12 Jan 2022
29 June 2021
Antony Green: When can the Next Federal Election be held?
19 June 2020
Not surprised at the 'look over there' strategy of cyber security attack news. Click here to read
Next question times will be in August. Long winter break for polies ..
18 June 2020
Real journalism with Bernard Keane@CrikeyInq
17 June 2020
#QT
Petition: We need Truth in Political Advertising Laws
8 June 2020
Idea for NEXT election
8 Feb 2020
I am with you Katharine. Please keep it up.
Special Investigation.
16 Jan 2020
Not surprised at the 'look over there' strategy of cyber security attack news. Click here to read
Next question times will be in August. Long winter break for polies .. 18 June 2020
Real journalism with Bernard Keane@CrikeyInq
'Political parties have also given themselves exemptions from privacy
laws, allowing them to accumulate huge databases of Australian voters
(all controlled by political staffers and party executives) with no
accountability for the use and abuse of that information.
They’re exempt from other laws like the Do Not Call Register, and
laws dealing with false and misleading advertising they apply to
everyone else engaging in advertising. And under parliamentary rules,
politicians are prevented from using fora such as question time to
inquire about party administrative and operational matters'.
#QT- Ind Speaker needed
Quickly pointed out by Paul Bongiorno: Speaker Smith should have kicked ScoMo out under 94a.
#QT
A lesson we have learned from the last federal election
Idea for NEXT election
I am with you Katharine. Please keep it up.
What do we want? Federal ICAC with legislative teeth ASAP
6 Feb 2020Special Investigation.
16 Jan 2020
8 Dec 2019
Gu: Australia's election watchdog lacks of power to investigate who is paying for ...
10 & 11 Nov 2019
The Review by Alan Austin via IA
Gu: Liberal official admits..
The LNP have a one seat majority
22 May 2019 S329 of the Electoral Act breached
Alan Austin: Scott Morrison's top ten election campaign deceptions
20 Aug 2003 Gu: Pauline Hanson jailed for electoral fraud
20 Aug 2003 Gu: Pauline Hanson jailed for electoral fraud
4 Mar 2019 Chris Bowen (+ Paul Savi) vs JoshFrydenberg for misleading Labor's
policies on negative gearing, capital gains and franking credits. 
11 May 2019 Libs campaign ads
Taxpayers' bill for advertising hits $136 million this year.
TSP on the 31st of Mar 2018 has revealed:
"Much of the mainstream media are on the same bandwagon,
chiefly at
Murdoch’s News Corpse, where vendetta journalism has become an art form".
Old catoon published about one or two weeks before the election week
My observation: before the election + on the election night + a bit after that.
Lying MSM
Most of Labor's policies are supported by people.
The real problems were: Murdoch media, dodgy journalism, LNP lies + advertising. Also,
watch out them on Twitter.
watch out them on Twitter.
25 May 2019 Conversation:
Outrage, polls and bias: 2019 federal election showed Australian media need better regulation
Outrage, polls and bias: 2019 federal election showed Australian media need better regulation
Libs
did not win the AusVotes2019. They stole it with lies, smearing,
cheating and with Clive Palmer's dirty money. Labor had less than
30,000 votes across 9 seats.
MW: 'A triumph of image over substance, fear over logic, politics over policy'..IA Anthony Albanese's leadership of the Labor Party has underwhelmed its supporters
Gu: Why Australia needs a ban on taxpayer-funded political advertising before elections
Taxpayers funded $174m in government advertising last financial year
20 Oct 2019
#insiders this morning via iview and a twitt on #auspol this afternoon remind of:
My note taken on the election night: wondered if the AEC computer had been hacked.
Possible. I wondered why AustVotes@ABCnews gave LNP about 10 seats
just within minutes after 6pm when polling stations were closed.
Hanging in there for a little while, then switched different channel and
I noticed the difference...
What
an election! A win based on lies, deception and media collusion.
Correct. Palmer's UAP spent $80M to be in the game mainly to gain
preference for the Coalition. We know of Palmer's interest.. seeking an approval for 'monster mine' next door to Adani
23 May 2019
Amanda Meade: Sky's David Speers set to take over as ABC Insiders host. Thread.
Listen to it: Breaking up with Qld? .
16 Oct 2019GetUp's Paul OOsting admitting:
Read the review by Paul Kalp@GuAus
AnthonyGreen pointing out: Labor won on the election day, but lost on pre-polls
Level of bias against Labor by MSM revealed by twitter
20 May 2019 Doug
Cameron: There was no Morrison miracle only scare campaign 
MSM incl. SkyNews, 3AW News Talk, 2GB, News Ltd,
Ten, 7, 9, FoxNews, News Corp, The Australian, Fairfax, The SMH
My note after the election day
prosecuted by the billionaires who control the media and the mining industries.
Journalism and democracy for sale: Clive Palmer's - UAP $6 million gift to News Corp. Thread .
We know of Palmer's interest.. seeking an approval for 'monster mine' next door to Adani
#auspol: Activists reacting against Tim Wilson MP (Goldstein) re: the article in the age in relation to the loss of Labor in the federal election May 2019.
A still pic I took on the election night
& turned off tv. Did not bother to watch and listen to Scott Morrison's speech.
Thinking of moving to NZ, here's the link I have got via #auspol
Gu: 'It's not you, Bill, it's the country that's rotten...'
My observation: before the election + on the election night + a bit after that.
Lying MSM
Most of Labor's policies are supported by people.
The real problems were: Murdoch media, dodgy journalism, LNP lies + advertising. Also,
watch out them on Twitter.
watch out them on Twitter.
25 May 2019 Conversation:
Outrage, polls and bias: 2019 federal election showed Australian media need better regulation
MW: 'A triumph of image over substance, fear over logic, politics over policy'..
Outrage, polls and bias: 2019 federal election showed Australian media need better regulation
Libs
did not win the AusVotes2019. They stole it with lies, smearing,
cheating and with Clive Palmer's dirty money. Labor had less than
30,000 votes across 9 seats.
Gladys-Liu and Josh Frydenberg attending hearing in the fed court
Will Labor challenge?
22 May 2019 S329 of the Electoral Act breached
24 Sep 2019
21 Sep 2019
A reply to Oliver
18 Sep 2019
Thread from Denise Shrivell
Supreme Court v Boris Johnson: Unlawful suspension of Parliament
Pay back time for ScoMo? They (donor billionairs in mining & media) are with Trump in the US right now. A reminder of recent media reform laws.
TSP: Robo-debt class action launched
19 Sep 2019TSP: Robo-debt class action launched
A reply to Oliver
Back home and had a quick look at #auspol and here is a quick update
28 May 2019
Regarding:
Robodebt class action
Robodebt class action
Gladys Liu
Fight to Restore Integrity in Politics
11 Sep 2019
The Conversation:
The good, the bad and the uglyness
11 July 2016 Getup
The Courier Mail article was published before the Federal election day
29 July 2016
Attention to political journalist: get professional!!!
I am not going away. The fight continues and we do need each other.
Voters and their privacy
Will Labor challenge?
Climate protesters in Brisbane
Most of Labor's policies are supported by people. The real problems were: Murdoch media, dodgy journalism, LNP lies + advertising. Also, watch out them on Twitter.
Angus Taylor
Update from Ronni Salt re: Richard Taylor, Angus Taylor's brother,
who manages billionaire Michael Hintze's 20 Australian farming properties
Stuart Robert 
Susan Ley
Arthur Sinodinos
Is there a challenge to Dutton's eligibility?
25 May 2019
Conversation: Outrage, polls and bias: 2019 federal election showed Australian media need better regulation
MW: 'A triumph of image over substance, fear over logic, politics over policy'..
Twitter on media
24 May 2019
IA: Wren's Week: Labor Party down but not out
AI: It doesn't make economic sense!
20 Aug 2018 Gu
Peter Dutton's business interests could disqualify him from parliament, experts suggests
25 May 2019
Conversation: Outrage, polls and bias: 2019 federal election showed Australian media need better regulation
Libs did not win the AusVotes2019. They stole it with lies, smearing, cheating and with Clive Palmer's dirty money. Labor had less than 30,000 votes across 9 seats.
Contact number to cancel Murdoch products
Franking credits costing the country. Thanks for letting us know..
IA: Wren's Week: Labor Party down but not out
Students in Melbourne demanding on action on Climate Change.
Tax cuts for big business while pensioners can't afford a dentist.
16 & 17 May 2018 IA: Business Council to flood election with corporate cash
"The Business Council has a war
chest of $26 million to help the Government win
the next
election and get an $80 billion pay-off for its 130 members"
23 May 2019 Amanda Meade: Sky's David Speers set to take over as ABC Insiders host. Thread.
Listen to it: Breaking up with Qld?
Screenshot 21 May 9.31pm: 49% of Australians voted Labor.
Bowen has withdrawn from the Labor party leadership contest. JEChalmers did think about it and wgeorge from auspol says that Tony Burke
should be the leader. Victorian federal MPs support Richard Marles for deputy leader.
22 May 2019
Twitter Bee's first move to refer Dutton to the High Court re s44
I will be away for a while too.
21 May 2019
Conversation: Outrage, polls and bias: 2019 federal election showed Australian media need better regulation
What did you really win?
