2019 Federal Election

[Kornstar]

And this is the biggest problem in this country and at this election.
I've NEVER known a worse lot of politicians in my life time. It doesn't matter who gets in. They are all as bad as each other, and nothing will change. The country will just plod along, so as long as whoever gets elected gets to have a job for the next 3 years.
I'm so f**king sick of politicians.
I'll be signing my name off at the polling booth, folding up the papers I'm given, and walking straight over to the box and slotting them in.
I simply have no faith in either leader or their party to run our country for the better of the country rather than themselves, so I will not vote for anyone.
I cannot believe that politics in this country has stooped so low.

At least the current government will continue the status quo, what the f**k will the unions, i mean Labor do?

 

[Bandwagon]

That;s f**king rather sad TBH

 

[Mr Spock!]

At least the current government will continue the status quo, what the f**k will the unions, i mean Labor do?

Why do you reward bad government?

These merkins have been so bad they offed pms twice.

 

[strider]

Why do you reward bad government?

These merkins have been so bad they offed pms twice.

Which side? ... you will have to be more specific

 

[hindy111]

Seriously, will people honestly vote Labor in the election? As i have mentioned i vote Korn cause i hate all politicians but seriously, people would vote for Shorten to be in charge?

Most likely I will after reading what Allan did in those toilets.

 

[Gronk]

Donkey votes are dumb. In the 2016 election 5% of merkins drew a knob on their papers, or at least purposely rendered their votes informal.

In the days of hung parliaments with the two major parties struggling to form governments, your vote is far more crucial that you think.

At the very least, you should lodge a protest vote and put your local fringe do-gooder first rather than the mad merkins like labour liberal one nation greens or palmer. At least your protest vote will flow through in preferences.

We are lucky that we have a vibrant democracy. Please don’t thumb your nose at it.

 

[Gary Gutful]

Seriously, will people honestly vote Labor in the election? As i have mentioned i vote Korn cause i hate all politicians but seriously, people would vote for Shorten to be in charge?

You’ve got my vote Korny.

 

[SDM]

Unions are necessary still in many industries.

I haven't belonged to one for over a decade, it is irrelevant in my workplace and I have the ability to look after myself at present. But many people in many industries do not. Everything that is taken for granted by workers was won by the unions, and the more we shift away from them, the more screwed the lowest paid workers will get, until they all decide f**k it, i'm better off on welfare.

 

[Gary Gutful]

Donkey votes are dumb. In the 2016 election 5% of merkins drew a knob on their papers, or at least purposely rendered their votes informal.

In the days of hung parliaments with the two major parties struggling to form governments, your vote is far more crucial that you think.

At the very least, you should lodge a protest vote and put your local fringe do-gooder first rather than the mad merkins like labour liberal one nation greens or palmer. At least your protest vote will flow through in preferences.

We are lucky that we have a vibrant democracy. Please don’t thumb your nose at it.

Well said.

Ultimately our politicians are just a reflection of a system that we have all collectively created.

In a thriving democracy like ours, we invariably end up with the politicians that we deserve.

 

[Gronk]

Unions are necessary still in many industries.

I haven't belonged to one for over a decade, it is irrelevant in my workplace and I have the ability to look after myself at present. But many people in many industries do not. Everything that is taken for granted by workers was won by the unions, and the more we shift away from them, the more screwed the lowest paid workers will get, until they all decide f**k it, i'm better off on welfare.

100%. Unions have got a bad wrap of late, but that does not mean they are irrelevant.

The current conservative think tank IPA want unionism to cease and all wages to become unregulated. No minimum wage, no penalty rates, nothing. They want the free market to determine salaries and if that means that blue collar merkins are forced to accept $10 an hour then so be it.

Unions are necessary to keep the bastards from reducing the size of the middle class.

 

[Chipmunk]

In the days of hung parliaments with the two major parties struggling to form governments, your vote is far more crucial that you think.

This ultimately depends where you live though. If 10% of the Electorate of Grayndler for instance put in an informal vote, it will have zero bearing on the result.

There would be close to 100 other electorates that are similar.

 

[Gronk]

This ultimately depends where you live though. If 10% of the Electorate of Grayndler for instance put in an informal vote, it will have zero bearing on the result.

There would be close to 100 other electorates that are similar.

I get that. However this is the same argument that climate change agnostics make: Australia’s action on climate change will have no effect on world temperatures, so we might as well not bother.

 

[Gronk]

Just on Donkey votes, at least please vote below the line in the senate. If we all voted below the line, idiots like Fraser Anning were less likely to be elected through preferences. IIRC he has a 6 year gig based on 17 raw votes.

 

[Twizzle]

he wouldn't have 17 mates

 

[SDM]

After the latest NewsPoll and Ipsos polls, Sportsbet has Labor’s odds “shortened” to $1.22 and Libs extended to $4.25.

Scomo was as short as $3.25 10 days ago, and has now blown out to $5.50
Shorten firming into Winx odds
Yet the media claiming it will go down to the wire

 

[taipan]

IMO it is a seat by seat issue and the influence of the independents preferences.Both the two major parties' primary vote is below 40%.
The Greens giving on average 80% plus prefs to Labor, is the real difference.
The Palmer effect is unknown .

As long as Steggall(no policies) and Phelps don't get in.The rest can look after themselves.

If Albo was leading Labor I'd lean his way,Shorten there wouldn't trust him with my lunch money.

Trouble is the Libs are relying too much on the economy ,without making some announcements that would assist the younger generation.They need to do something on Sunday in that regard.

If there's a lesson to be learned ,the last Yank election is a classic.Not over till the fat "person"( no offence Big Man Brohman )sings.

 

[Gronk]

Scomo was as short as $3.25 10 days ago, and has now blown out to $5.50
Shorten firming into Winx odds
Yet the media claiming it will go down to the wire

Yeah but which media ? There are some sections of the media that are trying very hard to swing the momentum towards one side.

Miranda Devine has posted an Op-ED saying that Christians who are shocked by the treatment of Izzy Folau now have a taste of what life will be like under labor.

 

[84 Baby]

Yeah but which media ? There are some sections of the media that are trying very hard to swing the momentum towards one side.

Miranda Devine has posted an Op-ED saying that Christians who are shocked by the treatment of Izzy Folau now have a taste of what life will be like under labor.

Life under Labor under the leadership of Bill Stalin

 

[Obscene Assassin]

He sounds like a dope. Plus i hate unions........scum of the earth!

Bankers are worse

 

[Obscene Assassin]

Trouble is the Libs are relying too much on the economy

And they aren't good at managing that. Under the Gillard/Rudd government we had the best performing economy according to the OECD, and now we're 34th best peforming (out of 36)