Mega Thread All things Tony Abbott

[Pessimistic]

Greens/Goughs would be all over it if it didn't involve Abbott.

But Abbott needs to go one step further, like he has done recently with energy and immigration.

Many of these outback schools are a lost cause. Government keeps throwing money for years on end at remote communities for education, health and policing. Yet school attendance rates remain low, health outcomes are terrible and the rate of child sex abuse and domestic violence is abhorrent.

Abbott is no longer restricted by Liberal election policies. I would like him to express a view that we should stop supporting long term unviable remote communities.

Why not we do it for ‘white’ communities?

 

[Lebbo73]

Went down well up north I see.
https://www.theguardian.com/austral...by-indigenous-parliamentarians-after-nt-visit

If Aboriginal culture comes first in Borroloola, why is Gadrian Hoosan so fat?

 

[Frank Bunn]

Why not we do it for ‘white’ communities?

Not true. Mining towns turn into ghost towns when the mine closes. Same as when the Ghan switched routes. The exception is when there is a significant Indigenous population. There are plenty of remote towns where the major employer is the Indigenous school or Indigenous health provider. Add in those on benefits and the whole town's existence is being paid for by the government.

 

[Pessimistic]

Not true. Mining towns turn into ghost towns when the mine closes. Same as when the Ghan switched routes. The exception is when there is a significant Indigenous population. There are plenty of remote towns where the major employer is the Indigenous school or Indigenous health provider. Add in those on benefits and the whole town's existence is being paid for by the government.

Bushfire insurance surcharges? Why am I subsidising someone’s lifestyle choice?

 

[Frank Bunn]

Bushfire insurance surcharges? Why am I subsidising someone’s lifestyle choice?

Who pays the surcharges? Do bushfires know which houses are owned by white people and which by brown?

 

[Pessimistic]

Who pays the surcharges? Do bushfires know which houses are owned by white people and which by brown?

White communities? Do you argue as a job?

 

[Frank Bunn]

White communities? Do you argue as a job?

What?

 

[RonSon]

Government keeps throwing money for years on end at remote communities for education, health and policing.

Can you please post some numbers?

Was any of the $4.5B going their way?

 

[Pessimistic]

https://www.theage.com.au/politics/...uld-blow-out-by-millions-20181002-p507dl.html

Or they could identify expensive property areas and just cut power during high risk days

 

[Gough]

Cervical cancer could almost be extinct here in 20 years but Abbott as Health Minister refused to put Gardasil on the PBS because he thought it could make girls sexually promiscuous.

 

[Baltimore Jack]

Cervical cancer could almost be extinct here in 20 years but Abbott as Health Minister refused to put Gardasil on the PBS because he thought it could make girls sexually promiscuous.

Wasn't Bananaby saying the same, think I recall him saying so in Parliament

 

[Hawk Dork]

Looks like a well known female independent is going to take on The Wrecker

 

[Pessimistic]

Looks like a well known female independent is going to take on The Wrecker

God I hate that woman. Probably share her politics too.

Although I can think of far more immediate and tangible reasons to toss the current mob out

 

[NSWCROW]

He posted a tweet from Curl Curl surf club this arvo.

Still trying to confirm if he was in Canberra at all today.

 

[E Shed]

Has the onion muncher said anything about the RC into Pedo Priests?
Or does he still think safe schools and SSM are the biggest threats to children and its all forgivable when priests do it?

 

[NSWCROW]

Only sign of him today

 

[madmug]

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Only sign of him today

Good to see him protecting the children.

 

[Hawk Dork]

Good to see him protecting the children.

Im sure they thought the same with some of his mates at seminary school too

 

[AM]

Has the onion muncher said anything about the RC into Pedo Priests?
Or does he still think safe schools and SSM are the biggest threats to children and its all forgivable when priests do it?

He still supports his mate Pelly.

 

[NSWCROW]

Still haven't been able to ascertain his movements yesterday.

 

[NSWCROW]

https://theaimn.com/well-done-tony-now-youve-destroyed-the-coalition/

Well done, Tony – now you’ve destroyed the Coalition

 

[QuietB]

Wasn't Bananaby saying the same, think I recall him saying so in Parliament

Seems his staffers were using it

 

[Pessimistic]

Points about his kerfuffle re brexit. May Boris

1 Boris actually thinking he’s worth listening to
2 Abbott dumb enough to share all with a Brit MP he thought was conservative
3 abbot passing off all Boris thoughts as his own in a newspaper dumb enough to employ him
4 Brits taking said article seriously

 

[Ned_Flanders]

To be fair, can ScoMo eat the s**t out of a raw onion?

 

[Baltimore Jack]