Meanwhile on the way to Japan for the Quad meeting ... Albo learns something new.

Should have listened to Kevvie Rudd.

"Those Chinese F#@ERS are trying to rat-fu## us!"

Albo and Joe are getting along well.

“You got sworn in, you got on a plane and if you fall asleep while you’re here, it’s OK. I don’t know how you’re doing it!” Biden said during the opening of the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue.

“It’s really quite extraordinary, just getting off the campaign trail. Congratulations on your election. We greatly appreciate your commitment on being here so soon after taking office.”

Albanese laughed at the quip, which was a lighthearted moment in a formal gathering of four leaders from Australia, the US, Japan and India to discuss regional security.

lee wrote on May 24^th, 2022 at 12:13pm:



As I've been saying for a long time - both the majors are way past their use by date and are as far out of touch as Apollo Thirteen behind the moon.... the good part to me is Independents - might force some re-thinking....

The coalition's primary vote was higher than Labor's. Labor's primary vote han not been this low since 1934.



“Vox populi, vox dei” – the voice of the people is the voice of the gods, the Romans used to say. In a civilisation that considered the gods callous, capricious and cruel, the dictum was hardly a paean to democracy. And watching the mauling the Liberals received last Saturday, it was difficult to resist the conclusion that the Romans knew a thing or two.

...
Whether the gods will be quite so cruel as to inflict another episode of Rudd-Gillard-Rudd instability on the new government remains to be seen; what is certain, and yet was by no means widely predicted, is that Scott Morrison managed to last a full, extraordinarily difficult, term, unlike his distinguished recent predecessors on both sides of politics.

“Scotty from marketing” has, since coming to office, had far more than his fair share of ridicule heaped upon him. But looking back on his prime ministership, he could, with considerable justice, repeat Claudius’s famous words to the Roman Senate, as recounted by Robert Graves: “As for being half-witted: well, what can I say, except that I have survived with half my wits, while thousands have died with theirs intact. Evidently, quality of wits is more important than quantity.”

And so it will be for Anthony Albanese too.
Henry Ergas

greggerypeccary wrote on May 27^th, 2022 at 1:19pm:



So you agree. That is refreshing.

Grappler Truth Teller wrote on May 27^th, 2022 at 1:27pm:


Around October/November maybe.

The latest is Albo saying that politics needs to be more inclusive.... now WTF does that mean in real terms to the average punter, Mr Albanese... clear and plain English will do.... not just some general 'motherhood' (sic) comment.....

Everyone is included in our form of democracy - they all get a vote when eligible, and can stand for election etc...... the will of the people is paramount... not the will of ideologues.

Well - we certainly don't need any more Labor sheilas.... HGBs (Home Grown Blacks) already have a higher percentage representation than their representation in the population ... queers etc are all there and have been for a long time...Asiatics.. nope - got enough already in politics......  so who's left?

Mussos?  Africans?   WTF is left to 'include'??  Eskimoes?  Every tiny group must have a proportionate representation?

Comments anyone??  To me it looks like a clear surrender of the democratic process to the special interest groups with the greatest whining power, and/or just laying the red carpet out for his mooted 'Voice'.

What about total honesty and transparency in politics, Mr Albanese?