"If I’m Prime Minister, I won’t go missing when the going gets tough, or pose for photos and then disappear when there’s a job to be done. I’ll show up, I’ll step up, and I’ll work every day to bring our country together."

That’s what Albo said. Now, he is posing for photos - overseas

Some people just can't get over the election result. Where is Mr Potato Head these days, missing in action. About time the useless Dutton started to earn his six figure salary like Albo is. There's always the one percent of malcontents on the forum, right ttbn.

David Littleproud and Angus Taylor have both launched
attacks on the Prime Minister that lack logic and
conviction on his travelling overseas including to
the Ukraine.

As both The Australian and The Guardian news sources
point out there are good reasons for our PM's
overseas visits since becoming Prime Minister and they
certainly can't be compared to a holiday.

We're told that "there's a reason Peter Dutton didn't
lead the condemnation of Anthony Albanese's international
travel. Dutton's on holidays."

The PM pointed out about himself, he hasn't had a day off
"in a very long time."

The Prime Minister according to The Australian has rejected as
"beyond contempt" any comparisons between his working trips
and Scott Morrison's family holiday to Hawaii.

"But he must tread carefully, as George Bush Sr discovered,
no amount of being a hero overseas will save you if you can't
fix problems at home."

We can be re-assured however, that because our PM has chosen such a
capable team to work alongside him - he and his team will be
able to do precisely that.

Come on Foxy.

There was not a single reason for Albo to go to the Ukraine than his desire to look big on the world stage.

Both he & the New Zealand bird look so stupid strutting around trying to pretend they have any idea of which way is up, it really does degrade the ANZAC memory.

Granted they are pretty much on a par with those in the UK, France, Canada, the EU & the US, which highlights the passing of western civilisation.

Stick to the subject. Albo made a promise, and he broke it in the first few weeks in the job. Given all his criticism of Morrison, he is really looking bad. The next broken promise will be lowering of electricity prices. I received a letter from my supplier yesterday telling me how much they are going UP.

We have just got rid of the worst PM since Rudd; but we seem to have saddled ourselves with one even worse than Morrison in Albanese. A low class Sydney 'houso' interested only in getting his snout even deeper into the public trough, and getting as many overseas jaunts as he can. I wonder what his hard-done-by mother (according to him) would think of his globe trotting while he deliberately makes it hard for wage earners and pensioners to pay their electricity bills with his zero emissions nonsense in the believe that politicians can change the climate.

Sri Lanka should be a warning for all politicians. Let's go green their elites thought; now it's let's get outa here, as the cheated population does the only thing left for them to do. Couldn't happen here? Don't bet on it.

I have no problem with Albo attending those meetings. Afterall, the
dates and times of those meeting were decided a long time before our elections.
There are other more pressing concerns about Albo.
He seems to believe that he can introduce legislation that will
stop the rain. No doubt he was one of those that cheered when the
power stations were blown up.
The Labour/Greens were there with bells on.
They really are that stupid !

Any sensible person would have said, "err perhaps we should mothball
these stations, just in case we need them."

I think the people now in charge are really challenged in that area
and need to be kept under close watch.

Foxy, you seem to have an exaggerated confidence in Albo and his team.
I think they are demonstrating real stupidity so far.
To write off nuclear power like our new energy minister has done
illustrates it in spades.
They have still not realised that wind and solar are almost certainly
the most expensive form of electrical power by the time you duplicate
it an unknown number of times and back it up with batteries the cost
of which runs into $Trillions and more wind and solar to recharge the batteries to say nothing of the grid update to run it all, uuurrrggh !
And all by 2050 ! They will be lucky to get 10% by 2030.
To say they are stupid is to put it mildly !

Hi Bazz,

Politics has taken a different direction under the
new government. So yes, I am pleased that it appears
to be one of negotiation and building not one of
criticism and wrecking and attacking and finger-pointing
and blaming. Although it seems that a small minority
can't adapt to the changes taking place.

Ah, well they don't really matter in the general scheme of
things. The majority has better taste. Let the minority
live their lives of discontent. They can't help themselves
and neither can any one else. Poor sods.

Dear Hasbeen,

It seems Murdoch hack Greg Sheridan thinks you are a "provincial fool".

You are doing nothing here to dissuade that notion.

Actually, the 'small minority' that has to "adapt" to Albo and his gang is almost two thirds of the population, according to the primary vote.

