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Re: Shawny’s concerns about Victorian and Australian Governments

Reply #135 –
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I'll say this, I used to see a liver specialist at a public hospital here in Melbourne. Check is via swiping your Medicare card at a console where you get a ticket with a number. The wait at the specialist clinics there is normally horrendous. On one occasion, in my haste, I accidentally clicked yes to the Aboriginal and Torres Straight Islander question. I can tell you on that occasion my wait was minuscule, I virtually got called in straight away. Coincidence? Perhaps.

Oh no!  You've skewed the data  :)
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Re: Shawny’s concerns about Victorian and Australian Governments

Reply #136 –
I don't feel even remotely divided because I may be in a hospital waiting room, and once in my lifetime a First Nations person may get taken in a few minutes before me. Equality of outcome and facilitating a more level access to medical treatment are what's important IMO.

Re: Shawny’s concerns about Victorian and Australian Governments

Reply #137 –
Looks like Brad Battin's days as Victorian Opposition Leader are numbered.

If shadow treasurer Jess Wilson rolls him as expected, that will be three Opposition Leaders in less than 12 months.

You would think that the Coalition have the next election sewed up but the deep divisions in the Liberal Party could see them lose yet another election.  All they would really have to do is put on a united front and avoid major gaffes but that seems to be beyond them.

I can't say that I'll be sorry to see the back of Battin and I don't know anything about Wilson.  John Pesutto was doing OK until he upset the right by taking on Moya Deeming.  I can't see them letting him back.
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Re: Shawny’s concerns about Victorian and Australian Governments

Reply #138 –
It looks like Battin is toast.

To paraphrase Bill Hayden, “A drover’s dog could lead the Libs to victory at the next election,” but they’re focused on their own internal conflicts and getting even 🙄
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Re: Shawny’s concerns about Victorian and Australian Governments

Reply #139 –
That’s a meteoric rise for Jess Wilson who is a first term MP.

First female leader of the Victorian Libs too.

Good luck to her 🙏

She might need it; the Liberal right is up in arms!
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Re: Shawny’s concerns about Victorian and Australian Governments

Reply #140 –
I suppose the fundamental problem with the Liberals even at a state level is that they are percieved as a coalition not a party, and that is because they behave like a coalition and not a party, they do not exhibit unity. And the people being offered as alternatives to the right might not be as pure as the general public is lead to believe.

There is quite a bit of irony for the anti-soclialist and anti-union LIberals to be torn apart by obvious factions even if they refuse to call them factions.
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