You may be wondering, like I am, who is running the country.
It certainly isn’t the prime minister.
One could pose a forlorn argument that it is the executive, the cabinet calling the shots but that, too, doesn’t pass scrutiny. On Tuesday, Scott Morrison and Malcolm Turnbull were strident in opposition of a Royal Commission into the banks. It would not happen they said. Not on their watch. The commitments lasted less than 48 hours.
Tuesday’s titans have once again become Friday’s flotsam.
So who is running the country?
Sam Dastyari thinks the Chinese might be in charge, if not today then at some point in the not too distant future. Wealthy Chinese businessmen with strong links to the Chinese government imagine Australians as their drinks waiters and golf caddies of the future so with a gleam in his eye, Shanghai Sam has got out of the blocks early.
“The Chinese integrity of its borders is a matter for China. Seven iron, Mr Huang?”
Full column here.
gis taxcut Mal
http://www.canberratimes.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/exxonmobil-paid-no-tax-on-18-billion-revenue-unions-allege-20171203-gzxpok.html
Been watching NZ v WI, the windies staged a fight back but it wasn’t enough.
Husband has a smirk on his face after the Oz first innings……….don’t want to talk about it but hey, eight in this round of EPL she says changing the subject.
TO ALL: No more talk of bitcoin, please. The site is being bombarded with spam.
I mentioned it once, but I think I got away with it all right.
Should have used a screen name here. Spammers easily found my Twitter and FB pages. My email box is overflowing with notifications. I had to close my Twitter and FB pages, not that I used them much to stop the deluge of emails.
So is my junk mail folders. Spam should spam off.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g8huXkSaL7o
Wiss – there’s an interesting article on Bitcoin in today’s Age.
JB – there can only ever be 21million bitcoin in existence according to this article – expected to he achieved by 2040.
I still don’t understand how, if at all, you can an cash your bitcoins in.
Hmmmm further into the Age there is an article on those two guys who sued Zuckerberg for $65million over Facebook copyright.
They invested $11mill in bitcoin (100,000 coins) and are now billionaires.
Geez Wiss you could be sitting on a goldmine!
At our local shopping centre there is a bitcoin ATM
Find a good broker, me. Send me your bitcoins.
If there is someone still here in 2040, they’ll need 21 million bitcoins to buy a loaf of bread.
There’s an old adage about the stock market B – when the bell boys start buying stock get out.
Grandmothers are now buying bit coin.
No 24 Negative Consecutive Newspoll ticks over for PM Turnbull, Mr Insider. A tiny bounce but the trajectory is still the same. Turnbull is now only 6 away from tying with ex ousted PM Abbott who scored a whopping 30 b4 being shown the door by his own Party. Nothing will save Turnbull, the QLD Election sent a loud clear message there. Look out Tony here comes Malcolm!
https://tinyurl.com/y8ojqz62
Meaningless Henry. Turnbull is still the preferred Prime Minister.
On those figures Mr Baptiste we would have a change of government to Labor, as we would have had in the last 23 Polls. Shorten never the favoured PM in any Poll so far but we vote for Parties not PM’s. Cheers
The only “opinion” poll that means anything is on Election Day when you put your cross in the box
Come on Henry. Wakey, wakey. The appropriate adjustments will be made to the peasants in the final fortnight. The polls are only showing disapproval of the government, not the desire of the proles to change the government.
Lou from Dec 3rd,
Always willing to learn and I do here often mate. It’s a subject close to my heart at the moment as two of my sons are trying to buy houses and haven’t quite got the 20%. They have gone to a variety of lenders and bloody Geneorths name pops up every time.
Ok Razor.
Mate if your sons are that close, do anything you can to find the deposit gap for them. If you don’t realise it, the borrower pays the LMI premium even though it is protecting the lender’s risk. Sure it allows them to borrow, but hardly good economically.
That’s part of my argument Lou. The bloody banks aren’t holding the risk! They win no matter what.
Given the huge mortgages that a lot of young people are taking out – having been granted by the banks at a time of low interest rates, I would say that the banks are holding significant risk, Razor.
When interest rates start to rise it’s going to be a problem.
