MARYROSE02 Posted May 21, 2015 Share Posted May 21, 2015 It's not about being critical, it's about just being gob smacked at how parochial Australia is and how lacking in finesse Australian politicians can be and how resistant Australia is to change. I don't understand. How is Australia different to the UK? (I'm assuming you are comparing Australia unfavourably to the UK?) Give some examples comparing Tony Abbott to David Cameron, and Bill Shorten to David Miliband, and then give some more examples about Australia generally. For instance, 'of the top of my head', Which country Australia or the UK, was more forward in extending democracy to women. Which country has passed more laws protecting the rights of minorities. Which country has actually 'changed' more, assuming that 'change' is actually a good thing. Which country has done more to ban smoking? And in any case, most people can find ONE NICE THING about a country that they like. The thing that really irks the 'Abbott-haters' is that last year, and even this year, he made a number of mistakes, including introducing a very unpopular budget, and now he has righted some of those mistake, and introduced a more popular budget this year, and he has jumped back up in the polls. If only he had kept going downhill. If only the LNP had booted him out and replaced him with the 'nice' Liberal, Malcolm Turnbull. The ironic thing about this year's budget, compared to last year's, if Ross Gittins is to be beliieved in the Herald yesterday, is that Australia NEEDED a nasty budget, but Tony Abbott will probably never introduce one again, meaning we will continue to slip further into debt. Will Bill Shorten 'do the right thing' if he is elected instead? I doubt it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harpodom Posted September 11, 2015 Author Share Posted September 11, 2015 Thought I'd share this beauty on here. I love the scene; 3 wise monkeys congratulating each other on a great meeting, then inadvertently Peter 'Sandwich Short of a Picnic' Dutton goes and shoots himself in the foot :laugh: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MARYROSE02 Posted September 11, 2015 Share Posted September 11, 2015 Thought I'd share this beauty on here. I love the scene; 3 wise monkeys congratulating each other on a great meeting, then inadvertently Peter 'Sandwich Short of a Picnic' Dutton goes and shoots himself in the foot [emoji23] I can just imagine bad day turning good. Shouting at your trouble and strife, the tin lids, the postman. As you stalk the streets impersonating Scrooge snarling at everyone, you get a text from Abbott Watch and the sun bursts through the dark and sullen Victorian clouds. You even pinch some flowers from the park (a Tory Council) to give to yr missus!? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bristolman Posted September 11, 2015 Share Posted September 11, 2015 Thought I'd share this beauty on here. I love the scene; 3 wise monkeys congratulating each other on a great meeting, then inadvertently Peter 'Sandwich Short of a Picnic' Dutton goes and shoots himself in the foot :laugh: I think you are doing a disservice to the 3 wise monkeys making the comparison. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slean Wolfhead Posted September 14, 2015 Share Posted September 14, 2015 At least they got one thing right in the end. I didn't think Government's could ever be as hamfisted as this one, but this was on the cards from the moment he was elected. A waste of 18 months. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MARYROSE02 Posted September 14, 2015 Share Posted September 14, 2015 At least they got one thing right in the end.I didn't think Government's could ever be as hamfisted as this one, but this was on the cards from the moment he was elected. A waste of 18 months. Will Turnbull start the boats? Bring back the carbon tax? Destroy the FTA? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flybyknight Posted September 14, 2015 Share Posted September 14, 2015 (edited) Will Turnbull start the boats? Bring back the carbon tax? Destroy the FTA? hope so! to be brief...... inhumane.... paying backwards industry to pollute..... not in australia's long term interests in that order hmmm, in hindsight i hope he doesn't do these things, we need this shower of **** government out! Edited September 14, 2015 by flybyknight Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parley Posted September 14, 2015 Share Posted September 14, 2015 Wrong on every count. Stopping the boats is the most humane people policy in the world. How many deaths this year in the mediterranean ? Anyone counted ? We went from 1200 drownings to 0. People against the FTA are really just racists at their core. And the direct action targets for climate change will have more tangible outcomes than the economy destroying carbon tax. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 14, 2015 Share Posted September 14, 2015 Looks like someone is missing the slogans already! Also where is my $600 dollars for carbon tax? I've paid more for electricity this year than last... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MARYROSE02 Posted September 14, 2015 Share Posted September 14, 2015 hope so! to be brief...... inhumane.... paying backwards industry to pollute..... not in australia's long term interests in that order hmmm, in hindsight i hope he doesn't do these things, we need this shower of **** government out! You want the FTA scuppered? Why? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robfromdublin Posted September 14, 2015 Share Posted September 14, 2015 Wrong on every count. Stopping the boats is the most humane people policy in the world. How many deaths this year in the mediterranean ? Anyone counted ? We went from 1200 drownings to 0. People against the FTA are really just racists at their core. And the direct action targets for climate change will have more tangible outcomes than the economy destroying carbon tax. Actually, we went from 1200 reported drownings to 0 reported drownings. Because the government decided not to tell the public anything they could have actively sunk boats and we wouldn't know about it! Obviously it's unlikely they did but still, the point is clear. I actually think the boats thing was one of the only successes of this government, and I was deeply sceptical about it at the start. However I feel their general attitude towards refugees and foreign aid is abhorrent. The atrocities at offshore processing sites and cutting aid to the Middle East by 43% at the same time as deciding to use air strikes in Syria is abhorrent. I'm all for the FTA. I believe in a market-based solution to climate change, not direct government subsidies, which is more of a leftist approach (aren't conservatives supposed to believe in the market?). I don't think direct action is going to have anywhere near the same impact as a market approach, but Australia is a follower not a leader on this, so it's probably the best of a bad lot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harpodom Posted September 14, 2015 Author Share Posted September 14, 2015 I'm starting to miss him already! For those nostalgists out there, here's a top 10 of the grate man's gaffes http://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/video/2015/sep/14/tony-abbott-top-10-bloopers-of-his-prime-ministership-video?CMP=soc_567 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MARYROSE02 Posted September 15, 2015 Share Posted September 15, 2015 Explain to me again the 'yumor' behind the 'Sladest' (sic) deliberate mispelling of words? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akiralx Posted September 15, 2015 Share Posted September 15, 2015 I think it's time to bring a curtain down on this great thread... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harpodom Posted September 15, 2015 Author Share Posted September 15, 2015 Explain to me again the 'yumor' behind the 'Sladest' (sic) deliberate mispelling of words? think of it as a prey on words Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MARYROSE02 Posted September 16, 2015 Share Posted September 16, 2015 Look Wot You Dun! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harpodom Posted September 16, 2015 Author Share Posted September 16, 2015 Look Wot You Dun! you have too put a bit more tort into it than that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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