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Last Notes npub1gye0fk6eeaah9nhgv2dvqsdc39u0whgffaea9czymaf5ag96scxqc00qjc Paul Hopefully it's 38th time lucky in terms of an actual peace agreement Jude 🤞 npub1gye0fk6eeaah9nhgv2dvqsdc39u0whgffaea9czymaf5ag96scxqc00qjc Paul huge achievements on both fronts. Congrats on the anniversary Jude 🎉 npub1gye0fk6eeaah9nhgv2dvqsdc39u0whgffaea9czymaf5ag96scxqc00qjc Paul talking about a few sensible reforms, see what's announced npub1gye0fk6eeaah9nhgv2dvqsdc39u0whgffaea9czymaf5ag96scxqc00qjc Paul their rules need to be changed to allow for more nuanced approaches imo npub1gye0fk6eeaah9nhgv2dvqsdc39u0whgffaea9czymaf5ag96scxqc00qjc Paul I think the split is 1/3 own, 1/3 have a mortgage and the last 1/3 rent etc npub1gye0fk6eeaah9nhgv2dvqsdc39u0whgffaea9czymaf5ag96scxqc00qjc Paul It's kind of ridiculous that the RBA has now lifted interest rates 3 times this year at the same time fuel prices are higher and that's starting to flow through to grocery prices etc npub1gye0fk6eeaah9nhgv2dvqsdc39u0whgffaea9czymaf5ag96scxqc00qjc Paul bring back Emma imo although I'm not sure she'll want to run npub1gye0fk6eeaah9nhgv2dvqsdc39u0whgffaea9czymaf5ag96scxqc00qjc Paul sounds like 2028 will be interesting in the ACT npub1gye0fk6eeaah9nhgv2dvqsdc39u0whgffaea9czymaf5ag96scxqc00qjc Paul Good to see imo especially after they gave Labor a scare in Bean last time around npub1gye0fk6eeaah9nhgv2dvqsdc39u0whgffaea9czymaf5ag96scxqc00qjc Paul they desperately need the rain down there as I understand it npub1gye0fk6eeaah9nhgv2dvqsdc39u0whgffaea9czymaf5ag96scxqc00qjc Paul I think it's a mistake to bank on what's happened in the past, surely Pauline has learnt something over the last 30 years plus she has Barnaby there to help keep things together as well. npub1gye0fk6eeaah9nhgv2dvqsdc39u0whgffaea9czymaf5ag96scxqc00qjc Paul hopefully Zoe is wrong about the result but I think she's right in saying the Liberals are gone. npub1gye0fk6eeaah9nhgv2dvqsdc39u0whgffaea9czymaf5ag96scxqc00qjc Paul So they're gonna screw over the disabled and ease the fallout by putting some of the money towards aged care, including fixing the mistake they made last year around support at home and showering etc npub1gye0fk6eeaah9nhgv2dvqsdc39u0whgffaea9czymaf5ag96scxqc00qjc Paul it's going to be fascinating to see how the preferences flow. Libs and Nats have both put One Nation above Milthorpe but are campaigning against them npub1gye0fk6eeaah9nhgv2dvqsdc39u0whgffaea9czymaf5ag96scxqc00qjc Paul Excellent point, it's great we're living longer, healthier lives but haven't planned properly for the ageing population. We've dropped the ball on many fronts npub1gye0fk6eeaah9nhgv2dvqsdc39u0whgffaea9czymaf5ag96scxqc00qjc Paul I was a little younger in the 70's but around then and the early 80's it was go home when the street lights came on npub1gye0fk6eeaah9nhgv2dvqsdc39u0whgffaea9czymaf5ag96scxqc00qjc Paul nice, thanks