The results of the 1st NewsPoll are what everyone thrilled with ScoMo's victory expected.




Scott Morrison enjoys post-election surge in Newspoll’s 53-47 result
Samantha Maiden 10:11pm, Jul 28, 2019 Updated: 12m ago

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Scott Morrison and Anthony Albanese have experienced contrasting fortunes in the latest Newspoll released on Sunday night. Photo: TND

Scott Morrison has cemented his place as Australia’s preferred Prime Minister, according to Newspoll.

In the first post-election Newspoll released on Sunday night, the Liberal Party has increased its two-party preferred result by 1.5 per cent since May 18 to lead the ALP 53 to 47.

Newspoll, published by The Australian, was rocked by its failure to accurately predict the election result after consistently predicting a Labor win under Bill Shorten’s leadership.

The poll is the first time Newspoll has been published since the election and the recriminations over the accuracy of the polling that erupted after the shock result.

It suggests new Labor leader Anthony Albanese has a long way to go to get the ALP back into a winning position.

Despite long-running complaints that Mr Shorten was not popular enough to win an election, Newspoll finds that Mr Albanese is just one in three voters’ preferred prime minister on 31 per cent.

The result is a seven-point dive from Mr Shorten’s last poll result of 38 per cent, but Mr Albanese’s 31 per cent rating as preferred PM is the third highest debut for a new Opposition after Kevin Rudd (36) and Alexander Downer (38).

Mr Morrison’s approval rating has also soared to 51 per cent, up five points since the election. His disapproval rating is down nine points to 36 per cent.

By contrast, Mr Albanese’s approval rating is relatively steady at 39 per cent, down two points compared to Mr Shorten.

His disapproval rating has taken a big dive and is down 13 points to 36 per cent.

The Liberal and National Party’s primary vote is up 2.6 per cent since the election.

As a result, Mr Albanese is the first opposition leader to receive a net positive in the approval ratings since 2015.

Labor’s primary is steady at a rock-bottom 33 per cent.

https://thenewdaily.com.au/news/national/2019/07/28/scott-morrison-post-election-surge-newspoll/?fbclid=IwAR3UmcqgtrNSuNFvW8qj90Hhth2ikPeKSu-G0k579N_Vcz3LWqiiiLpaEsE

It's quiet in here. Too quiet. Where are the "woke" leftards and rusted-on Laborites?  ;D ;D ;D

Probably waiting for GetUp! to explain it all to them.

Shows the serious dearth of genuine political talent in this nation..... the classical race to the bottom, as usual.

NONE of these clowns has the answer to  the disaster they've visited upon this nation over the past forty years.

GetUp!'s explanation seems a bit wanting.


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Albo has got it in the bag.


Newspoll shows surge in support for Coalition
July 28th 2019

The latest Newspoll shows a surge in support for the Coalition following the federal election and the passing of key legislation.

The Coalition leads Labor 53 to 47 on two-party preferred terms.

Scott Morrison has also achieved his largest margin as preferred Prime Minister leading new Labor Leader Anthony Albanese 48 to 31 per cent.

There is even a video

Polls of all types were thoroughly discredited by the last election so best ignored.

It is not so long ago Reddy would have been crowing how bitter and twisted hated and loathed by the voters little Shorty was a cert to win according to the Newspolls.

But it was Bob Brown on his trip to ADANI territory that suddenly swung the Nth Qld voters away from the Greeny controlled Labor Party.

So maybe NewsPoll might have been correct up till that time.

I'm so thrilled socko. Can't wait for a career change when scumo creates 1 million crap make believe jobs that can't even pay the rent :D LOL

Scunge is displaying her well known ignorance here now.  The IGNORANCE VIRUS ???

Redmond Neck wrote on Jul 29^th, 2019 at 9:09am:

Polls of all types were thoroughly discredited by the last election so best ignored.

hahahahah   you should have told leftwhinger that a while back..

I think hes still licking his wounds. ;D ;D ;D

cods wrote on Jul 29^th, 2019 at 2:12pm:

Redmond Neck wrote on Jul 29th, 2019 at 9:09am: Polls of all types were thoroughly discredited by the last election so best ignored. hahahahah   you should have told leftwhinger that a while back.. I think hes still licking his wounds. ;D ;D ;D

Arent we all cods!  ;D

Behind in the polls? Recent history suggests that means you will win the next election.

Redmond Neck wrote on Jul 29^th, 2019 at 2:28pm:

cods wrote on Jul 29th, 2019 at 2:12pm: Redmond Neck wrote on Jul 29th, 2019 at 9:09am: Polls of all types were thoroughly discredited by the last election so best ignored. hahahahah   you should have told leftwhinger that a while back.. I think hes still licking his wounds. ;D ;D ;D Arent we all cods!  ;D

I guess so  it was a tough election to lose.....

imagine if I was leftwinger though.....just think about what us libs would have gone through had shortarse crossed the line?????.....

