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That’s how optics works …
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That’s how optics works …
I'm applying the same standard to both politicians. You should try it some time
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Which dinner are you referring to?
Gough
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NSW Liberals hold $10,000-a-head private dinner with Peter Dutton as Bennelong battle heats up
Invitation for event with local candidate Scott Yung sent to supporters highlights Liberal party’s push for marginal seat
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When are you going to wet your pants and theatrically exit this thread?
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It is literally a reflection of the wider discussion going on right now, initiated in no small part by Dutton’s decision to try to paint Labor as profligate.
Yes, “both sides” do it but at least Labor tends not to make moralistic boasts about cutting back “government waste” while they’re at it.
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Stop picking and choosing what to be outraged by, depending on which side of politics did it.
Isn’t boasting about a budget surplus literally just this? Which they do boast about..
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- Kidding, right?
They don't demonise "government spending" like the right wing do. And there are two sides to a balance sheet, hence the name.
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thats all bullshit though
they consistently vote for large government and large spend
its just where they want it spent
look no further than the libertarians in parliament around the country
marched against lockdowns while voting for increasing police powers and funding
we really need to move past what they say and focus on what they do
we all know what they say is largely bullshit anyway
Labor said nobody left behind and then proceeded to leave over a third of the country behind
When in opposition they consistently voted with the LNP on legislation, something like 80% of the time in fact, but if you only listened to what they said you'd assume they would have voted against it all
It's like Plibersek saying no new coal mines under labor because they've extended and expanded existing mines, technically true if you don't count new mines at existing sites, but we're still going to burn on the back of it and its still increasing emissions and letting more coal be dug up while claiming to care about climate change
Labor hold a position that sounds different to the LNP more than it is actually different to the LNP
it gives their supporters something to point to and attack the other party on, something to get people to vote on, the idea that they are truly different from each other
LNP proudly tell you they're going to **** you while doing it
Labor either shake their head and say they're sorry they had to **** you, or lie about doing it/blame the LNP for it
They should boast about being back in black and gets coffee mugs made to celebrate....just like the LNP did.......they just forgot to get the surplus bit right
Mark Butler has rejected the proposed health insurance premiums proposed by the health industry (again).
In a win for common sense, since Medibank are making about a 9% profit from their revenue. They have 27% of the market. Bupa have 24%, but their financial statements are mixed with other Asia Pacific finances. HCF only made 5% in 2023-2024, but it's a not-for profit, so that's pretty decent.
The Health insurers keep saying they can't afford to "absorb increasing costs" while posting consistently high profits.
They even made a profit during COVD, FFS. At least home insurers have the decency to make a loss when a once-in-a-lifetime firestorm hits. When a pandemic hits the health insurers, they still somehow manage to make profits.
This is something the LNP would never do. (maybe they did, but I certainly don't remember it). Any LNP supporters want to prove me wrong?
In a win for common sense, since Medibank are making about a 9% profit from their revenue. They have 27% of the market. Bupa have 24%, but their financial statements are mixed with other Asia Pacific finances. HCF only made 5% in 2023-2024, but it's a not-for profit, so that's pretty decent.
The Health insurers keep saying they can't afford to "absorb increasing costs" while posting consistently high profits.
They even made a profit during COVD, FFS. At least home insurers have the decency to make a loss when a once-in-a-lifetime firestorm hits. When a pandemic hits the health insurers, they still somehow manage to make profits.
This is something the LNP would never do. (maybe they did, but I certainly don't remember it). Any LNP supporters want to prove me wrong?
Doesn’t Dutton have 300 million dollars?
Its the optics. You know never having a job outside of parliament house telling the general public he knows how they feel in a cost of living crisis and then buys a mansion. Doesn't really matter what I say you will defend him to the hilt.
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And yet you'd think the guy in the captain's chair championing how he grew up in public housing would foster at least the image of caring about young people housing over buying multi million dollar holiday homes.
Again, this is everyone' opportunity to realise that politicians are not your friend, they are not on your side, they are on their side and as long as you are useful they will smile for the camera - but ultimately, it's more important for EVERY government in Australia to avoid recession by pumping the economy with demand than it is to make living in Australia better.
I'd believe the case that avoiding recession was in everyone's interest if the price of it wasn't pushing young people out of ever being able to afford more than a single room in someone else's home.
I fully expect to hear about how well the ALP has done, as the LNP would too, on the economy to have managed a few extra billion in revenue after our primary export industry (selling in USD) got a win due to a crashing AUD.
Can we put to bed the idea that this house was some sort of marble laden behemoth? For the salary he earns it was an entirely reasonable purchase.
No doubt the same head kickers would have been into him about stealing a house from someone who needed it if he bought a modest (cheaper) house in a working class suburb.
This is such a non-event it isn't funny.