As one of that "minority" - I didn’t vote for either major party - I have adapted to Albo, and accepted that he is PM because of our peculiar voting system.

I am looking forward to having a good laugh when the Albo fanboys and girls try to 'adapt' to the horrific consequences resulting from the lunatic's belief that he can change the weather.

Hi Foxy,

The Forums band of 'Usual Suspects', the regular lot, they backed a loser at the election, now they're in the bar crying in their beer. It would be interesting to know how much the taxpayer folks out each fortnight to keep that mob in beer and pokie money down at 'Gods Waiting Room' on free bingo afternoons.

Hi Paul,

Sadly there are those who still cry out
for the so called - "Good Old Days."
Not realizing that time marches on.
But - For most of us we're eagerly looking
forward to a better future with this new
government.

How the future pans out, I guess
we'll have to wait and see. It's only early days
yet. However we're entitled to be optimistic.
After the difficult past that we've had.

We need politicians who care. Who are capable of
adopting a new view that will see us through
both the difficult times and the good times.
We can't bring back the past.

Although some here prefer to dwell in it.
Their days are numbered.

Meanwhile Dutton takes off on a two week overseas holiday but makes sure that one day will be spent on "official business", thereby sticking the taxpayer with (at least) the cost of the return air fares.

Joe Hockey and Julie Bishop often used to do the same thing so I guess it's in the traditional self-entitled and scamming Liberal DNA.

Albanese is doing what all new PMs do but also trying to repair Morrison's damage to our international reputation.

If he deems it necessary there will be plenty of time for Albo to build cubby houses and make curries for the official photographer later on.

Hi Foxy,

Some look back at the past through "rose coloured glasses", seeing only the good times, while being blind to those bad memories of the past. That's fair enough, its part of human nature to do so, but to believe we were "better off" in those days, and continually hankering for them to return is not reasonable, unfortunately we have a number of old men on this forum who do exactly that. We all have some conservative views on certain things, but to let conservatism override good progressive change is a mistake.

Rache,

True. I have already given Dutton a serve; he looks like being a dud too.

But, just because the previous government was poor - and it was - that doesn't excuse the present one. The 'others do it too' excuse is immature and unhelpful.

What is also immature is the rubbish coming from a couple of posters about critics of Albanese and his government being miffed by the loss of the previous government, and yearning for the "good old days". I was glad to see the back of the Morrison government; and I have given credit to the new government where it has been due. But, these couple of morons are all ideology and no brains. The fact is, we have no good politicians in the 21st Century; they are all self-serving rubbish, and people still going in to bat for them while they are steadily ruining the country and kowtowing to outside, global pressures, are idiots. Not even 'useful idiots'. Just idiots.

The results of the last federal election clearly show
us that Australians have taken the time to to observe
the inaction of the Morrison government over the
past 3 years and they've made their voices heard in
collective condemnation.

They results are acknowledged as nearly unprecedented
due to the huge impact that independent candidates had on
the outcome.

Some of the things that voters were angry about were -
climate inaction, gender inequality, corruption rorts
and waste, failures in international diplomacy,
wage stagnation, billionaires attempts to control our
democracy, and finally extremist and conspiratorial views.

Which just goes to show that there is hope for our country
yet, and in finding politicians that do have to care if they
want to keep their jobs.

Foxy, a shift back to the past is on the cards.
In the UK & Germany there is a shift back to coal fired power stations.
Germany is also resurrecting their nuclear power stations.
The UK is reopenning some coal mines & stations.
Unfortunately some of ours were blown up and so are lost forever.
I suspect we will see more of this rethink, especially when the cost
of renewables is totted up.
Last night wind was providing 7% so 15 times the current number of
wind turbines would have been needed for renewables only.
Just check it yourself sometimes it is an eye openner.

Very simply put, given the song and dance performance that Labor orchestrated when Morrison went overseas for a pre-planned holiday during the fires only idiots in Labor could not have anticipated the reaction if Albozo did the same.

As Sheridan said, travel is a requirement of the job. However, there is a line beyond which this starts to look more like a self promoting junket than serious diplomacy. Albozo clearly crossed the line at the same time as his country was experiencing a crisis. The aprobrium he is attracting is well deserved.