I think you have got off lightly   but then I dont read a lot in polsux...

juliar wrote on Jul 29^th, 2019 at 12:39pm:

Scunge is displaying her well known ignorance here now.  The IGNORANCE VIRUS ???

you mean to say that I got it wrong and scumo is going to create a high tech hub and entice the likes of Tesla here ? I can hardly wait !! :D LOL

Scunge the IGNORANCE VIRUS appears to bask in her ignorance.

There are GREEN LIGHTS all the way on the Libs highway to success.




Coalition surges in latest Newspoll
By AAP 6:31am Jul 29, 2019

Prime Minister Scott Morrison is heading into the final parliamentary sitting week ahead of the winter break on the back of a new poll pointing to a lift in his government's popularity.

The Coalition's primary vote has increased by 2.6% since its May election victory to 44%, according to the Newspoll published by The Australian today.

On a two-party preferred basis, the government now leads Labor 53% to 47%.

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There's good news for Scott Morrison in the latest Newspoll. (AAP)

Mr Morrison also leads Labor leader Anthony Albanese as preferred prime minister at 48 per cent to 31 per cent, while Labor's primary vote remains largely unchanged at 33 per cent.

With four sitting days left ahead of the winter recess, Mr Morrison wants to pass laws making it easier to kick rogue officials out of the union movement.

Mr Morrison also wants more power to deregister misbehaving unions and put checks on union mergers.

The government is yet to clinch crucial Senate crossbench support for his union-busting legislation but the Labor opposition claims the industrial relations laws expose the prime minister's deep-seated "hatred" for unions in general.

Meanwhile, Labor will this week try to set up a parliamentary inquiry into meetings between Energy Minister Angus Taylor and environmental officials about endangered grasslands.

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Angus Taylor is facing calls for a parliamentary inquiry. (AAP)

Labor is pursuing the cabinet minister over his interest in a family company linked to an investigation into alleged illegal land clearing.

But Mr Taylor says his business interests have been declared and has accused the opposition of waging a "grubby smear campaign".

The government has so far managed to fend off an inquiry.

© AAP 2019

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The Australian share market is floating skywards on ScoMo's winning aura.

It has fallen just short of an all time record closing at 6825.8.

Just think where the ASX would be if Shorty had gotten in - red everywhere as shares plunged below ground level.

And the retirees and pensioners thrown out on the street after Labor stole their income and increased their power prices by 3 to 4 times and drastically increased rents by wrecking the housing market.

Labor are brutal Socialist beasts.

Quote:

Sometime this year, we taxpayers may again receive an 'Economic Stimulus' payment. This is indeed a very exciting program and I'll explain it by using a Q & A format: Q. What is an 'Economic Stimulus' payment ? A. It is money the Federal Government will send to taxpayers. Q. Where will the government get this money ? A. From taxpayers. Q. So the government is giving me back my own money? A. Only a smidgen of it. Q. What is the purpose of this payment? A. The plan is for you to use the money to purchase a    High-definition TV set, thus stimulating the economy. Q. But isn't that stimulating the economy of China ? A. Shut up. Below is some helpful advice on how to best help the Australian Economy by spending your stimulus cheque wisely: * If you spend the stimulus money at K-Mart, Big W, Target or the host of $2 shops we have, the money will  go to China, Vietnam or Sri Lanka... * If you spend it on petrol, your money will go to the Arabs. * If you purchase a computer, it will go to India, Taiwan or   China.... * If you purchase fruit and vegetables, it will go to China, India, Peru..... * If you buy an efficient car, it will go to Germany, Japan or Korea... * If you purchase useless stuff, it will go to Taiwan... * If you pay off your credit cards or buy stock, it will go to management bonuses and they will hide it offshore. Instead, keep the money in Australia by: 1) Spending it at  garage  sales or 2) Going to footy games or 3) Spending it on prostitutes, or 4) Beer or 5) Tattoos. (These are just about the only Australian businesses still operating in OZ.) Conclusion: Go to a footy game with a tattooed prostitute that you met at a garage sale and drink beer all day ! No need to thank me, I'm just glad I could be of help.

Scunge the Ignorance Virus is displaying her ignorance in bold nonsense. Classic deluded failed loony Greeny.

What's changed since scumo has got in ? :D LOL

All scumo has done is keep real estate agents in a job. As for other jobs forget about it. There is nothing to see here and expect another two interest rate cuts as the so called enviable economy grinds to a halt :(

Geez Scunge the IGNORANCE VIRUS is rushing to display her legendary ignorance. Need a firewall here.

real estate agents get to keep their jobs under scumo :D LOL

All I would like to know is...

Why does juliar keep referring to Sir lastnail as 'her'???? :D

Carl good question - because she is a she. All Greenies are male haters.

But getting away from the HATE filled Greeny type and back to the TOPIC.

Heavens! Dragged upward by ScoMo's winning aura the ASX hits NEW top ratings today as shares rocket upwards.

