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Day two: Health

“#Professor #PatMcGorry, #psychiatrist and executive director of youth mental health organisation #Orygen, said iatrogenic harm was a direct result of *chronic neglect* of the #MentalHealth system that was now “absolutely terminal”.

Let us see what the political muppets from both (all) sides have to say about health & mental health funding and initiatives.

#AusPol <archive.md/ScLot> / <https://smh.com.au/politics/nsw/this-should-never-have-happened-why-almost-100-admissions-only-made-bec-sicker-20250321-p5llfp.html> (paywall)

Day three:

Dutton is following a long line of #LNP leaders (Howard, Abbott, Morrison) who ditched Canberra to live in Sydney.

“A woman managed to get close to Dutton and unfurl a #banner calling for no new #gas or #nuclear. There’s now been about half a dozen events - mostly hosted by the Coalition - “bird-dogged” by #RisingTide.”

Duttons camp has a leak.

#VicPol / #LNP / #liberal / #MickTsikas/AAP <https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2025/mar/29/election-2025-live-updates-australia-federal-anthony-albanese-peter-dutton-ntwnfb>

Day three: cont

“The #supermarket giants have pushed back against #Labor’s pledge on price gouging, saying the #ACCC’s inquiry had not concluded they were engaging in the practice.” (says supermarkets)

VS

“We will fine them. We will fine them with heavy fines.”

David (DJ) Speers: “Heavy fines?”

Albanese: “Heavy fines to make sure that they know that if they’re ripping people off, then they are in the gun to pay a heavy penalty for it.” — #AnthonyAlbanese

#Labor / #Inflation vs #Corporate #monopoly <https://theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2025/mar/30/australia-election-2025-live-updates-anthony-albanese-peter-dutton-labor-coalition-supermarkets-energy?page=with%3Ablock-67e86f248f08bb7e41c3550c#block-67e86f248f08bb7e41c3550c>

Day four: vs

While some issues are being discussed, one isnt HECS DEBT. We can talk about having a beer with the Prime ministerial candidates but not EDUCATION costs and spiralling debt.

While we’re at it. UNEMPLOYED? Has the living allowance been raised? At all, does it match inflation? Is it below the poverty line?

#PubTest / #PrimeMinister / #HexDebt / #HECSDebt / #HECS / #University / #Unemployed / #PovertyLine / #LivingWage / #LukasCoch / AAP <https://theguardian.com/australia-news/commentisfree/2025/apr/01/from-babysitting-to-keeping-a-secret-the-pm-is-preferred-but-it-is-the-literal-pub-test-where-albo-stands-out>

Day five: Multi-cultural bullshit

“Chinese language #influencers who mostly post lifestyle content are interviewing election candidates on the social media app #Rednote, allowing politicians to bypass an apparent “shadow ban” on #campaigning by the app and reach a disengaged but vital audience.

The interviews with influencers who usually post about food, real estate and shopping have been published on a platform that is not actively monitored by the Australian Electoral Commission due to Rednote’s scale and the commission’s resources.

#ScottYung, the #Liberal candidate for the ultra-marginal Sydney seat of #Bennelong, where almost one-third of residents have #Chinese ancestry, has featured in multiple interviews shared by #Mandarin speaking influencers on Rednote in recent weeks.”

I note Scotty (another Scotty) highlighted himself due to State campaigning irregularities in 2019. Johhny (War crimes) Howard is all over the #Bennelong campaign. Howard, one step away from #CCP influence campaign. Handy Andy Hastings will be in fits.

This isn’t a “Chinese thing”, this is a “Politics thing” where a multicultural background is weaponised for candidates against the rest of Australian #voters.

#Spruiking / #campaigning <https://theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/apr/02/candidates-using-influencers-to-bypass-shadow-ban-on-campaigning-by-chinese-social-media-app-rednote> / <https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/liberal-candidate-faces-more-questions-over-undisclosed-campaign-spending-20250331-p5lnxb.html>

Day Six

“Dr #SimonGrainger, a senior #climatologist at the bureau (#BOM) , said #Australia also had its joint warmest start to any year at 2.08C above average, tied with the January to March period of 2019.”

and the PM (#Labor) and opposition (#Liberal / #LNP) are having a pissing match over who can whisper into the ear a deaf, blind foreigner

#AusPol / #Straya / #ClimateEmergency / #climate <https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/apr/03/australia-records-hottest-12-months-and-warmest-march-weather-on-record>

Day eight

same vibe …

#AusPol ABCNews / #MattRoberts / #MickTsikas / AAP

Day nine

Not the Opposition leader making apologies for asking Canberra to go back to the Office to work, Not the, “I’m going to “sack the Public servants who do the Education and Health things ” (cite), but this from the Opposition Treasurer.

