Needs a young, passionate person to emerge and have the Mamdani courage for change.

In the social media age, focusing on 'announceables' for TV doesn't go far in convincing voters. "If Albo wants to cut through, he has to cut through by doing big things people care about, and convince them those big things are going to make their lives better." @richarddenniss.bsky.social #auspol

"We come from the land of the ice and snow From the midnight sun where the hot springs flow The hammer of the gods Will drive our ships to new lands To fight the horde, sing and cry Valhalla, I am coming" Led Zeppelin - Immigrant song

I’ve gone up and down these stairs 4 times each way today.

I feel like Neil is going to be a swear seal.

True story.

Fraser wouldn’t touch today’s Labor, for the same reasons he quit Liberals.

Her point is still valid: although Hanson has swapped out “Asians” for “Muslims”, Hanson’s lines haven’t changed in 30 years. She’s still divisive, hasn’t got a clue how to govern a country, doesn’t have policies other than “burn it all down” and “profits for Gina and Gas” etc.

IMO too many pollies are narcissists with entitlement issues, specifically “I’m entitled to the top job”. And others, like Penny Wong, have sold out now she’s in power. Keating had some scandals, like the time he touched the queen. Sigh.

The Labor party of Whitlam, Hawke & Keating has long gone. Albo was supposed to be from the Left faction. He’s not Left. He’s not Hawke. I haven’t a clue who he is anymore. I doubt he does either. The word “sellout” comes to mind. Just like UK Labour’s Stamer I think it’s time for Albo to resign

my brother & his partner are telling me an insane story about this local deity called "st. rat" which is apparently a mosaic relief put up by some queers in seattle. the city kept trying to paint over it, but people would repeatedly just use acetone and remove the paint until the city gave up

Sounds like the name of a gun that shoots balloons

My strongest opinion about the Balogun situation is that his parents should have named him Boltgun as that's how I keep reading it.

Dumb PM says another dumb thing on dumb radio show. Stop the presses. The left needs to seriously focus, because the world is on fire, fascism is on the march, and THIS is the shit we focus on. Good grief.

My husband is happy.

Have to say, am disappointed in him. Jodie and Toto must be too. I had to check the article twice to see if it was for real. Stupid stuff. And no not defending him either.

Yep, watching, I thought "surely he won't answer that". Good grief!

You would think that a guy who can effectively stifle any awkward debate among his MPs or at a Labor conference would know how to stop the question being asked in the first place, or get his media minders to do it

This photo still going hard.

Just a normal day in Australian media land, it's unbearable how stupid everything is

I am minimising it because the whole thing is a moronic distraction from real issues and all of us, feminists included, do ourselves a disservice by making this the hill people focus on. Cannot handle the stupidity of this discussion.

I was of the understanding that a Prime Minister had to be a member of the lower house. Hanson is a senator, therefore cannot be Prime Minister. She would need to resign her senate seat and then take a chance in an electorate somewhere. But the MSM do spout about a PHON govt.

under Hawke and Keating we got the “pay rise for productivity gain” deal, as well as the start of privatisation of national assets that screwed us over and is still screwing us over.

Both parents were the school cleaners at our primary... zero school holidays until 3 weeks at Christmas. I knew far too much about the behaviour and upbringing of my classmates. #CubicleLife

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Agree but what subsequent governments & Unions did with it underlines the mistrust inherent in the system since Bob.

there was an episode of Thirty Rock where America manufactured made up games for a televised fictitious Olympics so home audiences could feel good about themselves...so the idea is not as daft as it seems...

Hawkie was unique. I think he and Keating were the last major leaders who came up through the unions, and Keating screwed us over with privatisation, HECS, media ownership, etc. Hawkie died a beloved pollie. Keating is still respected and loved, partly because Howard followed & was AWFUL.

I would rather a PM who doesn’t see sharing a drug with someone as some form of camaraderie. I want a competent, sober, courageous leader. Albanese is a poor example of that, and the folksy “having a beer” line makes me want to throw up. I hated it with Hawke, and I hate it still with Temu Hawke.

I hate that to be "Australian" you have to slam down a shoey, scream "Ozzie, Ozzie, Ozzie, oi, oi ,oi" & "yeah, nah" everything you don't understand or don't like. But, here we are - apparently a nation of bogans being led by the bogan-aspirant.

At this rate they'll probably award the world cup to an oil rich city state that builds stadiums with slaves

the first time I recall hearing that “politician you’d most like to have a beer with” was when Peter Garrett was elected. Unfortunately, complying with party politics meant he “compromised” his Midnight Oil credentials. Should’ve run as an indie. Therefore imo “have a beer with” pollies = bin.

Yet, I believe Magna Carta requires #EmperorSausageFingers to buy a Meme Coin from #TheManchurianCanteloupe before he can make such a request... 🤔

Because corruption is best friends with corruption.

Will my husband be happy?

The notion that anything was 'asked'. 🤦‍♂️ It was a demand, and FIFA were only too willing to help out.

You can tell it’s the school holidays. Young girl in the Vietnamese cafe with mum. I used to go to work with my mum during the holidays. No fun camps for me. Just delivering groceries.

If I had a beer with someone who acted like Albo did, it would be the last beer I have with them. Having a beer does not translate to ‘carte blanche to be Nobby McNobhead in my presence’.

Why did FIFA agree to the Orange turd’s request?

Claudia Sheinbaum on the phone to Gianni as we speak requesting a stoppage time extension until Mexico scores. #FIFAWorldCup

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mate I'm Asian Australian and was there for her 'swamped by Asians' speech. I'm invested. But her support is a house of cards. PHON polling dropped 10 points after her NPC disaster, and it'll drop further once people stop to think about her policies. 'Your boy Albo'? Respectfully, fuck off.

If you want a picture of how moronic and detached the discourse in Australia is, the Prime Minister is presently being roasted for saying he'd fuck Kylie Minogue (lots of people would!!) and not for selling explosives to a genocide of children. MSM conversation is worthless.

It's the same, for me at least, with the "pub test". Have you ever listened to the arguments in the local pub?

Most of the people who I have a beer with are the last people I'd like to see in the Lodge (or parliament, generally).

ever since Tim got the tribal tattoo sleeve he’s felt hella tough

Few wanted to have a beer with Howard or Menzies. Curtin was teetotal, reformed alcoholic. Rudd? Keating?