Scott Morrison - How Long? (Part 1 - Continued in Part 2)

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[HurleyHepsHird]

Well, if the job includes paying billions for road infrastructure not to be built simply to be ideological, then yeah, they do.

It's not Sydney that's the problem. It's inner Melbourne and Sydney with their small minorities of far-left extremists, that turn everything into an ideological battle. This is complemented with a small minority of far-right extremists, that have a fetish for backwards electoral regions (rural Queensland! western Sydney!).

In fact, it's when western Sydney became a thing in 2004 and when Queensland! became a thing in 2007 with Rudd that everything went downhill. Of course if you appeal all your political arguments to bogans then you get bogan political discourse.

"This is your brain on conservatism."

 

[Pessimistic]

Irish groups are tens of trillions of ways removed from the actions of Islamic fundamentalists. In the past civilians have been killed in the Northern Irish conflict too, but the viewpoint is nothing like the borderless 'convert or die - infidels must all suffer the same fate' word view of the Islamic fundie.

Their methods are sometimes VERY questionable, but at the heart of the matter all these dissident Irish groups want is for the British Crown to f*ck off out of Ireland. I myself believe in the current peace process, and hold that a return to armed struggle would be a step backwards.

BUT with this Brexit stuff, the ball is very much in the court of the Ulster Unionists, the only bloc saving Theresa May's position from becoming unteneble. Do they destroy the peace by insisting on hard borders? Will they sacrifice the 'normalisation' of life in Northern Ireland? Is the British Crown more important than all?

Response was to ‘anyone supporting terrorist organisations’ not ‘those Geelong sicko does not like’

 

[Geelong_Sicko]

Response was to ‘anyone supporting terrorist organisations’ not ‘those Geelong sicko does not like’

Why shouldn't it be this? It should be that. The Citizens' Advice Bureau will hear of it!!

 

[borderbarry]

After Wellington, I think Australians should go quiet on terrorism for a while. Are any of the Asylum Seekers in New Guinea as bad as this bloke?

 

[Rotayjay]

I wonder who will replace Scott Morrison when he inevitably falls on his sword after an election loss approximately two months from now.

Josh Frydenberg? Some chance that he won't win his seat. Christian Porter perhaps? Porter seems to fit the suit. Cupboard's getting a bit bare in terms of senior Liberals: no Bishop, no Dutton (touch and go whether he loses his seat), no Pyne ...

 

[Gough]

I wonder if Morrison is still hoping that boatloads of refugees are going to arrive.

 

[Hawk Dork]

I wonder if Morrison is still hoping that boatloads of refugees are going to arrive.

Im sure he is but the recent events in NZ means he is going to have to turn down the dog whistling

 

[Pessimistic]

Scomo might be the only realistic option left

 

[Forward Press]

As perverse as it sounds the political reality is that the events in Christchurch negates Muslim immigration as a hot button issue leading up to the election. Hopefully voters just like in the Victorian state election have the sense to reject the politics of hate and fear.

 

[BigTacoBandit]

I wonder who will replace Scott Morrison when he inevitably falls on his sword after an election loss approximately two months from now.

Josh Frydenberg? Some chance that he won't win his seat. Christian Porter perhaps? Porter seems to fit the suit. Cupboard's getting a bit bare in terms of senior Liberals: no Bishop, no Dutton (touch and go whether he loses his seat), no Pyne ...

Porter is in trouble in his seat so there's no guarantee he'll be around. My bet is they'll stick with Morrison.

 

[Rotayjay]

When was the last time a party lost government and retained the leader who led them to the election loss?

 

[Father Jack]

When was the last time a party lost government and retained the leader who led them to the election loss?

Gough hung around for a bit, didn't he? He'd be the last. Poor old Johnny never even got a choice about it

 

[Elroo]

Higher than expected resource prices feeding directly into the bottom line;

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-03-18/more-income-tax-cuts-could-on-the-cards-in-budget/10904760

More income tax cuts on the cards as budget, economy strengthen

By business reporter Nassim Khadem
Updated about an hour agoMon 18 Mar 2019, 7:36am

A stronger budget and higher-than-projected economic growth fuelled by soaring iron ore prices could pave the way for further tax cuts ahead of the next federal election, says a leading economic forecaster.
Key points:

• Deloitte Access Economics says workers will lose on average 20 cents in every dollar to the taxman by 2021-22
• This paves the way for further tax cuts ahead of the federal election, it says
• Its report also forecasts economic growth to beat Treasury forecasts as higher iron ore prices lift company profits

Analysis by Deloitte Access Economics shows workers will lose on average 20 cents in every dollar to the taxman by 2021-22.
It said this would be the second-highest amount in the nation's history, only behind the 1999-2000 financial year, just before the Howard government delivered income tax cuts to compensate for the introduction of the 10 per cent goods and services tax (GST).

