CM

"And sometimes what I want isn't what I need"

I have just one word for you " and that was "dead"".

But keep at it CM. I was assured by the girl at the reception that if you keep trying "Well, you might find You get what you need"

CM

Do you really want to contribute when you get nutjob responses like those two? The site is dominated by a Green mental case; a woman who wouldn't last 5 minutes with other women who would rip strips of her, and mhaze, who is sort of conservative but is silly enough to argue with the aforementioned weirdos.

Why would you bother?

mhaze,

It's so disappointing that you still maintain
your half-baked stance regarding Senator Penny Wong.

Penny Wong is nobody's victim.

And, she was not a "token" appointment for the job of
Foreign Minister.

The following link explains her background, qualifications,
and vast experience.

http://foreignminister.gov.au/minister/penny-wong

Read up on her impressive qualifications, experience,
and background.

She came to this country when she was eight years old.
A Chinese Malaysian father. An English Aussie mother.

Her qualifications and work experience speaks for itself.
Including her ability to continue to get re-elected.
She's a popular politician.

BTW - she served as Shadow Foreign Affairs Minister for
six years before the election of the Albanese Government
in 2022 when she was appointed Minister for Foreign Affairs.

Your claims regarding Senator Wong does you no credit.
It's not a good look.
Stop lowering the bar.

And yet Foxy you haven't and can't point to any outstanding achievement from her. Just asserting it, especially when its you asserting it, isn't a means to convince.

She's a so-so politician who is where she is because she ticks all the right boxes - woman, Asian, lesbian.

An outstanding Australian Foreign Minister has an outsized standing in the foreign arena - Gareth Evans, Evatt, Rudd. She is none of that

"mhaze, who is sort of conservative but is silly enough to argue with the aforementioned weirdos."

Yes I understand ttbn. The world would be so much better if we all just agreed with you.

BTW, I'm not a "sort of conservative". I refuse to be categorised. I hold a range of views from a range of perspectives. See for example my views on drugs that Paul found too radical for his understanding. I should also note that I have not voted Liberal since 2013 and see little prospect of doing so whilst ever the Liberals remain illiberal. I call myself a classical liberal (small l), not a conservative.

mhaze,

For your self-proclaimed "astute observer," status -
you're not so "astute" when it comes to Senator
Wong. Especially if you've read her achievements,
qualifications, vast experiences in
her occupations before entering Federal Parliament
and vast achievements since entering Federal Parliament.

There is no way that Senator Wong 's appointment as
Foreign Minister be described as a "token"
appointment.

But whatever blows your sails.