“Well done Angus”.

In an interview with ABC News Breakfast host James Glenday:

TAYLOR “We absolutely not backing down on that, I can assure you, James and we’re not backing down to making sure we drive down prices of electricity.”

GLENDAY asks how exactly the Coalition will pay for it?

TAYLOR “#NuclearPower is through to 2050, and it’s substantially lower than the cost of Labor’s policies.”

GLENDAY “It’s hundreds of billions of dollars no matter which way you twist it.”

TAYLOR “Well that’s the #EnergySystem. The energy system much of which is paid for by a combination of the #PrivateSector and #StateGovernments. The piece we will #finance, of course, is the #NuclearGenerators which will deliver a return and that’s how we have modelled it, James.”

Well done Angus, now show me the costings?

With no plan, #Liberal / #LNP make themselves open to critical analysis and thus reverse their decisions when deficiencies are pointed out.

#Leadership VS #Chaos

#Energy / #SolarPower / #WindPower / #Gas / #coal <https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2025/apr/07/australia-election-2025-live-coalition-labor-federal-peter-dutton-anthony-albanese-job-cuts-redundancies-batteries-solar?page=with%3Ablock-67f2fc908f08f7ab2f00f00a#block-67f2fc908f08f7ab2f00f00a>

Day nine cont: The Opposition has a #candidate problem.

Not enough diversity. Amelia is a good candidate, The #AFR describes Amelia as bringing, a “#Millennial edge”. Right pedigree (Dicks Grand niece), #OxfordUniversity educated, lives locally. The problem, I’m a renter …and I’m also a home owner that I failed to disclose.

#Kooyong / #Liberal / #rent / #housing <https://archive.md/zspBW> / <https://www.theage.com.au/politics/federal/amelia-hamer-pitched-herself-as-a-renter-she-owns-two-investment-properties-20250404-p5lp8f.html>

Day nine cont

AFR, MAR27th, “Oxford-educated renter brings #Millennial edge to Kooyong battle”

#Kooyong / #Liberal / #rent / #property / #housing <https://archive.md/VNpTL> / <https://www.afr.com/politics/federal/oxford-educated-renter-brings-millennial-edge-to-kooyong-battle-20240326-p5ff8y> (paywall)

Day nine cont

“We’ve listened to feedback from right around the country, not just #Canberra based #PublicServants … who are telling us that flexible work is something that they would like to see #enshrined.

Now, *let’s face it, it always was going to be enshrined*. Flexible work was always here to stay. But what our concern now is that part of that #flexible work should also be an ability to work from home where it’s appropriate to do so” Opposition #Finance minister.

#Liberal / #LNP / #Work / #Sack / #AboutFace <https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2025/apr/07/australia-election-2025-live-coalition-labor-federal-peter-dutton-anthony-albanese-job-cuts-redundancies-batteries-solar?page=with%3Ablock-67f2ece18f082d3642a798b6#block-67f2ece18f082d3642a798b6>

Day nine:

“In a statement to #StarObserver, a spokesperson for headspace confirmed that several items were removed from the table by the #OppositionLeader’s team ahead of the media announcement, including a tall water jug and some #flags.

They also confirmed that no posters, artworks or floor-standing flags were removed, nor was there any request to do so.”

Dutton met #ProfMcGorry (leading #Psychiatrist former Australian of the Year, and inaugural Patron of #Headspace.)

However I didn’t see this reported.

#Melton / #MentalHealth / #Victoria <https://www.starobserver.com.au/news/dutton-faces-claims-pride-decorations-were-removed-before-his-mental-health-org-visit/236139>

Day nine cont:

“Andrew CLENNEL: Alright, joining me live is Shadow #HousingMinister #MichaelSukkar. He is in the marginal Labor seat of #McEwen, just taken part in a press conference with #PeterDutton with this new announcement. Michael Sukkar, thanks for your time. You’re proposing to cut the #InternationalStudent intake from 320,000 to 240,000 – isn’t that along the lines of what the government has been trying to achieve anyway? And you blocked their #StudentCap #legislation.”