"That suggests we haven't heard the last of tax cuts ahead of the coming election," Access Economics director Chris Richardson said.​

His latest Budget Monitor report suggests bracket creep — where wage inflation places people into higher tax brackets — will get worse before it gets better.


Australians are paying the highest proportion of their income in tax since 2005 and it's time for a cut, argues economist Saul Eslake.

"We forecast bracket creep to lift to $3.7 billion in 2019-20, $6.6 billion in 2020-21, and then to reach $9.9 billion in 2021-22," the report noted.
"So even though weak wage growth means that bracket creep is only creeping along, it's enough to see the taxman grab a growing slice of pay packets."

 

[SBD Gonzalez]

Porter is in trouble in his seat so there's no guarantee he'll be around. My bet is they'll stick with Morrison.

Good. I would confidently predict there is zero chance of Scott Morrison ever becoming PM from a position of leader of the opposition.

 

[BigTacoBandit]

Good. I would confidently predict there is zero chance of Scott Morrison ever becoming PM from a position of leader of the opposition.

I agree he will never make PM but will be opposition leader for about 18 months until the right of the Libs start agitating for someone who is more in touch with the "base".

 

[Chaisa]

I wonder who will replace Scott Morrison when he inevitably falls on his sword after an election loss approximately two months from now.

Josh Frydenberg? Some chance that he won't win his seat. Christian Porter perhaps? Porter seems to fit the suit. Cupboard's getting a bit bare in terms of senior Liberals: no Bishop, no Dutton (touch and go whether he loses his seat), no Pyne ...

Frydenberg's a lot safer than Porter. If Frydenberg loses the Coalition are down to around 30-40 seats and Morrison pretty much can't stay on. Trouble is apart from him there's few other senior Liberals who are in the Lower House and are leadership potential.

 

[SBD Gonzalez]

I agree he will never make PM but will be opposition leader for about 18 months until the right of the Libs start agitating for someone who is more in touch with the "base".

Hopefully thus guaranteeing at least three terms in opposition. They need to learn their lesson hard.

 

[Heisenberg_]

Frydenberg's a lot safer than Porter. If Frydenberg loses the Coalition are down to around 30-40 seats and Morrison pretty much can't stay on. Trouble is apart from him there's few other senior Liberals who are in the Lower House and are leadership potential.

Let’s be honest, Frydenberg doesn’t exactly scream leader either, especially when you hear him speak, not that charisma is the be all, but Jesus he could cure insomnia.

 

[GWBogan]

Let’s be honest, Frydenberg doesn’t exactly scream leader either, especially when you hear him speak, not that charisma is the be all, but Jesus he could cure insomnia.

Apologies to Homer Simpson btw.

 

[Power Raid]

of Fk me

Scott Morrison giving $55m to religious organisations to beef up security

v

raves and nightclubs have to employ their own security to stamp out drugs or be shut down


where is the consistency?

 

[Power Raid]

I wonder who will replace Scott Morrison when he inevitably falls on his sword after an election loss approximately two months from now.

Josh Frydenberg? Some chance that he won't win his seat. Christian Porter perhaps? Porter seems to fit the suit. Cupboard's getting a bit bare in terms of senior Liberals: no Bishop, no Dutton (touch and go whether he loses his seat), no Pyne ...

anyone with PM ambitions won't stand up until after not the May election but the one after that

Labor will get two terms at least

 

[borderbarry]

I am a long term labour supporter, I have never voted for the Conservatives, and I have been voting for 60 years.
My one concern with Bill Shorten, where does he stand on defence? Will he continue with the build up of the RAN? I am sure he will follow Rudd with the 12 submarines. but what else will Bill do with defence? It appears that the ADF will be in for interesting times in the region in the future.

 

[Vader]

I wonder who will replace Scott Morrison when he inevitably falls on his sword after an election loss approximately two months from now.

Josh Frydenberg? Some chance that he won't win his seat. Christian Porter perhaps? Porter seems to fit the suit. Cupboard's getting a bit bare in terms of senior Liberals: no Bishop, no Dutton (touch and go whether he loses his seat), no Pyne ...

Porter's re-election is much less likely than Frydenberg's.

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[NSWCROW]

I am a long term labour supporter, I have never voted for the Conservatives, and I have been voting for 60 years.
My one concern with Bill Shorten, where does he stand on defence? Will he continue with the build up of the RAN? I am sure he will follow Rudd with the 12 submarines. but what else will Bill do with defence? It appears that the ADF will be in for interesting times in the region in the future.

Guarantee IF Labor win we'll be seeing less armed forces ads on the box.