I see that the village idiot is back, the old fart of OLO has clearly lost his mind.

Some interesting commentary:

"Voters have been patient; they’ve given the Albanese government plenty of latitude since the May 2022 election and are starting to push back against an administration obsessed with slogans, image and identity politics (“Voters begin to voice their disapproval of PM: Newspoll”, 6/11). Labor seems more interested in a turf war with the Greens than governing for working families in the outer suburbs and regions.

The geopolitical landscape has shifted and the referendum result should be a reality check for Labor. The things that matter include the cost of living, reliable and affordable energy, and a housing crisis compounded by a massive surge in immigration. Anthony Albanese’s ongoing photo ops at festivals, along with the time, effort and money spent on the referendum, are starting to grate."

Albo has broken his most important promises that relate to the cost of living, inflation interest rates and housing. As indicated above, Australia has gone backwards more than most OECD countries in the standard of living over the last year. Albozo needs to focus on voters' priorities and stop acting like a teenage girl.

What is likely at the next election is another increase in the Green and Teal vote. With both Labor and the Noalition out of touch and on the nose a hung parliament is a possibility.

"Anthony Albanese’s self-assurance, or “hubris” as described by some colleagues, contrasts with a growing number of Labor MPs and strategists who fear they will be lucky to form a minority government when voters deliver their verdict in 2025.

At the halfway point of his first term in power, Albanese’s unshakeable optimism and belief that Peter Dutton is un­electable belies a myriad of economic, social, security and global pressure points starting to bite the government.

The 60-year-old, brimming with confidence has no intention of giving up the keys to the Lodge anytime soon. If he wins the next election, ­Albanese is expected to stay put for the full term, and potentially beyond. Those close to the Prime Minister say his view, shared by others in the party, is that right now there are no credible, mainstream leadership candidates to replace him.

Ahead of his government’s 18-month anniversary on Tuesday, Albanese’s extended honeymoon has come to a crashing halt. The reversal in political fortunes has occurred at breakneck speed since the disastrous October 14 voice referendum.

He left behind a mess in Canberra on Wednesday when he flew to San Francisco to meet APEC leaders and chief executives controlling trillions of dollars. In the worst parliamentary week for the government since the election, Labor’s weaknesses and lack of political judgment were on show.

Albanese, who has never held a major economic or national ­security portfolio, was flat-footed as Dutton picked apart Labor’s ­calamitous handling of the High Court decision releasing high-risk immigration detainees and the government’s response to ugly scenes of anti-Semitism. The left-wing warrior has been found wanting on his election promise to unite Australia and ­return transparency to politics.

Trust between Labor governments, who earlier this year claimed a clean sweep on the mainland after Chris Minns’ election victory, is also disintegrating. The Queensland and NSW governments this week launched scathing attacks on their federal colleagues after Infrastructure Minister Catherine King slashed funding for major projects, while the West Australian government expressed concerns over the ­release of 32 immigration detainees with criminal records."

Dutton seems to be stirring his stumps at last. His grilling of the (absent again) PM in Parliament over non-citizen, no-visa illegals and violent criminals being emptied out of detention into the population was excellent. If he keeps it up he might get back the thousands of votes lost to the party by Turnbull and Morrison. Albanese, when he is actually in the country, has not done a thing to suggest that he deserves another term - just the opposite.

"Albanese does not have these shots in his locker and the chickens of his government’s increased spending and amplified regulation are already coming to roost in the form of declining living standards. Opinion polls are starting to reflect this and, together with a hostile reaction to its desperate attempts to placate its base Islamicist support, will likely bring about a crushing defeat at the next election." (Alan Moran, economist)

Shadow Minister,

The Prime Minister and his government has had
a lot to deal with - and they still face many
more challenges. There's been many matters of
public importance which have dominated the news
and elicited much public discussion.

Ranging from issues like the nonsensical COVID
inquiry, to the self-destructive housing debate,
to the ill-fated Voice to Parliament, to the
Qantas/Qatar issue - just to name
a few, - all of them happening
during a very painful cost of living crisis that
affects many working people.

Will the Prime Minister and his government be able
to pull themselves out of a downward flight path
of disaster and disappointment - and rise soaring
upwards and succeed
in dealing with whatever challenges
come up between now and the next federal election?

Well, there's still time.

But, of course - we can only hope.