bach, a Victorian upper house MP who was part of the state Liberal leadership team, made the comments ahead of his departure from parliament at the end of the year. He also warned Liberals not to listen to “selfish, rich geriatrics” and instead look to issues younger voters care about.

im sure thats high on their agenda next to cost of living, rising rents.

the position of airbus dudbo is untenable. Time to go!

[Assange Tiger 😎]

Airbus Albo proving he's a disgrace yet again

[Diocletian]

#Handsomeboymustgo

[1965]

I do miss Scotty from Marketing.

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/nov/07/pandemic-ppe-how-australia-entrusted-a-small-time-retailer-with-100m-and-got-46m-unusable-masks-ntwnfb


In April 2020, with Australia gripped by the pandemic’s early, frenzied stages, a group of doctors wrote an alarming letter to the then prime minister, Scott Morrison.

Frontline medical staff, they warned, were being placed in significant danger by the lack of quality personal protective equipment.

“We are fearful for our safety and wellbeing during this pandemic,” the letter said. “International experience has shown that we are a very high risk group for Covid-19 infection, illness and death.”


Three weeks later, Australia signed the first of two massive PPE contracts with a largely unknown company, Australian Business Mobiles (NSW) Pty Ltd.

Its previous experience included selling robot vacuum cleaners, air fryers and other household goods.

[Diocletian]

Daddy Xi didn't like poor little Scotty - wasn't a handsome boy like Albo...

[Damo]

Airbus probably annoyed someone in China, resulting in Chinese hackers downing Optus

#airbusmustgo

[1965]

It's good to have the adults back in charge. It is hard to see Mr Potato Head and Scotty from Marketing making this sort of treaty.


https://www.theage.com.au/politics/federal/australia-offers-tuvalu-residents-special-visa-in-groundbreaking-treaty-20231110-p5ej3y.html


Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has hailed a “groundbreaking agreement” between Australia and Tuvalu that will see Australia create a new dedicated visa for Tuvaluans to live and work in Australia and commit to helping the Pacific nation in the event of emergencies.

Tuvalu Prime Minister Kausea Natano on Friday confirmed the two countries will enter a bilateral treaty that offers special visas to Tuvalu residents to work, study and live in Australia as the Pacific nation faces the existential threats of climate change.

[Andyy]

Great thing to do.

Have been saying for years we should be helping our immediate neighbours.