“Michael SUKKAR: No, Andrew, what we’ve seen under this government is increased #StudentNumbers. They completely botched their attempt at trying to address this issue because they tried to placate all of the #VestedInterests involved. And that means that we’ve seen more than a million #migrants over two years. Our announcement today, Andrew is part of a suite of measures to help Australians battle this #HousingCrisis.”

#AusPol / #Liberal / #LNP / #HousingCrisis <https://www.michaelsukkar.com.au/ministerial-media-releases/interview-with-andrew-clennell-sky-news-australia-3/>

Day nine cont

“Claire ONEIL: 1.2 million homes in five years

The Minister is focused on building more and wants 1.2 million new homes in five years.

“We need to build more #homes at the affordable end of the market – that’s why we want 1.2 million homes built over #FiveYears and assist #FirstHomeBuyers.

Construction capability is very important – we’ve got to build more homes; we need to build our construction sector’s capacity, and one of the most important aspects of that is that we’re training more #tradies.

Fee-free #TAFE is now permanent. Tens of thousands of those have been people #training in #construction.”

There is no mention that I can find on housing from #Labor. The Government Minister for Housing made the above comment on 14th March in the #Melbourne #NeosKosmos.

#AusPol / #Labor / #CaireONeil #HousingCrisis <https://neoskosmos.com/en/2025/03/14/news/australia/build-build-build-clare-oneils-bold-plan-to-tackle-australias-housing-crisis/>

Day ten

“#AnthonyAlbanese will on Tuesday pledge $500m for 20 youth specialist care centres, as well as $225m for 31 new and upgrades to #Medicare mental health centres, and $200m to expanding or starting 58 #Headspace centres.

The #YouthCentres will be focused on addressing what is called “the missing middle”, or complex needs that can be addressed outside #hospitals”

Why does it take an election for this kind of funding to mental health when Prof. McGorry has been calling out for a decade?

#AusPol / #Labor / #health <https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2025/apr/08/australia-election-2025-live-election-2025-live-coalition-labor-federal-peter-dutton-anthony-albanese-share-markets-economy-mental-health-prepare-debate-ntwnfb?page=with%3Ablock-67f440228f08d7b767193aff#block-67f440228f08d7b767193aff>

Day 10 cont

Opposition Leader “We [the #LNP government] had identified #JoeHockey’s work as #ambassador was crucial in doing this – identifying people who could have an #influence in the decision in and around the administration. That’s exactly what we did. This #PrimeMinister just hasn’t got any of that connection. There’s been no work done in the run-up to what was obviously being announced”

Connections, deals and nods to the wont help the country in crisis .

#AusPol / #Liberal / #tariffs / #trade / #finance <https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2025/apr/08/australia-election-2025-live-election-2025-live-coalition-labor-federal-peter-dutton-anthony-albanese-share-markets-economy-mental-health-prepare-debate-ntwnfb?page=with%3Ablock-67f444f08f08e0f1eb032389#block-67f444f08f08e0f1eb032389>

Day 10

“This morning #Labor has promised $1bn for mental #health services, including investing in more mental health workers and improving #facilities.

It follows a $400m commitment for #youth #MentalHealth and a promise to reinstate 20 subsidised mental health sessions. The Coalition (#LNP) promised those a fortnight ago during #PeterDutton’s budget reply”

#AusPol / #Liberal <https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2025/apr/08/australia-election-2025-live-election-2025-live-coalition-labor-federal-peter-dutton-anthony-albanese-share-markets-economy-mental-health-prepare-debate-ntwnfb?page=with%3Ablock-67f447be8f08054ffed4232c#block-67f447be8f08054ffed4232c>

Day ten cont

“We have hit a tipping point where the civil rights of an #individual need to be put aside for the #CivilRights of a #community. When a community doesn’t feel #safe, you have to act and you have to make sure there’s a #deterrent and a #consequence.

