I believe the people have had a gutful.

He looks like he is begging for a diplomatic position.

His days are numbered and few if any of the TEALS will support him in the interest of retaining their seats.

I'm picking Dutton who supports nuclear power (cheap power) could win enough seats to win government.

Heir apparent? Bill Shorten for mine as authentic!
Alan B.

When a commentator, in the 1st 6 paragraphs, seizes upon and criticises the PM's overseas trips rather than acknowledge the importance of said trips (i.e. fixing the mess and re-establishing relationships which the previous government left in its wake) or not mentioning that previous coalition PM's have traveled just as extensively in the same time period, one instantly recognises that one is reading the bleating of a rusted on party apologist. Therefore, we know that nothing remotely achieving objectivity in whatever comes next can possibly happen. Best then to save my time and stop reading any further.

"And the Prime Minister, spent the first 18 months globe-trotting and at home campaigning for the Voice referendum, seemingly running the parliament in his spare time."

These partisan hack pieces are getting tiresome.

Albanese's travel is on par with Morrison and Abbott yet there was not such criticisms of them. The opposition started the Airbus jibe after only 5 weeks of Albanese in government and useful lapdogs like this author are running with it regardless of whether it is legitimate.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-11-17/fact-check-airbus-albo-international-trips-coalition/103113758

We really are living in a post truth world now aren't we.

Although Albanese is not PM material, he is not to blame for the bureaucratic mess many leftist Public Servants cause. They outnumber the decent civil servants who are up against their incompetent & self-centred colleagues. As I keep pointing out, it’s all down to mentality ! Dutton will have to sort out the Public Servants who are not performing & we can be assured the Unions will put up one hell of a fight to maintain the Peter Principle style nepotism that is the crux of this mess.

The whole government mess is proving about as useful as an udder on a bull, but lefty mouth piece SR can only defend air buses habit of floating around the skys, playing at leader at great expense. Hell the man even looks bad in his photo ops.

Lust perhaps he can stay in power by importing hundreds of thousands of undesirables to shore up his vote, he won't have anything good to show for all his flying.

God help our grand kids with this lot of ratbags driving the ship.

Let’s observe how a future US Trump Government achieves a permanent right wing dictatorship, and with some luck, we in Australia can find a way to follow suit.

“Surprised”. More like shocked that such a dope who had spent 20 years in Parliament, never distinguishing himself, never shown anyone signs of leadership qualities, was now head of a 32% government. And, he is even worse than expected.

Albanese is certainly not the “right fit”; he is a misfit.

Australia's politicians have all been awful since John Howard, but Albanese takes the cake.

Albanese's handling of the Voice sums up his leadership: Announce a situation of great urgency demanding immediate action and reform, spend a heap of money and cause a lot of division and heated argument, all to no effect. He then blames others for the failure and moves on to his next crusade. I think he frequently travels OS so he doesn't have to face his mounting failures and can maintain his delusions of being a statesman. It's nothing personal. It's the damage he is doing to Australia with his halfwitted leadership.

The latest Newspoll has the primary vote for Albanese ALP down to 27%. No wonder : life has got so much harder for everyone since this idiot (or is he just plain evil) and his gang got in with a mere 32% of the vote.

ttbn,

I think Albo well intentioned. What I see as his main character flaw is his inability to acknowledge his failures, which is why I refer to him as a cult leader. I hope that the coalition go hard on energy policy as I cannot see Labor as capable of averting a power crisis with the pursuit of renewable energy.

What Fester says.
Alan B.

Fester

I can't see any good in Albanese. I would be surprised if the average Labor voter could, either. Albanese is dragging down the ALP itself. When the party can get only 32% of the primary vote in the first place, and Albanese has dragged it down to 27%, Labor is in big trouble; as we all are, given the present state of the Coalition.

We are bereft of leadership. I think we are at a stage when, similar to the 1930s, people might start looking for a 'strong' leader. And, we know where that can lead.

Why we even talking about the 140 detainees? Albanese brought in 518,000 net migration, then fibbed that he was “halving” migration. That’s what we should be talking about.

Steve S

We definitely should be talking about immigration. The Australian political class is addicted to this lazy way of increasing economic growth, which makes us all poorer per head. Population growth accounted for 85% economic growth in 2023. The highest on record.

But, Australians were almost $8,000 poorer per capita because of it.

However, the talking has to be done by voters to politicians, and there is not much chance of that happening.

Dear Hasbeen,

How's it going old cock? Good?

So what has you flapping your gums at the moment?

oh tha't right: "Lust perhaps he can stay in power by importing hundreds of thousands of undesirables to shore up his vote, he won't have anything good to show for all his flying."

So I clearly show that Albo's overseas travel was on par with both Abbott and Morrison of whom you never said boo but you once again as Murdoch's good little lap dog repeat the great lie.

You really are the prime definition of a useful idiot aren't you.

As for importing votes in their hundreds of thousands that too was under Morrison. You see only those who are granted citizenship can vote. And the only time that has gone over 200,000 was in the 2019-20 year, smack bang under Morrison. It certainly didn't reach those heights under Labor, even in the last financial year.
http://www.homeaffairs.gov.au/research-and-stats/files/migration-trends-2022-23.PDF

But the most concerning thing for you has been the calamitous drop in education export dollars, you know, the money coming into the country through educating foreign students.

It went from over $40 billion dollars in 2019 to just $22 billion in 2021. It climbed to $26 billion in 2022 and hopefully for you and the sake of your benefits it will get back to the previous levels.
http://www.education.gov.au/international-education-data-and-research/education-export-income-2021-calendar-year#:~:text=International%20education%20is%20worth%20%2426.6,Australia%20due%20to%20travel%20restrictions.

So mate you should be cheering from the sidelines but instead you are doing your block for no reason.

Get a life you old fart!

Hasbeen: Hear, hear and well said old mate.

Steele: Your unnecessary descent into a largely personal attack says more about you than who you attack. I'm glad you have no say who posts here. Don't be an A hole all your life, take a day off.

Best wishes for the festive season and goodwill to all men.
Alan B.

Labor's vote is a sign that it's backed the wrong horse and needs ASAP to pick a new leader.

For mine that's Bill Shorten. He may be like Lazarus on a triple bypass.

But the only one capable of improving the numbers.

Unfortunately, he is hamstrung by Labor's infantile and insane position on nuclear energy.
Alan B.

Dear Alan.B,

What a Karen of a post.

Hasbeen and I have been exchanging pleasantries well before you joined the forum. If you look back over many threads you will find he often pops up in order to have a go at one of my posts as his first contribution.

Admittedly it has become quite formulaic between us, but there is little doubt Hasbeen has had a jab with the expectation that he would be get one back.

I find it both nostalgic and a little endearing, and kind of miss it if he isn't trying to have a nip. He may well be the same but if he doesn't all he has to do is tell me and it would be sorted.

But if you find it distressing then just move on. This is an anonymous forum and one would be pretty silly to think there is any real skin being taken off with some lightweight shearing shed banter.

If we have to have a Labor government occasionally to remind us how bad they are, Shorten is the only possible candidate. And, currently, because Liberals are not worth a pinch of poop, a change of PM is about the best we can hope for.

Stoolreflux,

This is a legitimate thread, when Krudd and Juliar hit this level of disapproval they got knifed by the skittish caucus. If Albozo hasn't donned his Kevlar jacket and shorts he should.