for this npub1gye0fk6eeaah9nhgv2dvqsdc39u0whgffaea9czymaf5ag96scxqc00qjc Paul that's fair enough npub1gye0fk6eeaah9nhgv2dvqsdc39u0whgffaea9czymaf5ag96scxqc00qjc Paul There's a balance to be found but we can't afford 3% of GDP if we want the things that matter more npub1gye0fk6eeaah9nhgv2dvqsdc39u0whgffaea9czymaf5ag96scxqc00qjc Paul thanks for this npub1gye0fk6eeaah9nhgv2dvqsdc39u0whgffaea9czymaf5ag96scxqc00qjc Paul we'll never know but I wonder if things would be much different without the dismissal? npub1gye0fk6eeaah9nhgv2dvqsdc39u0whgffaea9czymaf5ag96scxqc00qjc Paul it was a massive decade in many ways Jude, thanks in large part to Gough I think npub1gye0fk6eeaah9nhgv2dvqsdc39u0whgffaea9czymaf5ag96scxqc00qjc Paul A lot of people I follow here, and the demographics more broadly, suggest many of you are better placed than I am to answer this one npub1gye0fk6eeaah9nhgv2dvqsdc39u0whgffaea9czymaf5ag96scxqc00qjc Paul 17 years is a decent time in politics, from memory his partner had some health issues leading into the last election npub1gye0fk6eeaah9nhgv2dvqsdc39u0whgffaea9czymaf5ag96scxqc00qjc Paul Thanks for your service Shane npub1gye0fk6eeaah9nhgv2dvqsdc39u0whgffaea9czymaf5ag96scxqc00qjc Paul Seems like a pretty tough budget on the way for the Australian Public Service npub1gye0fk6eeaah9nhgv2dvqsdc39u0whgffaea9czymaf5ag96scxqc00qjc Paul wow that's devoted npub1gye0fk6eeaah9nhgv2dvqsdc39u0whgffaea9czymaf5ag96scxqc00qjc Paul There was an election yesterday, well 3 actually, that didn't get a lot of attention, councillors were elected in Liverpool, Uralla and a new Mayor was elected in Newcastle npub1gye0fk6eeaah9nhgv2dvqsdc39u0whgffaea9czymaf5ag96scxqc00qjc Paul Interested to see what people think about this from the Australian Greens npub1gye0fk6eeaah9nhgv2dvqsdc39u0whgffaea9czymaf5ag96scxqc00qjc Paul points for trying npub1gye0fk6eeaah9nhgv2dvqsdc39u0whgffaea9czymaf5ag96scxqc00qjc Paul Happy birthday @npub19rc…m3mw 🎉 npub1gye0fk6eeaah9nhgv2dvqsdc39u0whgffaea9czymaf5ag96scxqc00qjc Paul it'll be interesting to see how long it is till people turn off the bridges npub1gye0fk6eeaah9nhgv2dvqsdc39u0whgffaea9czymaf5ag96scxqc00qjc Paul 8am 😮 npub1gye0fk6eeaah9nhgv2dvqsdc39u0whgffaea9czymaf5ag96scxqc00qjc Paul We should take the British Columbia approach and just keep daylight savings time year round imo 🙂 npub1gye0fk6eeaah9nhgv2dvqsdc39u0whgffaea9czymaf5ag96scxqc00qjc Paul Our Section Council passed a motion in support as well npub1gye0fk6eeaah9nhgv2dvqsdc39u0whgffaea9czymaf5ag96scxqc00qjc Paul I'm passing on it as well in principle. I asked them to change the channel at work today, they flipped it to SBS instead npub1gye0fk6eeaah9nhgv2dvqsdc39u0whgffaea9czymaf5ag96scxqc00qjc Paul Watching question time Jude 🤔 npub1gye0fk6eeaah9nhgv2dvqsdc39u0whgffaea9czymaf5ag96scxqc00qjc Paul To be fair, after listening to it again he was trying to say something positive npub1gye0fk6eeaah9nhgv2dvqsdc39u0whgffaea9czymaf5ag96scxqc00qjc