In my home state again [#Queensland], I would encourage every state to do this, we’re going back to #outback camps where we are rebuilding these young people with a life #skill. Not putting them behind barbed wire but sending them to remote places, giving them a skill and #purpose in life.” — David Littleproud

The National leadership is roaring to the press.

A reminder, my daddy was a State National MP and Minister. I’m from Queensland and our ideas need to be heard across the nation.

#LNP / #Liberal / #Littleproud / #rights / #Youth / #Justice <https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2025/apr/08/australia-election-2025-live-election-2025-live-coalition-labor-federal-peter-dutton-anthony-albanese-share-markets-economy-mental-health-prepare-debate-ntwnfb?page=with%3Ablock-67f4ab468f08e0f1eb0325d5#block-67f4ab468f08e0f1eb0325d5>

Day eleven:

“About 90% of the #nuclear generation capacity the #Coalition proposes to build would not have access to enough water to run safely, according to a report commissioned by #LiberalsAgainstNuclear.

The report authored by Prof. #AndrewCampbell, a visiting fellow at the Australian National University (#ANU) , assessed nuclear energy’s #water needs and the available #supply across the seven sites where the Coalition has proposed new reactors.”

“Well done Angus”

If you remember the member for #Hume is insisting the Federal Government if the #LNP wins election will purchase, run and make a profit using nuclear power.

No mention of locations of power generation sites (I assume existing sites) nor is there any mention of #geological, #enviromental or #NuclearWaste disposal studies.

#Liberal / #NuclearPower / #ClimateEmergency / #gas / #coal <https://theguardian.com/environment/2025/apr/09/not-enough-water-available-for-coalitions-nuclear-proposal-to-run-safely-report-finds>

Day eleven cont:

In the #LNP world, everyone expects and gets a gold medal for turning up.

#AusPol / #Liberal / #LNP / #hubris / #entitlement <https://theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/apr/09/election-leaders-debate-winner-albanese-social-media-posts-congratulate-peter-dutton>

Day eleven cont: ️

“we’re watching the world being burned down by powerful men – we just didn’t know they would be such #losers”.

There are millions of us across this country right now who do not want #Australia to go down the #USA route. Who want to detach ourselves from Donald Trump and to look after us in this country” — #AdamBandt

#AusPol / #Greens / #economics / #Defence / #RAN / #Dolphin / #Submarine / f #AUKUS / #straya / #merica <https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2025/apr/09/australia-election-2025-live-anthony-albanese-peter-dutton-labor-coalition-greens-adam-bandt-debate-gas-prices-cost-of-living-economy-tariffsntwnfb?filterKeyEvents=false&page=with%3Ablock-67f5e5098f08165382e331f2#block-67f5e5098f08165382e331f2>

Day eleven cont:

The #LNP have a candidate problem cont…

“A #Liberal #National candidate (#JeremyNeal) in a must-win #Queensland seat has apologised after #SocialMedia posts airing controversial views about #China, #Covid19 restrictions and “#feminists” who helped “kick out” Donald Trump in 2020 resurfaced.”

So you chastise Political candidates who have an opinion and tell their truth OR chastise them because they are not tactful? (ie: don’t disclose what they think, lie etc.)

#AusPol / #Politics / #tact / #Machiavellian <https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/apr/09/lnp-candidate-jeremy-neal-leichardt-queensland-china-covid-lockdown-social-media-posts-ntwnfb>

Day eleven cont:

The #LNP have a candidate problem continued…

“Speaking at a #RenewableEnergy conference in #Sydney on Wednesday, #SurangelWhipps Jr described seeing two-thirds of an island in his archipelago country disappear under water in his lifetime. “For those of us in the #Pacific who have lived through storm surges, #rising #ocean levels and increasingly high tides, the phrase ‘water lapping at our door’ is not a metaphor or a punchline. It’s our fear and reality,” he said.

The comment was an apparent reference to a 2015 incident in which #PeterDutton, while #ImmigrationMinister, was overheard on a hot mic joking with then-prime minister #TonyAbbott (#dickhead) about delays during a visit to Papua New Guinea (#PNG) , saying “time doesn’t mean anything when you’re about to have water lapping at your door”.

Rules are applied only when needed.

