Opinion Domestic Politics BF style

[OneGreatClub]

Unlike in 2014 when it was last raised to “probable” in response to ISIS, the new threat comes from various fringe elements of society, fuelled by anti-government conspiratorial thinking, frustration with the public health response to COVID-19, and exacerbated by tensions around the war in Gaza.

ASIO raises terrorism threat level due to emerging ‘twisted’ ideologies

The spy agency has raised the national threat level to “probable” after eight recent alleged terrorist incidents in Australia and difficult-to-define ideological threats.

www.smh.com.au

 

[Festerz]

Unlike in 2014 when it was last raised to “probable” in response to ISIS, the new threat comes from various fringe elements of society, fuelled by anti-government conspiratorial thinking, frustration with the public health response to COVID-19, and exacerbated by tensions around the war in Gaza.

ASIO raises terrorism threat level due to emerging ‘twisted’ ideologies

The spy agency has raised the national threat level to “probable” after eight recent alleged terrorist incidents in Australia and difficult-to-define ideological threats.

www.smh.com.au

They can't be serious on that covid-19 stuff surely. That issue is dead and buried I would have thought as a likely cause of violent outbreaks and the few cookers, mainly in Qld and Vic, still parading around as sovereign cits are focussed on other things.

The Middle East tensions and the likelihood of violent response from, in particular, Western Sydney hot spots are surely the main issue of concern now that have raised threat levels.

 

[OneGreatClub]

They can't be serious on that covid-19 stuff surely. That issue is dead and buried I would have thought as a likely cause of violent outbreaks and the few cookers, mainly in Qld and Vic, still parading around as sovereign cits are focussed on other things.

The Middle East tensions and the likelihood of violent response from, in particular, Western Sydney hot spots are surely the main issue of concern now that have raised threat levels.

The world is a virtual tinderbox right now

 

[Ford Fairlane]

David Speirs has "resigned" as SA Lib leader.

SA's opposition leader resigns to give Liberals 'best possible' chance at next election

South Australian Opposition Leader David Speirs has announced he will stand down from his role as leader of the state's Liberal Party.

www.abc.net.au

 

[Festerz]

David Speirs has "resigned" as SA Lib leader.

Who?

 

[Ford Fairlane]

Who?

The guy Vincent Tarzia has now replaced.

SA Libs are the strangest group of people ever.

It's like they get together and discuss How can we make a bad situation worse?

Every now and then they fluke a good decision for them and work like maniacs to undo it.

Or Labor stuff something up monumentally and you think they will be out in the wilderness for generations, then after one term, they're back.

 

[Festerz]

The guy Vincent Tarzia has now replaced.

So David Speers was leader of the SA Liberal Party, well fmd. The things you learn on BF.



Bit of a conflict of interest with his ABC role I would have thought. No wonder he quit.

 

[Andre]

The guy Vincent Tarzia has now replaced.

SA Libs are the strangest group of people ever.

It's like they get together and discuss How can we make a bad situation worse?

Every now and then they fluke a good decision for them and work like maniacs to undo it.

Or Labor stuff something up monumentally and you think they will be out in the wilderness for generations, then after one term, they're back.

The SA Libs only ever win when they have a moderate for a leader. When they do, the conservative wing starts undermining them trying to get more power, that people don't want them to have. Lose power, waste 2 or 3 terms in-fighting, eventually get a leader to finally get them back in power, then rinse and repeat.

SA has the reputation of living 30 - 50 years behind other states, but the SA lib right wing keeps confusing that with it's somehow like a deep Red US state. The cycle will continue, unless the right wing of the Libs accepts they won't ever get the whip hand and then win a subsequent election.

 

[Chewy316]

The Mali led govt has been an abject failure with respect to their election campaign which would be in large part to fix the health system and in particular, ramping.

However, he has also been a fresh voice and a leader that many have easily been able to get behind. He has tapped into the old "SA the Festival State" number plate slogan from the 90s bringing the Adelaide 500 back, winning the bid for Gather Round etc.

People will forgive the govt on health because they've got a lot of the other stuff right. And I'm not sure that the public will be receptive to a party spruiking health as the primary policy of any election campaign when they have been hammered from pillar to post with public messaging re covid.

 

[Del165198]

The SA Libs only ever win when they have a moderate for a leader. When they do, the conservative wing starts undermining them trying to get more power, that people don't want them to have. Lose power, waste 2 or 3 terms in-fighting, eventually get a leader to finally get them back in power, then rinse and repeat.

SA has the reputation of living 30 - 50 years behind other states, but the SA lib right wing keeps confusing that with it's somehow like a deep Red US state. The cycle will continue, unless the right wing of the Libs accepts they won't ever get the whip hand and then win a subsequent election.

Everyone lives in the metro area, there's not enough country bumpkin hicks that love the liberals right wing policies for them to ever do anything

 

[Del165198]

The Mali led govt has been an abject failure with respect to their election campaign which would be in large part to fix the health system and in particular, ramping.