Just imagine the disaster if Shorty had gotten in with shares plummeting below ground level in a sea of red.

Armchair_Politician wrote on Jul 29^th, 2019 at 6:32am:

It's quiet in here. Too quiet. Where are the "woke" leftards and rusted-on Laborites?  ;D ;D ;D

Oh we are here - usually all the time good or bad.  we don't just "duck in" when the news is good and take long breaks when it is bad.   1st Newspoll is good for the Coalition - let's see what happens when the real policies begin to bite.

Vic is hoping forlorn hopes and longing for those days when Labor STARTED the BOATS.

But Vic I seem to recall a certain Lefty from WA who specialized in FAKE NEWS would go berserk when each NewsPoll came out and when Labor won West Australia.

This unhinged Lefty has disappeared since Shorty lost the election.

Grappler Truth Teller Feller wrote on Jul 29^th, 2019 at 7:41am:

Shows the serious dearth of genuine political talent in this nation..... the classical race to the bottom, as usual. NONE of these clowns has the answer to  the disaster they've visited upon this nation over the past forty years.

Depends what these problems are. As I see them, the problems are globalisation, selling out our sovereignty with free trade agreements, perpetual high unemployment and underemployment, job insecurity, growing corporate and political corruption, too much red tape imposed on workers. All of these contribute to weakening our economy.

Of course it all started with Whitlam the 2nd worst Labor PM after Gillard who would have been eclipsed by Shorty if he had got in.

Thankfully Australia is in good safe hands now.

The dummies who voted Liberal have to pretend that they think they got it right for a while at least.

juliar wrote on Jul 30^th, 2019 at 7:39pm:

Thankfully Australia is in good safe hands now.

The old the failure you know is better that the alternative ?


Abbott Turnbull and SlowMo have all performed worse than Whitlam or Gillard.

Funniest thing ever is that we had the Liberals campaigning on their economic credentials and then about a week after the election we see the RBA trying to bail out our failing economy.

it is not the first time the RBA has lowered interest rates.

This is in tune with world events.

Australia is on hold to a degree while China and Trump sort out their tariff matters.

juliar wrote on Jul 30^th, 2019 at 8:21pm:

it is not the first time the RBA has lowered interest rates. This is in tune with world events. Australia is on hold to a degree while China and Trump sort out their tariff matters.

it is not the first time the RBA has lowered interest rates.

No it has been going on right through the Liberals terms of government, time after time the RBA has tried to kick start the economy that the Libs have been killing.

Australia is on hold to a degree while China and Trump sort out their tariff matters.


China and the USA going at it is an advantage for Australia not a reason to be on hold but the US situation is a problem with Mad Donny in charge.

juliar wrote on Jul 30^th, 2019 at 8:21pm:

it is not the first time the RBA has lowered interest rates.

The lowering of interest rates to 2.25%, 2.00%, 1.75%, 1.50%, 1.25% and 1.00% is the first time the RBA has lowered interest rates to these levels.

They're not cutting interest rates because the economy is doing well. Interest rates are being cut to record lows because the economy is struggling.

They are reducing interest rates to line up with the USA to try to attract business and industry here to provide jobs to get people off Welfare.

The Lefties and the Unions see Australia as a closed system isolated from the world. They still think the Tariff Walls are there.

The Libs know better and that is why Australia is in good safe hands.

Australia depends very heavily on exports to China.

But China is distracted by the tariff war with Trump and this reflects as lower imports from Australia.

Australia is NOT a closed system isolated from the world despite what GetUp! tells the Lefties.

For some comic relief, bitter and twisted Shorty bungs on the sag grapes and sucking lemons.

Is Chloe going to divorce him ?



Bill Shorten breaks post-election silence to take responsibility for Labor’s loss
Samantha Maiden 4:26pm, Jul 30, 2019 Updated: 4:39pm, Jul 30

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Former opposition leader Bill Shorten

Former Labor leader Bill Shorten has declared he takes responsibility for the party’s shock election loss, and that he holds no resentment about the result.

In his first broadcast interview since the May 18 federal election result, Mr Shorten said the ALP needed to heed the lessons from voters, and he accepted his responsibility for the outcome.

“It was very disappointing. Just plainly, very disappointing, and disappointing for me, and I think disappointing for a lot of people, but nonetheless it has happened. That’s the democracy,” he told ABC TV.

“As I said on the night, the people have expressed their view, so we need to move on and be the best possible opposition. It’s a privilege to serve in Parliament. I understand that and I have still got the fire for Parliament and making sure that we work as a united team.

“The party is going to have a review and we will see what comes out of that. But, in the meantime, I am very grateful to the united team who supported me for the success and the millions of people who voted for Labor. We will learn the lessons and be a very diligent and united opposition.”

In his first speech to the ALP caucus after the defeat, the former opposition leader blamed “corporate leviathans” for their role in the loss – a reference interpreted as referring to Clive Palmer and News Corp publications.