#AusPol / #Politics / #tact / #Machiavellian / #Liberal <https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/apr/09/palau-president-australia-cop-31-climate-summit>

Day twelve

“Donald Trump says he has ambitions to compete with #Australia on coal production after signing executive orders designating the #FossilFuel as a #mineral and vowing to reinvigorate an industry that is in steep decline. …

During a rambling one-hour speech that spanned illegal immigration from Africa, Germany’s wind industry and energy challenges in California, Trump also specifically referenced Australia’s #CoalTrade with #China.

‘We have more coal than any other country. You go to Australia, they have fantastic amounts of coal. You know who they sell it to?’ he asked several dozen hard hat-wearing coal miners in the #WhiteHouse.

‘China. They sell it to China. They’re nearby. They sell a lot of it to China. But we have more than anywhere else on earth. We also have more liquid gold than anywhere on earth. So we’re really an #energy behemoth, but we’re unleashing that also.’”

Energy Resources. We should see some response by either party as to their Environmental and Climate policies by what is and isn’t said.

#AusPol / #ClimateEmergency / #tariffs / #minerals / #Liberal #LNP / #Labor <https://archive.md/lzK4E> / <https://afr.com/companies/mining/trump-cites-australia-in-his-beautiful-clean-coal-energy-overhaul-20250409-p5lqjl> (paywall)

Day 12 cont

The #Liberals have a candidate problem continued:

“Liberal #candidate #ScottYung and party officials have declined to answer detailed #questions about whether his use of #Chinese celebrities and a public relations firm in the 2019 #StateElection complied with official #guidelines, as the Liberal party confirms an #audit of campaign disclosures.

A private dinner at a “luxurious venue” in #Sydney to raise #CampaignFunds for Yung, featuring the former Liberal prime minister #TonyAbbott, has also been cancelled without explanation.”

…

“Wishing the talented young Chinese Mr #RongSicheng [Scott Yung] has great success ahead and a boundless future! All the best! I’m #ZhangTielin from #Beijing, #China.”

The cursed Liberal Christian name “Scott” strikes again.

#AusPol / #LNP / #Bennelong / #Kogarah <https://theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/apr/10/nsw-electoral-commission-rules-disclosing-celebrity-endorsements-liberal-candidate-scott-yung-ntwnfb>

Day 12 cont

The #Liberals have a #candidate problem continued:

“The #Coalition’s (#LNP) election campaign is being dogged by a lengthening list of #CandidateIssues, the latest revelation that the contender (#JeffreyKidney) for the #Melbourne seat of #Wills pleaded #guilty to obtaining financial advantage by #deception and was ordered to pay #fines and #compensation worth more than $10,000.”

The poor quality of candidates is beginning to bite the Liberals.

#AusPol / #PeterDutton / #Leichhardt / #Bradfield / #Kooyong <https://archive.md/V0FK2> / <https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/another-liberal-candidate-under-pressure-as-candidate-vetting-questioned-20250407-p5lpw6.html> (paywall)

Day 13

“In Australia, in a #democracy, you make your #arguments with #words, not #weapons,” he told Sunrise.

“If people want to come up to us and have a chat, they can.”

“If they don’t like us, then they might mumble something under their breath or cross the road – you never want to see the sorts of threats of #physical #violence happen, like we’ve seen #overseas.” — Member for #Blaxland

Does Australia and Australians need violence for political change? NO, thats why we vote.

Both major Political parties have “Pay to meet the Politician” programs for the largest bidders, so saying the public can chat to any Politician, especially serving members is unrealistic & patronising.

#AusPol / #Liberal / #LNP / #Labor #JasonClare / #PeterDutton <https://theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/apr/11/peter-dutton-brisbane-boy-charged-alleged-terror-plot-ntwfb>

Day 14

“Nearly 2m hectares of #forests suitable for endangered koalas have been destroyed since the iconic species was declared a #ThreatenedSpecies in 2011, according to analysis for Guardian Australia.

The scale of #habitat #destruction in #Queensland and #NewSouthWales – states in which the koala is formally recognised as being at risk of #extinction – has continued despite political promises it would be protected.

Analysis by the #AustralianConservationFoundation using state and federal government #data found 1,964,200 hectares of #koala habitat were cleared between 2012 and 2021, the latest year for which there was complete data.

The total amount of destroyed forest and bush covered an area larger than greater Sydney, taking in the #BlueMountains, the #Illawarra, the southern highlands and the #Goulburn and #Shoalhaven regions.