However, he has also been a fresh voice and a leader that many have easily been able to get behind. He has tapped into the old "SA the Festival State" number plate slogan from the 90s bringing the Adelaide 500 back, winning the bid for Gather Round etc.

People will forgive the govt on health because they've got a lot of the other stuff right. And I'm not sure that the public will be receptive to a party spruiking health as the primary policy of any election campaign when they have been hammered from pillar to post with public messaging re covid.

Not making excuses for him, but is there a state in Australia where the health system isn't cactus?

 

[Chewy316]

Not making excuses for him, but is there a state in Australia where the health system isn't cactus?

It's buggered pretty much everywhere. But it's also the responsibility of the state as opposed to a federal issue, so can't be handballed to the feds like they can (and do) on a myriad of other issues.

There aren't any excuses to be had - especially when it's gotten worse to the point of record ramping levels etc.

The irony is the Ambos union will no doubt endorse Labor at the next state election despite the health system getting worse during their tenure in power to date.

 

[KrispyKremeMullanikka]

It's buggered pretty much everywhere. But it's also the responsibility of the state as opposed to a federal issue, so can't be handballed to the feds like they can (and do) on a myriad of other issues.

There aren't any excuses to be had - especially when it's gotten worse to the point of record ramping levels etc.

The irony is the Ambos union will no doubt endorse Labor at the next state election despite the health system getting worse during their tenure in power to date.

As well as mainstream media not pardon the pun but ramping up the pressure on ramping. The only station/person that I’ve heard that’s mentioning ramping and the increasing numbers on a weekly basis is 5AA and Stacey Lee. She has also taken on ramping stories and referred them to the Chris Picton office, and despite the calls from the opposition for him to resign from the portfolio and Stacey inadvertently adding pressure to Chris position as health minister, he is still retaining his job.

 

[Grave Danger]

lol - maybe they thought their local government nominations would happen all by themselves as well...

'Catastrophic failure': NSW Liberals miss deadline to nominate candidates for local elections

The NSW Liberal Party blames limited resourcing for missing a critical deadline to nominate candidates for local council elections in September.

www.abc.net.au

 

[KrispyKremeMullanikka]

It’s absolutely disgraceful for these radio hacks to use $135,000 of our taxpayer money to send ABC breakfast duo Sonya Feldhoff and Jules Schiller to Paris for the Olympics.

According to The Advertiser.

The Australian reports today that in response to a question on notice from a Senate hearing last month, Labor’s Senator Murray Watt said the “forecasted spend” for the Adelaide radio crew’s trip to Paris “is estimated to be $135k.”
The spend included flights, accommodation, hospitality, equipment, transport and broadcasting costs.
Before leaving for Paris, the ABC said the pair would “provide additional reporting on the ground and to present the local breakfast show every day”.

This was reported by The Advertiser and The Australian.

When in fact, the pair of radio hacks were not involved in the calling of any live sport during the Paris Games, and the ABC already had reports designated reporter's to cover the games for the ABC.

While we are facing a cost-of-living crisis and multiple interest rate rises, individuals and families are making sacrifices to even put a meal in front of themselves and their loved ones. This is a huge middle finger by the ABC to the taxpayer. Shame on them.

https://www.adelaidenow.com.au/news/south-australia/abc-spends-135000-to-send-breakfast-duo-sonya-feldhoff-and-jules-schiller-to-paris-olympics/news-story/40625297e793c7eed4ff660c6511630e?amp

 

[Pt Augusta Power]

I really enjoyed listening to Jules and Sonya in Paris. Was good value seen as ABC is the top rated breakfast show in Adelaide.

 

[KrispyKremeMullanikka]

I really enjoyed listening to Jules and Sonya in Paris. Was good value seen as ABC is the top rated breakfast show in Adelaide.

That’s good, but not at the expense of the taxpayer. Channel Nine sent a team of over 100 employees to Paris for the games and set up its own studios in Paris, and the taxpayer paid nothing. Channel Nine paid for everything, unlike the ABC, which sent four people: these two dimbats (being the hosts), a producer, and another employee. The $135k was spent on flights, accommodation, hospitality, equipment, transport, and broadcasting costs. Gee wiz, we are breaking backs with work, uni, or doing both, and these muppets are drinking Moët, sleeping in 5-star hotels, and tanning themselves in the hot sun in France, while the rest of us back home can’t afford to do the simple things in life. Yeah, not a good look.

 

[Festerz]

I really enjoyed listening to Jules and Sonya in Paris. Was good value seen as ABC is the top rated breakfast show in Adelaide.

Couldn't care either way to be honest.

But just more click bait rubbish from the Murdoch press aimed at enraging their ever dwindling subscriber base.

Reckon the Advertiser should focus more on proper journalism rather than faux outrage clickbait BS. But that will never happen of course - not while idiots still soak it up.

