Double Dissolution in 2014 - Realistic chance or all hot air?

[Todman]

Howard and Costello's wanton waste of an economic boomtime has been obvious for years now.

Doesn't help that the Rudd/Gillard governments were a fiscal rabble.

Howard and Costello didn't waste the boom. They gave the productive part of the economy tax cuts. The non productive part got nothing.

 

[samFFC]

Howard and Costello didn't waste the boom. They gave the productive part of the economy tax cuts. The non productive part got nothing.

http://www.smh.com.au/opinion/polit...e-in-howard-era-finds-imf-20130110-2cj38.html

 

[Todman]

http://www.smh.com.au/opinion/polit...e-in-howard-era-finds-imf-20130110-2cj38.html

The IMF provided a disclaimer that the study did not necessarily represent the views of the IMF

Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/australias-most-wasteful-spending-came-in-howard-era-finds-imf-study-20130110-2cj38.html#ixzz33OWf8KG4

 

[samFFC]

The IMF provided a disclaimer that the study did not necessarily represent the views of the IMF

Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/australias-most-wasteful-spending-came-in-howard-era-finds-imf-study-20130110-2cj38.html#ixzz33OWf8KG4

??

 

[Smiling Buddha]

Clive Palmer says the federal government's budget has crashed and he has challenged Prime Minister Tony Abbott to hold a double dissolution or implement a mini-budget.

http://www.theage.com.au/federal-po...ls-for-double-dissolution-20140730-3cuj2.html

 

[Maggie5]

Clive Palmer says the federal government's budget has crashed and he has challenged Prime Minister Tony Abbott to hold a double dissolution or implement a mini-budget.

http://www.theage.com.au/federal-po...ls-for-double-dissolution-20140730-3cuj2.html

They are on the nose with the public, no way would they go for a DD.
They have to negotiate although not sure they know how to do this. Time for negotiation and consultation was before they released policies and budget.

 

[Slax]

Clive Palmer is enjoying a few free punches at Abbott and Hockey, knowing full well they won't call and also knowing that they can't really argue with him because firstly he's right and secondly (and more importantly) it will help expose just how crap the budget was in the first place.

Still stand by the fact that it is the worst budget in 40 years.

 

[Docker Clint]

Hockey has been threatening it but he's like a wanna be tough, you don't threaten to belt someone if you're really going to, you just do it

 

[Ice-Wolf]

Hockey has been threatening it but he's like a wanna be tough, you don't threaten to belt someone if you're really going to, you just do it

Abbott's the one who throws punches, Hockey just takes them.

NSW in the eye of the leadership storm

JOE HOCKEY is fond of telling his colleagues about the time Tony Abbott decked him on the rugby field while the pair were students at Sydney University.

Hockey decided to take Abbott on, forgetting his opponent was a talented boxer, and the man later known as the ''mad monk'' put him out cold.

Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw-...ership-storm-20091127-jwwc.html#ixzz390wxAk5B

 

[Docker Clint]

Abbott's the one who throws punches, Hockey just takes them.

Explains the way he carries on. Must have suffered a brain injury.

 

[Ice-Wolf]

Explains the way he carries on. Must have suffered a brain injury.

Battered wife syndrome maybe?