A group of weasels can be called a sneak, a gang, a pack, a confusion—or a boogle. Given Albanese, Bowen, Burke, Marles and Chalmers, the choice seems obvious. They’ve turned ducking, dodging and wriggling out of responsibility into a form of government. I vote for a confusion of weasels. Though “a boogle of ministers” has a certain ring to it.

Why wait! Just GO

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To Pauline and One Nation. Will you undertake to sack the e-safety commissioner immediately on taking office and then shut down the commission.

What is the justification for removing the medi-don’t-care rebate for older people. We are the ones who need it most. That treasurer is a total f’wit. Total.

Can anybody explain to me how, after 3,000 people died horribly at the hands of suicidal Moslems following instructions in their “holy book”, how the people of New York elected one of those crazy murdering fuckin Moslems as their Mayor. I give up!

THE HASTIE AND ROBERTS-SMITH SAGA — ROOM FOR TWO TRUTHS Ben Roberts-Smith is entitled to the presumption of innocence on the criminal charges he faces, and his courage and distinguished service deserve respect. But that does not require condemning Andrew Hastie, whose military service also deserves recognition. Hastie was subpoenaed to give evidence in the Federal Court. Answering questions under oath was not “turning on your own”; it was fulfilling a legal duty. Military loyalty is not unquestioning silence. It is owed to one’s mates, but also to the law, the Service and the country. We cannot defend Roberts-Smith’s right to due process while denouncing Hastie for participating in it. Unverified stories about SAS selection, alleged grievances or political motives should not be treated as fact. Regimental gossip is not evidence, just as descriptions of Hastie as “petulant” or “cowardly” do not establish that his testimony was dishonest. A person’s character, popularity or political views cannot determine whether his recollection is truthful. The fog of war further demands caution. Fear, exhaustion, adrenaline, trauma and the passage of time can affect memory. Different witnesses may sincerely remember the same event differently. That does not prove that any witness is lying, but it does mean that testimony should be tested against contemporaneous records, physical evidence and independent accounts in court—not settled through media commentary or factional loyalty. The civil judgment must also be described accurately. It was not a criminal conviction and does not remove Roberts-Smith’s presumption of innocence in the criminal proceedings. But it was also not merely a media verdict; it followed extensive evidence, cross-examination and judicial findings under a different standard of proof. Both points can be acknowledged without prejudging the criminal case. Similarly, Hastie’s political disagreements with Pauline Hanson or One Nation prove nothing about his evidence concerning Roberts-Smith. Political differences should not be recast as military treachery. The principled position is straightforward: honour Roberts-Smith’s service, insist on his presumption of innocence and reject trial by media, while also respecting Hastie’s service and his obligation to answer a subpoena. Both men are entitled to fairness. Neither should be condemned by rumour, political convenience or factional loyalty. Courts, rules of evidence and due process must apply equally to them both.

PREFERENTIAL VOTING CONFUSED VOTERS One of the most serious weaknesses in Australian democracy is not the existence of preferential voting, but the widespread failure to understand it. When citizens do not know how preferences are distributed, how party recommendations shape outcomes or how their later choices can determine who governs, compulsory voting risks producing formally valid but poorly informed democratic participation. Many Australians cast a compulsory vote without appreciating how their later preferences may help determine the final result. Nor do they understand the political bargaining behind preference recommendations or the influence exercised by party “How to Vote” cards. Although voters remain free to number their ballot papers as they choose, many simply follow the card handed to them outside the polling booth—often without realising where their preferences may ultimately lead. A voter may support the Greens primarily out of concern for trees, wildlife or the environment, yet unknowingly direct preferences to candidates whose broader policies the voter neither understands nor supports. Similar arrangements occur across the political spectrum. Behind the apparently innocent cards distributed at polling places are carefully calculated political strategies designed to influence election outcomes at both state and federal levels. The lately proven fallacy is that the Greens remain principally an environmentally active party. Whatever their origins, they are now widely seen as little more than a disruptive, self-serving, left-leaning mob of political rejects, using environmental concerns as a vehicle for broader ideological and partisan objectives. Voters who support them for their environmental credentials may therefore be endorsing policies, alliances and political tactics they neither understand nor support. This is not a minor technical issue. Preferential voting can determine who governs Australia, yet many citizens do not properly understand the system through which their government is elected. Compulsory voting should therefore be accompanied by compulsory civic education. Australians must be taught how preferences operate, how parties negotiate their recommendations and why voters should decide their own order of preference rather than blindly following party instructions. That education should begin in schools. Whatever importance governments attach to contemporary social issues, teaching children how their democracy works—and how to exercise their vote independently and intelligently—is fundamental to their future and to the future of the nation.

What does the vindictive bitch wife of Warren Pickering hope to gain? Women’s Day and New Idea paid interviews of course!

Here is a fair question! Is the Hon Clare O'Neil MP Minister for Housing, Minister for Homelessness, and Minister for Cities without a doubt… plug ugly?? The chin is remarkable. Built for leading with… as she does very often

That we have two Australia hating Moslems in the Senate highlights that our senate election system needs overhaul. Now! Yes you: Payman and Farouqui! Both of you. Go back to where you didn’t have the freedom you enjoy now nor the property you own. Go back to where you might be accepted. No more graft and hate.

Everybody. Let’s swamp the new MISINFORMATION Unit by getting together and everybody regularly post the following in every social media you have. Climate Change cannot be changed globally by anything we do in Australia. It is a scam encouraged by grifters who are making a fortune out of it. The Government, especially the major moron Chris Bowen, has been lying to us for as long as he has been in government. Net Zero is destroying this country and Bowen must be sacked. Where is my $275 power reduction? Feel free to copy and paste into all of your socials. Often. If it’s too long and you have that annoying limit, just pick the bit you like best.

I donated to help lift Australia's nuclear power bans. Nuclear energy is a proven source of clean, reliable, affordable energy used in over 30 countries around the world. nuclearforaustralia.com/dona…

You can fool all the people some of the time And You can fool some of the people all of the time BUT YOU CANNOT FOOL ALL THE PEOPLE ALL OF THE TIME!! the end is nigh. Arsehole

Chlamydia Thorpe really excelled herself today. She has announced that racism is at an all time high. Is it perhaps because of the terrible example she sets that many white Australians are now racist towards her race…. The Irish. If she dropped the facade and became a real Irish woman many more would like her.

Dear Mr Trump. You sir are a moron. Who do you think is going to pay the 20% you are going to charge for an oil shipment to traverse the international waters of the Straits. The consumer of course! Us! Me! Thanks very much

Multicultural bullshit. Today I drove through Maccas drive in. Three people spoke to me. One Chinaman, one Indian and one Philippino. I didn’t understand a fucking word either of them said!

Why do I feel physically sick every time I look at Albanese