S329 of the Electoral Act breached
38 days to challenge the validity of an election
2 weeks to refer Dutton to the high court re: ineligible under s44. Conflict of Interest
20 Aug 2018 Gu
Peter Dutton's business interests could disqualify him from parliament, experts suggests
Conversation: Outrage, polls and bias: 2019 federal election showed Australian media need better regulation
Gu: AEC finds 87 cases of election ads breaching law
Gu: False election claims spark push for truth in political advertising laws
21 May 2019 Gu: False election claims spark push for truth in political advertising laws
What did you really win?
Old catoon published about one or two weeks before the election week
Clive Palmer spent about 80M on advertising and received only 8 votes for him below the line.
Some wonder how #ClivePalmer got their mobile numbers and did not know how to block his texts.
One of my friends who lives in Victoria also received Palmer's text.
Some wonder how #ClivePalmer got their mobile numbers and did not know how to block his texts.
One of my friends who lives in Victoria also received Palmer's text.
.
The nation is divided. There are 16,424,248 registered voters
5,334,028 voted for the Coalition and
5,133,070 voted tor Australian Labor. 49% of Australians voted Labor.
20 May 2019
#auspol: About 512 Australians registered interest in obtaining a Kiwi visa.
I think it will be much worse if Abbott appointed as US ambassador.
Tony's next gig: Axed Abbott is touted to be Australia's next
$360,000-a-year US ambassador – and he’s already set to get a
$300,000-a-year pension
Journalism and democracy for sale: Clive Palmer's - UAP $6 million gift to News Corp. Thread .
We know of Palmer's interest.. seeking an approval for 'monster mine' next door to Adani
Q from Paul Dutton: Is Matt Canavan working for Australian taxpayers or just mining!
17 Apr 2019 Fake death/inheritance tax.
It's a possible tactic 'look over here' to cover up the Murray Darling water buybacks
Kevin Rudd on election night commentary
The Feedback database: voter's privacy
G: Senate results Lib 34 + PHON 2 + CON 1 =
Lab 27 + Green 1? + CA 2 + JL1 =
Hope Lab + Green + CA + JL all work together.
abcNEWS: LNP 74, ALP 65, Grn 1, Others 5. Lib party itself got 27.7% (-0.9) Tony Abbott has been defeated.
So sad and disappointed. It was a 'moving' concession speech from Shorten and I cried
& turned off tv. Did not bother to watch and listen to Scott Morrison's speech.
Thinking of moving to NZ, here's the link I have got via #auspol
Gu: 'It's not you, Bill, it's the country that's rotten...'
& turned off tv. Did not bother to watch and listen to Scott Morrison's speech.
Thinking of moving to NZ, here's the link I have got via #auspol
Gu: 'It's not you, Bill, it's the country that's rotten...'
Possible. I wondered why AustVotes@ABCnews gave LNP about 10 seats
just within minutes after 6pm when polling stations were closed.
Hanging in there for a little while, then switched different channel and
I noticed the difference...
What an election! A win based on lies, deception and media collusion. Correct. Palmer's UAP spent $80M to be in the game mainly to gain preference for the Coalition. We know of Palmer's interest.. seeking an approval for 'monster mine' next door to Adani
17 May 2019
Bill Shorten: Let's end the chaos. Let's vote for change. Let's win this.
Q&A Bill Shorten via iview 6 May 2019
Watch out #Kooyoong
BOB WE WILL MISS YOU
TSP: Matt Canavan hijacks native title fight on Adani
Hawke dies aged 89. Hawke was prime minister from 1983-1991.
I'm voting for Labor's Plans for Medicare Cancer, Better Hospitals, Pensioner Dental..
Let's hope so
Q&A Bill Shorten via iview 6 May 2019
7 May 2019 Chris Bowen on the new coalition of chaos with Clive Palmer
15 May 2019
Alan Austin: Scott Morrison's top ten election campaign deceptions
IA: Ten good reasons why the LNP has to go
Watch out Murdoch in the last week. Remember..
Journalism and democracy for sale: Clive Palmer's - UAP $6 million gift to News Corp. Thread started by Mike Carlton
Eddy on ABCnews re: negative gearing
Sad to hear this. I read twitts from Bella flokarti.
14 May 2019
Watch out Murdoch in the last week. Remember..
Q&A Bill Shorten via iview 6 May 2019
10 May 2019 Bowen's Bacon: Focusing on the bottom 96% of taxpayers is smart politics
Alan Austin: Scott Morrison's top ten election campaign deceptions
9 Nov 2017 Gu:Coal-fired plant shifted $1bn offshore while pocketing $117m from Australian taxpayers
16 May 2019 Hawke dies aged 89. Hawke was prime minister from 1983-1991.
I'm voting for Labor's Plans for Medicare Cancer, Better Hospitals, Pensioner Dental..
Hawke's final letter urging voters to support Bill Shorten & Labor
#LetsDoItForBob & for the nation.
#LetsDoItForBob & for the nation.
Great speech from Bill Shorten. Save the ABC vote ALP
1 May 2019 730 Bill Shorten interview: Labor's election promises
Labor: build Medicare and expand social services
Closing tax 'loopholes' to pay for social spending 7 May 2019 Chris Bowen on the new coalition of chaos with Clive Palmer
Josh couldn't confirm $77 billion (it's 89B) in high income tax cuts
(those earning more than $180,000), nor explain where $40B in spending cuts will come from
The political ads blackout begins. Many twitters are happy to see no more #ClivePalmer ads
$4 Billion worth + $500 Million in the bank, but
doesn't want to pay $70m back to the commonwealth and $7m he owes to workers.
IA: Ten good reasons why the LNP has to go
The Morrison government borrowed another $150m yesterday
Journalism and democracy for sale: Clive Palmer's - UAP $6 million gift to News Corp. Thread started by Mike Carlton
Taxpayers' bill for advertising hits $136 million this year.
MSM incl. SkyNews, 3AW News Talk, 2GB, News Ltd,
Ten, 7, 9, FoxNews, News Corp, The Australian, Fairfax, The SMH
4 Mar 2019 Chris Bowen (+ Paul Savi) vs JoshFrydenberg for misleading Labor's
policies on negative gearing, capital gains and franking credits.
Read thread
5 Nov 2018 ABC News: Economist Saul Eslake explains why he supports the ALP's plan to reform negative gearing and capital gains tax And Mark #auspol points out:
Fake Surplus: take money from NDIS in order to claim surplus.
24 Apr 2019 #insiders
LNP govt: $40 billion in cuts of services (hospital, age care, school, NDIS) will be given to the high income earnings. Each single household will lose $4,800.
24 Apr 2019 #insiders
LNP govt: $40 billion in cuts of services (hospital, age care, school, NDIS) will be given to the high income earnings. Each single household will lose $4,800.
Pre-poll
centres: About 3 millions ppl voted. About 1.4m of postal votes are
expected. As a result, vote counting and/or the election result could
not be known on Saturday.
Watch out Murdoch in the last week. Remember..
Journalism and democracy for sale: Clive Palmer's - UAP $6 million gift to News Corp. Thread started by Mike Carlton
25 Apr 2019 This has to be called out.
$4 Billion worth + $500 Million in the bank, but
doesn't want to pay $70m back to the commonwealth and $7m he owes to workers.
Have to wonder why he/UAP is eligible ..
Wake up: AEC and/or jurisdiction related to the decision.
Also a reminder of his court case in June: If convicted, he might not be eligible to sit in parliament.
Keating on Dutton
13 May 2019
Alan Austin: Scott Morrison's top ten election campaign deceptions
IA: Ten good reasons why the LNP has to go
10 May 2019 Bowen's Bacon: Focusing on the bottom 96% of taxpayers is smart politics
SMH and ABCnews
Great speech from Bill Shorten. Save the ABC vote ALP
1 May 2019 730 Bill Shorten interview: Labor's election promises
Labor: build Medicare and expand social services
Closing tax 'loopholes' to pay for social spending
7 May 2019 Chris Bowen on the new coalition of chaos with Clive Palmer
7 May 2019 Dirty Power Coal's Network of influence over the COALition govt.
Misuse of private data
7 May 2019 Chris Bowen on the new coalition of chaos with Clive Palmer
Josh couldn't confirm $77 billion (it's 89B) in high income tax cuts
(those earning more than $180,000), nor explain where $40B in spending cuts will come from
16 & 17 May 2018 IA: Business Council to flood election with corporate cash
"The Business Council has a war
chest of $26 million to help the Turnbull Government win
the next
election and get an $80 billion pay-off for its 130 members" 7 May 2019 Dirty Power Coal's Network of influence over the COALition govt.
Misuse of private data
Thread: Fake Rent Increase Notices sent from Peter Dutton to tenants in Dickson
ALP win all 54th Newspoll. TPP ALP 51%, Coalition 49%
ALP 37 (+1), Greens 9, Libs 35, Nats 4, PHON 4, UAP 4
A change of the government on 18 May is a possibility.
Punters: 85% chance of winning for the ALP.
Did an interview with Barry Cassidy on #Insiders, walked & ran for Breast Cancer Research then joined a Labor rally on Mothers' Day.