Obviously I don’t know their circumstances at all but, for what it’s worth, I know two brothers who were way off the 20% individually but together they easily did so as tenants in common they’ve bought into the Sunshine Coast market. Last I heard they’re both ripping into medium scale renos while making double mortgage payments so I guess it can work for some. Just a thought mate. 😊
Bella,
Many thanks. Not a bad idea at all. I’ll throw it up there, the worst they can say is bugger off old man.
Away camping with Mrs Razor at the moment Bella saw 3 dugong and umpteen turtles this morning on one of Mother Natures great days. Hope the North isn’t too hot for you at the moment.
Cheers!
David Marr made a good point on Insiders yesterday. The Nats represent only 7% of the electorate yet they call the shots in the coalition. Time their wings were clipped.
https://twitter.com/twitter/statuses/937088392713584640
They’ve got the Libs in the squirrel grip. What can you do?
Another gem of wisdom from Hacker, quoting Richard Nixon, “when you’ve got them by the ****s their hearts and minds will follow”.
I have been writing about this for years.Not so oong back the Greens outpolled them 2 to 1…no seats in the Lower House. The Un Nationals with half the votes got the prized Deputy Pm slot as well as a swag of Ministries.For the numbeds they represent the have far far too much power.They get so many seats on Looter preferences.If we had proportional representation, a more democratic system the Greens would have 20 seats in the Lower House.Now I dunno if dat wld be a good thing but it would be more democratic
How any seats do the Greens hold in the people’s house? One! Proportional representation leads to unrepresentative morons running the show!
What!
Coalitions should be banned. It’s cheating.
Not really but I loved your comment hee hee!
Thanks Bassy. Always loved your posts. 😋
Well I think that John Alexander’s chances of being re-elected will be considerably enhanced if it comes to light that Shorten has been telling porkies about the citizenship of his MP’S.
Given his relentless pursuit of Coalition MP’s on the matter it won’t be a good look.
Sharri Markson might have a scoop:
Chinese Communist Party-linked donor Huang Xiangmo’s former adviser joins John Alexander’s team on Bennelong campaign
https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/nsw/chinese-communist-partylinked-donor-huang-xiangmos-former-adviser-joins-john-alexanders-team-on-bennelong-campaign/news-story/02cee0d6f92a49e50de42865163a7fda
CHINESE Communist Party-linked donor Huang Xiangmo’s former adviser — who was present in the room when Labor’s Sam Dastyari warned Mr Xiangmo his phone was under surveillance — has joined John Alexander’s campaign team in Bennelong.
Which sounds like wishful thinking. Very parochial wishful thinking. Keep up the good work.
It’s particularly interesting how the Fibs appear to be so terrified that Alexander will not win Bennelong that they’ve enlisted the help of a former assistant of a Mr Huang, a wealthy Chinese businessman & not at all surprisingly, one of their biggest donors.
Since Labor is still ahead in the polls & Ms Kinealy is proving to be popular, I’m guessing the mud-slinging will step up a notch or two.
I reckon both sides have been in receipt of huge donations from China & it’s definitely not given without the full expectation of making a fistfull of dollars in return.
I don’t know about you B but these private ‘arrangements’ leave me overwhelmingly reassured that all politicians are about as honest as a Chinese Rolex.
Undoubtedly, Bella!
that McCartney geezer goes orright eh?
He’s 755yo smoke just had a friend from Perth phone me she saw his last night at NIB Stadium and he did a 3 hour concert non stop! He even invited a young couple on stage for a wedding proposal, she said Yes . Cheers
Make that “75yo” Smoke we don’t want to age him too much. Cheers
Paulz voice is shot now…..he should at least drop the keys of his songs.His backup singers save him….not to worry though people turn up to see a legend and possibly one half of the greates songwriters that ever lived.
*baby I’m amazed *came out orright….. Iwas shocked ..he is wearing very well
it was a good do H, real good
Well deserved century by Marsh. I may have been wrong to say not too flashy, but it was certainly a concentrated affair. A most likely declaration by 450, depending on how fast(and if?) we get there.
That’s me from the commentary box, oops hehe dropped collision catch, got to mix and mingle at tea!
Ok i’ll revise upwards of 430 and pencil us in for batting last!! and a coupla more !!!