There's a difference between sun baking on Waikiki while sipping Pina Colada's with some fundo bible bashing mate as Australia burns, that was 'I Don't Hold A Hose' Morrison. While on the other hand Albo has been out there working hard, so it seems, for Australia, 99% are on Albo's side, but the Forums 'Usual Suspects' who are part of the other 1% are up in arms, so what's new?

ttbn informs us he didn't vote Labor or LNP, well blow me down, what a shock.... his extreme right wing allegiance is well known on here, and they got smashed as well. Big Clive's gone, the Lovely Pauline got in by the skin of her teeth, oh the pain some must suffer.

BTW; Dud Dutton, gets a new job and immediately takes two months holiday. No extra dollar for low paid workers from this bloke, but a long OS holiday for himself, talk about entitlement, anyway, he'll be gone within 18 months. The guy was Constable Clod in the Queensland police, giving out parking tickets, 10 years later he handed in his ticket book and walked out still as Constable Clod. The Old Man gave the lad a job, then he joined the LNP and look at him now! Still useless.

Hi Bazz,

Coal-fired power stations started falling for quite some
time in Europe. There's none left in Scotland. About three
in the UK. And it plans to get rid of all of them by 2024.
Germany has re-activated some as Russia curbs the gas flow.
Germany is showing their support of the Ukraine.

So all the signs are there that a return to the past is not
on the cards as you're claiming.

The future is not coal.

It seems that there is only one solution: a government run by TBN and Shadowminister - they have all the answers

Coal fired power plants are going gangbusters in China and India, stoking their economies while ours is going backward. Economics is just one more thing that Albo & Co know nothing about. Even the Woke, PC mob in Europe are waking up to the the necessity of coal, nuclear, gas - anything but unreliables. Unlike Albo-led Oz, where it's wind and solar back to a Third World future.

To be fair though the last lot weren't really any better, and they are doing zero opposing in opposition.

When Albo gets to spend a bit of time in Australia, he wants to invite non-citizen Kiwis living here to vote in our elections. Will probably allow NZ convicted criminals to stay here. He will try to enshrine racism into the Constitution. After that, it will be a republic, if he can fool enough people.

He told one adoring reporter the other day that he was going to 'save Australia'. From what? Himself?

Morrison's main Hawaii error wasn't that his holiday was "pre-planned" (he already had been on two family holidays since his election) but that he went to great lengths to keep it secret from the public.

His office was instructed not to reveal where he was and the only reason it was even discovered was when he was recognised and photographed by another Australian tourist.

After that he said he would be back immediately but for some reason even that took several days.

Then he lied about it in Parliament saying he told Albanese specifically where he was going but later had to back down.

Considering it's been less than two months since the election and Parliament hasn't even sat yet it's a bit early to make judgements.

That's right. Keep banging on about yesterday's man, Morrison, who failed and paid for his failure; relegated to the back bench on less than half the money he was ripping out of the system as PM.

Keep on doing that, ignore what the latest moron is doing, and he will keep doing it. And you Marxists fools will not say anything against him because you are brainless ideologues who deserve everything that is coming your way.

Albozo was working hard? What bollocks. How hard is a meet and greet with a photo op? As for 99% are behind Albozo more greens twaddle. Have you been smoking your socks again?

Well lets see - the current government is being judged
after only a couple of weeks in power? With our PM
trying to fix up the mess left behind by the previous
government - things like - failures in international
diplomacy, climate inaction, gender inequality,
corruption rorts and waste, wage stagnation, billionaire's
attempts to control our democracy, and extremist and
conspiratorial views...

And seeing as the PM has not had any time off - and he and
his team continues to work - that's a bad thing?

Perhaps some people need to listen to other views apart those of
the Courier Mail and the bitter renditions of Mark
Latham, et al.

Smoking socks again?

Shoving them down your throat might have a better effect.

As we now have artificial intelligence, so too do we now have artificial stupidity, disseminated throughout schools and universities.

That stupidity is certainly evident among the Albo-lovers, who can only excuse his behaviour by harping on his predecessor's faults. That person has been dealt with. We can't do anything about Albo for another three years.

Foxy,

How do your throat socks taste?

Labor is being judged using measures of its own making.
Labor expected a PM to be present during a crisis -Fail
Labor promised to reduce power bills by about $250 p.a. -Fail
And a few weeks of arse kissing and photo ops do not reset international relations and the 43% reduction in emissions by 2030 is joke.

