Anthony Albanese - How long? -2-

[Gralin]

Hard to get behind this - https://www.news.com.au/sport/nrl/d...l/news-story/cbdc1b45274bbe883117ecbd5c6ac2c7

In b4 'Murdoch media' or 'Fordham lol' - just read the actual story

Guess they don't want people talking about what the Government is doing in West Papua

There's been a lot of publicity about Australia helping out in PNG recently

real look over here vibes

 

[nut]

$600m is a pittance compared to much of our spend but why are we sending that much overseas for them to develop pathways. WTF?!

I don't think it passes the pub test to fund an expansion here let alone sending it overseas!

$600m could fund laptops in schools, extra homeless shelters per city, literally anything more important. It's truly insane they thought this was a good use of funds with so many doing it tough. Politically a dumb decision, real life dumb decision

Sport is a great distraction.

We must be looking at exploiting PNG

 

[skipper kelly]

30 mil a year for pathways programs. There'll be some rorts going on there.

 

[james haish]

Maybe Port Moresby can have a stadium as big as Kardinia

 

[Donakebab]

Giles has to go and a massive broom needs to clear out Home Affairs, which has been known as a dysfunctional cluster**** for years.

 

[nut]

"Economists" are beholden to orthodoxy, such as privatisation delivers better results, such as trickle down economics, such as handouts for big business is good because it drives investment etc etc

Funny that all these orthodox beliefs lead to bigger profits/more money in the pockets of big business while destroying essential services and driving inflation that the schmucks have to pay for with higher costs and higher interest rates.

 

[Donakebab]

$600m is a pittance compared to much of our spend but why are we sending that much overseas for them to develop pathways. WTF?!

I don't think it passes the pub test to fund an expansion here let alone sending it overseas!

$600m could fund laptops in schools, extra homeless shelters per city, literally anything more important. It's truly insane they thought this was a good use of funds with so many doing it tough. Politically a dumb decision, real life dumb decision

It's actually a pretty shrewd decision to win some favour with the general population of our closest neighbour which has been straying ever closer to China.

If only our Pacific relationships hasn't been neglected for years...

 

[Gralin]

It's actually a pretty shrewd decision to win some favour with the general population of our closest neighbour which has been straying ever closer to China.

If only our Pacific relationships hasn't been neglected for years...

Doesn't help that every time the ask us yo do something about climate change we say no but then want them to pose for a photo smiling so we can tweet about how important our relationship is

 

[Sphynx]

This PNG NRL team will be the noose for Albo.

How tone deaf can you be

Not only does over half of the federal electorates in the country not give a single shit about NRL, the 77 electorates that do are going through a massive cost of living crisis.

And the investment is in Papua ****ing New Guinea.


Gives the Tassie State Government and the AFL plenty of ammunition over their funding also.


Oh dear, what an own goal.....


Classic example of political suicide vs diplomacy or foreign policy outcomes.

Sometimes you have to look after your population first.

 

[Chief]

Giving the PNG government a big win.

Does everyone forget how much money the federal government puts in for stadiums and other sports facilities?

 

[Sphynx]

Giving the PNG government a big win.

Does everyone forget how much money the federal government puts in for stadiums and other sports facilities?

You mean stadiums and infrastructure used by the general tax paying Australia population?

Yes, they probably remember it and appreciate it. Given they get benefit from it.

This is actually ignoring the fact this is a model very much at odds with the rest of the world.

The USA and UK public would not stand for the state investment that is committed to stadiums in this country.

 

[Sphynx]

Sport is a great distraction.

We must be looking at exploiting PNG

I would guess we are simply trying to outbid the open cheque book they would be receiving from the Chinese Government for Port acquisitions, navy bases etc.

 

[Not Important]

Giving the PNG government a big win.

Does everyone forget how much money the federal government puts in for stadiums and other sports facilities?

the png gov’t has had big wins from successive governments going back to somare’s first stint. we are the gift that keeps on giving.

 

[jatz14]

the png gov’t has had big wins from successive governments going back to somare’s first stint. we are the gift that keeps on giving.

What price keeping China from putting a naval port in PNG. A lot of people died stopping the Japanese from doing it.

On SM-A346E using BigFooty.com mobile app

 

[Not Important]

What price keeping China from putting a naval port in PNG. A lot of people died stopping the Japanese from doing it.

On SM-A346E using BigFooty.com mobile app

it’s ramped up now as china is more active. however, png has for yonks had us over a barrel not only for fear of china but indonesia too. then there’s the allegations of widespread corruption whereby mega millions never get to where it is intended.

 

[Satan]

Doubts over drone program after under-fire minister’s detainee claim

Despite Giles’ assertion, government sources say drones are not being used to track detainees after the practicality of the program was questioned.

www.theage.com.au

 

[Forward Press]

Not sure if mentioned elsewhere, but seat redistributions may make it harder for the ALP in next year's Federal election.

