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

[MJG14]

Targeting wasteful spending?

Not sure what constitutes supposedly 'non-wasteful' things in the eyes of Dutton and the Libs. Maybe commuter car parks and sporting grants in marginal electorates?

 

[GrayRanga]

Trouble is, that appeals to the dickhead vote, and I'm starting to think the dickhead vote is not insignificant in modern elections.

The aorta vote.

A headline and the immediate response of they aorta do something about that so somebody comes up with a three word policy and the aorta settle down

 

[Golden_6]

Targeting wasteful spending?

Not sure what constitutes supposedly 'non-wasteful' things. Maybe commuter car parks and sporting grants in marginal electorates?

He doesn't even know what he's referring to. I can bet your bottom dollar he's going to repeat the exact same talking points that got Trump (& Musk) elected.

Time will tell if Australian's are dumb enough to fall for it. I'd like to think so but there's no denying that this USA bullshit and their views are being imported into Australia successfully.

 

[SBD Gonzalez]

13/01/25

www.crikey.com.au

Bernard Keane rips his immigration "policy" to pieces.

 

[peetoo]

13/01/25

www.crikey.com.au

Bernard Keane rips his immigration "policy" to pieces.

No mention he and the greens are still blocking the bill to clean up the student visa rorts which proliferated while he was immigration supremo

 

[Festerz]

Distasteful because it's a disease he has. I stopped calling him a potato/spud for this reason.

C'mon. Srsly?

But if it was just old routine male pattern baldness that more than half the male population suffers from as they age - that would be ok?

What are the other impacts of this 'disease' on the day to day life of this 54 year old man who is seeking to be the next PM? It's not a disability is it?

We're not talking about a kid here, but a middle aged politician. Calling it 'distasteful' to make derogatory comments about his hair or lack of is laughable with meek (albeit juvenile) references to potatoes is borderline 'snowflake' imho.

Especially given his cruel and derogatory treatment and commentary on some of the most marginalised groups and individuals in society through RoboDebt, Stop the Boats, etc.

Seems to me that referencing this most divisive of political leaders in recent Australian history as 'spud' is one of the kinder things you can say about him.

 

[Festerz]

More efficient? That was the sole stated aim of the RoboDebt scheme wasn't it - 'efficiency'. What marginalised group will be the next target?

This mob haven't learned a bloody thing from two and a half years in Opposition. Always about punching down and driving division.

 

[blueboy25]

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More efficient? That was the sole stated aim of the RoboDebt scheme wasn't it - 'efficiency'. What marginalised group will be the next target?

This mob haven't learned a bloody thing from two and a half years in Opposition. Always about punching down and driving division.

Hang on, didn't Hume famously say the LNP don't have policies as they are not in Government?

 

[Kyptastic]

A few people noticed that Dutton's slogan is pretty much a copy paste of the NZ Nationals slogan at their last election which they won.



How's that working out for them across the ditch?

New Zealand's recession shows how the RBA dodged a bullet

New Zealand's economy has slipped into one of the developed world's worst recent recessions, but it seems like the Reserve Bank of Australia is avoiding the same mistakes.

www.abc.net.au

 

[Rotayjay]

What happens if the Coalition wins enough seats to be in contention for negotiating minority government (2010 style), but Dutton has lost his seat? Could the party appoint a new leader (likely Angus Taylor) without truly knowing who in the party room has been reelected and who hasn't?

 

[kalex6251]

humes on-air performance the night of the aston bye-election loss remains is an exemplar of blithering stupidity

almost up there with jeff kennetts pathetic blubbering on-camera effort the night libs lost the frankston east bye-election ... and in turn any chance of returning to govt - that was one ofthe most joyous nights of political tv ive ever watched - magic

 

[peetoo]

C'mon. Srsly?

But if it was just old routine male pattern baldness that more than half the male population suffers from as they age - that would be ok?

What are the other impacts of this 'disease' on the day to day life of this 54 year old man who is seeking to be the next PM? It's not a disability is it?

We're not talking about a kid here, but a middle aged politician. Calling it 'distasteful' to make derogatory comments about his hair or lack of is laughable with meek (albeit juvenile) references to potatoes is borderline 'snowflake' imho.

Especially given his cruel and derogatory treatment and commentary on some of the most marginalised groups and individuals in society through RoboDebt, Stop the Boats, etc.

