Comments on: Half of new 2024 jobs were public sector: ABS

By: Johan A. Rarebit

Johan A. Rarebit — Mon, 09 Sep 2024 04:29:55 +0000

In reply to Gonggongche. Absolutely. It's quite easy to understand that 9 years of LNP cuts to staffing is simply being unpicked.

By: Bolivar diGriz

Bolivar diGriz — Mon, 09 Sep 2024 01:25:00 +0000

In reply to Gonggongche. I wouldn't pay too much attention were I you. Every time I see one of these polls come out with a "two-party preferred" result I roll my eyes and move on. If they're quoting two-party results they're predicting the results of a 20th century election and their numbers have been massaged until they're meaningless. Australia is no longer a two-party nation and a pollster presenting their results that way has just admitted out loud that they are not credible.

By: Privileged Starvation

Privileged Starvation — Sun, 08 Sep 2024 22:58:37 +0000

In reply to Gonggongche. Or have the courage to talk about your policies. I have a relative that lost out on the stage 3 tax cuts but overall was made better off due to childcare subsidy changes. Labor just refuses to talk about things they've actually done.

By: Gonggongche

Gonggongche — Sun, 08 Sep 2024 22:37:36 +0000

What a choice US voters have, basically between an administration participating in a genocide to steal land, and a bunch of weirdos that want to tear down everything except the privilege and wealth of the 1%ers.

In less than 8 months we will have the same choice, except we will have genuine alternatives in the Greens and Independents.

By: Gonggongche

Gonggongche — Sun, 08 Sep 2024 22:29:17 +0000

"journalists start focusing on opinion polls; they start reporting more on the opposition as an alternative government, and ask for some policy specifics;" well, that ought to be asking the Greens and Independents what their policies are, not going to hold my breath waiting for msm journalists to do that.

By: Gonggongche

Gonggongche — Sun, 08 Sep 2024 22:25:21 +0000

The RBA couldn’t recognize that prices and not wages were driving inflation earlier on, and recently couldn’t recognize that the economy was depressed instead claiming that it was running a bit hot. Time to throw this board out.

By: Gonggongche

Gonggongche — Sun, 08 Sep 2024 22:20:37 +0000

The Liberal/Nationals holding hands in a circle, running together in towards the centre, singing ccuuuuuuuuuutt spending as they lift their arms up in unison. Don't worry that govt. spending and population growth are the only things keeping us out of recession. Don't worry that the cuts are probably going to impede assistance to those doing it tough.

By: Gonggongche

Gonggongche — Sun, 08 Sep 2024 22:00:52 +0000

Poll results given in two-party terms without telling us what the real opposition (Greens and Independents) got is misleading the public. Come on Crikey, lift your game.

By: Gonggongche

Gonggongche — Sun, 08 Sep 2024 21:58:22 +0000

Who is going to tell Julia Gillard that having a 50% female quota only makes a difference if the leadership listens to them? Outside of the executive the rest of the Labor MPs are just there to make up the numbers. At least one of them stood up and said that’s not good enough, good on you Fatima Payman.

By: Gonggongche

Gonggongche — Sun, 08 Sep 2024 21:47:56 +0000

Sad to see that 37% of people surveyed thought that the Coalition sending us into recession (think high unemployment, and small business closures) was a better way to tackle inflation.