Asked what sort of grieving process he had undergone after expecting to become prime minister after six years in opposition, Mr Shorten claimed it was done.

“It’s happened. What I have been able to do is reconnect with my family, and that is a silver lining,” he said.

“To the millions of Australians who voted Labor: Labor will still be a very determined opposition and we will still keep advocating our values that plenty of people wanted to vote for us. And we will have to learn our lessons, which is why the party is engaging in a very extensive review.”

Mr Shorten would not be drawn on what advice his wife, Chloe, had offered.

“She can speak for herself, as people know. She is a very capable lady … She put up with six years of being with me as opposition leader. I think she has got the right to speak for herself,” he said.

Asked if he took any personal responsibility, Mr Shorten said he did.

“That’s why I stood down, absolutely. You have to take some responsibility,” he said.

“I love being in politics. It’s a chance to make a difference. Part of a united team – I am very grateful to the voters in my electorate for giving me another term.

“The party is reviewing the whole election and what I am going to do is give time for that process to happen.”

https://thenewdaily.com.au/news/national/2019/07/30/bill-shorten-labor-loss/

juliar wrote on Jul 31^st, 2019 at 8:50am:

They are reducing interest rates to line up with the USA

That's horseshit. The Fed rates in the USA are higher, at 2.5%. The RBA's rates are at 1%.

Interest rates are being cut to record lows because the economy is struggling.

Oh dear, frustrated upset Bammy is getting coarse.  Whatever happened to his strict political correctness ?

Thank Goodness Australia is in good safe hands.

If Labor had gotten in how many leaky boats crammed with Labor's country shopping illegal invaders would have arrived by now after Labor RESTARTED the BOATS ?  500 ? 1000 ?

But exports of Australian clean coal to India from ADANI will help.

juliar wrote on Jul 31^st, 2019 at 6:43pm:

Oh dear, frustrated upset Bammy is getting coarse.  Whatever happened to his strict political correctness ?

Don't expect civility when you're telling blatant lies to avoid the TRUTH: the Coalition have run the country into the ground.


juliar wrote on Jul 31^st, 2019 at 6:43pm:

Thank Goodness Australia is in good safe hands.

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Tell that to the THREE MILLION people living in poverty as a direct consequence of the Coalition's TREASON against the people. Tell that to the hundreds of thousands of workers made redundant by the Coalition's shutting down of the car industry.


juliar wrote on Jul 31^st, 2019 at 6:43pm:

If Labor had gotten in how many leaky boats crammed with Labor's country shopping illegal invaders would have arrived by now after Labor RESTARTED the BOATS ?  500 ? 1000 ? But exports of Australian clean coal to India from ADANI will help.

Now juliar's become a really barmy muppet. That's a most ridiculous non sequitur. Assuming the Adani mine doesn't collapse (it's insolvent), exporting coal requires boats. Big boats.

As for "country shopping illegal invaders", the Coalition's got illegal immigrants FLOODING into the country. More illegal immigrants are living in Australia now than ever before. 65,000? 70,000? And all of them set free to run and hide, never to be seen again by the Department of Immigration. No wonder the crooked farmers find ILLEGAL WORKERS so easy to find.

Stop the PLANES!

Gosh! Bammy has gone into overdrive hurling GetUp! propaganda around like it is confetti.

This is the sort of stuff that would be happening right now if Shorty had gotten in.

But Australia is in good safe hands.

GetUp! and the Greenies have bombed again after the Red Bomb crossed them.


Grassgate: Pauline saves Angus by squashing beef
MICHELLE GRATTAN JULY 29, 2019

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Patriotic Pauline is ScoMo's girl

Despite openly taking a stand against Angus Taylor’s purported corruption, Pauline Hanson has voted to not investigate #grassgate on a Senate level.

Pauline Hanson has saved Energy Minister Angus Taylor from an inquiry into his intervention over endangered grasslands, with a Labor motion defeated 33-32 in the Senate.

Earlier Taylor defended his intervention in a statement to the House of Representatives, insisting he had obtained a meeting with officials on the grasslands in response to representations from local farmers, and there was no canvassing of the compliance issues that were on foot relating to land in which he had an interest.

The opposition continued to pursue Taylor in question time, but it was already clear it would not have the numbers in the Senate for the inquiry. Hanson said One Nation, which has two votes, would not back a “witch hunt”. Labor’s motion had the support of the Greens, Centre Alliance and Jacqui Lambie. The other crossbencher, Cory Bernardi, voted with the government.

In 2017 Taylor sought a briefing on the classification as endangered of the natural temperate grassland. The environment minister at the time was Josh Frydenberg who was not, however, at the meeting that occurred in response to Taylor’s representation.

At the time there was an investigation into the clearing of a section of the grassland on the property of the company Jam Land Pty Ltd, of which Taylor’s brother Richard is a director. Angus Taylor has an interest in Jam Land through his family company.