It is more than 10 times larger than the area the #NSW government is assessing for a possible “great koala national park”. But most of the cleared area – 81% – was in Queensland.

About three-quarters of the lost forest is estimated to have been cleared for agriculture, to create #cattle pasture and #crop fields. The analysis found 13% was removed by the #forestry industry and 5% for development of infrastructure, including #mining. Just 4% was likely due to natural causes, such as bushfire and drought.”

There’s a reason the Minister for the Environment has been kept quiet.

#Auspol / #Labor / #Straya / #ClimateExtinction <https://theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/apr/12/koala-habitat-destroyed-since-2011-analysis>

Day 14 cont ️

“The Coalition’s pledge to scrap fines for carmakers that exceed emissions caps imposed by #Labor has raised concerns about new barriers to the influx of cheap #EV models and entrenching #petrol #guzzlers that cost more to run.”

“We want cleaner, cheaper cars on Australian roads as we head towards net zero by 2050, but forcing unfair penalties on carmakers and consumers is not the answer,” — #PeterDutton

Remember tradie Utes under threat? (cf BYD electric Ute 4WD) Also note the target date, 2050.

#AusPol / #Liberal / #energy / #emissions / #ClimateEmergency <https://smh.com.au/politics/federal/copied-from-america-dutton-launches-election-fight-over-evs-20250402-p5loib.html>

Day 14 cont

“Price was appointed to lead a government efficiency unit if the #Coalition government is elected after 3 May. The unit, which would sit within the prime minister’s department, has been compared to one led by US #tech billionaire Elon Musk (#TechWeenie, #Oligarch), whose Department of Government #Efficiency, or Doge, is taking a razor to US government departments.

“Let’s be very, very clear, media, you’re obsessed with Donald Trump . We’re not obsessed with Donald Trump. We’re actually obsessed with ensuring that we can improve the circumstances for #Australians,” she said.”

Devoid of any #policy, #analysis, #costing, #ideas an LNP Senator makes a word salad of foreign phrases about making the “Bond market” sexy again, from a #BowlingClub on a Saturday in #Perth.

Repeat the slogans,
Repeat the slogans,
Repeat the #slogans.

#AusPol / #LNP / #Liberal / #propaganda / #JacintaNampijinpaPrice / #indoctrination <https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/apr/12/jacinta-price-says-coalition-will-make-australia-great-again-then-accuses-media-of-being-obsessed-with-trump

Day 15 =>

“#BarrieCassidy and #TonyBarry examine #PeterDutton’s surprise backflip on his work-from-home policy, and ask: what can the #Coalition do to recover from a bad week? And can they limit the damage quickly?”

Remember when you could get the weekly catchup and analysis (however flawed) of Australian political goings on? It was call “Insiders” and would be aired on the ABC on Sunday mornings. The show transmuted into #Binsiders when Barry left.

Barry has a podcast thats released every Saturday.

#AusPol / #Aunty #ABCTV / #LNP / #Liberal / #Labor / #Greens <https://www.theguardian.com/profile/barrie-cassidy>

Day 15

“As Price got into full flight, Dutton’s team tried to end the press conference.

But Price kept talking.”

“When the press conference’s final question turned to Price’s plans for cutting #GovernmentWaste in a potential #Coalition cabinet, the senator seized her moment. In 11 minutes, she traversed everything from the indoctrination of students to “silly ideas around ideological things like colonising breastfeeding”.

There had been no plan for Dutton’s spokeswoman for #IndigenousAffairs and government efficiency to take centre stage. Half an hour earlier, Price had led a rallying cry to “make Australia great again”.

Discipline, focus, strategy?

#AusPol / #LNP / #Liberal / #Perth / #leadership / #PeterDutton <https://archive.md/4IhID> / <https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/dutton-had-a-decision-to-make-on-saturday-he-chose-jacinta-price-20250412-p5lr8q.html> (paywall)

Day 15 cont

“The #Nationals #leader, #DavidLittleproud, called it a “slip of the tongue” when Price, the shadow minister for #GovernmentEfficiency and Indigenous #Australians, told a campaign rally she wanted to “make #Australia great again” on Saturday. The #senator later claimed she hadn’t “even realised” she made the comments, then accused the media of being “obsessed” with the US president.