Seems to me that referencing this most divisive of political leaders in recent Australian history as 'spud' is one of the kinder things you can say about him.

No worse than calling Albo a ‘beta male’ (just like King Charles our HOS I thought)

 

[geoffjennings79]

Sure
The reality is like ever a change of government will barely impact the average person

Unless LNP somehow form govt and you're a member of a minority that Dutton doesn't like...?

 

[Crankyhawk]

This election will be a landslide of votes towards sound fiscal policy. People don’t give a **** about climate change, gender equality etc when they can’t afford a roof over their head.

neither side seems to have sound fiscal policy.

 

[Saint]

C'mon. Srsly?

But if it was just old routine male pattern baldness that more than half the male population suffers from as they age - that would be ok?

What are the other impacts of this 'disease' on the day to day life of this 54 year old man who is seeking to be the next PM? It's not a disability is it?

We're not talking about a kid here, but a middle aged politician. Calling it 'distasteful' to make derogatory comments about his hair or lack of is laughable with meek (albeit juvenile) references to potatoes is borderline 'snowflake' imho.

Especially given his cruel and derogatory treatment and commentary on some of the most marginalised groups and individuals in society through RoboDebt, Stop the Boats, etc.

Seems to me that referencing this most divisive of political leaders in recent Australian history as 'spud' is one of the kinder things you can say about him.

Yeah, I mean, there are 1,000 reasons to call him all sorts of things, don't need to resort to it. If you called him c*nt, that would be fine, it describes his behaviour. And we all know what it means (not female anatomy).

 

[Boxo004]

Some knickers getting twisted here. Hilarious. Well Played Xtreme. If and it’s a massive if because I still think ALP form a minority govt off the back of preferences, LNP was to form govt this place may just implode and a few heads will explodes

 

[Skeppersap]

this is the thing i find hard to comprehend when conservatives fill their diapers with outrage .... a lot of economic indicators have time lead-ins where the trend-line logic is already baked in (often years in the making)*

if conservatives are going to lose the lunch over this then they should be calling for tony, malcolm, scott and joshs head on a plate

* housing affordability a case in point

I mean ...... Let's continue to ignore the thing that really hurts Australian families..... Disposable income.... And this graph says a huge amount about the performance of the Albanese government:

 

[SBD Gonzalez]

Some knickers getting twisted here. Hilarious. Well Played Xtreme. If and it’s a massive if because I still think ALP form a minority govt off the back of preferences, LNP was to form govt this place may just implode and a few heads will explodes

Yeah whatevs mate.

 

[peetoo]

humes on-air performance the night of the aston bye-election loss remains is an exemplar of blithering stupidity

almost up there with jeff kennetts pathetic blubbering on-camera effort the night libs lost the frankston east bye-election ... and in turn any chance of returning to govt - that was one ofthe most joyous nights of political tv ive ever watched - magic

Nothing matches Barnaby getting the call on air from HQ

 

[kalex6251]

Nothing matches Barnaby getting the call on air from HQ

is there video footage/audio of this?

 

[Rotayjay]

Hang on, didn't Hume famously say the LNP don't have policies as they are not in Government?

Maybe she was trying to say 'Our policies are unpalatable so we won't publicly release any of then until after we've surfed to victory with our friendly media.'

 

[QuietB]

Distasteful because it's a disease he has. I stopped calling him a potato/spud for this reason.

Being a campaigner is not a disease

 

[Deliverance]

I mean ...... Let's continue to ignore the thing that really hurts Australian families..... Disposable income.... And this graph says a huge amount about the performance of the Albanese government:

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Where did that graphic come from?. There are only 3 countries doing better than us right now.

https://www.oecd.org/en/data/indicators/household-disposable-income.html

 

[Xtreme]

Some knickers getting twisted here. Hilarious. Well Played Xtreme. If and it’s a massive if because I still think ALP form a minority govt off the back of preferences, LNP was to form govt this place may just implode and a few heads will explodes

Dutton is kicking goals (2014/2024 grand final levels with Sydney/Albo behind by 40+ points) and he's not even PM yet!!

 

[beside the seaside]

I still think nuclear is a big problem for Dutton given how many seats he needs to win. He's saying he wants to cut spending but also wants to go and build 7 nuclear reactors. It just seems like an insane policy and a ludicrous waste of money. I just don't see how he gets the landslide he needs behind that policy especially when he needs teal seats.