Read how Patriotic Pauline saved the day here

https://www.thebigsmoke.com.au/2019/07/29/grassgate-pauline-saves-angus-by-squashing-beef/

Just once, I want Scomo to look to the camera and do one or two of these lines:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x4KEWEi5hE4

Rocky is between a rock and a hard place.

But they have seen the Light and are all converting to Christianity and following the Messiah ScoMo to prosperity.

Can you imagine if the Greens had their way and we shut down those $68 BILLION of coal export dollars?

No more hospitals, bicycle paths and lanes, public transport, university education subsidies, renewable energy subsidies, diesel rebates for trucks transporting soy beans, national parks walking tracks, and for Bob Brown any roads to drive to Queensland.



Joel Fitzgibbon joins forces with Craig Kelly to spruik coal
RICHARD FERGUSON 7:30AM JULY 30, 2019

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Joel Fitzgibbon will join a Parliamentary Friends group for coal exports. Picture: Renee Nowytarger.

Labor frontbencher Joel Fitzgibbon has joined forces with outspoken Coalition MP Craig Kelly to spruik Australia’s coal exports in parliament.

The opposition resources spokesman called on Labor to re-embrace the coal industry after Bill Shorten’s election campaign was hammered in Queensland, Western Australia, and the Hunter Valley which Mr Fitzgibbon represents.

Mr Kelly — a vocal critic of Malcolm Turnbull’s energy and climate policies — called on a Labor MP in parliament last week to join him in forming a Parliamentary Friends group for coal exports.

Last night, the Coalition backbencher announced in an email to fellow MPs he had found a co-chair in Mr Fitzgibbon.

“I represent a region which is home to the world’s largest coal port. Coal mines in my electorate provide most of that port’s coal and create up to 70,000 direct and indirect jobs,” Mr Fitzgibbon told The Australian.

“I am the Shadow Minister for Resources. It should not be surprising I accepted a Craig Kelly’s invitation to be co-chair of the friendship group.

“Labor has always supported the coal industry and will continue to do so.”

Mr Shorten came under pressure to choose a position on the Adani Carmichael coal mine throughout the election campaign.

While now-deputy opposition leader Richard Marles said the death of the thermal coal industry would be a “good thing,” he has since walked back those comments.

Mr Kelly wrote to MPs last night to invite them to the Parliamentary Friends of Australian Coal Exports and to simply reply “I’m in” if they wanted to join.

“The Parliamentary Friends of Australian Coal Exports encourages all Senators and Members to join to acknowledge and celebrate the invaluable contribution that Australian Coal Exports make to our nation,” Mr Kelly writes.

“A total of $68 billion in export revenue in 2018/19, consisting of 208 million tonnes of Thermal Coal and 179 million tonnes of metallurgical coal.”

https://www.theaustralian.com.au/nation/politics/joel-fitzgibbon-joins-forces-with-craig-kelly-to-spruik-coal/news-story/c9bdcbda7dc738808723ba949932b0e3

Well done both Craig Kelly and Joel Fitzgibbon supporting coal exports.

! It’s refreshing to know there are at least a few ‘common sense’ politicians still out there on both sides to hear the voice of the ‘quiet Australians’!

Moving on to another confected ‘issue’ by the hopeless Labor - the ‘grasslands gate’ issue targeting poor Angus Taylor, that is another insane environmental area that needs cleaning up.

How many wealth generating projects have been thwarted by these crazy environmentalists? Endangered species of grass - my foot!

Farmers are prevented from developing their own land and Labor is taking to task a decent man for trying to help remove these insane environmental policies - self serving or not.

If it is not ‘black throated bird’ it is this ‘endangered  grass’ that takes priority over humans!

ScoMo should have backbone to clean up all these insane environmental policies designed only to vandalise the economic growth, by limiting the environmental matters only to very serious ones where there is real harm to the society.

Come on ScoMo show your backbone!

Now something to justify what the Lefties reckon.


Labor Now A Party Of Capitulation And Parliamentary Irrelevance
By Ben Eltham on      July 10, 2019 Australian Politics

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These are dark days for the Australian left, writes Ben Eltham.

Anyone who thinks that elections don’t matter would do well to observe the smoking ruins of Australian social democracy this week, in the wake of Scott Morrison’s tax cuts.

As the Coalitions staggering $158 billion tax cut sailed through the Parliament last week , we caught a glimpse of a newer, stranger and grimmer Australia, a nation even more divided and unequal than we feared.

Seven weeks ago, Australia seemed headed towards a Shorten Labor government. The ALP had an ambitious policy agenda to make Australia fairer and more equal, winding back tax subsidies to the rich and investing heavily in health and education. Labor’s vision wasn’t exactly democratic socialism, but it was certainly a cautious step towards repairing the damage wrought by three decades of neoliberalism.

Less than two months and a surprise election victory later, Scott Morrison’s Coalition has just delivered one of the largest upward redistributions in modern Australian history.