Guardian #Australia has obtained an image of the senator at an event with her family over the Christmas period wearing a Maga hat.

…

Guardian Australia has approached #Coalition campaign headquarters for comment.”

#AusPol / #Liberals / #LNP / #HQ / #propaganda / #slogans / #JacintaNampijinpaPrice <https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/apr/13/image-emerges-of-jacinta-price-wearing-maga-cap-one-day-after-she-says-coalition-will-make-australia-great-again>

Day 15 cont

“With #NuclearPower there is no need carpet our national parks, our prime agricultural land and coastlines with industrial, solar and windfarms, or 28,000 kilometres of transmission lines …

Our #economy has stagnated under the Albanese governments excessive and interference, privatising the agendas of inner-city Green voters, activists and union bosses, as they always do. #Labor has used every tool at their disposal to target sectors critical for our #economies.

It has gone after #miners, small businesses, farmers, fishers and foresters, from Tasmania to Western Australia, and when these #industries suffer, we all suffer. My intention is to make Australia a mining, agricultural and manufacturing powerhouse once again.” — #PeterDutton

There you go, that’s the policy. Everything is based off #Nuclear and it will solve all the problems. No policy, costings, strategic analysis, economic or political discussion.

Question?

This message was delivered in Perth, WA. Who benifits from a new #nuclear uninformed policy?

#AusPol / #nuclear / #NuclearWaste / #LNP / #Liberal / #Coalition / #Nationals <https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2025/apr/13/australia-election-2025-live-anthony-albanese-peter-dutton-housing-tax-campaign-launches-cost-of-living-labor-coalition-ntwnfb>

Day 15 #OpEd reminder of who benefits from #LNP policy

Thu 31 Oct, 2024.

“#PeterDutton says his office asked whether billionaire (Oligarch) #GinaRinehart's jet was available for event: #OppositionLeader Peter Dutton has admitted his own error after saying he had never requested access to billionaire mining magnate Gina Rinehart's #PrivateJet in his travels.”

Mr Dutton has previously #declared flights provided by #HancockProspecting, owned by Ms #Rinehart, but on Tuesday said "no" when asked if he had ever personally asked to be flown courtesy of the nation's #richest woman.

#LNP / #Nationals / #Liberals / #Oligharchs / #Corporations / #MultiNationals / #Nuclear / #NuclearWaste / #NuclearPower <https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-10-31/liberal-mp-adds-undisclosed-flight-upgrades/104543154>

Day 15 cont

“I want to help #YoungPeople and #FirstHomeBuyers achieve the dream of #HomeOwnership,” — #AnthonyAlbanese said.

#PeterDutton (#LNP / #Liberal) has announced a $10bn tax cut measure, which would give #Australians who earn up to $144,000 relief of up to $1,200 in the upcoming financial year.”

What a load of horse. Where is the strategy to industrialise the housing Industry to drive down costs and increase quality? <https://www.youtube.com/watchv=36I6jCrWTvQ>

Does #Labor want people to #buy or #rent? Where is this discussion? If not where is the plan to rollback (middle class #welfare) house investment & #NegativeGearing? Where is the talk of #EducationalDebt? Free TAFE for Tradies won’t solve these problems.

Dream on Labor.
Libs, $1200 dollars

#AusPol / #Labor / #LaborParty / #housing / #HousingCrisis / #Financialisation / #NegativeGearing <https://theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/apr/12/albanese-to-pledge-10bn-to-help-build-100000-homes-for-first-time-buyers>

Day 15 cont #LNP

“#Coalition Leader #PeterDutton has announced a plan to allow first-time buyers of newly built homes to be able to deduct interest payments on up to $650,000 of their #mortgage from their income taxes.

The #policy would mean a family on average incomes would be around $11,000 a year better off — or $55,000 over five years”

Last minute policy. Details? More deductions from the government instead of fixing the existing problems.

#AusPol / #Liberal / #coalition / #housing / #HousingCrisis / #Financialisation / #NegativeGearing <https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04-13/coalition-first-home-buyers-mortgage-taxes/105170766>

Day 15 cont #Labor

“A re-elected #Albanese government would allow all Australian first home buyers to purchase with a 5 per cent deposit, avoiding lenders mortgage insurance, in an expansion of an existing scheme.