Bill Shorten with family and candidates in his Melbourne seat of Maribyrnong. Labor's candidate for the seat of Higgins in Melbourne's east, Fiona McLeod, introduced the opposition leader..
'After the Coalition announced
the new housing affordability measure, Labor's shadow treasurer, Chris Bowen supported the proposal and will match Scott Morrison's election pitch to first home
buyers, saying it can afford to support the government’s home deposit
scheme because it is “closing loopholes” for the wealthy'. theGuardianAust
FHB thread
FHB thread
IA: Ten good reasons why the LNP has to go
Surprised surprised, Paul Kelly, The Australian says: 'Labor is ready to govern'.
Labor has had the plan for the nation. The costings of their policies is revealed.
Surprised surprised, Paul Kelly, The Australian says: 'Labor is ready to govern'.
Labor has had the plan for the nation. The costings of their policies is revealed.
Libs campaign ads
Taxpayers' bill for advertising hits $136 million this year.
TSP on the 31st of Mar 2018 has revealed:
"Much of the mainstream media are on the same bandwagon,
chiefly at
Murdoch’s News Corpse, where vendetta journalism has become an art form".
MSM incl. SkyNews, 3AW News Talk, 2GB, News Ltd,
Ten, 7, 9, FoxNews, News Corp, The Australian, Fairfax, The SMH
Great speech from Bill Shorten. Save the ABC vote ALP
ABC Friends event at Federation Square in Melbourne.
Green leader Richard Di Natale also spoke. Coalition were invited but unable to attend.
TSP Paul Bonjiorno: Murdoch papers give Shorten his moment
Watch out Murdoch in the last week. Remember..
The Age goes after the leader opposition's wife, Chloe Shorten
IA Jommy Tee & Ronni Salt: Angus Taylor & Tony Reid: Joined at the business hip
SkyNewsAust takes on Angus Taylor
SkyNewsAust takes on Angus Taylor
Bowen's Bacon: Focusing on the bottom 96% of taxpayers is smart politics
MW: ATO data shows no tax payable from News 2013-17 inc the latest accts
Bill Shorten: ScoMo will cut 2.8 billion from public hospital to pay for handouts to multinationals.
AIM Au Ind Media: Bill tells Murdoch to walk the plank
Go Labor! 
Labor Budget costings release
We will make important social investments in Medicare, hospitals and schools, nation building infrastructure, and take real action on climate change.
Based on the forecasts and projections in the 2019 Pre-election Economic and Fiscal Outlook (Pefo), Labor will take to the election a budget that:
- Achieves a budget surplus in 2019-20, the same year as the government;
- Delivers budget surpluses over the forward estimates over 40 per cent larger than the government, and bigger surpluses over the medium-term;
- Achieves strong surpluses of 1 per cent of GDP by 2022-23, four years earlier than the current government trajectory; and
- Uses the $87 billion in bigger surplus over the medium term to pay down more debt.
Labor’s policies are fully costed and we are funding our priorities through a package of measures to make multinationals pay their fair share and close down loopholes for the top end of town. These include reforms to managing tax affairs, trusts, negative gearing and dividend imputation refundability'.
Updated
RMIT ABC Fact Check: Josh Frydenberg repeats misleading claim on franking credits
the parties confirmed by the AEC on 24 Apr as running Senate candidates
Be scared: Australia would face the most 'extreme right-wing' govt
Australia can't afford another three years.. This is an election about HOPE v FEAR
A vote for Morrison is a vote for Palmer, Hanson
Vote Palmer, One Nation will get the LNP. Stop the chaos and vote for change
Morrison & Palmer have joined forces to give an extra $80 Billion in Tax Cuts to the Top End of Town
#CorangamiteVotes
9 May 2019
More people take part in 'right a wrong'
Bill Shorten: ScoMo will cut 2.8 billion from public hospital to pay for handouts to multinationals.
Politic Spinner: Franking Credits cost $2.6 billion for 6 months
Labor's Medicare Cancer plan costs $2.3 billion for 4 years
... rich & greedy
ACOSS: '67% of people in Australia agree Middle Income Earners would be better off
with secure funding for essential services than with a $20 per week tax cut'
#Dickson: Ali France vs Peter Dutton
Doug Cameron pointing out Dutton who owns 9 houses..
MW: Foxtel, 3 years total income $6.0Billion, 3 years tax payable $0
Taxpayers' bill for advertising hits $136 million this year.
Kailani Mana on abcnews
AEC: 1.4m ppl have cast their vote at an early voting centre.
The third leaders' debate
Fake Surplus: take money from NDIS in order to claim surplus.
Economy under the Liberal party
Are the Liberals great economic managers? No, they are not...
Double the nation's debt since taking office in 2013
Josh couldn't confirm $77 billion (it's 89B) in high income tax cuts
(those earning more than $180,000), nor explain where $40B in spending cuts will come from
24 Apr 2019 #insiders
LNP govt: $40 billion in cuts of services (hospital, age care, school, NDIS) will be given to the high income earnings. Each single household will lose $4,800.
16 & 17 May 2018 IA: Business Council to flood election with corporate cash
"The Business Council has a war
chest of $26 million to help the Turnbull Government win
the next
election and get an $80 billion pay-off for its 130 members"
RMIT ABC Fact Check: Josh Frydenberg repeats misleading claim on franking credits
4 Mar 2019 Chris Bowen (+ Paul Savi) vs JoshFrydenberg for misleading Labor's
policies on negative gearing, capital gains and franking credits.
7 May 2019 4 Mar 2019 Chris Bowen (+ Paul Savi) vs JoshFrydenberg for misleading Labor's
policies on negative gearing, capital gains and franking credits.
Read thread
5 Nov 2018 ABC News: Economist Saul Eslake explains why he supports the ALP's plan to reform negative gearing and capital gains tax And Mark #auspol points out:
17 Apr 2019 Fake death/inheritance tax.
It's a possible tactic 'look over here' to cover up the Murray Darling water buybacks
Q&A comments continued and catoon of the day
1 May 2019 730 Bill Shorten interview: Labor's election promises
Labor: build Medicare and expand social services
Closing tax 'loopholes' to pay for social spending
RMIT ABC Fact Check: Josh Frydenberg repeats misleading claim on franking credits
22 & 24 November 2017
Gu: Data breach hits Department of Social Services credit card system
10 July 2017 The politics of personal data
'Under national security laws, phone and
internet records of all Australians are held for two years. How much
trust do you have in the following organisations to store your personal
data safely and in a way that would prevent abuse?'
| Total lot/some trust | Total little/no trust | A lot of trust | Some trust | Little trust | No trust | Don't know | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Security agencies such as the Australian federal police, local police and ASIO | 64% | 32% | 21% | 43% | 20% | 12% | 5% |
| The government | 43% | 52% | 9% | 34% | 31% | 21% | 5% |
| Telecommunications companies and internet service providers | 29% | 67% | 4% | 25% | 36% | 31% | 4% |
| Other private companies | 24% | 69% | 2% | 22% | 35% | 34% | 7% |
Shadow treasurer Chris Bowen on the new coalition of chaos with Clive Palmer
Josh couldn't confirm $77 billion in high income tax cuts,
nor explain where $40 billion in spending cuts will come from
Labor eyes foreign takeover re: tax haven
7 May 2019 YouTube: Dirty Power Coal's Network of influence over the COALition govt.
Mark Dreyfus, shadow AG told Paul Karp in TheGuardian 'Full of Liberal mates'
16 & 17 May 2018 IA: Business Council to flood election with corporate cash
"The Business Council has a war
chest of $26 million to help the Turnbull Government win
the next
election and get an $80 billion pay-off for its 130 members"
6 May 2019
Q&A
According to Q&A host Tony Jones, Scott Morrison has refused to go on the show.
Watergate story by Ronni Salt. Thread
Newspoll, smh, and couriermail are out and about..
Bill's volunteer on Murdoch
Part of Bill Shorten's speech: 'I will not bring lumps of coal to parliament'
A reminder of Scott Morrison's stunt in 2017
The choices between Labor and the LNP
Fake Surplus: take money from NDIS in order to claim surplus.
24 Apr 2019 #insiders
LNP govt: $40 billion in cuts of services (hospital, age care, school, NDIS) will be given to the high income earnings. Each single household will lose $4,800.
24 Apr 2019 #insiders
LNP govt: $40 billion in cuts of services (hospital, age care, school, NDIS) will be given to the high income earnings. Each single household will lose $4,800.
Economy under the Liberal party
Are the Liberals great economic managers? No, they are not...
Double the nation's debt since taking office in 2013
4 May 2019
AEC: 660k people had their early voting in the first week. 
Twitter Deb not happy with Murdoch
MW: Barnaby Joyce, Angus Taylor and the $80 million question
3 May 2019 ScoMo has refused to appear for an interview on #Insiders for about ten minutes or so. On the contrary, Bill Short has agreed to be solo on Q&A for an hour on Monday next week.
6.30pm Sky News - People's Forum: Despite questions made up by Murdoch's Sky News, Shorten still had the number 43 - 41. Morrison lied again about the surplus and refused to answer his $77 billion high income tax cut plan. With measured policies and the vision for a fairer Australia, it's a possibility that there will be the change of the government on Saturday, May 18.