The results of the 2022 federal election indicate that
Australians have taken the time to truly observe the
inaction of the Morrison government over the past 3 years
and made their voices heard in collective condemnation.
They've sent a resounding NO to the inaction that
occurred.

The 2022 federal election is acknowledged as unprecedented
due to the seismic impact that independent candidates had on
the outcome.

Those are the facts - and now instead of criticising the current
government after only a couple of weeks in power - most
people are recognising their remarkable achievements thus far -
particularly with their success in international diplomacy
which will help with our dealings with China.

shadowminister,

Do keep up:

http://abs.gov.au/artiucles/12-things-happened-australian-economy-march-quarter-2022

Sorry for the typo.

http://abs.gov.au/articles/12-things-happened-australian-economy-march-quarter-2022

I always find it amusing when the left is shocked to find that the rules they set, also apply to them.

First up I think that its fine for the PM to have taken all these overseas trips. Ukraine was a mere photo op what allowed Zelinskiy to extract a few extra bucks but all the others were acceptable if not quite essential.

Equally, Morrison being away during the bush fires was fine. His presence or lack thereof made not the slightest difference to the outcome of the fires. But people were angry and there's no point being angry at the fire itself. So the left and their lap-dog media gave them something to be angry at. It gave the people something tangible to rage against and it gave the left some political points. Ok, that's politics left-style.

So if them's the rules...... But somehow they think that those rules no longer apply when their side is in power. And I find that amusing.

Of course the rules apply no matter who is in power.
But why weren't they applied by the side that's so
critical now after only a couple of weeks in power
when their side was inb power for three years and
they didn't see any flaws then?

That is so predictable and typical - and not amusing!

Smartphones  and endless distraction from real thought by social media  does the mob's thinking for them. People have abandoned their own  critical faculties.  They are two generations removed from the ability to use their minds to think their  way out of their  existential dilemma.

The posters here barracking for people like Albanese are proof of this.

What about posters barracking and quoting Mark Latham
and One Nation, et al?

This comment from Paul Collits today would most likely vex lefties of of both major parties:

"One of the great advantages of awful politicians who become foreign ministers is that much of the time they are out of the country and far, far away from us, indulging in the bulldust that is the stuff of international relations".

He is talking of course about Penny Wong, the new dud, but also mentions the even worse Marise Payne.

Sheer coincidence that they are both women - probably, maybe, maybe not.

"Of course the rules apply no matter who is in power."

Oh, so you agree it was wrong to criticise Morrison being away during the bush fires?

I don't have the time or the crayons to explain it to you.

yes, justifying hypocrisy is always tough.

mhaze

You have more chance of reasoning with a brick wall than you do with some posters.

Foxy,

You ask us not to make judgements on Labor's performance but make evidence-free claims of Labor's "remarkable achievements"

When Labor lands 3 FTAs in a year then they will actually have tangible achievements on par with what Abbot made.

Equally, your early references to "not my Job Scomo" make you look hypocritical trying to defend Albozo's junkets.

mhaze,

You said - "Justifying hypocrisy is always tough."

True. But that hasn't stopped you on this forum.

ttbn,

Talking about the difficulty of communicating with brick walls?

I agree. Our experiences with you on this forum supports that
argument.

shadowminister,

Scott Morrison has made 29 international trips to
18 countries during his term as PM. And it was his
choice to be away on holidays during a crisis.
Hence the criticisms of him are valid.

Give our current PM a chance. If he continues to
govern from the centre as he's been doing to date -
he will succeed. Even The Australian newspaper agrees
with that.

Foxy,

SM did this for nearly 4 years. Airbus Albo has done nearly 1/4 of this in a few weeks.

Albozo chose to do a photo op in Ukraine instead of being present during a crisis in Aus. The criticism is just as valid.

shadowminister,

I don't have the same opinion as you.

Great work by Albo to get unemployment down to 3.5%. Lower than anything the LNP could achieve in almost 10 years in office. SM you must be pleased, Albo could be the greatest PM since Gough. Do you agree?

The government doesn't create jobs, businesses do

AC

Dead right. The only jobs governments can create are in the public service; and they should stop doing that. There are too many public servants. 2% increase over the last year I believe. They could, of course, contribute to businesses looking for workers by forcing people off the dole. No work no money. The jobs looking for workers are pretty much the same as the potential workers on the dole. Too many Australians still want to pick and choose what sort of work they will do.

