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At the 2022 Federal Election which party will receive your first preference?

LNP
[ 7 ] (26.9%)
ALP
[ 8 ] (30.8%)
Greens
[ 2 ] (7.7%)
One Nation
[ 0 ] (0%)
United Australia Party
[ 3 ] (11.5%)
Other
[ 2 ] (7.7%)
None of the Above
[ 4 ] (15.4%)

Total Members Voted: 26

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Reply #90 –
Talking about shameless, the weekend Australian, so-called "journalism"
DrE is no more... you ok with that harmonica man?

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Reply #91 –
So it's pretty much confirmed, hardly a policy discussed, and debate voted on by sledging, innuendo and shouts, more like an episode of MAFS than a discussion to find someone worthy of being elected. The race to the bottom of the barrel.

This is a huge problem for all of us, because the major parties have become so so bad the big winners are undoubtedly going to be the Nuffies!
"Extremists on either side will always meet in the Middle!"

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Reply #92 –
Quote from: LP – on
So it's pretty much confirmed, hardly a policy discussed, and debate voted on by sledging, innuendo and shouts, more like an episode of MAFS than a discussion to find someone worthy of being elected. The race to the bottom of the barrel.

This is a huge problem for all of us, because the major parties have become so so bad the big winners are undoubtedly going to be the Nuffies!

Crucial errors made by both of them.  The next few years will be chaos with largely unrepresented swill.  Only then will people wake up into whose hands they've played.



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Reply #93 –
Uninspiring choices have been a common theme in Australian elections for some years. I reckon we've just about reached the bottom of the barrel.

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Reply #94 –
Quote from: Lods – on
Uninspiring choices have been a common theme in Australian elections for some years. I reckon we've just about reached the bottom of the barrel.

Doubt we've reached the bottom of it yet, we are trending down at a fast rate of knots with respect to Poli IQ so the future looks ever more bleak if you ask me. As George Constanza once said:
Jerry: You have no idea what an idiot is. Elaine just gave me a chance to get out and I didn't take it. This (pointing to himself) is an idiot.
George: Is that right? I just threw away a lifetime of guilt-free sex, and floor seats for every sporting event in Madison Square Garden. So please, a little respect, for I am Costanza, Lord of the Idiots.
Roxanne: (Yelling out the window) You're all winners!
George: But suddenly, a new contender has emerged.
2021-Pi$$ or get off the pot
2022- Real Deal or more of the same? 0.6%
2023- "Raise the Standard" - M. Voss Another year wasted Bar Set
2024-Back to the drawing boardNo excuses, its time
2025-Carlton can win the 2025 AFL Premiership

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Reply #95 –
Quote from: Gointocarlton – on
Doubt we've reached the bottom of it yet, we are trending down at a fast rate of knots with respect to Poli IQ so the future looks ever more bleak if you ask me.

And, much to my dismay, it'll come down to preferences imo

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Reply #96 –
Quote from: Gointocarlton – on
Doubt we've reached the bottom of it yet, we are trending down at a fast rate of knots with respect to Poli IQ so the future looks ever more bleak if you ask me. As George Constanza once said:
Jerry: You have no idea what an idiot is. Elaine just gave me a chance to get out and I didn't take it. This (pointing to himself) is an idiot.
George: Is that right? I just threw away a lifetime of guilt-free sex, and floor seats for every sporting event in Madison Square Garden. So please, a little respect, for I am Costanza, Lord of the Idiots.
Roxanne: (Yelling out the window) You're all winners!
George: But suddenly, a new contender has emerged.

My favourite Seinfeld moment :))

I'm just wondering whether it's an election worth winning.
The winner is probably going to be faced with forming a minority government in what promises to be a difficult and traumatic couple of years.
It might not be the best time to be in government.

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Reply #97 –
Quote from: Lods – on
My favourite Seinfeld moment :))

I'm just wondering whether it's an election worth winning.
The winner is probably going to be faced with forming a minority government in what promises to be a difficult and traumatic couple of years.
It might not be the best time to be in government.

Good points....fair chance there will be a recession with rising inflation numbers and interest rates rising here and in the USA.
The USA are seeing an inverted Bond Yield in relation to 10 year treasury bonds and that usually signifies a recession which will have a flow on effect down here in Australia.
Demand has dropped in China and the Ukraine war has shoved up oil prices so business is going to find it tougher and any government is going to find it harder to deliver on election promises and handle the huge debts the country has after the pandemic.
Having the loony factions like the Greens, Clive/Craig and Pauline holding the balance of power if we get a minority Government would make its a nightmare to operate and give them all their payoff requests....you add to the fact that Albo the likely winner and his treasurer elect in Jim Chalmers are economically inexperienced it doesnt bode well..

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Reply #98 –
Clive Palmer has spent untold millions of dollars in advertising over the past few months telling his mentally deficient supporters of the peril to their beloved freedoms if they vote for either the government or the opposition.

Now I hear he is telling them to direct their preferences to the government in tightly contested seats.

He is a shining example of a hypocrite.

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Reply #99 –
The hypocrites would be the Liberals. Bogging on about how the Teal independents are supposedly secret Labor or Green candidates while Palmer has spent the last 2 elections helping out the Liberals, but of course he's independent of them. The UAP is just a sham vote harvesting and advertising arm of the Coalition.

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Reply #100 –
I don’t think the coalition are that smart.
Let’s go BIG !

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Reply #101 –
The biggest short term bomb that the LNP has lit is the cut in fuel excise.  Not only did they cancel a rebate for heavy vehicles using public roads, there will be a day where petrol goes from (say) $1.55 to $1.77 overnight, only through short sighted populism.  (I saw that in some places petrol is $2.09+ - without the excise, $2.31 is a lot to pay!)

When the excise is re-introduced, if the Government is LNP, their popularity will decrease and suddenly no one will admit to voting for them.  If Labor is in power, LNP will scream blue murder about their lack of caring about the cost of living.

Another similar issue is the LMITO.  This is a tax rebate.  It has already been extended once/twice.  Similarly, if LNP is in power, their popularity will decrease rapidly (especially if the stage 3 tax cuts do proceed) once the rebate is axed.  If Labor axe it, LNP will scream about introducing new taxes.

Somewhere along the way, decreased taxes means decreased services and the local community has to pay more to keep/maintain/improve facilities which requires two things - communities that care and $$ within the community.

This is so messy, and clumsy, particularly from a government who 'wants to stay out of our lives'.

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Reply #102 –
Im actually thinking of voting independent.


Why?  Same reason a guy like Trump won an election.

These other forkwits need a rocket.

"everything you know is wrong"

Paul Hewson

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Reply #103 –
We've got 12 people running in our electorate. 

I'm not sure who to vote for,  but I know upper and lower house will be different.

A hung parliament may mean the parties have to work with each other to get legislation through,  which might mean it is actually for the benefit of the populace.

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Reply #104 –
Quote from: Thryleon – on
Im actually thinking of voting independent.


Why?  Same reason a guy like Trump won an election.

These other forkwits need a rocket.


I have in recent elections, prefer someone who lives in my electorate and has some idea of local issues as well as being able to relate to issues that are important to me and my family. Not that my vote will probably count for much given the electorate is a stronghold for one of the major parties.