Still on Thistlethwaite, and what Labor is doing (to us) let's go back to a really bad guy of Labor politics, Bert Evatt, who died 60 years ago and did a lot of damage before that.

When I see Albanese wearing those cheap looking glasses and a felt hat, I am reminded of 'Doc' Evatt.

I agree, get what your given or get nothing.

The COP 20 conference has highlighted the transfer of wealth from our
developed countries to the less wealthy countries.
China as an undeveloped country has come in for a lot of flack because
it stands at the head of the queue with its hand out.
However in fairness to China I would like to draw attention to
historical practice.
For centuries or indeed thousands of years China has always been
surrounded by vassal states who have paid tribute to China and China
would like to reinstitute that system. We can see this system in use
in the South China Sea. The Phillipine, Vietnam and Indonesia are
subject to this historic system.
These vassal states were usually ruled by Handsome Boys who could be
relied to do the right thing.

There won't be any money to spend, which is likely why Jim wants to repurpose the Future fund. Whether people are good or bad and whether it relates to opinions they have has never been relevant. Good or bad, the hardship that comes from incompetence is identical.

To say repurpose the future fund is to make the future fund more able to aid projects in Australia. As is billions are invested in overseas projects.
Persons put deliberate slants on what is proposed rather than sticking to the script. [misinformation]
Reading something into something that is not proposed is wilful and not free speech. [lies]

The future fund that Jimbo wants to plunder was originally - and probably still is - to ensure that there was money to cover superannuation for retiring public servants and military personnel; it was certainly not for grubby politicians to get their grubby little hands on for things that governments are not supposed to be doing anyway.

Fester is right. If we don't rid ourselves of these new communists next year, there will be no money left.