Joseph Kelly

The ANC notes with serious concern the latest Quarterly Labour Force Survey released by Statistics South Africa, which shows the expanded unemployment rate rising to 43.7%, with 301 000 more South Africans unemployed in the first quarter of 2026.

This Labor government is economically incompetent. They are stealing from the younger generation, putting $1 trillion in debt on the national credit card. This amounts to $36,000 for every Australian, and every young person will have to pay this back and more. They're forcing young Australians to compete against mass migration for a rental, while putting home ownership completely out of reach. I won't take lectures on "intergenerational equity" from this Labor government. They abandoned hope for this country and all of its people long ago.

Remember the promise of cheap green electricity.

Federal National Party. Stuck in the past, not doing their research. Every government policy that helps people buy or afford something (not invest, not speculate) overwhelmingly benefits lower-income earners. The Electric Vehicle FBT exemption is exactly that policy. Don’t take my word for it. We surveyed Australians and the data is unambiguous. Scrap the FBT and the people hit hardest are blue-collar workers, culturally diverse households, and the precariat, the very people Matt Canavan claims to speak for. The idea that this is a tax break for the rich is class-blind. If you’re wealthy, you buy the EV anyway. You don’t need a novated lease for the maths to work. The FBT exemption is the rung on the ladder for everyone else, the tradie, the nurse, the warehouse worker, who would otherwise stay locked into petrol prices they can’t avoid. Canavan’s pitch is that working Australians need fuel excise relief. What working Australians actually need is the policy lever that makes a cheaper-to-run car affordable in the first place. Yanking it out to fund a few months of cheaper diesel isn’t economic populism. It’s like most of the Coalition’s policy at the moment. Poorly researched and firmly at home in 2010. Link to details below.

Name a player from an AFL club who you think should have a role change and the benefit it would bring them and their club 🗣️