Hi Fester,

There are two ways a government can tackle a recession. One which Labor is trying, whereby government increases spending in the public sector to lessen the impact of the recession on ordinary people, generally by maintaining employment through public investment. The other which the Coalition seems to favour is whereby government cuts expenditure and does little to stimulate economic recovery, but hopes the free market will take over and the recession will end itself.

The classic example is "The Great Depression" of the 1930's. Following the collapse on Wall St, the worlds economy went into free fall, and governments did exactly what the Coalition advocates today for Australia, they took a "tighten your belts, and ride out the storm" approach. Unfortunate things didn't recover and the world economy plunged deeper into depression. It was Roosevelt in America who introduced his "New Deal" policy of increasing government spending, which ultimately helped to stimulate the American economy, and eventually the world economy. Labor is basically the "New Deal" and the Coalition is the "Tighten Your Belts" mob. I know which approach I support.

Hi Paul,

How can anybody support a political party who only has
negativity and attacks to offer? Did you read about
Peter Dutton's aim of not reconising the Indigenous
flag if he becomes PM?

Is this the kind of leader we want as PM?

If Labor is returned with Green preferences, the Greens will expect to get their ‘Dynastic Wealth Transfer Tax’ through. An inheritance tax, which would hit everyone, not just the “rich “. It is like the farm tax in the UK, but applying to everyone.

Put Labor second to last. Greens last.

"While some other countries, such as New Zealand, do have flags that represent their Indigenous peoples, they are not typically displayed in government press conferences or announcements in the same way as they are in Australia".

And that comes straight from that 'flag' of the ultra-Left, The Guardian.

The displaying of a flag invented 50 years ago representing one race of people is a divisive and as race-baiting as it gets.

I'm no fan of Peter Dutton, but good on him, in this case, for his positive contribution to uniting all Australians, rather than continuing with the identity politics of the ultra-Left.

Hi Foxy,

The hard liners in the Noalition along with their extremist mates from right wing fringe parties like One Nation have successfully used a "scare and divide" policy. First they create a bogeyman mentality, real or imaginary, externally its people "not like YOU", Muslims, Chinese, etc, and of course they have their internal bogeyman as well, could be aboriginals, gays, leftist's, Muslims even Jews, people "not like YOU". They always paints these people as dangerous to the good citizens and their well being, they preach that sinister forces are at work propagating these treats, and they have to be dealt with, and only they have the necessaries to protect YOU from such evil. Dutton is just playing that tune.

Dear Paul,

It's strange that if Dutton is so pro-Australia as he
claims and therefore won't recognise the Indigenous
Flag - how come he recorgnises our current flag with
the Union Jack on It? Shouldn't we have our own flag
in that case?