Of course there is one left wing government in Australia that is more or less protected against the swing to right wing parties. I refer of course to Ted Baillieu’s government in Victoria.
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This Saturday the voters of Queensland have no reason to hesitate in how they might otherwise vote based on the spurious claim that they would be undermining democracy by not voting Labor.
Dante reserves the worst torments to the lowest circle of Hell, the ninth circle which is the abode of traitors.
Julia Gillard made a dumb deal with the Greens on the carbon dioxide tax when in retrospect we can all see that the Greens would never, ever have gone with Abbott.
Even though Anna Bligh’s infringement here is not threatening any core aspect of democracy, it shows a mindset that will play fast and loose with the rules.
Perhaps I’m just at core very old-fashioned, but there is something culturally attractive about the ‘hold doors open for women’ ethos writ several orders of magnitude larger and translated to the sinking ship scenario.
Those in this country pushing for a bill of rights never tire of looking for backdoor ways to get some part of one in.
I simply cannot see the appeal of watching Tour de France bike racing. I don’t see why they don’t skip all the biking and just give the win to the team with the best steroid chemists, or those with the nicest lycra outfits.
The slight dip in support of late for the Coalition comes from twice siding with the Green Party over the Labor Party. If there’s a near universal rule for the Coalition it should be that when Labor and the Greens differ, go with Labor.
If, and it’s a moderately big ‘if’, you can put to one side the putrid underlying message or theme of this movie, then this is great watching.
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