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With Polls Averaging 55-45 To Libs And Nats, Where Is Gillard’s Bounce?
THE SMOKE has cleared from last week’s federal budget, and the post-budget polls are out; the reputable ones average a 10-point Coalition lead that would see Labor lose 20 seats at an election. So why the media excitement about a … Continue reading
Memo Queenslanders: If Douglas Becomes Premier, Get Out Of Queensland
IT’S A DELUSION that keeps giving; fresh from the announcement his party will win 100 seats at the coming federal election, Clive Palmer’s state leader in Queensland says it’s a “realistic probability” he’ll be its next Premier. Should it eventuate, … Continue reading
A View On Gay Marriage — It’s A “F— Up:” Tebbit
FORMER THATCHER government minister and chairman of the Conservative Party in the UK, Norman Tebbit, has sparked controversy with a provocative and expletive-laden outburst against Prime Minister David Cameron and his pursuit of legislating same-sex marriage, and his remarks warrant … Continue reading
Gillard, Swan: Fantasy Scare Campaign Begins Now
IT STARTED just after Tony Abbott’s budget reply speech last night: devoid of credibility and bereft of ideas, the Prime Minister and the Treasurer have embarked on a wild and thoroughly dishonest scare campaign. They have nothing else to fight … Continue reading
Budget Reply Has Sausages And Sizzle, But Skips The Wedges
TONY ABBOTT has used his budget reply speech to appeal directly to voters for their support; measured and Prime Ministerial, he dodged the attempted political wedges Labor built into its budget, making it clear the footprints of this ALP government … Continue reading
Disgraceful Racial Tokenism: Macklin Announces Aboriginal “NDIS”
MINDFUL the Gillard government is desperate, and sensing its panic — especially given the likelihood the budget will worsen its dire poll numbers — I’ve been watching for stunts and gimmicks as it tries something, anything, to claw back ground: … Continue reading
Wayne Swan And Labor’s Position On The Budget
FOR BALANCE…I have been made aware that by posting an audio track of Shadow Treasurer Joe Hockey’s interview with Alan Jones on 2GB this afternoon, I may have exhibited political bias; to remedy this, I am posting to ensure Wayne … Continue reading
Plain Liberal Party Talking On The Federal Budget
REACTIONS to the federal budget delivered last night by Wayne Swan have generally been savage this morning; I have been monitoring responses through the morning, and will continue to do so as the day progresses. Very Quickly, there is something … Continue reading
Anti-Business, Anti-Families, Budget Even Fails Swan’s Basic Premise
PALE-FACED, ashen and agitated, Treasurer Wayne Swan tonight delivered a budget that observers agree is mediocre at best, and a shambles at worst. This is a budget that will hit families and businesses hard, lower standards of healthcare, and fail … Continue reading
BREAKING: “Baby Bonus” Abolished In Federal Budget
IT HAS been confirmed the Baby Bonus — a Howard government initiative introduced by Peter Costello to drive population growth — is to be abolished; with it goes more assistance for the “working families” this government claims to represent even … Continue reading
