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

[Seeds]

Dutton being scared of non friendly media is his downfall.

Why? It wasnt trumps downfall unfortunately. Why will it be duttons. The public doesnt care. To busy getting their news off facebook.

 

[liz]

Of course, MPs are public servants too. Some of the highest paid.

Though many of them conveniently forget they are meant to be serving the public rather than their favourite lobby groups (and their egos).

 

[Not Important]

Now 75 reasons why Dutton is unfit to be PM

IA's catalogue of 75 major reasons Peter Dutton should not be prime minister.

independentaustralia.net

 

[peetoo]

...Looks at Dutton press release.

'That's why we will create a Portfolio of Government Efficiency to look into where government spending is being wasted with a focus on a more efficient use of taxpayers’ money”.

He described the Labor Government’s spending as “wasteful” and “out of control”.

Which is why he has appointed Senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price as Shadow Minister for ‘Government Efficiency’ and why he has targeted Aboriginal Affairs spending - one of the smallest expenditure areas of the Federal Budget - as the priority area for government expenditure cuts should he win office at the next election.

Get it now?

A serious mis step. She looks vengeful and not having the ability to do tbis costcontrol function across govt generally.

Of course she can just let an army of pwc suits do that and she just becomes the head kicker in the indigenous space, something she has shown a real aptitude for obviously. Payback.

 

[Gavin Excell]

...Looks at Dutton press release.

'That's why we will create a Portfolio of Government Efficiency to look into where government spending is being wasted with a focus on a more efficient use of taxpayers’ money”.

He described the Labor Government’s spending as “wasteful” and “out of control”.

Which is why he has appointed Senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price as Shadow Minister for ‘Government Efficiency’ and why he has targeted Aboriginal Affairs spending - one of the smallest expenditure areas of the Federal Budget - as the priority area for government expenditure cuts should he win office at the next election.

Get it now?

It's what the Sky news crowd wants

 

[peetoo]

This latest call from Dutton on 'diversity hires' rings a bell for me but I can't quite put my finger on where I've heard it before....


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Of course there’s a theory that Dutton is being ordered to follow trump by his pay master/mistress

 

[Festerz]

Of course there’s a theory that Dutton is being ordered to follow trump by his pay master/mistress

Don't think he needs to take orders from anyone to be frank.

All he need do is look at the polling data to show his methodology is working.

 

[Ohitsthatguy]

Is he going to give a National Press Club address before the election?

 

[Vindicater]

Is he going to give a National Press Club address before the election?

Nah.

Coward.

 

[E Shed]

...Looks at Dutton press release.

'That's why we will create a Portfolio of Government Efficiency to look into where government spending is being wasted with a focus on a more efficient use of taxpayers’ money”.

He described the Labor Government’s spending as “wasteful” and “out of control”.

Which is why he has appointed Senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price as Shadow Minister for ‘Government Efficiency’ and why he has targeted Aboriginal Affairs spending - one of the smallest expenditure areas of the Federal Budget - as the priority area for government expenditure cuts should he win office at the next election.

Get it now?

Dutton would bill more for expenses in 6 months than the entire dept spends on WTC for a year yet somehow removing WTC ceremonies is going to save the budget? Talk about performative punching down.

Apparently JNP is going to model herself on Margaret Thatcher? Seriously?
These people are insane.

 

[peetoo]

Listen carefully Teal mps are popping champagne and writing their election campaign as we speak
Ironic that Dutton created a new team and positions to do this

‘Straight from the Trump playbook’: Dutton flags cultural diversity jobs are in the firing line — The Age

The opposition leader says such programs and positions “do nothing to improve the lives of everyday Australians”.

apple.news

 

[cartwright]

private jet Peter, all of a sudden worried about government spending

Peter Dutton took $23k private jet to News Corp event where he spoke on cost-of-living crisis

Exclusive: Figures reveal that opposition leader travelled at taxpayers’ expense to Tamworth event sponsored by Gina Rinehart’s Hancock Prospecting

www.theguardian.com

 

[cartwright]

Dutton would bill more for expenses in 6 months than the entire dept spends on WTC for a year yet somehow removing WTC ceremonies is going to save the budget? Talk about performative punching down.

Apparently JNP is going to model herself on Margaret Thatcher? Seriously?
These people are insane.

Closer to 3 months

Dutton spent $370k on travel in 3 months, not counting his private jet trips via gina

WTC has cost $450k over 2 years

 

[QuietB]

The pejorative terms 'public servants' and 'bureaucrats' have always been part of the political arsenal of conservative and right leaning politicians generally.