24 Apr 2019 #insiders
LNP govt: $40 billion in cuts of services (hospital, age care, school, NDIS) will be given to the high income earnings. Each single household will lose $4,800.
Climate strikers in Melbourne and School Strike for Climate outside Frydenberg's office
smh out attacking Bill Shorten with article: Shorten's AWU 'sold out' workers ..
Taxpayers' bill for advertising hits $136 million this year.
'Murdoch Media: The Truth Goes To Die'.
It's time to restore the media ownership rules that were corrupted by
Coalition and the Murdoch-Packers last year. Let's hope so after May 18.
Bill Shorten interview:
Andrew Hastie (Chair of..) meeting with Neil Erikson, Nazi extremist
Erikson was one of three far-right extremists present at event and
claims someone else paid his flights to attend. Read more
Luke Creasey withdraws as Labor's candidate over offensive past (6 years ago) comments on social media. So, should John Alexander, Liberal candidate for Bennelong quit for telling jokes?
Liberal
candidate for Lyons in Tasmania, Jessica Whelan was dumped.
2 May 2019
2 May 2019
AEC update: About 375k people had cast a pre-poll vote since Monday this week.
#CorangamiteVotes: Can't trust the Liberals with your pension
#LNP: 'are bad economic managers, have no policies, run scare campaigns,
make people's lives harder, push up taxes, take credit for doing nothing, etc'.
25 Apr 2019 Gu: Barnaby Joyce & Watergate explained
MW thread: Question for Barnaby and Angus re: shares in the Caymans
The water buybacks continued and the story just keeps on giving
Abbott complaining about nasty #auspol and
warning 'protest vote' could lead to Labor win.
8 March 2019 Warringah: Ind Zali Steggall vs Tony Abbott,
who's back track on emissions during debate March 8. Really? Lied
on repealing the carbon tax that we'll all save $550. Lied on the
night before the election in Sep 2013 'No cuts to health + education, no
change to pensions + the GST and no cuts to the ABC/SBS'. Lied on
Surplus... Reportedly just after his announcement, Tony's unpaid
election internships is referred to FairWork Commission (with teeth or
no teeth, time will tell, or just like AWU raids).
1 May 2019
730 Bill Shorten interview: Labor's election promises
Labor: build Medicare and expand social services
Closing tax 'loopholes' to pay for social spending
LiberalAus's fake housing tax on Foxtel and keep misleading. They're desperate and have no shame to have fake posters at pre-poll voting locations.
confirmed that there's no death tax
$4 Billion worth + $500 Million in the bank, but
doesn't want to pay $70m back to the commonwealth and $7m he owes to workers.
25 Apr 2019 This has to be called out.
Have to wonder why he/UAP is eligible ..
Wake up: AEC and/or jurisdiction related to the decision.Also a reminder of his court case in June: If convicted, he might not be eligible to sit in parliament.
7NEWS political reporter Tim Lester:
Scandals plague Liberal, Labor, One Nation on the campaign trail
30 Apr 2019
The Monthly: Shorten Keeps on winning
Q&A: Bowen was direct (we can't afford..) and clear in explanation of franking credits.The Monthly: Shorten Keeps on winning
Dave Donovan on Nine News Australia re: last night's debate
Morrison's media 
Also watch out Ch9 Entertainment
Taxpayers' bill for advertising hits $136 million this year.
MW: Foxtel, 3 years total income $6.0Billion, 3 years tax payable $0
29 Apr 2019 7TWO, 7pm EAST Leaders debate
Questions:
1. Who should voters trust?
2 Who is better placed to look after the environment?
3. The Economy - Franking Credits
4. Party Politics & Preference Deals
Be scared: Australia would face the most 'extreme right-wing' govt
Australia can't afford another three years.. This is an election about HOPE v FEARA vote for Morrison is a vote for Palmer, Hanson
Vote Palmer, One Nation will get the LNP (self-serving pollies)
5. Boat, Religion, National Security..
6. What did you admire your opponent for?
'Murdoch Media: Where The Truth Goes To Die' + 'sketchy' Newspoll, andKevin Rudd 'Kick This Mob Out' article: Cancer eating the heart of Australian democracy
The studio audience gave the debate to Bill Shorten (by 25 to 12 with 11 undecided). No thing to see from Morrison. Just don't vote for Shorten (by Katherine Murphy, theGuardian)
AEC: About 110k ppl had cast an early vote.
fyi
Next GG under new Labor government?
#insiders LNP govt: $40 billion in cuts of services (hospital, age care, school, NDIS) will be given to the high income earnings. Each single household will lose $4,800.
Fake Surplus: take money from NDIS in order to claim surplus.
Are the Liberals great economic managers? No, they are not...
Almost triple the nation's debt since taking office in 2013
MW on #NewspollShould there be a new law on political advertising? Those breach will get a fine from AEC. How does it sound?.
'Murdoch Media: Where The Truth Goes To Die'
MW: Foxtel, 3 years total income $6.0Billion, 3 years tax payable $0
TSP on the 31st of Mar 2018 has revealed:
"Much of the mainstream media are on the same bandwagon,
chiefly at
Murdoch’s News Corpse, where vendetta journalism has become an art form".
MSM incl. SkyNews, 3AW News Talk, 2GB, News Ltd,
Ten, 7, 9, FoxNews, News Corp, The Australian, Fairfax, The SMH
29 of 46 level crossings already done by Vic Labor Govt
Burnside Julian, The Greens, Vic
Chandler Bill, Independent
D'elia Steven, United Australia Party
Frydenberg Josh, Liberal
Hinkley Davina, Animal Justice Party
Stewart Jana, Australian Labor Party
Yates Oliver, Independent
Zubac Angelina, Independent
#Flinders
Labor campaign launch at Box Hill town hall in Melbourne Victoria:
invest in seniors' dental care and ..
Fire alert from cartoonist Alan Moir + losing AAA rating
build Medicare and expand social services
Closing tax 'loopholes' to pay for social spending
He announced that, if elected, Labor will spend $2.4bn to give three million older Australians on the aged pension or commonwealth seniors’ health card $1,000 of free dental care every two years.
Poor dental care can “undermine your quality of life, your self-confidence, your basic dignity”, Shorten said, arguing that the policy would prevent older Australians delaying care.
In
a statement the policy was described as “the next step towards Labor’s
vision of universal access to dental care in Australia”. Labor's Pensioner Dental Plan
A Labor govt would crack down on tax havens
A suggestion for Labor from catoonist B.
smh: 'All hell broke loose': the strange story behind Joyce, Taylor and #Watergate
1 Sep 2018 TSP: Barnaby Joyce and the Murray-Darling
As Barnaby Joyce, newly minted special envoy for
drought, made a grab for Murray–Darling water,
the royal commission into
the basin faced yet another setback.
By Karen Middleton.
Pic of BJ
Pic of BJ
Ronni: Twitter, have a look at what said in TSP. Thread
and today.. back with handshakes and colleagues to...
“First of all, whether or not there were conversations, I would not sign
off on any deal
with Mr Palmer until he resolves the issues of the tens
of millions of dollars
he owes taxpayers and workers,” Shorten told
reporters
#insiders LNP govt: $40 billion in cuts of services (hospital, age care, school, NDIS) will be given to the high income earnings. Each single household will lose $4,800.
Fake Surplus: take money from NDIS in order to claim surplus.
Source: www.australiandebtclock.com.au
Are the Liberals great economic managers? No, they are not...
double the nation's debt since taking office in 2013
A record of debt under the Liberals: $691,878,721,000 on 2 Apr 2019Source: www.australiandebtclock.com.au
ACOSS: '67% of people in Australia agree Middle Income Earners would be better off
with secure funding for essential services than with a $20 per week tax cut'
2019 Election Policy Comparison created by Denise Shrivell.
28 June 2016 #npc 
Be scared: Australia would face the most 'extreme right-wing' govt
Australia can't afford another three years.. This is an election about HOPE v FEAR
A vote for Morrison is a vote for Palmer, Hanson
Vote Palmer, One Nation will get the LNP (self-serving pollies)
A vote for Morrison is a vote for Palmer, Hanson
Vote Palmer, One Nation will get the LNP (self-serving pollies)
A reminder from Joel: the secret COALition agreement.
Two leaders debates will be hold next week: Monday
at 7pm AEST on the lower-rating 7TWO of Seven Network in Perth jointly
hosted with The West Australian newspaper, and Friday at 6.30pm, May 3,
at a Sky News forum in Brisbane.
No doubt why Sky news and News Corp running a campaign for the LNP
Taxpayers' bill for advertising hits $136 million this year.
MW: Foxtel, 3 years total income $6.0Billion, 3 years tax payable $0
Worth a read. This is not about cancer in Bill Shorten's Budget Reply on Thursday.
It is about the cancer in the Australian democracy, Kevin Rudd wrote some months ago.
Read more: Barnaby Joyce fought for a phone tower for Gina and
locals are faced with reception problems.
2 Aug 2018 How Gina Rinehart bought the IPA
25 Apr 2019
MW thread: Question for Barnaby and Angus re: shares in the Caymans
The water buybacks continued and the story just keeps on giving
This has to be called out.
