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I found this article quite amusing.
"The Morrison Cabinet was in uproar."
“Who the hell forgot to order the vaccines?” demanded Health Minister Scott Morrison.
“Fairly sure that was you,” ventured Finance Minister Scott Morrison.
“How in pity’s name could that have happened?” roared Prime Minister Scott Morrison.
“They were going to be very expensive, and you know we are committed to responsible economic management,” said Finance Minister Morrison.
“But turns out we needed the things and now the voters are getting restive,” said Prime Minister Morrison.
“Anyway, how much were they going to cost?”
“Quite a lot,” said Finance Minister Morrison.
“I’ve got an idea,” said Health Minister Morrison.
“Blame it on the little bloke who thinks he’s the health minister. Hunt. Silly enough to get himself sworn in publicly, so the voters will think he’s responsible.”
“But where will we get the money for the vaccines?” asked Health Minister Morrison. “And people are talking about RATs, whatever that could mean.”
“I’ve got an idea,” piped in Resources Minister Scott Morrison, who had been quietly listening to himself with interest.
“Good idea. Meanwhile, get rid of that bloke Cormann who thinks he’s the finance minister,” said Finance Minister Morrison. “Toss him the keys to the plane and send him off around the world to scare up votes for whatever foreign job he wants this week.”
“Ring up Clive Palmer and tell him he can open up another coal mine. He’s always at me. Put the squeeze on him for a couple of billion.”
“Hmm. Not a bad idea, but Palmer’s the wrong mark. Unreliable. Tossing his spare change at some new party. No. Make it Gina or Rio or something. No one cares about them digging up half of Western Australia. Who’d notice? Whole place is closed anyway. We ought to support big Clive’s court case to force the West open. Be a bit of lark, eh?” said PM Morrison.
“Not sure how that’d go in national cabinet,” said Health Minister Morrison.
“Well, that about wraps things up for the moment,” declared PM Morrison, looking meaningfully at himself.
“By the way. Been thinking about the next election. Need a home-run slogan: ‘All things to all men. Under heaven.’ Has a ring to it,” PM Morrison said.
“Quite, prime minister,” said Finance Minister Morrison, obsequious as always.
“Send in Porter, will you? And the governor-general, if absolutely required,” the PM ordered. “I need to be granted a few more portfolios.
“Don’t mention it to Porter, but I’ve got a lusting to be attorney-general, too.”
www.watoday.com.au
"The Morrison Cabinet was in uproar."
“Who the hell forgot to order the vaccines?” demanded Health Minister Scott Morrison.
“Fairly sure that was you,” ventured Finance Minister Scott Morrison.
“How in pity’s name could that have happened?” roared Prime Minister Scott Morrison.
“They were going to be very expensive, and you know we are committed to responsible economic management,” said Finance Minister Morrison.
“But turns out we needed the things and now the voters are getting restive,” said Prime Minister Morrison.
“Anyway, how much were they going to cost?”
“Quite a lot,” said Finance Minister Morrison.
“I’ve got an idea,” said Health Minister Morrison.
“Blame it on the little bloke who thinks he’s the health minister. Hunt. Silly enough to get himself sworn in publicly, so the voters will think he’s responsible.”
“But where will we get the money for the vaccines?” asked Health Minister Morrison. “And people are talking about RATs, whatever that could mean.”
“I’ve got an idea,” piped in Resources Minister Scott Morrison, who had been quietly listening to himself with interest.
“Good idea. Meanwhile, get rid of that bloke Cormann who thinks he’s the finance minister,” said Finance Minister Morrison. “Toss him the keys to the plane and send him off around the world to scare up votes for whatever foreign job he wants this week.”
“Ring up Clive Palmer and tell him he can open up another coal mine. He’s always at me. Put the squeeze on him for a couple of billion.”
“Hmm. Not a bad idea, but Palmer’s the wrong mark. Unreliable. Tossing his spare change at some new party. No. Make it Gina or Rio or something. No one cares about them digging up half of Western Australia. Who’d notice? Whole place is closed anyway. We ought to support big Clive’s court case to force the West open. Be a bit of lark, eh?” said PM Morrison.
“Not sure how that’d go in national cabinet,” said Health Minister Morrison.
“Well, that about wraps things up for the moment,” declared PM Morrison, looking meaningfully at himself.
“By the way. Been thinking about the next election. Need a home-run slogan: ‘All things to all men. Under heaven.’ Has a ring to it,” PM Morrison said.
“Quite, prime minister,” said Finance Minister Morrison, obsequious as always.
“Send in Porter, will you? And the governor-general, if absolutely required,” the PM ordered. “I need to be granted a few more portfolios.
“Don’t mention it to Porter, but I’ve got a lusting to be attorney-general, too.”
The Morrison cabinet meets itself coming the other way
A leaked transcript of a Morrison cabinet meeting demonstrates that Scott Morrison was a man for all seasons... and all ministries.