The government will also commit $10 billion to build 100,000 new #homes exclusively for #FirstHomeBuyers, and will introduce a $1,000 instant #TaxDeduction from 2026-27

Last minute policy. Details? Cant we address the existing problems?

#AusPol / #LaborParty / #housing / #HousingCrisis / #Financialisation / #NegativeGearing
<https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04-12/election-2025-labor-five-per-cent-deposits-first-homebuyers/105169984>

Day 15 cont

Looking back at promises for mental health due to underfunding.

“As Prime Minister #AnthonyAlbanese issues an election #pledge of $1 billion for #MentalHealth support #funding, professionals on the sector’s frontline are reserving judgement.“

#Health / #Youth / #Labor / #ProfPatrickMcgorry / #Straya <https://archive.md/5yJOK> / <https://www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/health/2025/04/12/labors-faint-promise-mental-health> (paywall)

Day 16

The Opposition leader in hard hat with HiVis with a prop at a Press conference.

#AusPol / #Liberal / #LNP / #Coalition / #StunnedMullet <https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04-14/federal-election-live-2025-updates-albanese-dutton-campaign-news/105172762#live-blog-post-169218>

Day 16 cont

REPORTER “Mr Dutton, you’ve brought your son Harry out here, he talked about how hard it is to save for a #deposit … Why won’t you support him a bit and give him a bit of help with buying a #house?

DUTTON “I haven’t finished the excellent points I was making. The next point, as to why people should vote Liberal, is we can manage the #economy well …”

#AusPol / #Liberal / #LNP / #Coalition / #housing / #rent / #HousingCrisis <https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2025/apr/14/australia-federal-election-2025-live-anthony-albanese-peter-dutton-housing-tax-cost-of-living-labor-coalition-greens-ntwnfb?filterKeyEvents=false&page=with%3Ablock-67fc6df18f0825dc3aa153ff#block-67fc6df18f0825dc3aa153ff>

Day 16 cont

“One is left to wonder, why do parties of both major #political persuasions keep doing things which they know will put upward pressure on #house #prices, and thus exacerbate the #problem they say they are trying to solve?

It’s hard to avoid the conclusion that the reason is that they know there are only about 110,000 people who each year succeed in becoming first home buyers. And even if you assume that for every one who does, there are five or six who don’t, that’s still only 700,000 or so votes, tops, for policies that might restrain the rate of house price inflation or halt it altogether.

Politicians also know that at any point in time there are more than 11 million voters who own their own homes, and more than 2.25 million who own at least one investment property. The last thing those 11 million to 13 million voters want is anything that might restrain – let alone halt – the rate of property price #inflation.” — #SaulEslake

#AusPol / #OpEd / #housing / #Australia / #LNP / #Liberal / #Nationals / #Labor <https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/apr/14/the-housing-policies-of-both-major-parties-are-bad-for-aspiring-home-buyers>

Day 16 cont

“There is a “growing backlash” to the #Coalition’s #NuclearPlan, with #community groups furious at the lack of consultation and angered that the policy would not give local #communities the #PowerOfVeto and that #NuclearPlants would be built regardless of local #opposition.

Opponents say the pro-nuclear lobby group #NuclearForAustralia has been hosting #InformationSessions but that it makes it overly difficult for people to attend and ask questions, and is not able to answer those #questions that are posed.”

#AusPol / #Nuclear / #PeterDutton / #NuclearWaste / #LNP / #Liberal / #Nationals <https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/apr/13/community-groups-furious-coalition-nuclear-plan-would-go-ahead-even-if-locals-oppose-it>

Day 16 cont

“#TanyaPlibersek and #AnthonyAlbanese have brushed off an awkward moment at Sunday’s #Labor #FederalElection #campaign launch when the prime minister appeared to block a hug from the #environment minister, insisting that the pair are good friends.”

Labor Environmental policy release day.

#AusPol / #LaborParty / #EnvironmentalPolicy / #trees / #koalas <https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/apr/14/i-shouldve-done-the-elbow-bump-plibersek-and-albanese-brush-off-awkward-greeting-at-labor-election-campaign-launch>

@jillL worse, prop.

@Barebower advertising. The body is a prop not another human.

@Bot4Sale yep, they do not exist to the Political class.