What do the tax cuts mean? In the short term, voters get a handy tax rebate that will stimulate the ailing domestic economy. In the longer term, the passage of the massive tax bill heralds a new era of flat taxes in this country, pointing the way to a level of inequality that will make the discontents and resentments of the 2019 election look like kindergarten spats.

To see what the Lefties reckon Read on

https://newmatilda.com/2019/07/10/labor-now-a-party-of-capitulation-and-parliamentary-irrelevance/

How does juliar find the time to flood the forum with dozens of posts a day if it's not being paid to do it?

Poor Bammy is just so upset after Shorty let him down. I wish I was paid.

juliar wrote on Aug 1^st, 2019 at 6:29am:

Rocky is between a rock and a hard place. But they have seen the Light and are all converting to Christianity and following ScoMo to prosperity. Can you imagine if the Greens had their way and we shut down those $68 BILLION of coal export dollars? No more hospitals, bicycle paths and lanes, public transport, university education subsidies, renewable energy subsidies, diesel rebates for trucks transporting soy beans, national parks walking tracks, and for Bob Brown any roads to drive to Queensland. Joel Fitzgibbon joins forces with Craig Kelly to spruik coal RICHARD FERGUSON 7:30AM JULY 30, 2019 https://i.postimg.cc/MKVGFYG5/coal49ac.jpg Joel Fitzgibbon will join a Parliamentary Friends group for coal exports. Picture: Renee Nowytarger. Labor frontbencher Joel Fitzgibbon has joined forces with outspoken Coalition MP Craig Kelly to spruik Australia’s coal exports in parliament. The opposition resources spokesman called on Labor to re-embrace the coal industry after Bill Shorten’s election campaign was hammered in Queensland, Western Australia, and the Hunter Valley which Mr Fitzgibbon represents. Mr Kelly — a vocal critic of Malcolm Turnbull’s energy and climate policies — called on a Labor MP in parliament last week to join him in forming a Parliamentary Friends group for coal exports. Last night, the Coalition backbencher announced in an email to fellow MPs he had found a co-chair in Mr Fitzgibbon. “I represent a region which is home to the world’s largest coal port. Coal mines in my electorate provide most of that port’s coal and create up to 70,000 direct and indirect jobs,” Mr Fitzgibbon told The Australian. “I am the Shadow Minister for Resources. It should not be surprising I accepted a Craig Kelly’s invitation to be co-chair of the friendship group. “Labor has always supported the coal industry and will continue to do so.” Mr Shorten came under pressure to choose a position on the Adani Carmichael coal mine throughout the election campaign. While now-deputy opposition leader Richard Marles said the death of the thermal coal industry would be a “good thing,” he has since walked back those comments. Mr Kelly wrote to MPs last night to invite them to the Parliamentary Friends of Australian Coal Exports and to simply reply “I’m in” if they wanted to join. “The Parliamentary Friends of Australian Coal Exports encourages all Senators and Members to join to acknowledge and celebrate the invaluable contribution that Australian Coal Exports make to our nation,” Mr Kelly writes. “A total of $68 billion in export revenue in 2018/19, consisting of 208 million tonnes of Thermal Coal and 179 million tonnes of metallurgical coal.” https://www.theaustralian.com.au/nation/politics/joel-fitzgibbon-joins-forces-with-craig-kelly-to-spruik-coal/news-story/c9bdcbda7dc738808723ba949932b0e3

Just goes to show why NOBODY ever believes ANYTHING that oozes out of a LEFTY.

I was concerned about the coal industry until a relative of mine retired. Now, I only care about how much it will affect the economy of my town. Can't rely on the cattle industry forever.

Which coal town is that ?

The Lbs and now some of the Laborites are supporting coal.

Albo is becoming a disciple of the ScoMo Messiah and creeping in under ScoMo's winning Aura. Is ScoMo Australia's Donald Trump ?  Is Albo ALP's Mal ?




Australian Labor Party leader: We will keep voting for government’s legislation
By Mike Head 1 August 2019

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Labor Party leader Anthony Albanese this week told his members of parliament to get used to voting for the Liberal-National Coalition government’s bills, even if they claimed to disagree with them.

It was another blunt signal of Labor’s further sharp shift to the right in the wake of its historic debacle at the May 18 federal election, where its vote plunged to its lowest level in a century despite widespread hostility to the right-wing government of Prime Minister Scott Morrison.

Addressing Labor’s parliamentary caucus, Albanese declared: “We will often be confronted with circumstances where we will vote on an issue which includes measures we agree with and measures we disagree with. That is exactly what happened with tax and it will keep on happening.”

Albanese made it clear that Labor’s vote last month for the government’s massive income tax handouts to the rich was no aberration. As a result of that vote, billions of dollars will be handed to the top 5 percent of the population—those taxpayers receiving more than $200,000 a year—while the millions of low-paid workers, students and welfare recipients trying to live on less than $41,000 a year will get nothing.

