antman said:
considering it was well reported in the press it reflects very poorly on Abbott if he didnt know about it, regardless of Ruddock.
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considering it was well reported in the press it reflects very poorly on Abbott if he didnt know about it, regardless of Ruddock.
Sometimes I just take a step back and try and absorb the fact that Tony Abbott - the Mad Monk - is our Prime Minister.
It's depressing and acutely embarrassing in an international context.
The trend of voters punishing lacklustre, small target governments after one term doesn't look like abating any time soon.
Who on this board thinks Bill Shorten will be the dynamic leader we all so desperately need?
It's depressing and acutely embarrassing in an international context.
The trend of voters punishing lacklustre, small target governments after one term doesn't look like abating any time soon.
Who on this board thinks Bill Shorten will be the dynamic leader we all so desperately need?
Brodders17 said:
This struck me as well, the issues were so widely reported that he must have known.
ETA in fact if the report in the Hun is right several backbenchers did speak to Abbott directly about their concerns. So Abbott is outright lying.
Carter said:
In a word...no. But I wonder if there is change coming? The last three Labor leaders have been non-NSW. The last two from Victoria. Given many think Victoria (well Melbourne) is the most left leaning state does that mean Labor is shifting back politically from its slide to the right over the last two decades?
tigertim said:
Yeah... someone with some intelligence will tell Tony or his replacement "Tones, we need to understand the demographics of Australia in order to have even a small chance of producing good policy for health, housing, roads, transport, education etc etc etc"
and hopefully Tony Abbott or his replacement will say "Yeah fair point, can't believe I didn't think of that earlier".
These blokes will seriously try to make policy in the absence of any evidence whatsoever if we let them. In fact, if they can make a good slogan out of it they'll then make the policy to fit the slogan.
KnightersRevenge said:
Basically Gillard was originally from the left faction although she would not have been PM without the support of Shorten and others from the Labor Unity faction.