 

[Festerz]

Channel Nine sent a team of over 100 employees to Paris for the games and set up its own studios in Paris, and the taxpayer paid nothing. Channel Nine paid for everything,

LOL - the same Channel Nine who, along with other commercial TV broadcasters, has convinced the Federal Government that they will go broke if a ban on TV gambling advertising is introduced?

Who is paying for that rent seeking crap do you think? Hint - taxpayers.

Here's a story The Advertiser and The Australian should look into -the grip gambling advertising has over professional broadcast sports in all its forms, including of course the AFL, and its impact in grooming the young and vulnerable.

But they won't of course- because that's where they, and Channel Nine, Ten and Seven get a large chunk of their revenue from . And all of them are right now part of the lobbying efforts to water down controls on the billions spent on gambling advertising.

Get outraged about that, rather than a couple of radio hosts going overseas to broadcast on the olympics.

 

[Pt Augusta Power]

That’s good, but not at the expense of the taxpayer. Channel Nine sent a team of over 100 employees to Paris for the games and set up its own studios in Paris, and the taxpayer paid nothing. Channel Nine paid for everything, unlike the ABC, which sent four people: these two dimbats (being the hosts), a producer, and another employee. The $135k was spent on flights, accommodation, hospitality, equipment, transport, and broadcasting costs. Gee wiz, we are breaking backs with work, uni, or doing both, and these muppets are drinking Moët, sleeping in 5-star hotels, and tanning themselves in the hot sun in France, while the rest of us back home can’t afford to do the simple things in life. Yeah, not a good look.

Nah that’s what the abc is for, broadcast things of interest without the Harvey Norman ads. Did channel 9 do a radio show did they? Either way channel 9’s broadcast was ****ing shit.

You’re making assumptions about the moet and tanning just for your own story.

The article is a ‘look over there’ Murdoch abc rant. I wonder what reason the private press would have to hate on the ABC

 

[TazD]

Man, that 135k has really set us back on the inflation fight.

 

[Grave Danger]

Man, that 135k has really set us back on the inflation fight.

If it means they don't have the funds to continue with Kelli Underwood calling games on ABC radio that's a good thing.

 

[Contested Marx]

Lol of all the things to be outraged by, get some perspective pal

 

[Festerz]

The guy Vincent Tarzia has now replaced.

SA Libs are the strangest group of people ever.

It's like they get together and discuss How can we make a bad situation worse?

Every now and then they fluke a good decision for them and work like maniacs to undo it.

Or Labor stuff something up monumentally and you think they will be out in the wilderness for generations, then after one term, they're back.

The worst thing about the perpetual idiocy and incompetence of the SA Liberals is that it leaves the SA Labor Party unchecked to do what it wants without proper Parliamentary scrutiny. And in my view that is a the worst thing for our local democracy.

Especially given the piss poor local media.

And speaking of the local media, take a look at how the Malinauskas government have plundered what is left of the local political journalism ranks since gaining government in 2022:

- Andrea Nicolas (former political reporter Channel 7), now working as spin doctor for Treasurer Stephen Mullighan.

- Adam Todd (former political journo Channel 10), now working as a spin doctor for Peter Malinauskas

- Nick Harmsen (former chief political commentator ABC), now working as a spin doctor for Malinauskaes

- Tom Richardson (former State political reporter Channel Ten and Indaily), now working as a spin doctor for Tom Koutsantonis

- Jemma Chapman (former journalist Indaily), now working as spin doctor for for Malinauskas

- Dan Wills (former State political Editor Adelaide Advertiser), now Chief of Staff Joe Szakacs. Minister for Trade and Investment.

I mean, it has been nothing short of a takeover of the senior local political journalism ranks by the Malinauskas Labor government and not only does it quiet any outside criticism of the government but leaves the public without any proper scrutiny of what their government is doing with their money on their behalf.


That's something the local rag should be getting angry about when it comes to mis-use of taxpayers money, instead of pursuing the ABC spending $135k on sending their breakfast team to the Olympics. But my guess is their junior cadet journos are too busy keeping their relationships cosy with the government so they too can jump on the government spin doctor gravy train.

And the SA Liberal opposition under David Speirs and now Vince Tarzia, are too incompetent and too busy looking after their own self interests to give a flying feck about anything else.

Pathetic.

/rant.

 

[Del165198]

That’s good, but not at the expense of the taxpayer. Channel Nine sent a team of over 100 employees to Paris for the games and set up its own studios in Paris, and the taxpayer paid nothing. Channel Nine paid for everything, unlike the ABC, which sent four people: these two dimbats (being the hosts), a producer, and another employee. The $135k was spent on flights, accommodation, hospitality, equipment, transport, and broadcasting costs. Gee wiz, we are breaking backs with work, uni, or doing both, and these muppets are drinking Moët, sleeping in 5-star hotels, and tanning themselves in the hot sun in France, while the rest of us back home can’t afford to do the simple things in life. Yeah, not a good look.

ABC provides good coverage though, nine is shite.

ABC is great value imo