Have to wonder why he/UAP is eligible ..
Wake up: AEC and/or jurisdiction related to the decision.
Be together for a good course
No doubt why Sky news and News Corp running a campaign for the LNP
24 Apr 2019
#insiders LNP govt: $40 billion in cuts of services (hospital, age care, school, NDIS) will be given to the high income earnings. Each single household will lose $4,800.
23 Nov 2018 Metadata (laws passed on 27 Mar 2015) continued. Karen Middleton follows the work of Jonathan Holmes A chilling step closer to Australian secret police
22 Nov 2018 It was the time before the winter break. Why rush it now before the festive season?
18 Nov 2018 smh: Benefits from big data at risk from untrustworthy, bungling politicians
23 Nov 2018 Metadata (laws passed on 27 Mar 2015) continued. Karen Middleton follows the work of Jonathan Holmes A chilling step closer to Australian secret police
22 Nov 2018 It was the time before the winter break. Why rush it now before the festive season?
ACOSS: '67% of people in Australia agree Middle Income Earners would be better off
with secure funding for essential services than with a $20 per week tax cut'
Foreign political donations and Australia gun law.
According to the
Guardian, Mar 26, there is evidence of ON's James Ashby,
who was filmed
seeking $20m from NRA (America gun lobby grp) to weaken Australia's gun
laws.
Simply put: A vote for LNP is a vote for PHON
A vote for PHON is a vote for weakening Australia gun laws
Weakened gun laws = more deaths
Use your vote wisely. Bob Katter, George Christensen and Shooters..
are those who also want weakened gun laws.
Labor member for Herbert. Sorting out balderdash by IA
29 Nov 2018
29 Nov 2018
Coalition's preference deal with Clive Palmer
He has spent $50 million for his ad campaigns since September,
but has not made a payment of $7m he owes to workers.
Should pay $70m back to the commonwealth too.
ABCnews bias
7 Dec 2018 Your call, voters. An interesting thread started with Margo Kingston
AIM Au Ind Media: Bill tells Murdoch to walk the plank
23 Apr 2019
The smh: Labor calls for major inquiry into water scandal and accuses ScoMo of 'cover up'
Any intake from MW's wondering if the AG will subpoena Lord R. & Barnaby to appear ..?
Follow Tony Burke's thread #watergate
22 Apr 2019
Ronni Salt thread: Barnaby, The Dpt and The Great Unravelling
The SMH: AWU raids inquiry cost taxpayers $1.2 million -
but Liberal staffers refused to co-operate
Rex Patrick's request for the full unredacted doc to be released. Thread
and Text message exchange between PatsKarvelas and Tony Burke
IA byJommyTee & RonniSalt: Angus Taylor, Barnaby Joyce and an $80m water leak
TonyHWindsor V BJ live on twitter
The water buybacks continued and the story just keeps on giving
A Labor govt would crack down on tax havens
The arrival of Stop Adani Convoy
Tony Burke's letter to Dpt of Ag. seeking docs. Thread
#insiders Joyce's text message to Patricia Karvelas, one of the panellists while the show was on and the text was read out on air.
Do your job: mobiles should be turned off before the show starts.
Climate Change
Social Media: An interesting thread on political journos by Queen Victoria and
read more of journalism at Ben Eltham
Gu: Calls mount for royal commission into controversial Murray-Darling water buybacks
Help to compile a list of big (over $50m) questionable #coalition expenditure.
There is an agreement on no media campaign on Easter and ANZAC day
According to social media, ScoMo is in breach.
He invited cameras in and spoke to the media using his 'worship' as a publicity stunt.
20 Apr 2019 Eyes on #watergate, in particular, media calling it out.
MW thread: Question for Barnaby and Angus re: shares in the Caymans
Barnable blames Penny Wong, threatens to spend more Comm money suing people. Thread
1 Sep 2018 TSP: Barnaby Joyce and the Murray-Darling
As Barnaby Joyce, newly minted special envoy for
drought, made a grab for Murray–Darling water,
the royal commission into
the basin faced yet another setback.
By Karen Middleton.
24 July 2017 abc4c: Murray-Darling Water intended for rivers harvested by irrigator
24 July 2017 abc4c: Murray-Darling Water intended for rivers harvested by irrigator
Watch the Four Corners program in full on iView.
SA senators, Premier, SA Water minister and farmers unite
Letter from Tony Burke to Auditor General seeking for an investigation into allegations
NSW dodgy rules led to less water in Victoria's rivers
19 Apr 2019
There is an agreement on no media campaign on Easter and ANZAC day
Barnaby Joyce's Water Buybacks. Thread
Angus listed as one in 5 KMP. Thread
Angus was also a consultant for EAA. Thread
Yesterday, Angus lied..
Welcome back Ronni, who knew about the contracts
(Sorry the link to Ronni.. is blocked. The time now is at 3.45pm on 21 Apr 2019).
It's time
AIM Au Ind Media: Bill tells Murdoch to walk the plank
Fake death/inheritance tax. It's a possible tactic 'look over here' to cover up the Murray Darling water buybacks
What do they do with it?
Liberal's return envelope
AEC voting - Senate
House of Representatives Ballot Paper
Are the Liberals great economic managers? No, they are not...
Double the nation's debt since taking office in 2013
A record of debt under the Liberals: $543,409,430,000.00
at least 435m a day on the nation's credit card
at least 435m a day on the nation's credit card
John Hewson: 'Frydenberg ducked a direct answer to almost every question. He looked
ridiculous claiming
that “we are back in the black” this financial year when we clearly are
still in deficit and the wafer-thin surplus in 2019/20 is only a
forecast.
Chris Bowen: dodgy 'Treasury costings' of Labor policies. Thread
Chris Bowen: dodgy 'Treasury costings' of Labor policies. Thread
Fake Surplus: take money from NDIS in order to claim surplus. LNP are so desperate to hold on to power. It is sure that people won't forget about six years of chaos (three PMs + three DPMs + three treasurers + ministers retirement), cuts of services (restore before election + cut after election) and increasing taxes that lead to the rising cost of living
FACT: $4.3 Billion deficit this financial year.
Don't forget: LNP voted 26 times against the establishment of a banking royal commission
$30 million gift to Murdoch's Foxtel under Malcolm Turnbull's watch and
NBN $22 billion over budget and four years behind schedule
$444m to GBRF... GBR inquiry: Officials refuse to answer questions over $444m grant
29 Sep 2018 Sat Paper: It was Morrison set reef grant terms
25 Aug 2018 Bowen v new Treasurer re: reef grant
25 Aug 2018 Bowen v new Treasurer re: reef grant
'It was a private meeting with no process, no records, no public servants'.
MW: The $80 billion bomb: government spending explodes.
Liberal Party is broke. They are in total debts of $3,548,219
13 Apr 2019 The Age: Federal election likely to be won and lost in Victoria
Newspoll out on day four
'In 2019 there are at least five and up to 11 seats in Victoria that
could fall Labor's way. That alone is enough to deliver the keys to The
Lodge to Bill Shorten.
The five Victorian electorates that will
almost certainly fall to Labor are: Corangamite in the Geelong region,
which is held by Sarah Henderson but has become notionally Labor
following a redistribution; Dunkley, Chisholm and La Trobe in the
eastern and southern suburbs of Melbourne; and the new seat of Fraser in
the western suburbs, which will be a safe Labor seat.
ScoMo on the election campaign trail in Chisholm
Then there
are another six outer suburban and peri-urban seats in the east and
south of Melbourne which are held by the Liberals on margins of 4.5 to 8
per cent, these are: Casey, Deakin, Aston, Flinders, Menzies and
Monash'.
22 Mar 2019 Fiona McLeod, Labor for Higgins gives an update on a proposed NIC
Bill Shorten: ScoMo will cut 2.8 billion from public hospital to pay for handouts to multinationals.
Politic Spinner: Franking Credits cost $2.6 billion for 6 months
Labor's Medicare Cancer plan costs $2.3 billion for 4 years
... rich & greedy or ... sick & needy
#Dickson.
Foreign political donations and Australia gun law.
According to the
Guardian, Mar 26, there is evidence of ON's James Ashby,
who was filmed
seeking $20m from NRA (America gun lobby grp) to weaken Australia's gun
laws.
Simply put: A vote for LNP is a vote for PHON
A vote for PHON is a vote for weakening Australia gun laws
Weakened gun laws = more deaths
Use your vote wisely. Bob Katter, George Christensen and Shooters..
are those who also want weakened gun laws.
8 Sep 2018 TSP: Peter Dutton and conflict of interest. Show thread
17 Aug 18 Mark Dickenson on Peter Dutton with a pecuniary interest in child care centres.
We all should be concerned: our liberty, privacy and democratic rights are under threat. Show thread
12Jun2018 Crikey: An incomplete list of evidence that Aust is becoming a police state. Show thread
The faceless bureaucracy that's pushing us down the road to a police state
The faceless bureaucracy that's pushing us down the road to a police state
Are the Liberals great economic managers? No, they are not...
Double the nation's debt since taking office in 2013
A record of debt under the Liberals: $543,409,430,000.00
Shorten's 81st Town Hall meeting/talking with ordinary Aussies..