And that's because it strikes a chord with a large chunk of the voting public - the idea that their taxes are being spent to shore up hundreds of thousands of overpaid public officials doing next to f-all in cushy jobs that quash the life out of the true working man and woman and those running small businesses just trying to make their way in the world.

So yes, it resonates, especially in working class electorates which are now critical to the change of governments in Australia.

The trick for conservative pollies of course is to not be too specific about which 'public servants' you're talking about when taking aim at cutting them back - or at the very least least make it clear that you aren't including 'front line' public servants like nurses, police officers, soldiers etc. in your efficiency targets. Because these people are not public servants at all but national heroes - there should be more of them and more of their time spent on the job helping and protecting 'decent Australians' and 'the Australian way of life'.

The fact it takes all the other public servants working behind the scenes to provide the intelligence, community support, research and follow up to those other public servants who are deemed worthy of conservative support or to divert the crime and hospital stays that sees an ever increasing number of police and nurses needed is never mentioned of course. Because that would destroy the inherent simplicity and resonance of the fairy tale story with target voters.

Get it?

It is also cover for the actual reality of the true Liberal agenda;

1/ ensuring the working and middle classes PAYE tax payers carry the tax burden while the capital owners pay little to no tax.

2/ the tax that is paid by the working and middle class is to be diverted to the capital class at every opportunity to pretty much no benefit of the working class unless you believe the trickle down myth.

3/ the Liberals sell the whole thing by blaming others, the bureaucracy, anyone dependent on social services, etc

 

[winty]

Good lord.

 

[winty]

 

[Lsta062]

With the frequency of anti-semitic attacks in this country, now targeting children, Dutton is actually is being vindicated for his concerns about it.

Vindicated from what? From fuelling all sorts of hate against other ethnic minorities? From taunting First Nations people regarding January 26?

Antisemitism isn't the only important hate to combat. Overall, Peter Dutton is one to incite and fuel hate, not combat hate.

The difference between him and Trump is that Trump has charisma. The only way Dutton wins is if Australians want the country to follow the US and Europe in shifting towards conservatism. Meaning, he'd only win by being in the right place and at the right time. On his own merits though, he has no appeal. Couldn't imagine that this country is full of legitimate Dutton supporters in the same way as Trump having loyal supporters.

 

[SBD Gonzalez]

Is anyone in the media hounding Dutton for the exquisite irony of accidentally appointing two shadow ministers to cut down “government waste”?

 

[QuietB]

Is anyone in the media hounding Dutton for the exquisite irony of accidentally appointing two shadow ministers to cut down “government waste”?

I tried to look up how much it costs to run a government department the other day - didn’t have much luck.

Dutton will probably just privatise the whole department - maybe this is Luke Sayers next gig - gotta look after the sex pests

 

[SBD Gonzalez]

I tried to look up how much it costs to run a government department the other day - didn’t have much luck.

Dutton will probably just privatise the whole department - maybe this is Luke Sayers next gig - gotta look after the sex pests

Right idea, wrong target: How Dutton’s 36,000 job cuts will leave him exposed

Getting rid of thousands of public servants in Canberra sounds like a vote winner, until the voters realise that the services on which they rely won’t be there any more.

www.smh.com.au

 

[peetoo]

It is also cover for the actual reality of the true Liberal agenda;

1/ ensuring the working and middle classes PAYE tax payers carry the tax burden while the capital owners pay little to no tax.

2/ the tax that is paid by the working and middle class is to be diverted to the capital class at every opportunity to pretty much no benefit of the working class unless you believe the trickle down myth.

3/ the Liberals sell the whole thing by blaming others, the bureaucracy, anyone dependent on social services, etc

If trickle down existed on the Reagan era, in comparison now it’s fine mist.
The top capital owners now spending most of their disposable dollars at vendors owned by other top capitalists

 

[SBD Gonzalez]

Exclusive: Dutton’s nuclear plan requires ‘huge’ new bureaucracy

The opposition’s plans to cut the public service are at odds with the scale of bureaucracy and consultants needed to support its nuclear power proposal, the minister for the public service says.

www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au

So much for cutting government “waste”.

 

[liz]

Exclusive: Dutton’s nuclear plan requires ‘huge’ new bureaucracy

The opposition’s plans to cut the public service are at odds with the scale of bureaucracy and consultants needed to support its nuclear power proposal, the minister for the public service says.

www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au

So much for cutting government “waste”.

They’ll just use the combined nuclear expertise of PwC, EY, Deloitte and KPMG to design, implement and manage the industry.

 

[peetoo]

They’ll just use the combined nuclear expertise of PwC, EY, Deloitte and KPMG to design, implement and manage the industry.

Talkers not doers

 

[Stan_Darsh72]

We really need tarrifs on American culture war imports.