You actually provided a good list of some of the positives Labor has provided, and i also wish more people paid attention to them.
Also, it occurred to me later that some of your points could well contribute to easing cost of living/housing. Some are more indirect than others, and some would payoff years off in the future, but every little thing helps. There's no silver bullet, you need a hail of pellets
I've heard it alledged that they only put women in positions as placeholders while things are bad, and when there's a chance of winning, they swoop back in.
I don't believe that is correct, as their policy is to choose the best person. And they don't have any of those at all.
Why are the police that approved the rally not facing repercussions? That’s what if like to know.
I read here that "Police said legal advice suggested blocking the rally was unlikely to succeed in court."
Whether that's for real or BS, I don't know. It does add weight to the claim that the police need more powers. Whether that is a good or bad thing, well, that article looks at the erosion of protest rights over time.
And keep in mind, that the Police will be able to apply their powers for any worthy protests/rallies/gatherings the same as they would with Nazi protests.
There's a theory I've seen that it was to help Murdoch and Telstra.
Murdoch and Telstra owned Foxtel. Telstra also owned the HFC cable that Foxtel used to transmit it's pay tv.
Now, Netflix, and online sports viewing was becoming possible and popular via the internet. And with faster internet, everyone would be able to do it. And they wouldn't be locked in to Telstra for fast HFC cable internet, or for Foxtel for it's entertainment or sports content. Foxtel was also under attack from the introduction of Digital Television, which was providing broader content and sports
So, Murdoch and Telstra had 2 problems:
The implementation of fibre to the home would leave them with obsolete copper and HFC physical assets worth nothing.
Foxtel was not ready with it's internet centric apps and distribution. They didn't launch Foxtel Play until Aug 2013 and it only handled SD playback, and 2017 for HD with Foxtel Now. Kayo Sports launched in 2018, and Binge in 2020. BUT competitors already were mature in 2010. Uh-oh! My subscribers!
So, how would a government solve to appease these people?
You make the NBN a 'multi-technology' strategy.
You buy up the copper and HFC assets that will be worthless from Telstra for billions.
You make everything as complex as possible so that implementation will be slower, buying Foxtel more time to transfer their business processes and apps to the internet, while at the same time hamstringing their competitors
It's only 2025 that Murdoch sold out of Foxtel due to a 'strategic review'. An inevitable end that would have come much sooner if not for Turdbull and Abutt.
Just that it displays an incredibly quick wit and clever wordplay.
I am a country member ⟶ I am a cunt, remember ⟶ "I remember"
My other favourite politician quote is from NZ's PM Robert Muldoon who famously said in the 70s, when asked about the migration of NZers to Australia, that it 'raised the IQ of both countries'. Brilliant!
search for "substitute for x". x10. Weirdly, the only substitute I have is nearly always basil. I think search/AI is trolling me.
search for 'ratio of dried x to fresh x'. x10. I can get ratios of 1:2 to whatever you want. Then there are AI generated pages that tell you everything about life, the universe and everything, except the ratio of dried x to fresh x Normally have to wade through x10 of those...
Cook. Eat.
After: I rate this as meh. x10. And I'll need to buy more dried basil. Big basil must be making a fortune!
I've got some accounts hanging around that were basically name sitting.
What they don't realise is:
I might even just point people to a private email and a private news server lmao.