Gu: The current tax rules for family trusts are a joke. Finally Shorten tackles this abuse
The Age: The trouble with trusts: Australia's multibillion-dollar tax avoidance
Cash failed to properly declare a $1.4m investment property
Media power play
George Christensen and parlia entitlements
Dutton's true character has been revealed. He apologies for his
comments yesterday against Labor candidate Ali France, accusing the
amputee of using her disability as an excuse for not living at Dickson.
The Liberal's dirty tricks on the campaign trail
Three Liberal candidates and one Labor candidate withdraw over s44
We are in care-taker mode. What does it mean?
The HoR is dissolved prior to a general election to a period after the election when the next ministry is appointed. AEC: Elections - FAQ updated 8 April 2019. Good luck to Australia and Aussies Aussies!
EV debate: 50% target by 2030. Support the idea if cars and batteries locally built
Trial by media must stop.
Geoffrey Rush defamatinon case V News Corp's Daily Telegraph - live
BN: Industry opposes negative gearing change
16 & 17 May 2018 IA:
"The Business Council has a war
chest of $26 million to help the Turnbull Government win
the next
election and get an $80 billion pay-off for its 130 members"
Estimates hearings shut down
Also, questions from Penny Wong include:
Helloworld, $1million a day on govt ads, and the appointments for Liberal mates.
John Hewson: 'Frydenberg ducked a direct answer to almost every question. He looked
ridiculous claiming
that “we are back in the black” this financial year when we clearly are
still in deficit and the wafer-thin surplus in 2019/20 is only a
forecast.
24 Aug 2018 The full story in the Saturday Paper: Scott Morrison claims Liberal leadership
May 18 expected as the federal election date will be announced tomorrow.
What do we know about ScoMo?
Locked in massive cuts to hospitals; keep fighting to give $17 billion to the big banks;
voted 26 times against the banking rc; raised the pension age to 70; cut the aged pension;
tried to increase the GST; cut penalty rates; cut $billion from school; and
brought a lump of coal into parliament.
The Age: The trouble with trusts: Australia's multibillion-dollar tax avoidance
Cash failed to properly declare a $1.4m investment property
voted 26 times against the banking rc; raised the pension age to 70; cut the aged pension;
tried to increase the GST; cut penalty rates; cut $billion from school; and
brought a lump of coal into parliament.
4 Apr 2019 Budget Reply
Labor's Medicare plan and their commitment to cancer patients
Tax Cuts for low & average income earnings.
My note on tax cuts debate last year 20 June 2018
Tax debate includes three stages of $143bn tax package
Stage one starting 2019 for taxpayers of incomes between $48,000 and $90,000.
Coaltion + Labor + Tim Storer voted.
Stage two with 80bn package: starting from july 2022: incomes of $120,000 - $200,000
Hanson (2) + Human Headline + Centre Alliance (2) + Guchi voted with the govt.
The Greens voted by mistakes. Wonder what policy commitments have been given to ON?
Turnbull was asked, but gave no answer.
Stage three (tax cuts for higher income earners) is a show, that will be due to start in 2024
Coaltion + Labor + Tim Storer voted.
Stage two with 80bn package: starting from july 2022: incomes of $120,000 - $200,000
Hanson (2) + Human Headline + Centre Alliance (2) + Guchi voted with the govt.
The Greens voted by mistakes. Wonder what policy commitments have been given to ON?
Turnbull was asked, but gave no answer.
Stage three (tax cuts for higher income earners) is a show, that will be due to start in 2024
BN: Industry opposes negative gearing change
16 & 17 May 2018 IA:
"The Business Council has a war
chest of $26 million to help the Turnbull Government win
the next
election and get an $80 billion pay-off for its 130 members"
5 Nov 2018 ABC News:
Economist Saul Eslake explains why he supports the ALP's plan to reform negative gearing and capital gains tax And Mark #auspol points out:
Economist Saul Eslake explains why he supports the ALP's plan to reform negative gearing and capital gains tax And Mark #auspol points out:
Cash failed to properly declare a $1.4m investment property
10 Apr 2019
John Hewson: 'Frydenberg ducked a direct answer to almost every question. He looked ridiculous claiming that “we are back in the black” this financial year when we clearly are still in deficit and the wafer-thin surplus in 2019/20 is only a forecast. His unwillingness to admit the extent to which our national debt had increased under the Abbott/Turnbull/Morrison governments was comical'.
Shocking. Estimates hears:
MW: Foxtel, 3 years total income $6.0Billion, 3 years tax payable $0
youtube : How the House of Representatives votes are counted (by AEC Ed centre)
7 Apr 2019
Ipsos had labor ahead by 53:47, Newspoll by 52:48, Galaxy by 53:47
Mathias Cormann refuses to reveal cost of Coalition government's advertising
6 Apr 2019
Hear hear: May 25 is the date. Another week to be delayed
A week of free political advertisings at the expense of public purse
$600,000 a day on Government ads
Recently spent $185m on a dog-whistling stunt. For the record:
Double the nation's debt since taking office in 2013
A record of debt under the Liberals: $543,409,430,000.00
at least 435m a day on the nation's credit card
at least 435m a day on the nation's credit card
FACT: $4.3 Billion deficit this financial year.
Don't forget: LNP voted 26 times against the establishment of a banking royal commission
$30 million gift to Murdoch's Foxtel under Malcolm Turnbull's watch and
NBN $22 billion over budget and four years behind schedule
$444m to GBRF... GBR inquiry: Officials refuse to answer questions over $444m grant
$444m to GBRF... GBR inquiry: Officials refuse to answer questions over $444m grant
29 Sep 2018 Sat Paper: It was Morrison set reef grant terms
25 Aug 2018 Bowen v new Treasurer re: reef grant
25 Aug 2018 Bowen v new Treasurer re: reef grant
'It was a private meeting with no process, no records, no public servants'.
MW: The $80 billion bomb: government spending explodes.
Liberal Party is broke. They are in total debts of $3,548,219
Fiona McLeod, Labor for Higgins gives an update on a proposed NIC
7 May 2018 New rules on donations in Victoria, where Victorians will go to poll in November this year.
#Casey: Speaker Tony Smith may lose his seat
#Kooyong: Julian Burnside, the greens and Jana Stewart, Labor vs Josh Frydenberg
4 Apr 2019 Budget Reply
Labor's Medicare plan and their commitment to cancer patients
Tax Cuts for low & average income earnings.
My note on tax cuts debate last year 20 June 2018
Tax debate includes three stages of $143bn tax package
Stage one starting 2019 for taxpayers of incomes between $48,000 and $90,000.
Coaltion + Labor + Tim Storer voted.
Stage two with 80bn package: starting from july 2022: incomes of $120,000 - $200,000
Hanson (2) + Human Headline + Centre Alliance (2) + Guchi voted with the govt.
The Greens voted by mistakes. Wonder what policy commitments have been given to ON?
Turnbull was asked, but gave no answer.
Stage three (tax cuts for higher income earners) is a show, that will be due to start in 2024
Coaltion + Labor + Tim Storer voted.
Stage two with 80bn package: starting from july 2022: incomes of $120,000 - $200,000
Hanson (2) + Human Headline + Centre Alliance (2) + Guchi voted with the govt.
The Greens voted by mistakes. Wonder what policy commitments have been given to ON?
Turnbull was asked, but gave no answer.
Stage three (tax cuts for higher income earners) is a show, that will be due to start in 2024
Labor queries the listing of two firms at the official address of ambassador Joe Hockey in the US
Senate estimates heard that George Christensen spent more time in Philippines than in parliament.
The Pharmacy Guild donated the total amount of $84,820 to PHON from late Aug 2016 to late Mar 2019
5 Apr 2019 Anti Labor propaganda from ABC Q&A 
ABC panel member hits out at board appointments
Inside Story with Margaret Simons: Who missed out on the ABC board?
Inside Story with Margaret Simons: Who missed out on the ABC board?
Worth a read. This is not about cancer in Bill Shorten's Budget Reply on Thursday.
It is about the cancer in the Australian democracy, Kevin Rudd wrote some months ago.
Read more: Barnaby Joyce fought for a phone tower for Gina and
locals are faced with reception problems.
2 Aug 2018 How Gina Rinehart bought the IPA
Labor warns government not to make Adani coalmine decision before election.
There have been concerns from farmers and water experts.
The coalmine could permanently damage groundwater.
You don't want a creek or river like that in your back yard, do you?
Support the plan to ban the elephan ivory trade
Gu: Coalition's visa privatisation plan believed dead.
Labor will oppose the Liberal's Privatisation of Australia's
Visa processing should remain in public hands; not private profit.
4 Apr 2019 Budget Reply
Labor's Medicare plan and their commitment to cancer patients
Tax Cuts for low & average income earnings.
Tuesday Budget: Claims a 7.1 Billion surplus. FACT: $4.3 Billion deficit this financial year.
3 Apr 2019
John Wren's twitter account suspended due to posting a doc.. In the public interest, Bill Scetrine does the posting of the doc. Follow thread. I am reminded of:
Some interesting findings via MW re: Budget campaign speech:
How did Josh Frydenberg's budget trick the media?
