What would a Dutton Liberal leadership mean for the Liberals and the country?

[JackOutback]

Out of interest did do they have a corresponding op ed from Labor or is the West just confirming their Liberal newsletter status?

 

[Johnny Bananas]

And the most infuriating thing is politicians just don't understand the huge amount of respect they'd earn if they'd just offer a heartfelt apology when shown to be wrong.

This is true, Peter Beattie did this and he never lost an election.

 

[Rotayjay]

Unsurprisingly, Dutton wants to talk about Howard costello years not the Abbott Turnbull morrison years when he was a major part of that govt.
Especially as Abbott is now openly stating his govt was a fail

Election 2025: Albanese and Dutton steeling for ‘future war’ — The Australian

The PM has declared the next election a ‘future war’ between Labor and the Coalition, as the Opposition Leader vows a return to Howard and Costello-era economics while calling for a rejection of identity politics in classrooms.

apple.news

The Howard years were pretty good economic times, granted. But it was the era of property prices decoupling from wages, funding private schools and health at the expense of public, and blowing our mineral wealth that should have been banked.

 

[SBD Gonzalez]

Someone wrote into the SMH letters page yesterday asking why there aren’t more pro-Dutton letters.

Tomorrow’s letters page has a whopping fourteen letters taking him to task from any number of angles, many of them very humorously.

Great to see.

Where’s the good in Riverwood? Get a heart!

With the number of homeless aged people on the increase, especially older women, how heartwarming it would have been if the residents of Hardwicke Street had put out the welcome mat to share with the new residents: those vulnerable over-60s – mostly older women – who have not been able to access...

www.smh.com.au

 

[Johnny Bananas]

The Howard years were pretty good economic times, granted. But it was the era of property prices decoupling from wages, funding private schools and health at the expense of public, and blowing our mineral wealth that should have been banked.

Pity Howard's first name wasn't Bill, because he was truly the bill Australia couldn't afford.

 

[Festerz]

And the most infuriating thing is politicians just don't understand the huge amount of respect they'd earn if they'd just offer a heartfelt apology when shown to be wrong.

Political leaders rarely 'apologise'.....they 'regret'.

 

[SBD Gonzalez]

Political leaders rarely 'apologise'.....they 'regret'.

Yeah, eff 'em.

 

[Gough]

I wonder how much we'll hear from Dutton about the evils of social media now given the pivot in the US?

 

[nut]

I wonder how much we'll hear from Dutton about the evils of social media now given the pivot in the US?

We are going to take over New Zealand

 

[peetoo]

We are going to take over New Zealand

As a buffer in case Vanuatu decides to invade?

 

[peetoo]

So Dutton infers there is ‘waste’ in the Bruce Highway project due to CFMEU , but will match albos finance promise as required.

I guess he realises that’s talking shit so says the absence of CFMEU will mean 30% more road not 30% less cost.

Surely that’s a waste too? If 30% saving is true, then that money should be correctly tendered for?

Dutton backs the Bruce – with bad news for militant CFMEU — Courier Mail

The Bruce Highway will receive billions in funding regardless of the federal election outcome, after Peter Dutton matched the government’s $7.2bn pledge. But the CFMEU won’t be impressed.

apple.news

 

[QuietB]

Can’t work out if conservatives spend more time renouncing culture wars or actually revving them up

Doing the usual Australia Day finger pointing before Christmas even arrived this year was a new low

The answer is revving them up.

Labor are not talking about any of the stuff the Liberals and Liberal media are flooding the zone with.

 

[magpies2013]

See tabcorp has the Libs at $1.75 warm favourites to win the election. The bookies have been spot on the last few state, federal and even the u.s elections.

 

[Xtreme]

See tabcorp has the Libs at $1.75 warm favourites to win the election. The bookies have been spot on the last few state, federal and even the u.s elections.

Rightly so too

Albo has been the least inspiring PM in decades!

 

[Festerz]

Dutton is copying the Trump confidence trick shell game again here.

Having spent every day of his time as Opposition Leader since 2022 creating and exploiting divisions in Australian society, he's now proclaiming himself as the saviour to heal the wounds.

Let's see what media outlets point out the fundamental hypocrisy at play here as opposed to promoting this as the platform for the coming election.

Dutton says ‘strong’ leader needed to heal anxious nation

Opposition Leader Peter Dutton says Australia has one last chance at the coming election to return to prosperity.

www.theage.com.au

 

[peetoo]

Very few of these problems started on Albos watch, yet Dutton seeks to call them labor problems.

So will we see any detail beyond motherhood statements?

 

[SBD Gonzalez]

Very few of these problems started on Albos watch, yet Dutton seeks to call them labor problems.

So will we see any detail beyond motherhood statements?

Doubt it. It’s a clear tactic.

 

[magpies2013]

Rightly so too

Albo has been the least inspiring PM in decades!

Maybe so but how can we go back to the Libs. They were the most corrupt government in history with Robodebt, Sports Rorts Carpark Rorts etc and left us in a financial mess

 

[winty]

Well, well, well, what do we have here?

 

[Boxo004]

Maybe so but how can we go back to the Libs. They were the most corrupt government in history with Robodebt, Sports Rorts Carpark Rorts etc and left us in a financial mess

That’s not what Murdoch media is telling me. Am I doing this right?

 

[peetoo]

Well, well, well, what do we have here?

The guy Sebastian who lauded the scomo govt for ‘saving the arts’ with funds in lockdowns when they actually didn’t?

'My heart breaks': Guy Sebastian pushes Scott Morrison for answers over delayed arts funding

The singer has issued a ‘please explain’ to Morrison following revelations only a fraction of the $250m rescue package he helped launch has been allocated

www.theguardian.com

 

[peetoo]

The mother of all motherhood statements

If you are so sure you are the best saviour of Australia (since scomo at least) tell us why Dutton old chap

In fact he’s just upping the trumpism. It really is a stark choice, do you want someone who sees himself as a trump type?

‘Sliding doors’: Opposition Leader Peter Dutton says he is Australia’s last chance for salvation

 

[Vindicater]

He is saying this at a rally.

He won't say half of this in front of reporters. Will get ripped to pieces, even in a media friendly environment.

 

[QuietB]

Very few of these problems started on Albos watch, yet Dutton seeks to call them labor problems.

So will we see any detail beyond motherhood statements?

No - the Liberals have applied the original Twitter character limit when releasing their own “details”

 

[Sttew]

Very few of these problems started on Albos watch, yet Dutton seeks to call them labor problems.

So will we see any detail beyond motherhood statements?

11 of the 12 past interest rate hikes under Albo and continued high government spending has ensured inflation remained sufficiently high for the RBA not to reduce interest rates.