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rjh01 said:
In other words you are trolling me. You have not explained what you believe. I doubt I will respond to future such posts in this thread by you.
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You obviously haven’t this thread. I (and others) have made it clear that I believe that Labor will form a minority government.
 
lionking said:
You obviously haven’t this thread. I (and others) have made it clear that I believe that Labor will form a minority government.
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Congratulations. First time for over a week you have mentioned the words Labor and minority government in the same post.
And I am laughing at your primitive attempts to attack me.
 
rjh01 said:
I know what a minority government is.
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Not if you think that a party without a majority can form a majority government.

Where no party has a majority, three things are possible:
1. A major party forms a coalition with one or more minor parties such that they share the ministry and all vote together on government legislation.
2. A major party gets one or more minor parties to support them in key votes (eg confidence motions and supply bills) in exchange for some concessions.
3. If neither of the above is possible, then the GG selects a party to form government and they take pot luck with each piece of legislation.
 
psionl0 said:
Not if you think that a party without a majority can form a majority government.

Where no party has a majority, three things are possible:
1. A major party forms a coalition with one or more minor parties such that they share the ministry and all vote together on government legislation.
2. A major party gets one or more minor parties to support them in key votes (eg confidence motions and supply bills) in exchange for some concessions.
3. If neither of the above is possible, then the GG selects a party to form government and they take pot luck with each piece of legislation.
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And if (as is the case) I know all of that?
 
arthwollipot said:
Dutton is going full Trump:


www.brisbanetimes.com.au

‘Straight from the Trump playbook’: Dutton flags cultural diversity jobs are in the firing line

The opposition leader says such programs and positions “do nothing to improve the lives of everyday Australians”.
www.brisbanetimes.com.au www.brisbanetimes.com.au
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Opposition leaders always promise to reduce taxes, increase spending, and balance the budget (by reducing the public service). These promises work because voters are stupid.

A major hurdle for Dutton is that unlike Trump, there is no voter suppression here (believed to be a major factor in Trump winning key swing states).
 
psionl0 said:
Opposition leaders always promise to reduce taxes, increase spending, and balance the budget (by reducing the public service). These promises work because voters are stupid.

A major hurdle for Dutton is that unlike Trump, there is no voter suppression here (believed to be a major factor in Trump winning key swing states).
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The other differences are that it is not always easy to sack public servants, and it is not easy to transfer responsibility to the states. Whenever polls are held on taxation levels in Australia, a majority prefers greater levels of government services even if taxes rise.

I do not think Trump levels of tax cuts would be welcome here.
 
www.abc.net.au

Albanese's careful, polite rejection of Trump finds an unusual ally

Heads are best kept below the parapet for now, in what's already proving to be a more difficult environment to navigate than the first Trump presidency.
www.abc.net.au www.abc.net.au

Interesting bit:

Liberal senator Dave Sharma, a former Australian ambassador to Israel, was perhaps surprisingly, less diplomatic.

"He's not a conventional US President," Sharma observed. "The first thing that he says is not necessarily where the US policy ends up."

This is the quiet bit the government can't say out loud. What Trump says is not necessarily what he does.

"Something Trump's own team often says about him," Sharma went on, "is take him seriously, but don't necessarily take him literally and that would be the sort of mantra I would adopt here."
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