9 Aug 2018 Data hacked & leaked
Same here and my friends. They wanted to check my id. They have been around for ages (.. not motivated to take actions). This time is of a new bill related to social media.
fyi on AAbill, Parakeelia explained in pix.
The Intercept Oct 31, 2018
3 Sep 2018 The Juice
8 Sep 2018 TSP: Peter Dutton and conflict of interest. Show thread
17 Aug 18 Mark Dickenson on Peter Dutton with a pecuniary interest in child care centres.
We all should be concerned: our liberty, privacy and democratic rights are under threat. Show thread
12Jun2018 Crikey: An incomplete list of evidence that Aust is becoming a police state. Show thread
The faceless bureaucracy that's pushing us down the road to a police state
The faceless bureaucracy that's pushing us down the road to a police state
the art of double-counting and the real tax brackets!
Used to do a lot of overtime and from time to time had done double shift. Can understand..
Used to do a lot of overtime and from time to time had done double shift. Can understand..
2 Apr 2019
Federal Budget Forecast
Federal Budget Forecast
Claims a $7.1 Billion surplus
Fact: $4.3 Billion deficit this financial year
2019 Federal election policy comparison by Denise Shrivell
Fake Surplus: take money from NDIS in order to claim surplus. LNP are so desperate to hold on to power. It is sure that people won't forget about six years of chaos (three PMs + three DPMs + three treasurers + ministers retirement), cuts of services (restore before election + cut after election) and increasing taxes that lead to the rising cost of living.
A new record of debt under the Liberals: $540,832, 000,000.00
435 M a day on the nation's credit card
Federal budget tomorrow, reply on Thursday (then reversed after the election if Labor wins). It is not suprised that Murdoch's newspoll and media are out and about. Also watch out MSM including ABCnews? Also, there were the appointments of the federal board positions by Mathias Cormann on a Friday afternoon last week.
30 Mar 2019 Government using taxpayers to spend on advertising campaigns
Recent evidence of taxpayer-funded ads campaign on the NSW voting day
Spot on: WA mining millionaire Twiggy claims $400 m tax deduction
14 Nov 2018 What do people say about the federal government spending
20 Mar 2019 MW/feature/govt: Poisoning the Well:
inc. a suggestion for an incoming government.
Tax Haven (the value of $30 trillion) is pointed out.
Also, check this out:
Tax Haven (the value of $30 trillion) is pointed out.
Also, check this out:
Spot on: WA mining millionaire Twiggy claims $400 m tax deduction
13 May 17 Labor plan to name multinationals on tax evasion
It is not an energy policy. It is an election con of votes buying: $1.45 a week..
My vote is NOT for sale.
.. Still waiting for the promise of $550 a year and have been waiting for 6 years.
31 May 2017 Parliamentary and aged pension
John Wren's twitter account suspended due to posting a doc.. In the public interest, Bill Scetrine does the posting of the doc. Follow thread. I am reminded of:
9 Aug 2018 Data hacked & leaked
14 Aug 2018 Crikey
'The government this morning unveiled the Telecommunications and Other Legislation Amendment (Assistance and Access) Bill 2018,
designed to radically expand government powers to spy on Australians by
forcing tech companies to help it
defeat encryption'.
19 Aug 2018 The Conversation:
The devil is in the detail of govt bill to enable access to communication data
9 Nov 2018 canberratimes:
My Health Record's privacy chief quits amid claims agency 'not listening'
12 Nov 2018 Opt-out record extended
9 Nov 2018 canberratimes:
My Health Record's privacy chief quits amid claims agency 'not listening'
12 Nov 2018 Opt-out record extended
30 Mar 2019
29 Mar 2019
A senate committee hears Philip Ruddock is receiving his full parliamentary pension
while also being paid to be a special envoy.
28 Mar 2019
According to Bill Shorten, Australian voters will go to the polls next month. He promises Medicare freeze will be abolished in his first 50 days.
The Guardian: The federal budget: Tuesday 2 Apr. The federal election date to be announced: The latest is 14 Apr. Predicted voting date: 11 or 18 May
Government using taxpayers to spend on advertising campaigns
fyi Murdoch Media - Where the truth goes to die
Let's send News Corp - MSM a clear message. Let's do it.
20 Oct 2016 The Age Former minister Philip Ruddock 'double dipping'
with envoy pay and parliamentary pension
while also being paid to be a special envoy.
20 Mar 2019 MW/feature/govt: Poisoning the Well:
Read the following and #stopgreed and/or the con artists
21 June 2018 Gu Tax cuts: a shopping trolley guide to what the changes mean for you
To sum up: 40k save $455, 80k save $540, $120k save $2025 and 200k save $7225.
According to Bill Shorten, Australian voters will go to the polls next month. He promises Medicare freeze will be abolished in his first 50 days.
2016 Federal election compaign
8 Mar 2019 Updates - Tax loophole strategy clarified
The federal budget + the federal election date to be announced?
then the media, in particular, Murdoch's News Corp:
the Australian, SMH, Financial Review + Sky News commentators.
the Australian, SMH, Financial Review + Sky News commentators.
State issues were pointed out. Now, back to 2019 federal election, click on the link to AEC website.
Media updates:
Media updates:
Conflict of Interest and political spending on franking credit: Liberal MP Tim Wilson was caught out and Labor pushes to refer Liberal MP Tim Wilson to privileges committe
Preferences: Calls for political parties to put ON last on 'how-to-vote card'. Nat leader, McCormack refuses to do so. Reportedly, LNP in Qld has an informal agreement with ON.
Preferences: Calls for political parties to put ON last on 'how-to-vote card'. Nat leader, McCormack refuses to do so. Reportedly, LNP in Qld has an informal agreement with ON.
Foreign political donations and Australia gun law. According to the Guardian, Mar 26, there is evidence of ON's James Ashby, who was filmed seeking $20m from NRA (America gun lobby grp) to weaken Australia's gun laws.
Simply put: A vote for LNP is a vote for PHON
A vote for PHON is a vote for weakening Australia gun laws
Weakened gun laws = more deaths
Use your vote wisely. Bob Katter, George Christensen and Shooters..
are those who also want weakened gun laws.
26Jan2016 smh: Shorten writes to MT re: political funding reform
Use your vote wisely. Bob Katter, George Christensen and Shooters..
are those who also want weakened gun laws.
26Jan2016 smh: Shorten writes to MT re: political funding reform
A reminder of Newspoll, which is under watch of News Corp. Why does it come up today - on the day nsw voters going to the polls?
Political advertising spot on
Early report of dirty tricks and a question for AntonyGreenABC
Live @TheGuardian. Looks like Alan Jones, a winner. Late news of Mark Latham, ON Candidate (had been interviewed #60mins just about two weeks ago) voted in. Labor has retained their seats and likely will win one or two seats.
More opinions to come:
I live in the Higgins area and Labor will have my vote.
We are informed: Murdoch Media - Where the truth goes to die
And also, MSM incl. SkyNews, 3AW News Talk, 2GB, News Ltd,
Ten, 7, 9, FoxNews, News Corp, The Australian, Fairfax, The SMH
Let's send News Corp - MSM a clear message. Let's do it.
Good luck NSW. In Victoria, Daniel Andrew govt has been doing reasonably well, imo.
20 Mar 2019 MW/feature/govt: Poisoning the Well: Liberal spending splurge to bury Labor in debt inc. the suggestion for the incoming government. Tax Haven is pointed out. Added to that, the link between Murdoch's the Australian, SMH, Financial Review + ABCnews and the ScoMo govt (lies + corruption + racism) and their banker friends is revealed. Don't forget: the Liberal voted more than 25 times to stop the establishment of a royal commission.
Additional info from Labor Vs the Liberal's 'tricks' supported by Murdoch media
Spot on: Chris Bowen's letter to Scott
Scott Morrison, Leader of the Liberal Party voted 7 times
to increase the pension age to 70.
Don't listen to his 'promises'. Look at his record
A reminder from Joel: the secret Coalition agreement.
Good point from Catherine:
Federal election and political party's spam via email, phone call messages..
14 Aug 2018 Crikey:
'The government this morning unveiled the Telecommunications and Other Legislation Amendment (Assistance and Access) Bill 2018,
designed to radically expand government powers to spy on Australians by
forcing tech companies to help it
defeat encryption'.
Issues raised by the IGIS and the ombudsman
and if powers misused for political gain, who watches the watcher/s?
Amy Remeikie: 'The Labor leader, Bill Shorten,
has called for an end to “dog whistling by political leaders about
immigration and asylum seekers” and for the major parties to “form a
ring, a bond” to stop“the crazy extremists from getting oxygen, both by
our commentary and by our preferences at the next election”
Reportedly, ScoMo refused to answer when asked about ON preference deals.
Greens Jordon Steele-John has been recognised for
his outstanding disability advocacy in the 2018 McKinnon Prize for
Political Leadership. Penny Wong was also awarded the 2018 McKinnon Political Leader of the Year.
There are petitions for FA to be expelled from parliament and/or to resign
17 Mar 2019Update: There are calls for Anning to be charged because he punched the boy twice after being egged (media footage). There are also calls for those involved to be charged. The men used unnecessary force to restrain the boy, who was released and was not charged. The investigation is on-going.
