What does Dutton stand for besides nukes. Where is his track record. Dutton has gone back to saying putting nukes in the existing coal fired plants, they push out 1 GwH of electricity. That is equivalent as a full scale nuke plant. His idea is to fire them with small scale nukes which do not exist yet let alone one that has proven itself over time. All of this by 2035. That is spud’s say so.
There is an inquiry into nukes and that will kill off Dutton and his non ideas and that is all he stands for. How many of his tribe are against putting their future on nukes.
Australia’s GDP is nearing 2 trillion. That is very good going seeing the world is in a financial slump.
Howard, Abbott, Scomo, Dutton, what a line up. Howard sold off everything, Abbott desecrated NBN, Scomo did nothing not even one kwh into the grid, Dutton want’s to turn us into a target.

Hi Paul,
I decided that those who act for the benefit of foreign nations shouldn't even be on the ballot.
I'll preference Labor before I preference the LNP, that's even if I vote at all, I may just take the fine.
I'm not sure I can support either of these parties in good conscience.
I'm fed up with our 'democracy', all we seem to do is serve the U.S. and Israel, not the best interests of the Australian people.

Every single party is filled with ratbags.

"90% of the federal budget spending is predetermined outlays on social welfare, defence, health, education etc"

There are two types of statistics...those you look up and those you make up. Paul's 90% figure is the latter.

Totalling up spending on welfare, defence, health and education gets you to around 70% of the budget. The rest is discretionary. But even within those four areas, its monumentally naive to think savings aren't possible.

People assume that the welfare spending is locked in and unassailable. We can't cut pensions etc. And that's true. But that doesn't mean that efficiencies aren't everywhere to be found and therefore that savings are everywhere to be found.

Over the past few years, as my parents and in-laws ailed, I had quite a bit of interaction with government agencies in welfare and health. The level of inefficiency and waste in delivering services is shocking. There are good people in the front lines. There are good people in the back rooms. But there is a massive weight of bureaucracy overriding all of that which makes efficiency in delivering services virtually impossible. Education also. Almost all the increase in education spending over the past two decades has gone on administration. Not more teachers. Not more schools. Not better outcomes. But massively more bureaucracy.

That's where a truly liberal government would find the savings to save the nation. But we don't have any political party capable of addressing those problems.

Is John Howard too old to bring back?

Albanese always fails in things that matter. His 'govern for all Australians' is just another of his lies. Jewish Australians don't figure. The synagogue terrorist/hate crime hasn't made any impression on him. His disinterested, monotone response was obvious.

Talking about the Prime Minister's response to the
firebombing of the Melbourne synagogue?

The incident has not officially been designated as
a terror incident. However, the PM made it quite clear
that his personal view was that it was an act of terrorism.

He explained that the Victorian Police would meet
with their federal counterparts on Monday where they are
expected to come to a decision.

It helps that the Prime Minister is a details man and is
much better than the alternative. He's a good manager with
a good team that reports to him. He knows they're
competent and he lets them get on with the job.

His government has achieved more in their time in office
than the previous Coalition achieved
under multiple Prime Minsters.

The latest update from police is an act of terrorism has not yet been confirmed.
As this is not a federal matter everything that is possible at this time is being done by vic government and police. Until perpetrators have been apprehended we will not be making any conclusions