Michelle Ananda-Rajah's seat of Higgins set to be abolished at next federal election

The federal seat of Higgins in Victoria will be abolished at the next federal election, meaning local MP Michelle Ananda-Rajah will either have to contest a new seat, find a place on a Senate ticket or quit politics altogether.

www.abc.net.au

The big impact is Higgins (now ALP held) being abolished and distributed out to seats which feasibly would be a net loss of one seat overall as there is no expected change to already Greens and teal seats. A smaller impact is WA gaining a seat in the hills which is notionally ALP - but that is due to the McGowan era effect and you'd expect a reversion to the mean in 2025. For context, it overlaps heavily with Hasluck which was a safe seat for Ken Wyatt for years.

tl;dr task becomes more difficult for Albo and his government due to AEC redistribution.

 

[Gralin]

Not sure if mentioned elsewhere, but seat redistributions may make it harder for the ALP in next year's Federal election.

Michelle Ananda-Rajah's seat of Higgins set to be abolished at next federal election

The federal seat of Higgins in Victoria will be abolished at the next federal election, meaning local MP Michelle Ananda-Rajah will either have to contest a new seat, find a place on a Senate ticket or quit politics altogether.

www.abc.net.au

The big impact is Higgins (now ALP held) being abolished and distributed out to seats which feasibly would be a net loss of one seat overall as there is no expected change to already Greens and teal seats. A smaller impact is WA gaining a seat in the hills which is notionally ALP - but that is due to the McGowan era effect and you'd expect a reversion to the mean in 2025. For context, it overlaps heavily with Hasluck which was a safe seat for Ken Wyatt for years.

tl;dr task becomes more difficult for Albo and his government due to AEC redistribution.

given Labor have never held Higgins before its probably not that great a loss

I wouldn't be confident they'd retain it anyway

 

[Kyptastic]

Not sure if mentioned elsewhere, but seat redistributions may make it harder for the ALP in next year's Federal election.

Michelle Ananda-Rajah's seat of Higgins set to be abolished at next federal election

The federal seat of Higgins in Victoria will be abolished at the next federal election, meaning local MP Michelle Ananda-Rajah will either have to contest a new seat, find a place on a Senate ticket or quit politics altogether.

www.abc.net.au

The big impact is Higgins (now ALP held) being abolished and distributed out to seats which feasibly would be a net loss of one seat overall as there is no expected change to already Greens and teal seats. A smaller impact is WA gaining a seat in the hills which is notionally ALP - but that is due to the McGowan era effect and you'd expect a reversion to the mean in 2025. For context, it overlaps heavily with Hasluck which was a safe seat for Ken Wyatt for years.

tl;dr task becomes more difficult for Albo and his government due to AEC redistribution.

In Melbourne it looks like the redistribution helps them out east (think Deakin and Menzies), whilst hurts them to the North (Wills very much in play for the Greens now)

 

[Forward Press]

given Labor have never held Higgins before its probably not that great a loss

I wouldn't be confident they'd retain it anyway

Still a notional loss of one seat - with such a low primary vote the margins for government could be wafer thin.

In Melbourne it looks like the redistribution helps them out east (think Deakin and Menzies), whilst hurts them to the North (Wills very much in play for the Greens now)

Yeah forgot to add this. If it may help turn Deakin and Menzies then all is well, because I doubt Bullwinkel will go red at the first time of asking. It's a fairly conservative electorate, sure there are plenty of 'greenies', but there are also cashed up lifestyles out in the hills and a fair few semi-rural voters who obviously tend to sit to the right of the political spectrum.

 

[Gralin]

Still a notional loss of one seat - with such a low primary vote the margins for government could be wafer thin.
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its also a seat the libs can't regain though

 

[Forward Press]

its also a seat the libs can't regain though

Fair.

I hold out hope that we can have teals decide government. Let's face it, both major parties are unappealing to large segments, their primary votes are dropping as younger voters realise they don't need to stick to the status quo. Call me an anarchist.

 

[Gralin]

Fair.

I hold out hope that we can have teals decide government. Let's face it, both major parties are unappealing to large segments, their primary votes are dropping as younger voters realise they don't need to stick to the status quo. Call me an anarchist.

I'd prefer the greens, the teals of course would be closer to current Labor's conservative positions though

 

[Festerz]

Former adviser to ALP PMs, Rudd and Gillard, Sean Kelly hits another bullseye in his attack on the Albanese Government's lack of policy courage being a key motivator for the divisive non-policies of Peter Dutton gaining electoral traction.

'As Albanese beats around the bush, Dutton’s delusions are taking root.That Peter Dutton’s ideas can so easily dominate, via policies barely worth the name, is a sign of the vacuum in national debate that Labor has left.'

As Albanese beats around the bush, Dutton’s delusions are taking root

Everyone’s avoiding the difficult issues, and that’s good news for Peter Dutton and his simplistic “policy” solutions.

www.smh.com.au

 

[peetoo]

Former adviser to ALP PMs, Rudd and Gillard, Sean Kelly hits another bullseye in his attack on the Albanese Government's lack of policy courage being a key motivator for the divisive non-policies of Peter Dutton getting electoral traction.

'As Albanese beats around the bush, Dutton’s delusions are taking root.That Peter Dutton’s ideas can so easily dominate, via policies barely worth the name, is a sign of the vacuum in national debate that Labor has left.'

As Albanese beats around the bush, Dutton’s delusions are taking root

Everyone’s avoiding the difficult issues, and that’s good news for Peter Dutton and his simplistic “policy” solutions.

www.smh.com.au

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I’d say Albo is not repeating the political ineptitude of Rudd-Gillard