Brothers and Sisters, loyalty to a political party has never been a strong point. I'm a swinging voter, always have been. Most times I've been dissapointed with the result.
I gave Albo the chance last election. Not really because he was Albo, but because LNP were hopeless. Abbot, Turnbull, Morrison were all duds and Albo failed spectacularly too with the failed referendum vote, cost of living, energy, defence and housing. I don't really like Dutton much, he's a bogan QLD'r. I wouldn't call Dut a populist leader, because he's unpopular. But think with the world as it is today - pretty effed up - he would likely be a better leader for Australia than friendly DJ Albo and his team.
IDK, can anyone convince me that Albo and his team are better placed and need another term to fix all the issues?
Well I'm a bogan QLD'r too so that's no reason to dislike Mr. Potato Head. Thankfully there are plenty of other reasons to dislike him. The main one being he's going to try and keep coal and gas going as long as he can, pumping carbon into the atmosphere and ruining the climate. Talk of nuclear power plants is just a distraction. They will cost a fortune, take forever to build and not make nearly enough power when they finally switch on. Not to mention they will compete with renewables rather than complement them.
Another reason is his record of cruelty to refugees during his time as immigration minister.
I could go on, but discussing politics in here is against the rules. I may have to lock this thread, or ban myself, or both.
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IDK, can anyone convince me that Albo and his team are better placed and need another term to fix all the issues?
What if I hold a gun to your head and threaten your unborn child???
Not that I think Albo can fix all the issues, we'd be lucky if he fixes one.
But he won't create as many more new ones as Dutt would
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What if I hold a gun to your head and threaten your unborn child???
Not that I think Albo can fix all the issues, we'd be lucky if he fixes one.
But he won't create as many more new ones as Dutt would
Albo has an annoying whining voice. I don't think he's a particularly good leader and doesn't read the room well. The referendum was a disaster. His energy policy is half baked and the cost of living will be his undoing. The public will likely punish him for it.
Dutton, probably will stuff things up. His nuclear plans are half baked too. I don't see nuclear power ever being rolled out in Australia. What I think may happen is that he will balk at net zero and just roll out our natural gas. Sure he was mean to refugees, but maybe that's why we don't perceive them to be a problem now.
Dutton will most likely back away from the nuclear plan if elected. He's following the Trump election play book.
You'se all reckon both Albo and Dutton will still be their party leaders by the time we get to the next election ?
Recent history suggests it is not a foregone conclusion......
Albo will be. Rudd Mk2 managed to get a rule change so that the leader is chosen by party members, not just the caucus.
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Albo will be. Rudd Mk2 managed to get a rule change so that the leader is chosen by party members, not just the caucus.
Lot of faith you have there.
I think the backroom union boys see the ALP rules a bit more like the pirate code than an actual set of rules......
...and the Liberal leader is determined by whatever the little group of outback Queensland weirdo National Party members decide they want this week because that's how it was back in their day.
Albo is spending way too much money. The ALP loves loaning money.
Buy now pay later. Should be their slogan.
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Albo is spending way too much money. The ALP loves loaning money.
Buy now pay later. Should be their slogan.
It would almost be tolerable if they spent it well.
Mind you Liberal party have shown themselves to be just as irresponsible in recent years. It's dumb and dumber. Just for record Albo is dumber.
What makes matters worse, is there is a hand full of puppet "independent" that are paid for by the woke left, cheering anything remotely populist and green at the expense of bigger long term visions.
What makes matters worse, is there is a hand full of puppet "independent" that are paid for by the woke left, cheering anything remotely populist and green at the expense of bigger long term visions.
Campaign slogans, always stupid but some capture the imagination.
For example: If you don't know vote no.
Dutton says he is going to put us 'Back on Track'
We'll have to wait for Albo's.
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Campaign slogans, always stupid but some capture the imagination.
For example: If you don't know vote no.
Dutton says he is going to put us 'Back on Track'
We'll have to wait for Albo's.
Think it was " on your back"
.Might now be " building something or other for Australia or somewhere".
Could secede from the English monarchy and become a self governing unincorporated US territory, just like Puerto Rico.
But then we'd have to drive on the right and count in feet and inches.
Would a kangaroo and an emu win in a fight against a bison and an eagle ?
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We'll have to wait for Albo's.
For how long ?
Been three years and we are still waiting for some policies...
I'm guessing that the detention camps on Nauru and Manus Island will be recommissioned to accomodate all those non citizen foreign workers from the pacific islands to our east.
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IDK, can anyone convince me that Albo and his team are better placed and need another term to fix all the issues?
Sure thing thats easy
Peter duttons seabreeze handle is Carantoc 
But seriously ive lost such faith in the current houseing situation that im going to vote for peter dutton for one reason and one reason only
When he shakes trumps hand im going to make a meme that hogwarts has sent theyre greatest assasin to kill trump.
When it goes viral i might be able to afford some sort of rent for a bit before the price is hiked so 8 doctors driveing uber eats replace me.
If Dutton wants to really run a successful campaign like Trump he should encourage Pete Evans to join him along with Jacinta.
Pete would be a perfect fit as a JFK style health minister.
Thinking more about Dutton's front bench, maybe Kyle Sandilands, Bruce Lehrmann, Alan Jones, George Calombaris, Eddie McGuire, Neil Mitchell, Wayne Carey, Andrew Bolt, Don Burke, Scott Cam, Sam Newman, Dave Hughes, Craig McLauchlan, David Koch, Richard Wilkins, Clive Palmer, Jerry Harvey, Tina Arena, Gina Liano, Delta Goodram, Sonia Kruger could play some role in a new 'woke free' Dutton government.
A proper government that would see leftards like Waleed Aly and the project thrown off TV.
Imagine that rugby fella hopuatai as our foreign ambasador and all those meaningless but spirited photo op handshakes
Russel coight incharge of maintaining the nuclear reactors
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Imagine that rugby fella hopuatai as our foreign ambasador and all those meaningless but spirited photo op handshakes
Russel coight incharge of maintaining the nuclear reactors
I like the idea of a rapist rugby player to replace Penny Wong as foreign minister.
I'm sure Russel Coight would easily stuff up any portfolio he's given, but I just don't think he's a great cultural fit. He's too likeable.
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Imagine that rugby fella hopuatai as our foreign ambasador and all those meaningless but spirited photo op handshakes
Russel coight incharge of maintaining the nuclear reactors
I like the idea of a rapist rugby player to replace Penny Wong as foreign minister.
I'm sure Russel Coight would easily stuff up any portfolio he's given, but I just don't think he's a great cultural fit. He's too likeable.
Anyone but Dutton, even though I'm more ideologically aligned with him. I consistently vote for independents and smaller parties. Albo has been better than my low expectations, but I still support the underdogs. A hung parliament would be ideal. The 'parasite class' only makes things worse... similar to how app, or website updates often add complexity, requiring more clicks for the same tasks. If I see Lidia Thorpe, she gets my vote, not because I like her, but because they don't. The same goes for that Australian/Afghan woman with glasses... Fatima?I will probably vote for the smaller ones w/ Greens preference... again not because I want them to RULE over us, but because the majors don't like them. The least effective the government, the least damage they can do.
F' it GO the Cannabis Party!
Libs looking good in WA just by opposing the ridiculous mess of new gun laws here
Well and Labor cancelling a big highway a few years ago to save a (man-made) swamp and now it's needed for the huge defence / industrial precinct they announced.
pandering to noisy minority has fkd them.
Then telling all the doctors that the govt knows best and building a new maternity hospital in the wrong place, despite a plethora of expert opinions to the contrary. Labor is screwed here.
