Anthony Albanese - How long? -3-

[Sttew]

Remember when Peter Dutton was scared to go out for dinner?

I don’t think I’ve ever read a post of yours that could be taken seriously. Seriously!

 

[SBD Gonzalez]

I know people on here think of Jews as sub human

Mods? That's a pretty disgusting thing to say.

 

[Taylor]

Calls for a judicial inquiry into antisemitism on university campuses. History repeating itself.

Jews too scared to visit the CBD on weekends or if they do they feel the need to hide any evidence they are Jews.

Antisemitic threats made against Jewish school students.

This has been bubbling along for over a year.

Is there any information on whether this recent anti Jewish terror attack was committed by radical Islam emboldened by the recent anti Israel rhetoric due to their behavior in Gaza or was it the skinheads emboldened by the recent anti Israel rhetoric due to their behavior in Gaza?

 

[SBD Gonzalez]

It represents part of our history that you cant erase. Sure we can ultimately delete the Union Jack from our flag but to cancel any part of our history because you no longer like it is dangerous and counterproductive.

It's not that people "don't like it", it's that it means nothing to them (me included). Seriously, in this day and age, what Australians give a **** about Britain?

I'm Australian, of mostly British descent. Britain is just a country to me.

 

[zumahawk]

It represents part of our history that you cant erase. Sure we can ultimately delete the Union Jack from our flag but to cancel any part of our history because you no longer like it is dangerous and counterproductive.

Still why is it divisive to have 3 flags as we currently do? If those flags aren't relevant to you that is fine- just focus on the Union Jack flag.

Dutton of course is famous for toning societal tensions down when it comes to race or religion.

Dutton is a pig in mud when it comes to culture wars. Anything he doesn't agree with or is the least bit progressive or modern must be 'woke nonsense'.

 

[SaintsSeptember]

You get that "balancing the budget" was done by keeping welfare payments below the poverty line right?

What did the government actually do to tackle cost of living though? I'm interested in that one

Ummmm if those on welfare aren't the poorest?
Who will be the poorest?

 

[Bloods86]

Without a referendum? That wouldn’t be democratic

Hard to say what's less democratic. Changing the constitution without a referendum or having a monarchy.

 

[Demons09]

I don’t think I’ve ever read a post of yours that could be taken seriously. Seriously!

You can’t take people that vote Greens seriously.

 

[peetoo]

Without a referendum? That wouldn’t be democratic

Given duttons libs don't want any minority hereditary group to be more equal I’m sure they’d be on board redacting the monarchy


Or just wait and they redact themselves?

 

[peetoo]

Still why is it divisive to have 3 flags as we currently do? If those flags aren't relevant to you that is fine- just focus on the Union Jack flag.

Dutton is a pig in mud when it comes to culture wars. Anything he doesn't agree with or is the least bit progressive or modern must be 'woke nonsense'.

Pubs not to have anything but ‘straya’ symbolism on straya day

 

[Frank Bunn]

Is there any information on whether this recent anti Jewish terror attack was committed by radical Islam emboldened by the recent anti Israel rhetoric due to their behavior in Gaza or was it the skinheads emboldened by the recent anti Israel rhetoric due to their behavior in Gaza?

Initial reports said two masked intruders were seen spreading accelerant around the building. This report from yesterday says police are focusing on three suspects. But so far no arrests. Albo and Dutton have been trying to out "do something" each other but the motivation behind the attack isn't yet known.

The Adass Israel sect is ultra-Orthodox. There have been ongoing conflicts between proponents of Zionism, non-Zionism and anti-Zionism. Anti-Zionists believe that any Jewish independence prior to the coming of the Messiah is a sin. Non-Zionists are neutral about the state of Israel but many believe that Israel's policies in the Middle East make things harder for Jews around the world.

Then there's the Adass Israel School sex abuse scandal. The former principal, Malka Leifer, faced trial on 74 sex offences with accusations from at least eight alleged victims. She fled to Israel with the help of senior members of the Adass community. Israeli police indicted former Minister of Health Yaakov Litzman, following an investigation into official interference with Leifer's extradition case.

 

[Rotayjay]

Dutton's vow to eliminate the Indigenous flags from PM pressers is a dog-whistle to people who will think 'Yeah I'm sick of those bloody a*** getting special rights, it's the Ustralyan flag and we're not giving up Ustralya Day for the woke! Peter Dutton is against the woke!'

 

[Sttew]

Hard to say what's less democratic. Changing the constitution without a referendum or having a monarchy.

Very easy to say.

