Comments on: Essential: Gillard comes out ahead on AWU

By: Edward James

Edward James — Fri, 07 Dec 2012 00:18:23 +0000

The need to make sure when Labor is voted out of government. Voters need to number their ballots below the line directing their own preferences. Putting Labor and their supporters last on any ballot paper. To make sure they are are also voted right out of our parliament. If taxpayers want to take their first step toward achieving honest open representative government! Edward James

By: Achmed

Achmed — Thu, 06 Dec 2012 12:51:49 +0000

So its Ok to waste QT on allegations instead of asking questions about policy?
The way Liberal supporters carry on about integrity and honesty of Unions. But blithely ignore the fraudsters in businesses. Like the businesses that rorted and stole taxpayer money during the Pink batts. Really just shows their hypocricy and lack of any credibility, honesty and ethics

By: Graeme Weber

Graeme Weber — Tue, 04 Dec 2012 21:05:41 +0000

All these comments on the lack of debate on important things. Get a grip, the AWU scandle is being raised in Question Time, not policy time! The HSC & AWU questions are important for Australia as they show the lack of integrity and honesty of sections of the Union Movement and current leaders of the Government. I wonder when Bill Shorten will be asked to explain his role in hiding this?

By: Achmed

Achmed — Mon, 03 Dec 2012 13:35:19 +0000

I was more concerned about the lack of debate about things that impact on Aussies. But then as a Liberal you are more interested in “sleaze and smear” than debating policy. Can’t debate what you haven’t got.
If all the Liberals are relying on is the “she’s bad mantra” to get re-elected then we really are in trouble.

By: Patriot

Patriot — Mon, 03 Dec 2012 11:43:07 +0000

It’s “sleaze and smear”. Get it right. She must have said it a hundred times by now. She said it 8 times on Meet the Press alone. You failed to mention that Victorian and West Australian taxpayers got police investigations into Gillards criminal conduct. I don’t think my taxes have ever been spent on a more worthwhile cause.

By: Achmed

Achmed — Mon, 03 Dec 2012 11:07:46 +0000

The big losers last week were the Australian taxpayers. I thought we paid our politicians to manage the country, but instead all we got was unsubstantiated allegations, false allegations, insults and smear.

By: Patriot

Patriot — Mon, 03 Dec 2012 08:28:20 +0000

Journalists will be asking Gillard questions about her involvement in the Boulder fraud soon. Her party will be asking her to step down. She’ll either resign or she’ll flip out under the pressure and lose her marbles.

By: Pedantic, Balwyn

Pedantic, Balwyn — Mon, 03 Dec 2012 07:30:46 +0000

So after Tony Abbott & Co has wasted the whole week of the time we elected them to represent the people in offering an alternative policy, but spent it in castigating Ms Gillard the result is ZILCH.
It really is becoming difficult to elect these dills. They lack strategic competence, logical thinking and any semblance of policy.
So much legislation was passed without comment that they have demonstrated that they are not capable of Government.

By: Peter Fuller

Peter Fuller — Mon, 03 Dec 2012 06:16:18 +0000

jen mck.,
It sounds like the report you heard was from a different poll, one by Galaxy, which on the basis of what seemed like loaded questions, reached a more hostile conclusion. The difference might also reflect when the polls were taken, Galaxy was either Thursday/Friday or Wednesday/Thursday (I’ve heard conflicting reports); presumably Essential was later.

By: jennatilz mckrackin

jennatilz mckrackin — Mon, 03 Dec 2012 03:31:50 +0000

I was given the exact opposite impression from a channel ten news report last night. They only quoted parts of that survey and used it to say Gillard was getting slammed.

By: tonyfunnywalker

tonyfunnywalker — Mon, 03 Dec 2012 03:00:42 +0000

And the Biggest Losers are — - The Press. Comparing the results with News Ltd — Who are Galaxy? The Market Research Society need to investigate them.
I note the Fairfax Press has seen the light even with an expose on Abbott. Bolt give Abbott a Free kick and his bias by not querieng him on his ” Slush Fund” and OZ of course wants the whole transcript. In my workplaces termination notices and salary levels are confidential to the person under the Privacy Provisions.
I wonder what a few Golden Parachuted CEO’s may be thinking about this propopsal?
At least the electors and their view of the Press again reinforces their irrelevance to most people and is purely aimed at their own self importance.
BTW well done First Dog on the Moon on the Walkley at least you deserved it.