Paul I'm not a fan of the flag waving patriotism he is adopting either npub1gye0fk6eeaah9nhgv2dvqsdc39u0whgffaea9czymaf5ag96scxqc00qjc Paul While he is captured by coal and a traditional conservative in many ways he isn't as black and white as many think npub1gye0fk6eeaah9nhgv2dvqsdc39u0whgffaea9czymaf5ag96scxqc00qjc Paul I'm in no way cheering for the Liberals to win a seat there npub1gye0fk6eeaah9nhgv2dvqsdc39u0whgffaea9czymaf5ag96scxqc00qjc Paul Encouraging to hear the Treasurer, on a clip played, saying that the war isn't a reason to hold back on reform in the budget and is actually a reason to go further npub1gye0fk6eeaah9nhgv2dvqsdc39u0whgffaea9czymaf5ag96scxqc00qjc Paul I'd love to see Labor lose a seat in the ACT, even if it's to a community independent npub1gye0fk6eeaah9nhgv2dvqsdc39u0whgffaea9czymaf5ag96scxqc00qjc Paul Thanks for the pics Jude npub1gye0fk6eeaah9nhgv2dvqsdc39u0whgffaea9czymaf5ag96scxqc00qjc Paul a little bit of analysis by @npub1ufu…y4ed on the link below npub1gye0fk6eeaah9nhgv2dvqsdc39u0whgffaea9czymaf5ag96scxqc00qjc Paul Maybe so but he went into his inquiry saying the agencies had done nothing wrong. That's far from ideal imo npub1gye0fk6eeaah9nhgv2dvqsdc39u0whgffaea9czymaf5ag96scxqc00qjc Paul Hopefully he holds onto his job 🤞 npub1gye0fk6eeaah9nhgv2dvqsdc39u0whgffaea9czymaf5ag96scxqc00qjc Paul Not often you hear someone say they are being paid too much lol npub1gye0fk6eeaah9nhgv2dvqsdc39u0whgffaea9czymaf5ag96scxqc00qjc Paul Hopefully not. All being funded by Gina though npub1gye0fk6eeaah9nhgv2dvqsdc39u0whgffaea9czymaf5ag96scxqc00qjc Paul Couple of new polls being reported on Pollbluger npub1gye0fk6eeaah9nhgv2dvqsdc39u0whgffaea9czymaf5ag96scxqc00qjc Paul I've got family in Cairns and have been as far north as Cooktown npub1gye0fk6eeaah9nhgv2dvqsdc39u0whgffaea9czymaf5ag96scxqc00qjc Paul hopefully Plan A gets to go ahead Jude, can't imagine Trump wanting this to drag on till the midterms npub1gye0fk6eeaah9nhgv2dvqsdc39u0whgffaea9czymaf5ag96scxqc00qjc Paul I like Penny in the main but her position this morning, on behalf of Australia, is pretty crappy in the main npub1gye0fk6eeaah9nhgv2dvqsdc39u0whgffaea9czymaf5ag96scxqc00qjc Paul Looks like the approach the Greens leadership took in talking to the Canberra Liberals has led to some fallout npub1gye0fk6eeaah9nhgv2dvqsdc39u0whgffaea9czymaf5ag96scxqc00qjc Paul definitely, I think some AI companies will fold and others will be taken over with the power becoming more concentrated npub1gye0fk6eeaah9nhgv2dvqsdc39u0whgffaea9czymaf5ag96scxqc00qjc Paul I don't think it's necessarily the end of the world as we know it but there are big changes on the way npub1gye0fk6eeaah9nhgv2dvqsdc39u0whgffaea9czymaf5ag96scxqc00qjc Paul Hopefully he is right but it seems like a bit of a stretch to me npub1gye0fk6eeaah9nhgv2dvqsdc39u0whgffaea9czymaf5ag96scxqc00qjc Paul Reform 2nd, Labour 3rd