Mister Confident

As Peter Smith explains at left, Labor’s grab for for senior Australians’ nest eggs would likely have been thwarted before it was revealed by a government with a record of backbone and principle. In other words, Bill Shorten & Co., simply would not have dared, especially not now.

Labor is in a ferocious battle to stop the Melbourne seat of Batman going to the Greens, yet with only days to go before residents set aside their mung beans and muesli and head to the polls, Bill Shorten was sufficiently confident to tear the covers off a policy that will screw an estimated one million retirees. That’s confidence, folks, or hubris if you prefer.

Zeg has been thinking along similar lines. Follow the link below for his cartoon commentary.

Read More