Now, now, ttbn, your attempts at disguised profanity is pathetic in the extreme. If you do not wish to disclosed the originator of your quotes, if there is one, that's up to you. Given a name they may carry some weight, but anonymous quotes could come from anywhere, including being a figment of your imagination.

When anyone declares that he is going to reform capitalism, there will be hundreds of economists muttering "idiot" under their breaths.

Paul, it hardly matters what ttbn's sources are, as they're opinions not verifiable claims. And considering some of the things Thorpe's said, I think they're pretty reasonable.

Lydia Thorpe, and indeed the party she left, seems unable to understand that a treaty that divides Australia would be undesirable; a treaty that unites Australia would be desirable, but very difficult to write, and could not be achieved in the same timeframe as the Voice.

Anyway, this thread's based on quotes that ttbn HAS attributed, mainly to Alan Moran in the Spectator: a rightwing sight so hilariously out of touch that it also published the article "Trussonomics is slowly winning the argument"! I won't bother linking as it's easy enough to find, but it's full of unsupported assertions so recently (and so obviously) disproved by reality that it's surprising anyone believes them.

Every post here is an opinion. All the "sources" are opinions. All you posters without opinions of your own are merely advertising the opinions of some other idiots for them, you silly buggers.

The Pension has increased but the costs have increased more since Labor got in ! Makes one wonder why bother with increases in the first place ?
Did COVID have less economic impact in Australia than the Invasion of Ukraine ?

Knowledgeable economic sources are now telling us that today's inflation and the subsequent lifting of interest rates in Australia has more to do with the trillion dollars of irresponsible wasteful borrowing, and spending on their mates from the Big End of Town, by the Tory government of Morrison than any war or any external forces. This Tory creation of massive debt is the primary causes of today's economic ills. Fortunately an election put a stop to Tory extravagance, and according to the same economic experts, sound management is now in place to give us hope for a brighter future.