Merged Australian Politics / Australian election

[arthwollipot]

Thanks. Still don't really grasp it, but interest rate cut = good is something I can get behind.

 

[lionking]

Thanks. Still don't really grasp it, but interest rate cut = good is something I can get behind.

Of course, people living on their savings, particularly on relatively low interest rates hate rate cuts as their returns reduce. I don’t have these concerns as our money is mainly in superannuation which has long term returns of about 8%. A 0.25% cut (even if it flows to super, which is often doesn’t) is not worth worrying about.

 

[lionking]

Dupe

 

[lionking]

I know I’m banging on about Bullock, but one of her problems is “the unexpected strength of the labor market”. Well ◊◊◊◊ me, the central banker is annoyed about near full employment!!!

Government really has to intervene and require the RBA to not just bow at the altar of inflation.

 

[arthwollipot]

Oh for the love of...

Clive Palmer announces new political party, Trumpet of Patriots

Billionaire Clive Palmer has launched a new political party inspired by the politics of US President Donald Trump, vowing to “Make Australia Great Again”.

The mining magnate is the chairman of his new party, Trumpet of Patriots, which will run on Trump-inspired policies and aims to sway voters away from the major parties as well as the Greens and teals.

Introducing Mr Palmer, party president Glenn O’Rourke said the Queensland rich lister would help “drain the swamp in Canberra”.

Speaking to a room packed with journalists at Parliament House in Canberra, Mr Palmer praised Mr Trump and said Trumpet of Patriots would rally for policies like a reduction in immigration, banning trans athletes, and rescinding Kevin Rudd’s posting as Australia’s ambassador to the US.

 

[Orphia Nay]

Oh, good grief, that's ridiculous, I doubt they'll get anyone up.

 

[Norman Alexander]

It's a transparent swindle by Palmer to get free money from the federal coffers for "running a political campaign". The idea of creating a paper party is to get around the recent legislation designed to make it harder for independents to run.

 

[lionking]

Well at least he won’t be able to spend millions to get an idiot, racist Senator elected.

 

[arthwollipot]

I think I'm going to invest in a vuvuzela and show up whenever he's giving a speech to drown him out with my trumpet of patriotism.

 

[Norman Alexander]

I think I'm going to invest in a vuvuzela and show up whenever he's giving a speech to drown him out with my trumpet of patriotism.

Or a tuba.

 

[arthwollipot]

Or a tuba.

Vuvuzelas are, believe it or not, funnier.

 

[Norman Alexander]

Vuvuzelas are, believe it or not, funnier.

Love it all the same. You have my wholehearted support in this.

 

[lionking]

Dutton continues to copy Trump’s playbook.

Dutton wrongly says Labor is fast-tracking citizenship

Opposition Leader Peter Dutton made a series of unfounded claims about Gazan refugees in an interview on Thursday.

www.theage.com.au

“Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has accused Labor of fast-tracking Australian citizenship for people who fled Gaza to win votes in marginal seats at the upcoming election, even though nobody who has fled the war-torn strip since 2023 is eligible for citizenship.”

These lies will not be brushed under the carpet by Aussie voters.

I’m more and more sure that Dutton will not win this unlosable election.

 

[Orphia Nay]

Tony Abbott for once says something right.

'Living in fantasy land': Former Aussie PM's stinging rebuke of Trump

www.9news.com.au

 

[novaphile]

Dutton continues to copy Trump’s playbook.

Dutton wrongly says Labor is fast-tracking citizenship

Opposition Leader Peter Dutton made a series of unfounded claims about Gazan refugees in an interview on Thursday.

www.theage.com.au

“Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has accused Labor of fast-tracking Australian citizenship for people who fled Gaza to win votes in marginal seats at the upcoming election, even though nobody who has fled the war-torn strip since 2023 is eligible for citizenship.”

These lies will not be brushed under the carpet by Aussie voters.

I’m more and more sure that Dutton will not win this unlosable election.

New slogan for the election:

"What is Dutton lying about now?"

 

[arthwollipot]

I’m more and more sure that Dutton will not win this unlosable election.

I hope you're right but I think you're wrong.

 

[lionking]

I hope you're right but I think you're wrong.

I’m not saying Labor will win either, it’s just they will have
More friends on the cross bench than enemies.

 

[arthwollipot]

I’m not saying Labor will win either, it’s just they will have
More friends on the cross bench than enemies.

Well, we'll see. They're running out of time.

 

[psionl0]

I hope you're right but I think you're wrong.

Other than noting that a hung parliament is a probable outcome (the betting is nearly 2:1 in favour of a hung parliament), I am not making any predictions.
But never underestimate the stupidity of voters.

 

[Wildy]

Well, modern gen 5 fast breeder reactors aren't particularly unsafe, they can use the spent fuel from older reactors as more fuel because they more efficiently get energy from it, and until recently I was a wholehearted supporter of nuclear power. But today, compared to renewables and battery storage, nuclear is just far too expensive and it will take too long to be useful.

While I agree with that I feel like we do need to develop a nuclear industry simply because we're still supposed to be buying those stupid submarines. And if we have these submarines we need a way to fuel them without having to rely on another country.