Mega Thread All things Tony Abbott

[Fat Yak]

And that's a bloody good thing. This govt is utter scum.

And sqweaky clean, back flip bill and the cfmeu will be sooooo much better. Ladies and grentlmen, start the boats.

 

[Gough]

I fail to see what he has left to offer Parliament, two terms in opposition would see him pushing 70 if the Libs are re-elected and very unlikely to play a part in that government. He's wasting everyone's time now and from a Liberal Party point of view is now actively hindering their progress by being a dead weight in a safe seat.

 

[madmug]

I fail to see what he has left to offer Parliament, two terms in opposition would see him pushing 70 if the Libs are re-elected and very unlikely to play a part in that government. He's wasting everyone's time now and from a Liberal Party point of view is now actively hindering their progress by being a dead weight in a safe seat.

He represents a certain 'sector' of the conservatives. Those who fawn over the 1950's.

 

[Gough]

He represents a certain 'sector' of the conservatives. Those who fawn over the 1950's.

There'd be no shortage of people prepared to take on his role.

 

[FredLeDeux]

He represents a certain 'sector' of the conservatives. Those who fawn over the 1950's.

1850s.

 

[Baltimore Jack]

Quentin Dempster‏Verified account @QuentinDempster 13h13 hours ago
Australia will be de-industrialised if coal is removed from domestic power generation says ⁦@TonyAbbottMHR⁩, the man who terminated car manufacturing industry and destroyed universal fibre NBN.

 

[Baltimore Jack]

Tao de Haas‏ @TaodeHaas 13h13 hours ago
Questions Leigh Sales didn’t ask Abbott.
What happened to the $550.00 scrapping the Carbon tax was going to give us?
What do you say about Peta Gredlin saying the carbon tax was only ever about you playing politics?
Leigh so polite when it comes to the LNP

 

[Gough]

Guardian blog's take on Abbott and Joyce's contributions of the last couple of days.

And let’s not also forget that Joyce was part of the government – led by Tony Abbott – which offered states a sweetener from a $5bn infrastructure pool if they ‘recycled’ their assets, the power assets they still owned. Which Victoria and NSW took advantage of. And now these same two people want the government to fork out for new coal-fired power stations, after criticising the private companies for doing what they want with the assets they bought off the states, at the Abbott government’s request.

THIS IS WHY THE EMUS WON, PEOPLE.

 

[Pessimistic]

Almost nine years since Abbott rolled Turnbull over Energy/Climate

On 1 December 2009, Abbott was elected to the position of Leader of the Liberal Party of Australia over Turnbull and Shadow Treasurer Joe Hockey. Abbott proposed blocking the government's ETS in the Senate whereas Turnbull sought to amend the bill which the majority of the Liberal Party did not support.[85] Abbott named his Shadow Cabinet on 8 December 2009.[86]

 

[NSWCROW]

abbott sookin about " leaking " during the party room meeting



just * off you coward , even your kids think you're a campaigner

 

[Lebbo73]

abbott sookin about " leaking " during the party room meeting



just **** off you coward , even your kids think you're a campaigner

I thought it was his sisters?

 

[Baltimore Jack]

He has now wedged himself

He either crosses the floor on NEG or he votes for it and looks an even bigger hypocrite than he does over the Paris Agreement

 

[Pie eyed]

And sqweaky clean, back flip bill and the cfmeu will be sooooo much better. Ladies and grentlmen, start the boats.

So long as they are full of right wing in breds on their way to Trumpsylvania...start all them boats.
See ya.

 

[Baltimore Jack]

 

[Gough]

If true would show a backbone hitherto unseen from the PM.

 

[RupieDupie]

If true would show a backbone hitherto unseen from the PM.

The Chemically Imbalanced Prime Minister Malcolm "Just keep them all distracted while I get heaps of munny" Turnbull, actually trying his hand at government? That would be a first.

Getting rid of nasty pox like Abbott would be the only thing he has done to date that resembles looking after the people. If he could also get rid of a certain Chemically Imbalanced member of parliament while he's in a cleaning mood I'd consider voting for him.

 

[JackOutback]

Says they will not 'be Labor' and outdoes them in every way. At least Rudd could argue the people didn't want him gone and the people wanted him back. Abbot couldn't claim either.

 

[Thrawn]

This guy is like a bad rash. Be the bull in Turnbull and charge him out.

 

[Leon]

Have never despised an Australian politician more than I do Abbott.

Would not piss on him if he was on fire.

 

[funk44]

Have never despised an Australian politician more than I do Abbott.

Would not piss on him if he was on fire.

I would



Then I'd set him back on fire...

 

[Maggie5]

Yuk just watched him on the ABC news, still walks like he has a fully nappy. Maybe he thinks it is a swagger.

 

[medusala]

He represents a certain 'sector' of the conservatives. Those who fawn over the 1950's.

When Australia had one of the highest gdp's per capita in the world.

But hey who gives a stuff about economics and the standard of living.

Carry on.

 

[madmug]

When Australia had one of the highest gdp's per capita in the world.

But hey who gives a stuff about economics and the standard of living.

Carry on.

The British Empire was pretty good once too. Ruled the known world they did! They must have had an amazing GDP to run a whole empire. Even without a huge sheep to citizen ratio like that Australia once had.

But hey, who cares how long ago that was.

Anyway, carry on.

 

[medusala]

The British Empire was pretty good once too.

NB and off topic, the below is a scary thought

https://www.economist.com/business/2018/07/05/historys-biggest-firms

Tech tycoons have some decent arguments as to why size does not matter any more. Today’s firms are more global than in the past, so comparing their profits to America’s or China’s economy may exaggerate their clout (although by 2027 Amazon’s profits are projected to be twice as big relative to world GDP as the East India Company’s in 1813)

 

[madmug]

NB and off topic, the below is a scary thought

https://www.economist.com/business/2018/07/05/historys-biggest-firms

Tech tycoons have some decent arguments as to why size does not matter any more. Today’s firms are more global than in the past, so comparing their profits to America’s or China’s economy may exaggerate their clout (although by 2027 Amazon’s profits are projected to be twice as big relative to world GDP as the East India Company’s in 1813)

And if the jobs market stays unstable with part-time & contract work, who is going to pay for all these wonderful products?

The 'market' cannot destabilise the workforce ie its customers, & still sell stuff.