Paul,

Morrison did a great job taking unemployment down from 5.9% inherited from Labor in 2013 to less than 4% with a strong economy. That's after Labor inherited a 4% unemployment rate in 2007. No doubt Labor will screw it up again.

Hi AC,

There are some on here on the government payroll, they collect their "PAY" every fortnight via 'Centrestink'.

Some local news; A bit over a week ago on the Saturday night at about 7.15pm the Bayside Lodge Retirement Home at Lota was burnt down, the 28 residents lost everything. Shocking as that is, someone during the week tried to break in (its been fenced off) and set the place on fire again. The joints a total write off, what wasn't destroyed by fire, was destroyed by water and smoke. It shows the mentality of some people.
p/s The Fireys couldn't determine what started the blaze, but once it got into the roof the place was cactus.

Hi SM,

You have to admit, so far, Albo is doing a good job, even I am surprised, what about Dud Dutton, missing in action, been on two months holidays since the election.

BTW; Albo has never been a big fan of the Greens, you will like to know that, when he was a newbie for Labor back in the 90's in Grayndler he claimed the Greens were "stealing" Labor votes. A couple of times he had to rely on Green preferences to get him over the line. Now days his biggest opponent in Grayndler is the Greens, and its Liberal party preferences that makes it a safe, for the moment, Labor seat.

Paul,

If you can actually point to something Albozo has achieved since becoming PM then I can comment on it. So far he's had a festival of photo ops and while many left whingers such as Foxy are praising his achievements but are unable to actually point them out.

As for Albozo's relationship with the disparate bunch of clowns that call themselves greens, even Albozo is not stupid enough to touch them with a 10ft barge pole.

In the early 2000's Albo was desperate enough to take Green preferences. Now days the Greens are taking "his" votes. AND the Liberal Party like him so much, they give him their preferences.

BTW, what has Constable Clod done since becoming Opposition Leader, taken a long OS holiday that's what. Is Constable Clod another Rip Van Winkle type? I can't say he's all over the shop, because he hasn't been in the shop since he got the job.

Dear Paul,

Australia's parliament will meet before the end of July.
And listed on the web - the government's post election
agenda includes :

1) Anti-corruption commission
2) Employment summit
3) Respect at work
4) Voice to Parliament
5) New agencies and funds
6) Climate policy
7) Aged care
8) Cheaper childcare

These are the 8 top priorities listed.

The Morrison government has no record of past achievement.
They struggled and had no plans for the future.

The current government should be given a chance.
Labor has a better plan for the future of Australia with
more jobs, greater job security and stronger economic
growth.

Australia needs a reformist leader who can bring high values
to the top job and transform the nation.

And Anthony Albanese seems to be that kind of reformist leader.
Look at what he has achieved to date in such a short time
re-instating Australia's position with its neighbours and
allies - which was desperately needed in these troubled times.

His achievements will continue to speak for themselves - I'm
sure of that.

Foxy,

What bollocks,

Morrison guided Aus successfully through the pandemic and left office with a booming economy a record low unemployment rate, and an actual reduction in emissions better than most countries in the world.

Albozo has a long way to catch up.

shadowminister,

How come he and his government got kicked out?

Alone in bad company?

Morrison left us with a trillion dollars of debt, spent billion on rorts, failed to keep his ministers in check, failed to manage Covid correctly, leaving it to the States, and tarnished Australia's international reputation. AND that's just for starters.

Paul

Lying again I see.

Foxy,

Maybe you should ask yourself why the coalition has been in government for most of the last 26 years of which labor has only had 3 years of a majority government.

SM

I'll say it again. There is no point in arguing with brick walls; tilting at windmills etc. It only encourages them, and enhances their absurd sense of self-importance. It’s best to avoid debate with leftists on subjects which have no existence outside their chimeric world.

How much support do you get? The two loony lefties are 'dearing' or 'hi ing' each other all time, backing up each other's nonsense, while you are the Lone Ranger. Best to support your own kind rather than having the same pointless arguments with pointless people. Ignore the buggers.

Just my opinion, of course

shadowminister,

A half-wit gives you a piece of his mind and
you hang on to it?

I don't think so.

You're better than that.

Of course there are many mistakes made by both sides
of politics. However, what should give us some hope
is the results of the last election - where Australians
made their voices heard.

And as a result - there is hope for our future and our
working together and not against each other.

Lets keep the hope alive and realise that we are one -
not separate.