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OPEC production cuts and weaker aussie dollar will increase prices

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100%. And besides $50 is not that big a deal in a single shop; just consolidate three buying trips to two.

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I have never seen anyone washing a head of broccoli top down. It would be in poor condition for the water to get between the florets. Makes sense to wash from stalk end or break it down into florets for washing.

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my 2¢ worth … one person’s banter is another person’s bickering and the pile on when someone was provocative simply drove those contributors away without realising the forum would become oh so bland without them. You have the email addresses, contact them directly and invite them back.

From the Forum perspective, the default fonts should be looked at to make them more suitable for older people. Do you test changes with a user group sample before rolling them out.

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Sue, I have nothing to add but out of interest where do you feel is the place to discuss this topic?????

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we would be marched off to Sunday school, which I remember little about, but would return home to saveloys and tomato sauce for lunch in front of the tv watching World Championship Wrestling. And of that, I do remember.

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once a mushroom, always a mushroom 

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how is whether the boat turned backed before government sworn in relevant? The law is unchanged. Reports say the boat was intercepted, taken to Christmas Island for processing and then turned back under existing legislation by the Sovereign Borders taskforce. Only thing different was the dog whistling.

“An Australian Border Force spokesman said Operation Sovereign Borders safely returned the boat back to Sri Lanka on Tuesday after it had been intercepted on Saturday.”

“The direction to me, by the acting prime minister was clear – this government remains committed to Operation Sovereign Borders, and to the protection of lives at sea,” Commander of the Joint Agency Task Force Operation Sovereign Borders Rear Admiral Justin Jones said.

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and the turned back boat was from where …. Sri Lanka. How is it safe to send them back to Sri Lanka yet the Biloela family stay despite three courts finding them not to be refugees. 

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the Secretary of the Department has been requested to please explain the SMS sent to millions, especially since previous government made such an issue of not discussing “on water” matters conducted by Border Force.

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Sophie, why would a hung parliament be disastrous? Experience shows minority government can benefit the country.

The Gillard minority government passed more legislation than the subsequent coalition majority governments. To quote NSW Premier Dominique Perrotet on his minority government – “In some ways, it enhances the democratic process because when legislation comes through cabinet, you sit down with the crossbench and work through the issues”. 

Many international governments are running minority governments include Canada, Sweden, UK. Historically these have been common in Germany (under Angela Merkel), Netherlands and Belgium.

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Horace, the preferences don’t work that way. Say tally before distribution of preferences is 40 for party A, 35 for independent and 25 for party B. Party B preferences flow to independent 80:20. So after distribution  independent ends on on 55 and party A on 45. The independent does not win without securing the lion’s share of the minority major party. If they want to be reelected they need to know who got them across the line.

 You say “major party candidate who is closer to the winning independent should be considered as the people’s choice”, despite that majority of the electorate voted against them. Why should the successful independent favour the second placed candidate that only secured 45% after distribution of preferences? Seems like a guaranteed way not to be reelected.

 

edit: changed ‘for’ to ‘favour’

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bit unfair to hold Gillard to a promise made when campaigning for a majority. She did not win a majority. Seems reasonable that she was a compromise leader and so compromises had to be made in exchange for support. Would have been little different if coalition formed minority government (especially since Libs already compromise to accommodate Nats; if One Nation, Katter or Palmer had won more seats then they would have been inside the tent to expand the coalition).

It’s very simple, if we don’t want governments to compromise on campaign policies then we need government to win majority as you wish. Mind you, minority governments are often better governments and some of those in seats that change hands won’t be missed.

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Suze, that was probably just reading from a media release or collateral. The 10 points on disability and 12 points on NDIS are pretty self-explanatory.  It was a wasted question from a feckless journo.
The Shovel wrote about this uninformative style of media questioning Albo and fearless leader.

 

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to be fair to Albo, he was possibly confused about the points the stupid questioner was referring to. Depending where you look on the ALP website there are 10 or 12 points in the policy, not 6. ????

 

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a split in the Liberal party to form a right wing Conservative party (reminiscent of the 1955 ALP/DLP split) was widely speculated a couple of decades back. But then Pauline Hanson arrived on the scene and the chatter ceased.

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Preferential is fairest way to get a candidate more closely aligned with preferences. Simply electing most first round votes almost certainly guarantees more with populist and extremist views sitting in the parliament.

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Don’t mistake thinking PM has empathy. The Lark support in Tasmania makes sense if you are a PM wanting to be re-elected. How many votes swing his way to win Labor marginals in the Northern Rivers?

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“Albanese gets covid and as normal the little sh!t wont isolate, right on track to do the escape as usual.”

really? He was just on tv doing a remote zoom call from his home in Marrickville and saying he hoped to make it to Perth for campaign launch on the 30th.

What do you think isolating is? In NSW people who test positive to COVID-19, either via rapid antigen or a PCR test, must still isolate for seven days, so he should be out of action until Thursday. If he is out and about  then he should be treated accordingly.

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“We’re seeking to put all income management on to the universal platform, which is the Cashless Debit Card.” Anne Ruston. Source: 7News. 1 Feb 2020

Choices have consequences.

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