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ALP (Party) AUSPol Election 2019

Wikileaks and what the US thinks of Bills Shorten

#AusPol #BillShorten #Election2019 #ShiftTheWindow Let’s have a look at a recently leaked communique from the US Consul in Melbourne about Bill Shorten and then examine some of his recent election blunders with that context. References https://wikileaks.org/plusd/cables/09MELBOURNE69_a.html

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ALP (Party) AUSPol Election 2019

Labor’s Plan to Destroy another Industry

#AusPol #SheepExport #Labor It looks like Labor is planning to destroy another Australian Industry, regardless of attempts to mitigate activists concerns. Exactly what we need with an impending recession. References Live sheep exports could be banned after this federal election, but WA breeders warn against it https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-04-22/wa-farmers-warn-against-labors-live-export-ban/11035684?pfmredir=sm Australia https://atlas.media.mit.edu/en/profile/country/aus/

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ALP (Party) AUSPol

Labor’s Promises to Casual Workers

#AusPol #Recession #Election2019 Bill Shorten is making promises to casual workers to provide them with a smoother pathway to permanent positions. Sounds great but might end up hurting more than helping. I would prefer more support for small businesses or addressing the issues of labour-hire companies. Where people employed are de-facto employees of a third […]

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Political Commentary

Labor’s Electric Car Fail – References

#AusPol #ElectricCars #Election2019 #ShiftTheWindow Today I look at Labor’s electrics vehicle policy, which aims to have 50% of all vehicle sales be electric by 2030. I then look at research which shows that electrical vehicles emit more CO2 than comparable diesel vehicles and finally check the current energy production in Australia at 6:25pm when most […]

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Unions to Access Private Homes

#Unions #PrivateHomes #SiteInspections Legislation in Western Australia might give unions access to private homes. Once again legislation will hurt those at the bottom of our economy. References https://www.soundtelegraph.com.au/?politics%2Fstate-politics%2Fwa-industrial-laws-could-give-union-officials-right-to-enter-private-homes-ng-b881165962z&fbclid=IwAR02RmWZN08B8EZoDBOzdfj0zMvY6gaW1qSR2gDhe5ZZUdZB2i68W4T1moY

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AUSPol Election 2019

Election 2019 – Liberal’s Election Advertisement

#AusPol #Election2019 #ShiftTheWindow Today on Minor Matters we look at the the Liberal’s election advertisement.

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ALP (Party) AUSPol Election 2019

Labor’s First Election Advertisement – References

#AusPol #Election2019 #ShiftTheWindow Let’s look at Labor’s first advertisement for the 2019th Australian Federal Election. Nice to see a positive message as a start for this election. But are their promises too good to be true? References Australian Labor Party https://www.youtube.com/user/australianlabor

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Animal Activists to be Fined – References

#VeganActivism #Queensland #AnimalActivists Queensland is introducing “strong” new laws that allow police and agricultural department officials to issue On The Spot Fine, worth hundreds, to Animal Activists. I’m just waiting for the go-fundme campaigns to appear. https://youtu.be/19HbQ-C-TKw References Strong new laws to meet invading animal activists at the farm gate https://www.couriermail.com.au/news/queensland/strong-new-laws-to-meet-invading-animal-activists-at-the-farm-gate/news-story/e8cc7c9173095e81168d5cde03f258e9?fbclid=IwAR117XelF5GfcMuQspNU32kQdPOvcj3ZAJCRDTxmJ0a3SaI_NUE3T9DU__8

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Election 2019 – Vote to Shift the Overton Window – References

#AusPol #Election2019 #ShiftTheWindow In my first video for the 2019 Australia Election, I introduce the political science concept of the Overton window and ask people to think about voting to help shift it to a more reasonable position. References https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Overton_window

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The 2019 NSW State Election – References

#AusPol #2019NSWElection #Election I look at a recent news.com.au article that claims to tell you everything you need to know about the two major parties. From just this article could you tell the difference between the two parties? I think we need to get voluntary voting! References Everything you need to know about the NSW […]