Clearly aware of popular outrage at Labor’s open embrace of the Coalition’s agenda, Albanese told the Guardian that Labor MPs had to hold the line despite “the disappointment that is out there.” He accused anyone who objected to this of “looking for easy answers.”

Contemptuously, Albanese dismissed any suggestion of retaining the policies that Labor took to the election, pretending to crack down on huge tax concessions for wealthy investors and property owners. “We’ve seen the movie, it just played out, and we’ve seen the conclusion,” he said.

Albanese pronounced that Labor MPs had to vote for the government’s latest bill, imposing mandatory prison sentences for “possessing child abuse material,” even though that meant overturning Labor Party policy against such compulsory jail terms.

This will be the third such vote within weeks. As well as supporting the government’s income tax bonanza for the wealthy, Labor MPs backed unprecedented legislation to allow the home affairs minister to exclude Australian citizens from re-entering the country for at least two years if the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO) deems them likely to participate in “politically motivated violence.”

As soon as he was elected party leader unopposed in May, Albanese vowed to pursue bipartisanship with Morrison’s government. This is not a tactical ploy. It is part of Labor’s commitment, also spelt out by Albanese, to forge closer ties to business, boost “wealth creation” and appeal to “successful people.”

By his latest move, Albanese has underscored the ditching of the phony populism of Labor’s election campaign, during which it claimed to oppose “the big end of town” and champion a “fair go” for workers. This stance was a failed attempt to divert the mounting anger over soaring social inequality and declining working class conditions behind the election of another big business Labor government.

While the corporate media welcomed Albanese’s stand, there was nervousness that it could fuel social and political unrest. Political columnist for the Australian Simon Benson warned: “The Labor leader’s admission of political impotency … risks reinforcing a perception of a feeble opposition.”

In a bid to justify his position, Albanese compared Labor’s position in parliament to that following the 2004 election, when the Howard Coalition government held a majority in both houses of parliament. “Even though it’s only dawning on people slowly, effectively the government is in a similar position in the Senate now as 2004,” he told Labor’s caucus. “And they will get most of their agenda through parliament.”

This is a total fraud. First of all, the unpopular Howard government was able to gain control of parliament only because of the ongoing antipathy toward Labor, whose then leader, Mark Latham, pledged a renewal of the offensive launched against working class jobs, conditions and basic rights by the Hawke and Keating Labor governments of 1983 to 1996.

Second, the Morrison government barely scraped back into office. Its vote actually fell, by nearly 1 percentage point, down to 41.5 percent, and even lower in the Senate, where its vote was 37.99 percent. In fact, because 15 percent of voters abstained or cast an informal ballot, the Coalition’s vote was less than 36 percent of the electorate.

Widely detested, the government won a majority of seats on the back of preference votes from various far-right parties, which exploited deep discontent through fake “anti-elite” demagogy.

Labor’s vote plunged to a century low of 33.1 percent in the lower house and 28.79 percent in the Senate. Its support dropped most sharply in working class areas across the country that were once regarded as Labor heartlands, leaving it with virtually no “safe” seats. By contrast, Labor’s vote rose substantially in affluent electorates, reflecting its true social base.

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You are an idiot - Get a real job!

Reddy are you on Newstart ?

Albo said himself he is now following the winning aura of the ScoMo Messiah.

Is Albo becoming the Moody Mal of Labor ?

juliar wrote on Aug 1^st, 2019 at 9:47pm:

Which coal town is that ?

Emerald, Qld.

ScoMo flushes Greeny frauds out of education system.


Literacy and numeracy tests ensuring high-quality teachers
MAY 31 2019

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The literacy and numeracy test for teaching students is ensuring that graduate teachers have the necessary skills required in the classroom.
Teaching students are required to pass a literacy and numeracy test with a score that puts them in the top 30 per cent of the Australian adult population.

In 2018, 90.4 per cent of teaching students met the literacy standard and 90 per cent of students met the numeracy benchmark.

Minister for Education Dan Tehan said the test was working as intended by ensuring that graduate teachers had a high level of the essential skills needed to teach children.

“Our Government recognises the difference high quality teachers make to a child’s education,” Mr Tehan said.

“That is why we introduced a mandatory literacy and numeracy benchmark for teaching graduates. As the latest test results show, ensuring teachers meet the prerequisite standard is as important as ever.

“We have also introduced a high-quality teaching performance assessment that students must pass prior to graduation that demonstrates graduate teachers are classroom ready.

“Our Government will also ensure phonics is included in university teaching courses so that new teachers can use it in the classroom as well as investing $15 million in Teach for Australia to train more high-achieving teachers.

“Higher education providers need to take responsibility for the teaching students that do not meet the standards by ensuring they receive additional support to improve their literacy and numeracy skills. The onus is on universities to ensure the graduates they are producing meet the high standards expected by parents and the standards that our children deserve.

