G’day all

Mini-Me and the Rabbott where caught having a cigar, at least I think they were cigars.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xaoAkoLT274

They can’t say they couldn’t see it coming, “A”

With a real possibility of a hanging in Queensland, perhaps from the chaos, will come order and a fairer society that is more equitable and sustainable.

Even with a hung parliament representation of the approximately 20% of non-represented voters will fall to a couple of members, this is wrong and undemocratic.

We are well overdue for proportional representation.

Producer

The critical thing we must resist at any cost, is letting the fairies escape from the bottom of the garden again, to infest government again.

Just a little look back at the chaos of Gillard & her green mates should ensure that, you would think, but the Queensland election leads to some doubt there.

The last 6 years of Beattie/Bligh were only slightly better than Gillard/green, but with the promise of a few bucks all is forgiven apparently.

It looks like it is every man for himself & to hell with the nation, so get your running shoes on folks, you are going to have to catch one of the gravy trains, or starve.

Has been

I see you haven’t changed your spots and still writing with your right hand and haven’t lost the eye patch either. You would be a bit of a bunny if you think that your partisan one eyed spruiking will earn you a knighthood.

It is people like you that perpetuate the ills of our political system. You have the inability to see that nobody has a monopoly on good ideas and believe there is only one way, your way.

The reality is we are all on the gravy chain in this lucky country as we are fortunate to be in the 20% that enjoys 80% of the global wealth.

The sad thing is that within this rich country the wealth is shared disproportionately. It is easier to take money as a lawyer than it is to make money as a dairy farmer. The balance is wrong!

Being as senior contributor to this forum, I wonder if you have ever tried the dish “Rabbott with gravy”. It would seem there is an increasing desire for it within your tribe.

Producer

hasbeen: sour grapes are a dish that is best eaten in isolation.
We do not really want to hear your whining about losing what was an "unlosable " election.
I realise that you have an all powering hate against anything that is not Liberal Nazi Party but there is life out here still.
You cannot treat people as serfs that are only there for the 1% to get even richer on and not have a backlash eventually.
Take heed to this tone.

Hasbeen,
I was not in Qld for the Beattie/Bligh era but am aware of the enormous debt that the Newman government had to deal with. I too fail to understand the thinking of the electorate. While the Premiers arrogance annoyed me, I understood that the financial situation was being addressed. Given their record, frankly I would not entrust Labor to buy bread and milk at the corner shop.

So, in view of the election result, it may be a good thing if Labor does obtain Government. We will then be able to judge them in 3 years time. Given that they have undertaken not to sell any assets, it will be interesting to see how they handle the states finances. Will they make any effort to reduce debt or just keep on increasing the debt.

Hopefully there will be sufficient time before the next Fed election to see how the state Labor parties perform. You can bet on increases in state taxes and charges.

I think you are wrong Banjo. The new labour will be like the old labour going deeper into debt because it is an "Emergency". Employ lots more public servants who vote labour and do not worry about next year never mind the future.
One point boys and girls the hated PPS was based on the Commonwealth Public Service award. So who put that in place and why was that OK but when it was suggested for the actual people who pay for it, it is a disgrace?

Confidence may well be this elections biggest casualty.

On the one hand we have labor looking likely to form government, with nothing on the table, while on the other we had the lobs wanting to sell us out, under the disguise of a lease. A move I was very opposed to myself.

I can assure you that had 'NONE OF THE ABOVE ' been a contender, they would have won hands down.

Given labors proposed power broker, a union thug, I fear confidence will be the biggest looser, which in turn will flow on to us, as a win from little more than negativity can't be a boost for confidence.

As hasbeen says, it's now a case of evey man for himself I think.

But at least the environment should get a rest because the less money and confidence people have, the less they will care about the environment.

Everybody has predictions, you would not have to predict anything if there was any sort of a govt; in qld. The most arrogant a-hole of a man has got his justice served. It goes to show you can not get away with lies and broken promises.

Abbott will get his justice when Turnbull takes his prized job. To peas in a pod Newman and Abbott. Business confidence can not get any lower and will embrace a change, Radicalism does not work or does telling people we are headed for doomsday if this or that does not happen. They need to think a little deeper and make the system fair for all.

How much fairer can a system be 597, we have seven out of every ten relying on the three for finical support, not government, but the three out of every ten who pick up the slack and pay the bills. Well at least they try to, but they are now buckling under the pressure from the entitlement brigade.

If you want a fairer system, reform our tax system so that everyone pays an equal amount, on their transactions, which would mean if it were set at 2%, those on total welfare would pay approx $5 per week, while those on three million would pay in the order of $1150 per week. How is that not fair?

Business confidence is/was quite strong leading up to the election, so let's see where it goes from here. My tip is down sharply, but I hope I'm wrong. I was wrong about the election, but then even the labor candidates themselves have been shell shocked by the result. I sure hope they're one ready, and two, capable because queen slanders will still expect the infrastructure, but there's no money to fund it. So if business doesn't not retain it's confidence, they will be wary of committing funds as well.

I also guess much needed IR reform will be off the table as well.

Brace yourselves.

Butch your tips are about as good as Arjay's If the coalition wants to run a successful govt; it has got to get away from targeting the small players. It does not work. Abbott took away 6 billion $ tax income just to suite his top end big business. That does not even make sense.

Newman would be still there if not for lies and broken promises, the public don,t like that. If you want to change or limit a sector you do it by natural attrition not bully tactics. Workchoices bought Howard undone, and lies and broken promises will have Abbott's head.

Will they ever learn what not to do. Your intentions must be clear at an election, you will not get anywhere changing your mind once in power.

All you can say is the LNP did dig their own grave.

Yes 579, they did dig their own grave, but it was a grave that had to be dug.

Trouble is, it still needs to be dug, but I doubt labor will dig it, so who knows where to from here. Just hope and prey I guess. Not exactly the right strategy for building confidence hey!