David Howe
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Why hasn't the De-Sal plant, upon which we've spent billions, made this unnecessary?
Why the need for water restrictions? What was the point of the investment?
heraldsun.com.au/news/victoria/…
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@ellymelly No problem if you lose $15,000,000,000 of taxpayer money.
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@RoadknightThe Who or what is protecting that Teflon coated turd?
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Note how her voice quavered and she got dry-mouth.
Something's afoot here.
Anthony Khallouf@ausvstheagenda
Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan says that she will not resign over the $15 Billion CFMEU corruption scandal.
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@HumanHeadline We used to buy Vittoria coffee beans for $12 about 4 years ago, now it's $35 and it's marked down from $50. Apparently if they sell at least 1 bag in Alice Springs for arguments sake they can claim it was in fact $50 even if your local store didn't sell one.
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@Matt_Camenzuli I'll vote for whoever has Labor as their absolute last preference. I've voted Liberal for the last 10 federal elections but they seem more chaotic than One Nation at the moment.
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@firstfusilier @GROGParty Really don't think a royal commission is her call.
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@KatyKray73 If Sussan was able to do her job she would still be there, if Angus can't do his job he will suffer the same fate.
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Sussan Ley’s poor leadership is unrelated to her gender. Why do these leftists always invoke gender-based arguments?
Should the Libs replace her with Taylor presenting the same policies then the results will remain unchanged.
Julia Gillard was our first female PM and she was ultimately removed, how quick they are to forget.
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@Matt_Camenzuli Only way to stop the criminals is to match their prices.
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@MoiraDeemingMP She's just an unelected lying piece of shit, Victoria deserves and needs a better government while the current government needs auditing.
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@Mon4Kooyong An energy rich country gone broke saving the planet from a scam, you do realise that China, India and the USA just to name a few are on the same planet?
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For the first time, clean energy has supplied the majority of electricity in our main grid for a full three months. And, because renewables are dominating new supply and easily the cheapest source of new energy, our bills were cheaper as a result. Win, win!
The march towards a renewables-powered future is happening, in spite of ongoing climate denialism from the Liberal and National parties—whose decision to scrap net zero hangs over their latest infighting and leadership challenges.
We still have a long way to go to hand over a healthier, safer future to our kids, and this week's dangerous heatwave and destructive fires in Victoria present a stark reminder what's at stake if we continue approving new coal and gas projects. Yet, in the middle of severe climate, health and cost of living challenges, this clean energy surge is something to celebrate.
reneweconomy.com.au/landmark-momen…
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@Matt_Camenzuli We've seen the decline of the Liberal party and now we're all looking for an alternative, someone who knows what is needed and not scared to say it, that's all we want. So until the right aren't left we're leaving 😟
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I am often asked why I care so much about the Liberal Party and its leadership when it is so obvious that the best of days are behind it.
After decades of purposelessness, betrayal and weakness, the Liberal Party has certainly shed more votes than they have gained. Tony Abbott’s win in 2013 was the top of ascent, and it has been downhill from there.
It is obvious that the Liberals have often talked a good game, but just deliver the same product as Labor, albeit slower. The realisation that the Liberals were just Labor in blue certainly set in at the last election, and they lost more of their base again.
Interestingly Albanese is also losing more votes every day, but this time, they are not going to the Liberals, or even the Greens.
It seems One Nation and “other” are both on the rise. We are moving more and more toward a time where the vote splits evenly in four or even five directions. We may even have seen the end of two-party preferred results, where Labor and the Liberals dominate.
We will see a number of upsets. We will see a level of electoral panic not seen in our lifetimes. There is no such thing as a safe seat.
Don’t let their tough talk fool you, Albanese and Ley are both desperate to put a floor under their slide. Labor has one eye on Muslim candidates in Blaxland and Watson, and the other on One Nation/Independents in other parts of the country.
The Liberals are staring at the Teals, and One Nation, and the Nationals are just hoping they can stop the tidal wave of orange from surging through their neck of the woods, like a Fanta that got too shaken up and dropped on the floor.
But it is not over yet. It is way too early to bury the Liberal Party. They are the Party of opposition; they get all of those extra staff and titles. They have the front bench team.
Politics in Australia is a little bit like football. Two ministerial teams face off against each other. The government won the toss, so they decide the play, but the opposition is there with all of the same equipment.
The problem with our politics is that both sides have been playing for the same team for so long, we have forgotten why the opposition team is even there. It has been Sussan Ley’s job to remind us, but instead of scoring goals against Albanese’s team, she scores own goals instead.
Whilst polling and minority forces matter, they don’t have the capability to hold the government to account and let’s face it right now One Nation is not even close to a position to form an alternative government.
But we desperately need an alternative.
With the coalition busted up, and One Nation on the march through regional Australia and outer suburbs, Labor, the Liberals and the Nationals certainly have electoral threats, but unless the Liberal Party can shake off the Hawke/Ley era, and get some real and courageous leadership, sound policies and a plan, it will be another term of absolute Labor dominance with little to look forward to after the next election.
So, the shape and function of the Liberal party and status of the coalition matter a great deal even today. You may not like it but the reality is they still exist, they hold the opposition space, and they are just about the only team on the field right now that can turn things around quickly.
I won’t hold my breath, but a sharp turn back to common-sense, a sensible immigration policy, and a functional energy policy that includes coal and gas - together with a solid vision for a future Australia that looks a lot more like the Australia we know and love, is the only way they will stave off electoral oblivion and give us a fighting chance.
First week back, the very first order of business is to remove Sussan Ley from the leader’s chair. Clean out the toxic and Teal forces like Alex Hawke from senior positions and install a mature leader that is prepared to fix the party. Because it is very, very, very broken.
I just want Australia back.

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@Matt_Camenzuli That is a product of the schools under Labor, no idea how to think for herself, just an opinion installed in her tiny brain.
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@Wisdom_HQ Nobody is driving it, they couldn't find a driver dumb enough to drive it without baffles. The drivers seat is empty.
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