australia politics

You see this preferred Prime Minister poll a lot. So I am doing one here, of course it will be as accurate as the Murdoch Press. There are 5 options. .Worst Prime Minister Ever (Julia Gillard aka Juliar, aka burn the witch, aka Bob's bitch). .Kevin Rudd aka Kev07, Kev13? .Stalin (Tony Abbott aka...

Ex-Liberal Prime Minister has slammed Tony Abbott's recent asylum seeker policy announcements as "inhumane" and "lacks integrity". He has also highlighted innaccuracies and inconsistencies in the policy itself. Here's my favourite: Read the article from The Age

Who would you vote for. The worst Prime Minister in Australian History. Or The Stalinist Party. I am only giving two options, because these two parties are effectively the only ones that has a chance of forming Government. I hope I get this poll right.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-07-08/abbott-closes-door-on-asylum-group/4116944?WT.svl=news2 Simple question, it will never be answered.

I just had to post this, the tax is only five days old and: The ABC has been told Labor is considering dumping the floor price or significantly modifying it, despite public reassurances from Climate Change Minister Greg Combet that "we intend proceeding with what we agreed". "The carbon tax...

Abbott's relentless negativity, aided and abetted by a friendly Murdoch and conservative media, is harming the average Australian, just so Abbott can get to be PM. I suppose he will now claim credit for lowering interest rates. :rolleyes:

Mistah Speakah! Ordah! Discuss.

What should happen to Peter Slipper. With the cabcharge and sexual harassment imbroglio, should he step down from the Speakers position until both matters are dealt with? I think he should. I think the Gillard Government should put the Slipper out, not in, to retain any resemblance of...

"WikiLeaks has announced its founder and leader Julian Assange is planning to run for a seat in the Australian Senate." ""We have discovered that it is possible for Julian Assange to run for the Australian Senate while detained," WikiLeaks said on Twitter. WikiLeaks said it would also be...

Brilliant tactical move. He'll be PM again as soon as the QLD election is done. Thoughts?

uOUFKZBpFTY This was on the news. Example http://www.heraldsun.com.au/ipad/kevin-rudds-not-a-happy-little-vegemite/story-fn6bfkm6-1226274775567 It was made when Kevin was PM. It shows Kevin Rudd being very frustrated at being unable to make a speech, probably in Chinese. Are there any other...

Australia has a government that has directly caused pain, suffering and extraordinary economic blunders. The litany of disasters is so extensive it is difficult to know where to start in terms of magnitude. Realistically, the most disastrous decision in terms of human suffering was the...

Thoughts?

I have decided to start a thread on the Upcoming federal elections due in late 2013. It would be good if we could compare the policies, if known. I am starting it off with a comparison of the two major parties NBN policy. To me this is one of the most important pieces of Federal infrastructure...

... Bob Brown! In your face, haters! :p

The latest Neilson poll is in. http://www.smh.com.au/national/reshuffle-wont-help-pms-poor-polling-20111211-1opu1.html#ixzz1gFskuRrL 2PP 57:43 Abbott is preferred PM again after a very brief stint with Gillard in front. Primary vote up for the Coalition: 49%, up 4; Labor 29%, down 1; and the...

Julia Gillard has managed to provide the people smugglers with a very lucrative market indeed. We have seen 400 to 500 people die at sea (by government estimates) so far. Sadly, I predict, there will be more. Gillard and Labor have essentially changed their minds, and changed their minds again...

Enjoy. http://mpegmedia.abc.net.au/homepage/video/ins_mattprice2011_edit.flv I don't know who is laughing during the first video, the winner for last year.:confused:

After a recent pay rise, Julia Gillard earns an annual $AUD450,000 which trumps Obama's $US400,000 salary, slightly compounded by the Aussie dollar. Other politicians in government have also been given respective pay rises, but this happens at the sacrifice of travel privileges and job perks...

The election thread is closed http://www.internationalskeptics.com/forums/showthread.php?t=180638 There remains much unfinished and ongoing business including: - An unpopular and distrusted leader - Craig Thompson affair - sneaky backroom deals - faceless men - a minority coalition-type...

We have a new Speaker. http://www.abc.net.au/news/2011-11-24/slipper-installed-as-new-speaker/3691680

Well the genius at the helm of the Western Australian parliament has come up with a grand idea. Let's increase penalties for cannabis possession, use and cultivation, as well as distribution of smoking implements to minors, by a full order of magnitude shall we? So a $200 fine for possession of...

To review, she was the lesbian who toed the party line and supported Gillard by not supporting gay marriage. Now she is trying to change the party policy. Linky. Many are calling this a reversal, and are hoping that she is no longer a "traitor". Personally, I think she is following through...

http://www.news.com.au/national/ministers-indiscretions-raised-with-pm/story-e6frfkvr-1225945636137 A person who is not named has been accused of doing something which is also not mentioned by people who are also not named. I think it must be true. [/COLOR][/LEFT]

Since there has been an election announced for August 21, I figure we should have a proper thread for this, so here it is. For those who are interested the ABC has their 2010 election page up already. It hasn't been too long but already someone has attacked Jassmine Wood one of the Liberal...

Has there ever been another leader like Julia Gillard who meets these criteria? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julia_Gillard I'm not a supporter of her, so what do you think? Is this a winning combination?

After suffering popularity polls that rate him less popular that genital herpes...Kevin has fallen on his sword. New prime minister of australia is Julia Gillard. A Welsh born female....couple of firsts for Australia there. Can we get some subsidies from the UK for employing someone from Wales?

On Monday June 21st, 2010, Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd and opposition leader Tony Abbott were involved in a live webcast called 'Make It Count'. This webcast was organised by the Australian Christian Lobby and was shown (for a fee) in churches right across Australia...

The Leader of the Opposition in Australia, Tony Abbott, has just completed the 3.8km swim, 180km bike ride and 42km marathon Ironman Triathlon. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/03/29/2858728.htm?section=justin While he's a sports fanatic, by his own account he trains only an hour or...

Just wanted to record my satisfaction with the ultimate turncoat, Judas Iscariot ever in Aussie politics, Peter Garrett, being given the boot off the front benches. On the other hand, it sounds like such a spurious reason. Surely Rudd could have booted him just for being a **** instead of...