The election - what does Howard say?

[Bobby]

Australia's Next Election: Cost Of Living, Energy and the Leadership Crisis | John Howard





Feb 7, 2025

Join John and former Australian Prime Minister John Howard as they discuss the issues that will determine the upcoming Australian election in 2025. Economic issues play a prominent role, with concerns over declining productivity and rising living costs. Energy policy especially features, where debates around nuclear power versus renewables highlight the need for reliable, affordable solutions. The former Prime Minister and former Deputy Prime Minister also discuss the need to bolster national security as traditional global powers weaken, leaving vulnerabilities in defence, supply chains and cyber security.

The conversation also examines the importance of maintaining social cohesion and a unified national identity in a rapidly diversifying society. It emphasises the need for Australia's leaders to have integrity and competence, urging Australians to prioritise these qualities when choosing to elect those who will steer the country through complex global and domestic challenges.

After Sir Robert Menzies, John Howard is Australia’s second longest-serving Prime Minister. He was Prime Minister from 1996 to 2007. During the Howard Government Australia experienced unprecedented economic prosperity as well as remaining in budget surplus.
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00:00 Intro
01:26 Lessons from Australia's history that shape our current political context
14:26 Concerns about Australia's national security and supply chains
26:12 Speculations about the formation of Australia's next government
37:08 Will this Australian election be a "values-based election"?
43:04 The need for a reliable energy system
52:21 Reflections on Australia's multicultural identity

[Bobby]

ABC 24 - latest news.

the election could be by the end of March - soon - very soon.

[Jasin]

Reckon Australians are eager to dump Anal

[Bobby]

Reckon Australians are eager to dump Anal

There has been a large swing against Labor in the Victorian by-elections.
https://www.9news.com.au/national/werri ... 55fefd3b88
Labor will retain Werribee despite a 16.5 per cent swing against its primary vote and a 10.2 per cent on a two-party preferred measure.


Looks like lisping, money wasting Albo will get the boot.

[Jasin]

There's never been a more sure bet Election.
I wonder if Peccary will make another promise?

[Bobby]

There's never been a more sure bet Election.
I wonder if Peccary will make another promise?

Yes -

Election campaign.

Dutton is copying Trump - a new DOGE - dept. of Govt efficiency.

https://www.crikey.com.au/2025/02/12/au ... fficiency/


Peter Dutton wants to DOGE-ify the public service.

Andrew Podger February 12, 2025

Dutton’s commitment

Dutton’s Insiders interview followed his lecture at the Menzies Research Centre. In the interview, Dutton referred to the possibility of $24 billion of savings over the four-year forward estimates — $6 billion a year — from reversing the growth in APS employees over the past three years.


more here:
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-n ... ica-ntwnfb

[Bobby]

Saw an interesting clip on ABC news 24 this morning.

Both sides of politics are secretly and seriously considering death taxes.

They want to take a large portion of any inheritance you get
if say your parents die.
That means that if you are living in your family home you'll lose it.
You'll have to sell it and give the Govt perhaps half the money.


45% in the UK. full communism.


https://assets.publishing.service.gov.u ... nefits.pdf

The Taxation of Pensions Act received Royal Assent on 19 December 2014. From April
2015 lump sum death benefits paid from a registered pension scheme or non-UK pension
scheme are taxed at 45% where the owner of the pension rights dies age 75 or over.

[Jasin]

It will be the nail on the coffin for them both of they do.

[Bobby]

It will be the nail on the coffin for them both of they do.

Many countries have death taxes.
Almost every country is in massive debt - they are broke
including us - $1.2 trillion of Federal debt -
so they will steal any pile of money they can get their hands on
to pay the interest.

[Jasin]

Well I'll be dying in New Zealand on a nice comfy chair overlooking Lake Te Anau and upon the mountains.