 

[The Punter]

I switched from ALP to teal in Kooyong. But put liberal last and always will. Alp voters switching to lib in these seats. Just why? The long trend is away from liberal and state seat hawthorn had a labor mp for a while

Stage set for teal challenge in blue-ribbon seat of Bradfield as Paul Fletcher resigns — Guardian Australia

Moderate faction to rally behind Gisele Kapterian, a Salesforce executive and former Liberal staffer, in the North Sydney seat to combat independent Nicolette Boele

apple.news

The state seat of Hawthorn had a Labor MP for one term only: literally the shortest "while" possible save for a resignation or death of an MP.

 

[Carn The Berries]

Until we vote in a new flag we are stuck with one. There can be other flags but they should not occupy the same prominence as the Australian flag.

Sometimes I wonder how Sky News survives... And then I read posts like this...

Nobody here is saying the Indigenous or Torres Strait Islander flag should be raised at the Olympics or the like, but getting on your high horse saying you won't show them anywhere in a press conference is dog whistling of the highest order.

 

[Carn The Berries]

Because it is not a flag that represents the majority of Australians. The Torres Strait flag means even less to us.

It is also confusing to outsiders. Name other countries that fly multiple flags. Genuine question. There may be some but I don’t know which.

If you seriously want the indigenous flag as our flag take it to a plebiscite or referendum. But don’t shove it down our throats like some local councils are doing in Melbourne

Pretty much every country in Europe displays their national flag and the EU flag...

 

[peetoo]

The state seat of Hawthorn had a Labor MP for one term only: literally the shortest "while" possible save for a resignation or death of an MP.

Was to illustrate the one way drift away from liberal. We tactically vote now. Could be even more of a thing next time

 

[Saint]

This is what will make Albanese a single-term majority Government.

And then in his second term, in minority, he'll have two choices.

1. Try to save the duopoly by criticism of his own Govt.
2. Actually show some leadership (absent from this term) and pass legislation which helps most people by working with a large array of independents who are much more sensible than the LNP who he's been trying to appease.

 

[Saint]

Imagine being so stupid to go on Triple J and say this:

 

[Golden_6]

Imagine being so stupid to go on Triple J and say this:

You really think the Government wants a significant drop in house prices? That would be a killer scenario for them.

The issue has always been unsustainable house prices rising at a level far greater than wages. The ideal scenario is house prices rising at the same rate at wages. The horse has already bolted on that one historically.

 

[Saint]

You really think the Government wants a significant drop in house prices? That would be a killer scenario for them.

The issue has always been unsustainable house prices rising at a level far greater than wages. The ideal scenario is house prices rising at the same rate at wages. The horse has already bolted on that one historically.

So why don't they say that? Why don't they say they want house prices to stay the same while wages catch up?

Instead we got "don't want to see double-digit growth".

I don't think many people understand that the borrowing power of potential FHB is actually going backwards. (Not stagnating, no, it's going backwards). FHB who could maybe borrow $700k a couple of years ago can only borrow around $600k now.

This Minister clearly doesn't know her audience or the lived experience and it's why they're going to lose seats and be considered a failure of a Govt.

 

[peetoo]

This is what will make Albanese a single-term majority Government.

And then in his second term, in minority, he'll have two choices.

1. Try to save the duopoly by criticism of his own Govt.
2. Actually show some leadership (absent from this term) and pass legislation which helps most people by working with a large array of independents who are much more sensible than the LNP who he's been trying to appease.

RBA governor said interest rates cuts ‘weren’t even considered’ at recent meeting.

So WTF do we have them for? And people slam unions for being useless

 

[Sttew]

RBA governor said interest rates cuts ‘weren’t even considered’ at recent meeting.

So WTF do we have them for? And people slam unions for being useless

What would the alternative be if we didn't have a central bank managing interest rates? A government deciding when to change interest rates based on what will boost its electability?

The RBA has made it clear what needs to happen with inflation for interest rates to come down. The underlying inflation rate needs to be between 2 and 3% and the measure of inflation that the RBA most closely watches when it sets interest rates rose in October to 3.5 per cent annually. Its frustrating but...

 

[peetoo]

What would the alternative be if we didn't have a central bank managing interest rates? A government deciding when to change interest rates based on what will boost its electability?

The RBA has made it clear what needs to happen with inflation for interest rates to come down. The underlying inflation rate needs to be between 2 and 3% and the measure of inflation that the RBA most closely watches when it sets interest rates rose in October to 3.5 per cent annually. Its frustrating but...

That wasn’t my question. Don’t we think they should be ‘considering it’ even if no change?

I think they probably did, but lied that they didn’t. They seem fairly unnacountable

 

[Sttew]

That wasn’t my question. Don’t we think they should be ‘considering it’ even if no change?

I think they probably did, but lied that they didn’t. They seem fairly unnacountable

Sorry, no I agree with what you said! I think there is a lot of tension between the government and RBA