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Anthony Albanese - How long? -2-
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Dutton and Albo are really the best options we have? Its beyond belief how poor politics in this country is.
You'd prefer Biden ( yes i know its improved slightly ) and Trump?
Or more the Kim Jong sort?
At least two of those are funding announcements - he's going to put on the scarf. This is a beat up.
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PM only pays $500k ($600k if you include perks?) and it's more like $300k to be oppo leader or when you inevitably get relegated to the back bench it's down to $250k.
That's a mid-management-level salary at most corporations.
And that doesn't include the ridiculous hours you do unpaid volunteering and electioneering just to become considered for pre-selection.
It's a terrible career choice for somebody with otherwise decent prospects.
A bit like professional sports-person. It seems great for those who make it to the very top and get cushy-post-gigs. But most don't even make it to the big time (vast majority of people lose at the polls) and those who do, on average, don't last very long.
It's no surprise that the people who end up at the very top are dull weirdos and/or borderline psychopathic narcissists.
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Correct, and when pollies are guests of certain clubs, they will put on the scarf as a show of support.
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Just so long it’s not a * scarf
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Come on mate.
Nothing more vomit inducing than seeing politicians get in on the cheap shots for publicity.
Whether it was Howard - a well known sports tragic. Or Rudd when he was seeing off the Aus cricket team before the Ashes in 2009, or Albo jumping into the huddle to sing the song, or ScoMo running drinks during an ODI game.....
It makes me cringe
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Just heard Albanese on the radio saying only the senate is sitting this week, so there’s no excuse for them not passing legislation.
Well there is, Albo, if your government keeps serving up crocks like your housing policy for instance, widely considered to be not just as useless as **** on a bull, but quite likely to make the housing crisis worse.
This is all about trying to erode public confidence in the Greens and independents because they continue to call out his government’s shit policies.
I heard John Howard the other day talking about the Libs and how they can get back into power. Not a word about policies that matter to ordinary Australians. All about bringing down Labor and getting the Tories back in government, nothing more.
Thank god Albo got rid of the diabolical Morrison government, but in his playing political games with the Greens and independents instead of working constructively with them and listening to criticism, he’s no better than effing John Howard. Truly no better.
Well there is, Albo, if your government keeps serving up crocks like your housing policy for instance, widely considered to be not just as useless as **** on a bull, but quite likely to make the housing crisis worse.
This is all about trying to erode public confidence in the Greens and independents because they continue to call out his government’s shit policies.
I heard John Howard the other day talking about the Libs and how they can get back into power. Not a word about policies that matter to ordinary Australians. All about bringing down Labor and getting the Tories back in government, nothing more.
Thank god Albo got rid of the diabolical Morrison government, but in his playing political games with the Greens and independents instead of working constructively with them and listening to criticism, he’s no better than effing John Howard. Truly no better.
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From what I gather of all the fake support pollies pretend to have for sports teams the only genuine support a PM had for a team was Gillard with the Bulldogs. Also I don’t believe Turnbull pretended to be a “mad sports fan” which is quite respected IMO
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“Albanese has intervened to reject the idea of doing a deal with the Greens and other cross-benchers who want changes that, to many people, would seem the logical domain of nature laws”
Once again, Albanese being more concerned about trying to cut off the Greens at the knees than do what’s right for the Australian nation.
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Once again, Albanese being more concerned about trying to cut off the Greens at the knees than do what’s right for the Australian nation.
The environment was meant to be ‘back on the priority list’ under Labor. Instead we’ve seen a familiar story | Adam Morton
There have been moments of modest progress but the Albanese government has not lived up to its early rhetoric
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Shouldn't be a surprise he was the one who refused to work with them under Rudd and attacked them instead“Albanese has intervened to reject the idea of doing a deal with the Greens and other cross-benchers who want changes that, to many people, would seem the logical domain of nature laws”
Once again, Albanese being more concerned about trying to cut off the Greens at the knees than do what’s right for the Australian nation.
The environment was meant to be ‘back on the priority list’ under Labor. Instead we’ve seen a familiar story | Adam Morton
There have been moments of modest progress but the Albanese government has not lived up to its early rhetoric
He's done the same his entire time as PM
Yep. Albo is so obsessed with winning a few Lib voters and NewsCorp/9News (LNP) scare campaigns that he's given up on actual government for the people.
Refusing to negotiate with Senators isn't "taking a tough line", it's doing nothing. And he'll lose votes to both the left and the right because of it. He's fallen into the classic centre-left "If I just move a little bit to the right, they'll respect me more...and a little more.....and a little more.....one day they'll write a nice article about me".
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Couldn’t have put it better myself.
Sadly, he hasn’t grown into the job, and is instead revealing that he’s always been first and foremost a party man.
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Labor are weak environmental bastards.
www.theguardian.com
The environment was meant to be ‘back on the priority list’ under Labor. Instead we’ve seen a familiar story | Adam Morton
There have been moments of modest progress but the Albanese government has not lived up to its early rhetoric
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Albo , what a weak hopeless leader.
'Former Labor foreign minister Gareth Evans says Australia won’t have sovereignty over Aukus submarines
Evans says Anthony Albanese should have reviewed Aukus when he came to power in 2022 and that the PM is too risk-averse.'
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'Former Labor foreign minister Gareth Evans says Australia won’t have sovereignty over Aukus submarines
Evans says Anthony Albanese should have reviewed Aukus when he came to power in 2022 and that the PM is too risk-averse.'
Former Labor foreign minister Gareth Evans says Australia won’t have sovereignty over Aukus submarines
Evans says Anthony Albanese should have reviewed Aukus when he came to power in 2022 and that the PM is too risk-averse
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I honestly am starting to think that the ALP can't win the next election with Albanese as their leader. Folks, Im calling it now, i repeat, there is a real, live chance that we are looking at a one term government.
I never thought I'd see anything to rival the LNP losing government after one term in the state of Queensland in 2015, after leaving the ALP with a handful of seats 3 years earlier. But here we are, the ALP are on the ropes.
I never thought I'd see anything to rival the LNP losing government after one term in the state of Queensland in 2015, after leaving the ALP with a handful of seats 3 years earlier. But here we are, the ALP are on the ropes.
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Most credible analyses predict a Labor minority government after the next election.
No one knows for sure, of course, but what are you basing your prediction on?
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Both sides are utterly useless at governing in the best interests of the majority.
Unfortunately Australia is as pathetic as the US, we're simply voting for a figure head and both Albo and Dutton are bottom feeders.
God help the people of this country, because neither side of government seem able to.
Unfortunately Australia is as pathetic as the US, we're simply voting for a figure head and both Albo and Dutton are bottom feeders.
God help the people of this country, because neither side of government seem able to.
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