npub1gye0fk6eeaah9nhgv2dvqsdc39u0whgffaea9czymaf5ag96scxqc00qjc Paul You beauty, the Greens have won it 🎉 npub1gye0fk6eeaah9nhgv2dvqsdc39u0whgffaea9czymaf5ag96scxqc00qjc Paul Interesting Albanese seems to want to be seen as leading on this one npub1gye0fk6eeaah9nhgv2dvqsdc39u0whgffaea9czymaf5ag96scxqc00qjc Paul From the Guardian Australia Live Blog npub1gye0fk6eeaah9nhgv2dvqsdc39u0whgffaea9czymaf5ag96scxqc00qjc Paul This is very good from Andrew McLachlan, Liberal Senator from South Australia and worth a read imo npub1gye0fk6eeaah9nhgv2dvqsdc39u0whgffaea9czymaf5ag96scxqc00qjc Paul Don't put the 🍿 away yet Jude npub1gye0fk6eeaah9nhgv2dvqsdc39u0whgffaea9czymaf5ag96scxqc00qjc Paul Fortunately stumbled upon this one today, a long interview that highlighted to me why I vote Green npub1gye0fk6eeaah9nhgv2dvqsdc39u0whgffaea9czymaf5ag96scxqc00qjc Paul Not a lot of votes but I agree, retire and enjoy life with the grandkids npub1gye0fk6eeaah9nhgv2dvqsdc39u0whgffaea9czymaf5ag96scxqc00qjc Paul Not ideal Jude, but good you can get it sorted now npub1gye0fk6eeaah9nhgv2dvqsdc39u0whgffaea9czymaf5ag96scxqc00qjc Paul my Nokia has served me well, I'm almost due for a new one after 5 or 6 years npub1gye0fk6eeaah9nhgv2dvqsdc39u0whgffaea9czymaf5ag96scxqc00qjc Paul Trying to keep this as neutral as possible npub1gye0fk6eeaah9nhgv2dvqsdc39u0whgffaea9czymaf5ag96scxqc00qjc Paul I'm curious what others think Jude, a poll on the way npub1gye0fk6eeaah9nhgv2dvqsdc39u0whgffaea9czymaf5ag96scxqc00qjc Paul You're a hard marker Jude, she just got sacked as leader by her own party npub1gye0fk6eeaah9nhgv2dvqsdc39u0whgffaea9czymaf5ag96scxqc00qjc Paul she's been there a long time, good on her I reckon npub1gye0fk6eeaah9nhgv2dvqsdc39u0whgffaea9czymaf5ag96scxqc00qjc Paul 🍿🍿🍿 npub1gye0fk6eeaah9nhgv2dvqsdc39u0whgffaea9czymaf5ag96scxqc00qjc Paul Jane Hume not holding back today npub1gye0fk6eeaah9nhgv2dvqsdc39u0whgffaea9czymaf5ag96scxqc00qjc Paul 🍿 definitely still needed Jude npub1gye0fk6eeaah9nhgv2dvqsdc39u0whgffaea9czymaf5ag96scxqc00qjc Paul Last Newspoll during the LNP split and it's an absolute shocker npub1gye0fk6eeaah9nhgv2dvqsdc39u0whgffaea9czymaf5ag96scxqc00qjc Paul well done on picking the accent but just an FYI npub1gye0fk6eeaah9nhgv2dvqsdc39u0whgffaea9czymaf5ag96scxqc00qjc Paul Pollbludger reporting on a Redbridge Poll that highlights how things are changing. A temporary blip or new normal? npub1gye0fk6eeaah9nhgv2dvqsdc39u0whgffaea9czymaf5ag96scxqc00qjc Paul Yes indeed, good the states and territories milked a bit more out of Albo today npub1gye0fk6eeaah9nhgv2dvqsdc39u0whgffaea9czymaf5ag96scxqc00qjc Paul Oh well, this landed where most expected it to although hopefully it gave Andrew Barr and Labor a bit of scare npub1gye0fk6eeaah9nhgv2dvqsdc39u0whgffaea9czymaf5ag96scxqc00qjc Paul Looks like everyone is claiming the win Jude lol npub1gye0fk6eeaah9nhgv2dvqsdc39u0whgffaea9czymaf5ag96scxqc00qjc Paul I was about to jump in and suggest that when I saw the