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Budget 2024: The Treasurer's Speech

7:30PM - 8:00PM

Treasurer Jim Chalmers delivers his 2024 Federal Budget speech to Parliament.

Will Jim have some money for you?

Sounds exciting, Bobby.

I'll cancel all my plans and watch some politician bullshit to me for an hour or more.

Where's the popcorn?   :-/

greggerypeccary wrote on May 14^th, 2024 at 6:56pm:

Sounds exciting, Bobby. I'll cancel all my plans and watch some politician bullshit to me for an hour or more. Where's the popcorn?   :-/

It's Labor - the guys YOU voted for.

Bobby. wrote on May 14^th, 2024 at 7:01pm:

greggerypeccary wrote on May 14th, 2024 at 6:56pm: Sounds exciting, Bobby. I'll cancel all my plans and watch some politician bullshit to me for an hour or more. Where's the popcorn?   :-/ It's Labor - the guys YOU voted for.

There's no amount of money you could pay me to watch that.

You must be extremely bored tonight, Bobby.

Go make some Dijon & cucumber sandwiches or something.

FFS   ::)

greggerypeccary wrote on May 14^th, 2024 at 7:03pm:

Bobby. wrote on May 14th, 2024 at 7:01pm: greggerypeccary wrote on May 14th, 2024 at 6:56pm: Sounds exciting, Bobby. I'll cancel all my plans and watch some politician bullshit to me for an hour or more. Where's the popcorn?   :-/ It's Labor - the guys YOU voted for. There's no amount of money you could pay me to watch that. You must be extremely bored tonight, Bobby. Go make some Dijon & cucumber sandwiches or something. FFS   ::)

You're kidding -

Jim might have quite a parcel of money for YOU.     :)

He didn't say much - just load of populist rhetoric.    :-/


Now


Budget 2024: A 7.30 Special

8:00PM - 8:30PM


Sarah Ferguson is joined by Laura Tingle for a 7.30 Special covering
everything you need to know about the Budget.
Sarah interviews Treasurer Jim Chalmers and Shadow Treasurer Angus Taylor.

We all got power bill relief of $300 for the financial year.
I think it will be taken off our power bills?

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Hi kids - what are ya gunna do with the $300 you save?

Bobby. wrote on May 15^th, 2024 at 7:35am:

Hi kids - what are ya gunna do with the $300 you save?

https://twitter.com/NobodyImpawtant/status/1790515965563998222


Quote:

The government gives $50 billion in subsidies to fossil fuel companies and we get a one off $300 payment for electricity costs. These little drip fed election sweetners aren’t going to please voters lol

No... no they won't.

You can always tell when elections are due, can't you?

There's also a WA State election next year and Premier Roger Cook is already pulling out all the stops to buy votes.

https://www.education.wa.edu.au/wasap/

Not means tested, of course.

And there's rumours we're also going to get another pre WA State election credit on our power bills (also not means tested).

Not as much as the $1000 pre State election power bill vote buying exercise in Queensland where 'Giggles' Miles is facing a wipeout at the polls but I'm sure even a few hundred dollars will be guaranteed to buy Roger a few more votes from a gullible population.

Bobby. wrote on May 14^th, 2024 at 10:41pm:

We all got power bill relief of $300 for the financial year. I think it will be taken off our power bills?

Gina Rinehart and Andrew Forrest will both get a $300 credit on their power bills.

Money well spent.

Bobby. wrote on May 15^th, 2024 at 7:35am:

Hi kids - what are ya gunna do with the $300 you save?

I paid only $18 for my last power bill. I might not get a power bill for this month.

Budget 2024: Opposition Reply

7:30PM - 8:00PM

Opposition Leader Peter Dutton delivers his Budget Reply speech on behalf of the Liberal-National Coalition.

Well done by Dutton.

Sarah Ferguson never let Dutton get in a word in during the interview afterwards.
The ABC is so biased and just damn rude towards the Liberal party.

Bobby. wrote on May 16^th, 2024 at 8:46pm:

Well done by Dutton. Sarah Ferguson never let Dutton get in a word in during the interview afterwards. The ABC is so biased and just damn rude towards the Liberal party.

Albo is ruining our country -
can't someone tell him to stop it?    :'(

Maybe the GG should step in?

IN FULL: Peter Dutton delivers the Budget Reply speech | ABC News



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zihOKY-22v4

Did you all see that video above?

I don't know how Dutton put up with Sarah Ferguson?
She must be the rudest interviewer in Australia -
Dutton was unable to finish hardly a sentence without her interrupting yet
he was on topic and to the point.

If I were Dutton I would have told her what I thought of her and walked out.
He has extreme patience and finished the interview with a smile
as though it was all OK.   ::)

What the hell is the point of getting a person on your TV show -
asking them a question and then talking over their answer
so no one can hear what they are saying?

Sarah Ferguson needs to be sacked.

The Government has announced an additional 36,000 public servants in this Budget
costing Australian taxpayers $24 billion over four years.  WTF?

Full transcript of Budget reply:

https://www.liberal.org.au/latest-news/2024/05/16/leader-oppositions-budget-address-reply

Never seen a budget reply that wasn't a waste of time from either side and worse in election years. They are a pretend wish list almost always unfunded and filled with commitments they they either can't or won't deliver. They are often overflowing with lies about the budget much of which they would have done themselves if in power.

If you have nothing better to do they can be a good laugh.

The budget itself is barely worth watching, the highlights version is mostly more than enough to cope with.

Dutton said:


Here’s some facts which show the troubling state of our economy:

More than 16,000 businesses around the country have gone insolvent since the 1st of July 2022.

Productivity has plunged by 5.4 per cent on this Government’s watch.

Household buying power has gone down by 7.5 per cent.

Last year, Australians suffered the biggest increase in average tax rates of any citizens in the developed world.

There’s been double-digit increases for your essentials like electricity, gas, milk, bread and rent.

Tragically, so many more Australians are living in cars and tents.

And because of spending in this Budget, the economic outlook is one of deficits as far as the eye can see.

Dnarever wrote on May 16^th, 2024 at 11:16pm:

Never seen a budget reply that wasn't a waste of time from either side and worse in election years. They are a pretend wish list almost always unfunded and filled with commitments they they either can't or won't deliver. They are often overflowing with lies about the budget much of which they would have done themselves if in power. If you have nothing better to do they can be a good laugh. The budget itself is barely worth watching, the highlights version is mostly more than enough to cope with.

I believe that Dutton made some excellent points this time.

Labor is ruining Australia -
they haven't got a clue what they're doing.   ::)

Steve Price breaks down ABC's commentary on budget reply


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vAsl-V9p7X0