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The Royal Commissions that batter...uh, matter.
Less conservatives in arts but imagine all the dv perps they could have signed on from mafsHave they done film and TV stars yet? Maybe they could get Mel Gibson to sign on.
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Feels like a time to say more than most times: not entirely everything is about political opportunity.Sounds like the Treasurer may not be backing the PM 100%. Does he sense an opportunity?
Speaking earlier on Monday, Treasurer Jim Chalmers acknowledged the push for a federal royal commission came "overwhelmingly from a good place".
"A lot of the voices that I've heard are voices that I respect a great deal," he said.
"The government's position is that we are focused on the urgent and the immediate."
Mr Chalmers said this included strengthening hate laws, tougher gun controls and implementing the recommendations in a review by the government's antisemitism special envoy Jillian Segal.
"We're focused on ensuring that we make a meaningful and helpful contribution to the NSW royal commission, and so that's been the government's focus on what is urgent and what is immediate," he said.
"We understand, obviously, that there are a number of Australians who would like to see a Commonwealth royal commission … we respect those people.
"We understand that those calls are coming from a good place."
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Prominent Labor figures join calls for antisemitism royal commission
A group of former Labor MPs, senators and party officials have signed an open letter asking Anthony Albanese to call a national royal commission into the Bondi terror attack.www.abc.net.au
Sounds like you don't really care about a royal commissionSounds like the Treasurer may not be backing the PM 100%. Does he sense an opportunity?
Albo hasn’t said anything about implementing Jillian Segal’s recommendations. That would be a start. I’ll believe it when I see it. Still need the RC though.Feels like a time to say more than most times: not entirely everything is about political opportunity.
Sounds like Dr Chalmers is merely trying to deliver the news a section of the community do not want to hear without alienating them.
That would be a disaster. Some of her recommendations verge on outlawing thought.Albo hasn’t said anything about implementing Jillian Segal’s recommendations. That would be a start.
IMO there's no mystery about what happened here.
These are political lobbyists who've effectively war-gamed how they wanted this media campaign to roll out over the days and weeks ahead.
On the white board in Campaign HQ in Sydney for week three they had 'Sports Stars' listed in capitals. And sure enough, on week three the same email that had been sent out to other selected groups was sent out to a long list of current and former sports 'stars' who might be convinced to sign up to their political campaign.
It's been suggested in a previous post that more than 1000 emails were sent out in that 'sports-stars' grouping to which around 70 agreed to give their name to the pre-prepared letter. That's a dismal hit rate of just 7% which explains why the likes of Dawn Fraser, Sam Newman, Wayne Carey, Steven Bradbury and Diesel Williams got star billing.
It's marketing 101 gone horribly, laughably wrong.
Rubbish. Again.Albo hasn’t said anything about implementing Jillian Segal’s recommendations.
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yep! one of the better independent publications. you'd be better informed if you consumed it.Crikey!![]()
I think that is colloquially called a dead bat.Sounds like the Treasurer may not be backing the PM 100%. Does he sense an opportunity?
Speaking earlier on Monday, Treasurer Jim Chalmers acknowledged the push for a federal royal commission came "overwhelmingly from a good place".
"A lot of the voices that I've heard are voices that I respect a great deal," he said.
"The government's position is that we are focused on the urgent and the immediate."
Mr Chalmers said this included strengthening hate laws, tougher gun controls and implementing the recommendations in a review by the government's antisemitism special envoy Jillian Segal.
"We're focused on ensuring that we make a meaningful and helpful contribution to the NSW royal commission, and so that's been the government's focus on what is urgent and what is immediate," he said.
"We understand, obviously, that there are a number of Australians who would like to see a Commonwealth royal commission … we respect those people.
"We understand that those calls are coming from a good place."
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Prominent Labor figures join calls for antisemitism royal commission
A group of former Labor MPs, senators and party officials have signed an open letter asking Anthony Albanese to call a national royal commission into the Bondi terror attack.www.abc.net.au
Those recommendations are a disgrace and saying that out loud is clearly not acceptable to the Liberal media.Albo hasn’t said anything about implementing Jillian Segal’s recommendations. That would be a start. I’ll believe it when I see it. Still need the RC though.
But Chalmers said they’re going to. Who do we believe?Those recommendations are a disgrace and saying that out loud is clearly not acceptable to the Liberal media.
But Chalmers said they’re going to. Who do we believe?
Why do you object to them?
Mind you, when Labor says they’re “going to” do something, a large pinch of salt is required.
If reports are correct, looks like he has blinked on the RC
And the results will be "anti semitism has risen in Australia due to 2 factors, the media being complicit with any criticism of Isreal is anti semitism and also there is a genocide going on in Gaza that Australians can see"If reports are correct, looks like he has blinked on the RC
And the results will be "anti semitism has risen in Australia due to 2 factors, the media being complicit with any criticism of Isreal is anti semitism and also there is a genocide going on in Gaza that Australians can see"
People calling for it should be reminded that be careful for what you wish for, you just might get it.
Professional sooks need something to amplify their sookingThat'll be years away. They don't actually care about the outcomes.
He’s going to cave. Doesn’t have a leg to stand on.Not sure why he would cave, it's not gonna get him good press, the media will continue to bang on about how he's to blame for Bondi but add that he took ages to agree with what they think was the 'right' decision. It would actually be less politically damaging to just ride it out. I don't hear anyone in my work or social circles talking about the need for a RC. It's Canberra and media bubble stuff.
Why?He’s going to cave. Doesn’t have a leg to stand on.