headline Jude, I must be a cynic lol npub1gye0fk6eeaah9nhgv2dvqsdc39u0whgffaea9czymaf5ag96scxqc00qjc Paul So the Greens members are meeting about it tomorrow npub1gye0fk6eeaah9nhgv2dvqsdc39u0whgffaea9czymaf5ag96scxqc00qjc Paul Silly work gets in the way of following what's happening at times 😕 npub1gye0fk6eeaah9nhgv2dvqsdc39u0whgffaea9czymaf5ag96scxqc00qjc Paul Labor doesn't seem to have many ideas on how to address the issue npub1gye0fk6eeaah9nhgv2dvqsdc39u0whgffaea9czymaf5ag96scxqc00qjc Paul Financially there probably isn't much to lose from trying, maybe they can come up with something npub1gye0fk6eeaah9nhgv2dvqsdc39u0whgffaea9czymaf5ag96scxqc00qjc Paul We should buy shares in 🍿 companies Jude lol npub1gye0fk6eeaah9nhgv2dvqsdc39u0whgffaea9czymaf5ag96scxqc00qjc Paul I won't edit again but it's worth listening a bit longer because Jo Clay comes on a few minutes later and makes some really good points npub1gye0fk6eeaah9nhgv2dvqsdc39u0whgffaea9czymaf5ag96scxqc00qjc Paul The gift that keeps on giving npub1gye0fk6eeaah9nhgv2dvqsdc39u0whgffaea9czymaf5ag96scxqc00qjc Paul Rehashing this one from last week with another twist npub1gye0fk6eeaah9nhgv2dvqsdc39u0whgffaea9czymaf5ag96scxqc00qjc Paul Probably not but he is going to have to go I think npub1gye0fk6eeaah9nhgv2dvqsdc39u0whgffaea9czymaf5ag96scxqc00qjc Paul dancing to Littleproud's tune wouldn't be a good look npub1gye0fk6eeaah9nhgv2dvqsdc39u0whgffaea9czymaf5ag96scxqc00qjc Paul Sussan Ley leaving the door open to the Nationals, I'm not sure how that works though especially with Littleproud as leader. npub1gye0fk6eeaah9nhgv2dvqsdc39u0whgffaea9czymaf5ag96scxqc00qjc Paul I wonder if this split will last longer than the last one? npub1gye0fk6eeaah9nhgv2dvqsdc39u0whgffaea9czymaf5ag96scxqc00qjc Paul It's nice to get a snapshot of where things are at especially when we live in a bit of an echo chamber like it is here npub1gye0fk6eeaah9nhgv2dvqsdc39u0whgffaea9czymaf5ag96scxqc00qjc Paul Not sure I buy that, polling companies are running businesses that are judged on how accurate they are. Although we only get to test that elections npub1gye0fk6eeaah9nhgv2dvqsdc39u0whgffaea9czymaf5ag96scxqc00qjc Paul I usually avoid commenting on #USpol because it's just too mad at present but this one directly impacts Australia npub1gye0fk6eeaah9nhgv2dvqsdc39u0whgffaea9czymaf5ag96scxqc00qjc Paul Interesting numbers from the first Newspoll of the year npub1gye0fk6eeaah9nhgv2dvqsdc39u0whgffaea9czymaf5ag96scxqc00qjc Paul That would be the easy way out Jude, I'm hoping they can find another way npub1gye0fk6eeaah9nhgv2dvqsdc39u0whgffaea9czymaf5ag96scxqc00qjc Paul An understandable concern I think. They would likely need a lot more numbers to get enough sway to change things though and I doubt that will happen any time soon npub1gye0fk6eeaah9nhgv2dvqsdc39u0whgffaea9czymaf5ag96scxqc00qjc Paul Elizabeth Lee apparently gave it a go after the last election but couldn't make it happen