16 Mar 2019
The next day: Anning and the boy. While we are waiting for the incident to be investigated, the article 'the land of the fair gone' by Mike Calton in TSP on the 31st of Mar 2018 has revealed:
"Much of the mainstream media are on the same bandwagon,
chiefly at
Murdoch’s News Corpse, where vendetta journalism has become an art form".
15 Mar 2019
Based on sources from Denise Shrivell: 2019 Fed Election Policy Comparison - Major Parties (can form Government) and my observation, I believe that the current government will lose. They have failed in economic management (ref.1. the myth of selling off public assets and the Liberal claiming surplus and 2. double the nation's debt over five and a half years). Their management style seems in favour of their big rich mates and looking after themselves. That they spend big on promises in the election campaign is seen through for their intention for the incoming Labor government to be blamed. Watch out the Liberal's 'old bag of tricks' as pointed out by Paul Bongiorno in The Saturday Paper on Mar 9:
Based on sources from Denise Shrivell: 2019 Fed Election Policy Comparison - Major Parties (can form Government) and my observation, I believe that the current government will lose. They have failed in economic management (ref.1. the myth of selling off public assets and the Liberal claiming surplus and 2. double the nation's debt over five and a half years). Their management style seems in favour of their big rich mates and looking after themselves. That they spend big on promises in the election campaign is seen through for their intention for the incoming Labor government to be blamed. Watch out the Liberal's 'old bag of tricks' as pointed out by Paul Bongiorno in The Saturday Paper on Mar 9:
'The Christmas Island plan can be seen as nothing more than a brazen
stunt. Far from the hyped flood, as of March 5 there have been no
applications for medical transfers. Morrison, at an estimated cost of
$60,000 to taxpayers, even took a planeload of journalists to visit the
vacant facility. But a key Labor strategist says Morrison’s desperation
to get “boat people” back on the agenda has lost potency. “There’s
nothing new in it,” he says'
Insiders 27 nov 2016: debt record 461B + losing AAA rating
Another example is of Fraser Anning - PHON dysfunctional political party's letter re: the shooting in ChCh. He is desperate to hold on to the seat that he was actually not voted in. He received only 19 votes and then replaced Malcolm Roberts who got 77 votes. Anning was in the senate because of 229,056 qldvotes for PHON. In fact, PH received 20,927 votes. According to parliament website, Senator expiry service, his seat will be expired in the federal election expected in May 2019. It is not suprised why Anning (now running as an independent senator, qld) has no shame at dog whistling of race, religion and division.
And another (Mark Latham interview #60mins and Aboriginal DNA testing) took place just a few days ago. I guess that the federal election date is expected to be called following the NSW state election (just few days away) and the federal budget in April. According to the article The end of Fairfax as we knew it by Magaret Simon, exLiberal Treasurer, Peter Costello is Chair of Ch9 (and an owner of the Australian Financial Review?). Amy Remeikis in the Guardian on Feb 27 also pointed out: Coalition changes rules to let MPs have an additional $22m to run TV and radio ads at the upcoming fed election. AshGhebranious 5 Mar #auspol: Coalition spend over $250,000,000 on advertising since Turnbull coup. It looks like that the Coalition is desperate trying to hold on to power and their self interest. The parliament has been shut and my note on 2019 sitting schedule shows that there are only 13 days sittings between 27 Nov 2018 and May 19.
#AAbill #Parakeelia
acting in pursuit of clearly defined commercial
interests..."
MSM mis/reporting
What Bill actually said:
Newspoll: Two-Party Preferred - LNP 46% (-1%), Labor 54% (+1%) and
26 July 2018 The end of Fairfax as we knew it
'Nine’s takeover is the logical outcome of bad media policy, and
we’ll all live with the consequences'
$30 million gift to Murdoch's Foxtel under Malcolm Turnbull's watch and
we’ll all live with the consequences'
$30 million gift to Murdoch's Foxtel under Malcolm Turnbull's watch and
NBN $22 billion over budget and four years behind schedule
The Nat's spill continued: DPM elected by..? the punters in New England? and
the secret Coalition agreement
the secret Coalition agreement
Personally, I thank Labor for their invention of Superannuation.
14 Nov 2018
A lot of thanks to Labor Paul Keating who introduced superannuation over 30 years ago.
And now, the Libs want to hand over our super to their big bank mates.
No surprise that the Libs 26 times voted no to bankRC
'Put the Liberals last. Its where they put you'
Christopher Pyne and Steve Ciobo's retirements just weeks before the federal election 2019.
'They are NOT retiring, both will likely move into lucrative private
sector roles. In fact, both have probably already got them set up. The
rats are most definitely leaving the sinking ship. Leaving now, also
ensures they both maximise their ridiculously generous defined benefit
pension scheme. The scheme calculates the pension based on the prior
three years’ average salary.If both spend a year or so in Opposition at significantly reduced salaries, that will have a major impact on their pension, so better to go now, to maximise trough feeding potential.
These pensions have also enraged voters. Pyne will take home $220k a year and Ciobo $187k a year for the rest of their lives, regardless of whatever other income they may have. It is the same scheme that allowed the arch-leaner Joe Hockey to draw his massive pension, while also drawing a massive salary as US Ambassador. Hockey recently commented to Jon Faine on ABC Melbourne that he still had to struggle with school fees and so on. Unbelievable really.'
8 Mar 2019 Updates
The federal budget + the federal election date to be announced?
then the media, in particular, Murdoch's News Corp:
the Australian, SMH, Financial Review + Sky News commentators.
the Australian, SMH, Financial Review + Sky News commentators.
AshGhebranious 5 Mar: Coalition spend over $250,000,000 on advertising since Turnbull coup.
Wonder why the federal election date has not been called?
Care taker mode is the reason, imo.
Timdunlop pointed out: the undeclared election campaign at our expense
For examples: recent appointments by AG porter and
the shadow's request for an investigation into Jane Bell appt.days before losing preselection in Higgins
ScoMo's recent visit to xmas island and
the backdown on milo because of shock jocks IPA-LNP-Murdoch's..
The Nat's spill
Understandable. Why..? here's some media reports:
Others including: Murray Darling 'water theft'
Ch7 interview payment of $150,000 ..
and the list goes on and on.
Lied on repealing the carbon tax that we'll all save $550. Lied on the night before the election in Sep 2013 'No cuts to health + education, no change to pensions + the GST and no cuts to the ABC/SBS'. Lied on Surplus... Reportedly just after his announcement, Tony's unpaid election internships is referred to FairWork Commission (with teeth or no teeth, time will tell, or just like AWU raids).
5 Mar 2019
Bill Shorten: ideas, policies, fair Australia themonthly.com.au/issue/2019/march
Australia in recession and the parliament is shut.
(the paper under the Liberal ex-Treasurer Peter Costello's watch)
R - Austin: GoFundMe for court appearances
Mark Dreyfus, shadow AG told Paul Karp in TheGuardian 'Full of Liberal mates'
Chris Bowen (+ Paul Savi) vs JoshFrydenberg for misleading Labor's policies on negative gearing, capital gains and franking credits.
Read thread
5 Nov 2018 ABC News: Economist Saul Eslake explains why he supports the ALP's plan to reform negative gearing and capital gains tax And Mark #auspol points out:
Cash failed to properly declare a $1.4m investment property
Sally Whyte / Public Service @canberratimes 11.58am
' The number of Human Services staff found to be accessing customer data
without authorisation has been steadily dropping over the past two
years, but has increased slightly this year.' Read here
Source from Doped by Murdoch
Re: Public Assests sales and the Liberal claiming surplus
Amy Remeikis@TheGuardian on the energy minister interview on #InsidersABC this morning. Angus Taylor again lied that Australia's emissions are falling.
Shadow minister for Climate Change and Energy Mark Butler: 'emissions are rising and will continue to rise to 2030 based on the govt's own data projects'.
2 Mar 2019Shadow minister for Climate Change and Energy Mark Butler: 'emissions are rising and will continue to rise to 2030 based on the govt's own data projects'.
21 Sep 18 The Age: Rinehart's $2.7 billion court case against Victoria rejected
Its great to hear that The Supreme Court in Melbourne rejected claims by oil and gas company part-owned by mining magnate Gina Rinehart. Go Victoria.
6 Apr15 MW: Rupert Murdoch's US empire siphons $4.5b from Au business tax-free
Source from Australian Labor (L) and
(R) from John Wren, Rejected Candidate for ABC Chair
(R) from John Wren, Rejected Candidate for ABC Chair
Christopher Pyne Defence Minister and Steve Ciobo Defence Industry Minister quit politics.
Pyne will not recontest the May election and remains in cabinet until retirement with annual pension of about $220,500. Ciobo will be immediately replaced by Senator Linda Reynolds and his pension would be about $188,000 a year.
Dutton trying to stay by jumping from Dixon (his electorate) to Moncrieff, (the safe seat of Gold Coast)
fyi on AAbill, Parakeelia explained in pix.
15 June 2016 Labor's letter requests an investigation into Parakeelia
The Nat's BB2
Amy Remeikis: Coalition changes rules to let MPs have an additional $22m to run TV and radio ads at the upcoming fed election.
#auspol, my Politics post and Federal election 2016
3 Dec 2018