“In September I wrote to all vice-chancellors to remind them of their obligations to support students they enter into initial teacher education degrees to meet the test standard.”

https://www.liberal.org.au/latest-news/2019/05/31/literacy-and-numeracy-tests-ensuring-high-quality-teachers

RIO glows in the winning aura of the ScoMo Messiah and showers its shareholders with golden goodies.

And with the demise of Labor the dividends are safe.



Mining giant showers shareholders with billions after massive profit
By AAP3 days ago

Western Australia hailed as the "silicon valley" of the mining industry.

Rio Tinto shareholders are set to enjoy billions of dollars in dividends after the mining giant posted its biggest first-half profit since 2014.

Red-hot iron ore prices helped offset the impact of disruptions caused by a cyclone in late March.

Prices of the steel-making commodity have spiked this year after disruptions caused by a cyclone in Western Australia added to a supply cut from world's top iron ore miner Vale.

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Mining giant Rio Tinto has announced billions of dollars in dividends for its shareholders. (AAP)

The surging prices have swelled coffers of the Australian miner even as production dipped due to operational challenges and the impact of the cyclone.

Underlying earnings for the six months ended June 30 rose to $US4.93 billion ($7.2b) from $US4.42 billion ($6.45b) a year earlier, the miner said.

The figure was roughly in line with a consensus estimate of $US4.95 billion ($7.23b) compiled by Vuma Financial.

Rio declared a 19 per cent higher interim dividend of 219.08 Australian cents per share, totalling US$2.5 billion ($3.67b).

The world's second-largest miner of iron ore also announced a special dividend of 88.5 Australian cents per share, adding up to US$1 billion ($1.47b).

Both dividends, totalling US$3.5 billion ($5.14b) will be fully franked.

https://finance.nine.com.au/business-news/rio-tinto-has-biggest-h1-profit-since-2014/2253f32a-1ff4-46ea-8ea7-9e18e37e5e9b

While Labor would have defecated on Australia the ScoMo Messiah will lift Australia to greatness and prosperity.

The on the ball Libs have detected the fuel security problem here caused by the unions making fuel refining too expensive here and they are looking to buy fuel from Trumpy.



Australia in talks with US to address dangerously low fuel reserves
UPDATED 4 HOURS AGO

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An oil drilling rig is seen off the Pacific Ocean coastline. Australia is negotiating with the US to buy oil to boost our dwindling supplies. (AAP)

The Morrison government is negotiating with the United States to buy oil to boost Australia's dwindling fuel reserves but Labor says that's not good enough.

Drawing on America's emergency fuel reserves isn't the same as having actual fuel security in Australia, the opposition has declared.

The Morrison government is negotiating with the Trump administration to access millions of barrels of oil from America's own fuel reserve, as Australia hunts for a way to boost dangerously low levels of fuel held on domestic soil.

But Labor says Australia needs a strategy that gives fuel security onshore.

Australia has enough petrol and crude oil to last 28 days, well below the 90 days mandated by an international agreement.

Energy Minister Angus Taylor says Australia now is in discussions with the US about tapping into its strategic petroleum reserve.

"The government has undertaken a second initiative since the election to ensure that we continue to deliver increased security for Australians," he said in a statement on Monday.

"Access through a contractual arrangement would greatly boost our stocks and flexibility of supply."

Mr Taylor has not outlined how much such a deal would cost, merely saying it would be "effective but also efficient" for taxpayers.

It would take between 20 and 40 days for oil reserves to be sent to Australia from the US, the minister told ABC radio.

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Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese says that's not good enough.

"I'll tell you what would shore up Australia's fuel security, and that's to actually have fuel security here in Australia," he told reporters in Sydney.

"So a strategy here, not a strategy that says if we run out the US will send us some in support."

Independent MP Andrew Wilkie said it was disingenuous of the government to spruik this as a solution.

"The government is cooking the books. The only way in which our fuel reserves will be boosted is on a balance sheet," he said in a statement.

"It also relies on the goodwill of the US, but Donald Trump can't be trusted to honour agreements at the best of times, particularly if there was a global shock and we actually needed to access this oil."

Asked if the plan was a fiscal fudge, Prime Minister Scott Morrison told reporters: "No, it isn't."

So-called exchange deals allow countries to boost immediate fuel levels in return for giving the same amount of higher quality oil back to the US.

But Mr Taylor also wants the International Energy Agency treaty, which sets the 90-day supply agreement, to be rewritten to take into account oil in transit to Australia.

If oil on its way to Australia was counted, the country would have 92 days in stock, he said.

Mr Wilkie labelled that rationale "bizarre".

"It's patently obvious that you can't count any oil as on-hand until it's landed safely in Australia," he said.

The government is yet to release the final findings of a review of Australia's fuel security, launched in May last year.

https://www.sbs.com.au/news/australia-in-talks-with-us-to-address-dangerously-low-fuel-reserves

If the unions had not destroyed Australia's oil refineries Australia would not have this problem.