Australian Federal Election 2016

[What'sinaname]

Have the libs made a decision yet?

[David]

According to the press gallery they have until mid-May (day after the budget is handed down) to call a double dissolution. I'm guessing the recent polling will have curbed Malcolm's enthusiasm on that front.

[Culprit]

Dan Andrews and his cohorts are pretty smart hitting Turdbull up for some cash to build the major rail project. Turdbull will lose a State by denying Victoria the money. Especially when he gives the perception he is pro public transport.

The new legislation to alter preferential voting doesn't go far enough. You should be able to put 1 and your preference goes nowhere.

[pietillidie]

The next person to mention "cost-benefit analysis", "consulting firm" and "good policy" in the same breath is to be summarily executed.

Any old BS to justify the Selfish Old Fart (SOFt) wreck-the-joint-before-we-die grabfest damaging Australia's future:

[Wokko]

By Selfish Old Farts you mean the Baby Boomers who got their free Uni, easy dole money, free Health Care and generous pensions are now leaving a huge debt behind for Gen X+ while removing all these socialist benefits one by one as they roll through life not needing them anymore?

Just got to pull ourselves up by our bootstraps, give a firm handshake to the boss and we'll be fine right gramps?

[pietillidie]

^Not sure if David has commandeered your account!

Follow the incentives, is all. Younger people, unfortunately, grew up as the spawn of the beneficiaries, learning their mindset, but not inheriting their economy. Now, said young people lack the political infrastructure, awareness and wherewithal to correct the grabfest and challenge the lies.

Howard launched the assault, Abbott rode it, and now Turnbull is holding the can and had better update his own software quick smart before he and the country end up permanently trapped in an old rust bucket heading south.

[Culprit]

[Culprit]

And just when Malcolm thought he had breathing space from Big Ears. Bang!! an essay on why he would have won the election, but it's not sniping. lol

[partypie]

Hmmm ... The damn cabinet is leaking again

[David]

Abbott must be almost completely disconnected from reality if he thinks he would have won this election. This is the guy who made (a then completely, as opposed to only mostly, empty and pointless) Bill Shorten look good. People would have voted in Ivan Milat just to get rid of Abbott.

[Wokko]

Abbott works firmly from the Howard playbook. The more on the nose you are at an election, the more goodies you throw at the electorate. Shorten is so stinky that most people would've held their nose and voted Abbott.

Labor must be praying for as early election so they can ditch Shorten and start a rebuild.

[Lazza]

[Wokko]

Hard to say, I remember Howards polls looking pretty dismal mid term and he'd always turn it around but throwing sweets at the electorate. Not as easy to do in a downturn though I suppose. While people didn't like Abbott, I've never known anyone to say how much they like Shorten (Abbott has a lot of support to go along with a lot of hatred, nobody cares about Bill). I think Tone would've ripped him apart in the debates as well.

[think positive]

surely Abbott is just gawn yeah

[Lazza]