Now we know why he doesn’t hold a hose. Too much on his plateI found this article quite amusing.
"The Morrison Cabinet was in uproar."
“Who the hell forgot to order the vaccines?” demanded Health Minister Scott Morrison.
“Fairly sure that was you,” ventured Finance Minister Scott Morrison.
“How in pity’s name could that have happened?” roared Prime Minister Scott Morrison.
“They were going to be very expensive, and you know we are committed to responsible economic management,” said Finance Minister Morrison.
“But turns out we needed the things and now the voters are getting restive,” said Prime Minister Morrison.
“Anyway, how much were they going to cost?”
“Quite a lot,” said Finance Minister Morrison.
“I’ve got an idea,” said Health Minister Morrison.
“Blame it on the little bloke who thinks he’s the health minister. Hunt. Silly enough to get himself sworn in publicly, so the voters will think he’s responsible.”
“But where will we get the money for the vaccines?” asked Health Minister Morrison. “And people are talking about RATs, whatever that could mean.”
“I’ve got an idea,” piped in Resources Minister Scott Morrison, who had been quietly listening to himself with interest.
“Good idea. Meanwhile, get rid of that bloke Cormann who thinks he’s the finance minister,” said Finance Minister Morrison. “Toss him the keys to the plane and send him off around the world to scare up votes for whatever foreign job he wants this week.”
“Ring up Clive Palmer and tell him he can open up another coal mine. He’s always at me. Put the squeeze on him for a couple of billion.”
“Hmm. Not a bad idea, but Palmer’s the wrong mark. Unreliable. Tossing his spare change at some new party. No. Make it Gina or Rio or something. No one cares about them digging up half of Western Australia. Who’d notice? Whole place is closed anyway. We ought to support big Clive’s court case to force the West open. Be a bit of lark, eh?” said PM Morrison.
“Not sure how that’d go in national cabinet,” said Health Minister Morrison.
“Well, that about wraps things up for the moment,” declared PM Morrison, looking meaningfully at himself.
“By the way. Been thinking about the next election. Need a home-run slogan: ‘All things to all men. Under heaven.’ Has a ring to it,” PM Morrison said.
“Quite, prime minister,” said Finance Minister Morrison, obsequious as always.
“Send in Porter, will you? And the governor-general, if absolutely required,” the PM ordered. “I need to be granted a few more portfolios.
“Don’t mention it to Porter, but I’ve got a lusting to be attorney-general, too.”
The Morrison cabinet meets itself coming the other way
A leaked transcript of a Morrison cabinet meeting demonstrates that Scott Morrison was a man for all seasons... and all ministries.
It's about the only thing he didn't doNow we know why he doesn’t hold a hose. Too much on his plate
He was definitely holding something in his handsIt's about the only thing he didn't do
So Morrison didn't have any confidence in his Minister for Finance, Mathias Cormann doing his job. But he didn't mind spending millions of Australia dollars helping him get the Secretary General of the Organisation for Economic C0-operation and Development
And did have extra staff on the tax payers purse doing the ground work for him.
Kerr was the last non Australian GG. Hayden the last job for the boys appointment. Was curious about their backgrounds given the state school talk ... three quarters of the Aussies were private school educated. Hayden selective state high. A Qld cop like Dutton.
Maybe can have quotas in politics and public sector for those who were educated in state schools.
That's where the Chinese are smart. They don't care for the sports facilities and wellness centres. So instead of blowing $200k in private school fees they bid up for a house in the catchment. The enrolment at GW would be 95% Chinese and south Asian mainly Brahmin Indians. (Mate of mine who bought in the zone long before the Chinese targeted the suburb sent his children to another state high... which was other was more mixed race ...
racist?)
Plenty of mid income families... front line emergency etc teachers union officials..... have investment properties....many of whom are Labor voters
The state provides education, you want to source it from elsewhere why do you expect a subsidy?
DS
Hmm, bit technical there. Yes, the Queen is the Head of State but it is delegated to the GG.
Why do we need a separate head of state anyway? The government should be appointed by the lower house of parliament, sworn in by the Chief Justice of the High Court, and can only be sacked by the lower house of parliament. Once the parliament decides on which group of members are willing to hang together and form a government, then they get to choose the ministry, if that needs to go through parliament then it goes through parliament. The only oversight over parliament should be the people and we should have the right to recall members and to propose a referendum on any issue we like, would just need to sort out the best minimum number to trigger either of these. The people are sovereign, the parliament is supposed to be the representative of the people, why does this need oversight?
DS
Not sure how smart they are. They could pay half a million less for a house in Mulgrave or Wantirna South and send their kids on the bus to Caulfield Grammar or Wesley and put $300k in their pocket. Although admittedly capital growth would likely not be as high.
the constitution is pretty vague on that to be fair 22.
How do you feel about a PM being secretly sworn in to ministerial positions, keeping it from us and seemingly even the relevant ministers?
Does that seem like good governance to you?
