The flood of polling in the week after the budget is inevitably followed in the week after that. Here’s all I have:
• The tracking poll of Anthony Albanese’s personal ratings maintained by US pollster Morning Consult records no significant change, with Albanese starting November on 57% approval and 30% disapproval, down one and up two from the start of October.
• As reported by Anna Macdonald at The Mandarin, Electoral Commissioner Tom Rogers told the Joint Standing Committe on Electoral Matters the commission was struggling to attract staff at election time due to low pay and “bizarre behaviour” at polling places. Specifically, Rogers said the May federal election was marked by “people coming into the polling place and recording interactions with our staff, shouting at our staff, and some fairly bizarre behaviour that we haven’t seen previously”.
• Independent ACT Senator David Pocock has made a submission to the inquiry calling for the two territories to have six Senators serving six-year terms on the same staggered cycle that applies to the rest of the Senate, as distinct from the current situation where they have two Senators each whose terms are tied to the House.
Dandy Murray says:
Sunday, November 13, 2022 at 12:04 am
Lucky Mr yabba, hey Upnorth?
中华人民共和国
Yeah hey cobber. But murdered Duncan it wasn’t me
“Macbeth does murder sleep – the innocent sleep, Sleep that knits up the ravell’d sleave of care, The death of each day’s life, sore labor’s bath, Balm of hurt minds, great nature’s second course, chief nourisher in life’s feast.”
War in Ukraine has disrupted energy supply worldwide, Australia included.
Australia is participating with the supply of equipment to Ukraine and taking action against Russian money and assets here.
As a nation involved in conflict, we should take control of energy production here, review export contracts and prices until the situation in Europe is solved.
Surely we have laws in place allowing us to control our key assets in times of uncertainty.
Australia, whilst not sending troops to Ukraine to fight against the Russians, is still being attacked asymmetrically by them. Hence the hacks. Putin deserves nothing. He gives no concessions, he should get none.
Reports of fighting underway in the Kinburn peninsula
4h
Replying to
@AlexandruC4
First official confirmation: “The Kinburn peninsula, which remains the only unliberated territory in the Mykolaiv region, is the target of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, “combat work is underway”, — said Nataliya Humenyuk, the spokesperson of the operational command “Pivden”.
https://twitter.com/AlexandruC4/status/1591429867991597058?s=20
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This is curious because the Kinburn Peninsular is on the left bank of the River. (It’s name sounds like it could be in Ireland or Scotland)
On Stan there’s a very interesting doco on Trump, “Unfit”.
Well worth the 1.5 hours or so of viewing.
If you don’t have Stan already you can get a free trial. Watch then simply cancel.
Rakali,
It’s also easily accessible by boat from the coast Ukraine maintains control over.
Stan is good value, Bert. They have less of the extravagant stuff that other streaming services like to put out.
This is how the Ukrainians are overcoming the blown-up bridges the Russians left behind in Kherson (and probably elsewhere):
Oh dear…
Semi-final: England 26-27 Samoa (golden point)
What a fall.
‘I f****d up’: the rise and fall of US crypto king Sam Bankman-Fried
The 30-year-old wunderkind last week saw his giant FTX digital currency exchange collapse and his $17bn fortune disappear
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2022/nov/12/i-fd-up-the-rise-and-fall-of-us-ftx-crypto-king-sam-bankman-fried
Was there some clue in FTC CEO’s name?
How long before the total collapse of crypto occurs & will it take Musk down as well.
I think Elon Musk is doing well enough on taking himself down the tubes.
Watching the pathetic corrupt media failures during the Federal election and Victorian State election , NSW lib/nats and the propaganda media units will have nothing
The red wave in Australia started at the South Australian state election and will likely continue into 2023 and beyond
Scottsays:
Sunday, November 13, 2022 at 6:56 am
Aren’t terms like, “red wave,” constructs of the “pathetic corrupt media”?
Yeah, I’d rather not co-opt a Fox news talking point for the Repugs into Australian political discourse.
Barney in Cherating says:
Sunday, November 13, 2022 at 7:02 am
Scottsays:
Sunday, November 13, 2022 at 6:56 am
The red wave in Australia started at the South Australian state election and will likely continue into 2023 and beyond
Aren’t terms like, “red wave,” constructs of the “pathetic corrupt media”?
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No i am mocking the corrupt media with their red wave , the red wave what is currently dominate in Australia is the red wave what the corrupt media hates
C@tmomma says:
Sunday, November 13, 2022 at 7:05 am
Yeah, I’d rather not co-opt a Fox news talking point for the Repugs into Australian political discourse.
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Fair enough
Then the united states politics talk shouldn’t be in the Australian politics thread
Good morning Dawn Patrollers
In an excellent contribution, Mark Kenny posits that Australia is not immune from the democracy crisis facing USA. He says, “The irony in the US is it is the most furious of flag-wavers who rail the loudest against their country. They declare themselves patriots yet seem to have fallen out of love with America’s signature achievement – that of being a secular, constitutional, rule-of-law super-power through centuries in which rivals have come and gone succumbing to totalising ideologies of communism, fascism and theocracy.”
https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/7979182/making-australia-great-again/?cs=14329
Katherine Murphy writes that Anthony Albanese has sent a clear public signal to the Chinese leadership that Australia is open for dialogue during international summits over the coming days, saying he is prepared to meet his counterpart without “preconditions”.
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2022/nov/12/anthony-albanese-signals-to-china-that-australia-is-open-for-dialogue-without-preconditions
Producers and importers face tougher regulations unless they step up to deliver on Australia’s recycling and reuse targets, as federal Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek fires a warning shot at “cowboys” bucking the good work of others in the industry, writes Mike Foley.
https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/plibersek-threatens-waste-industry-cowboys-with-tougher-regulations-20221111-p5bxjv.html
There’s a lot going on in policy land, especially with the vogue for intervention. In case you missed it, the fuse has been lit on tax. As a nation, we’re going to pay more – it’s simply a matter of how much more, by whom, and when, writes Tom Dusevic who says older, asset-rich Australians are in the firing line for the taxing challenge.
https://amp.theaustralian.com.au/inquirer/older-assetrich-australians-in-the-firing-line-for-taxing-challenge/news-story/f430b73d72e2bdc3f59425468bb50818
Australia’s living standards are going backwards, and it’s young people who will suffer the most, writes demographer Liz Allen who says, “Wealth is becoming more concentrated among older Australians. Perverse, politically strategic policies are to blame”.
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/nov/13/australias-living-standards-are-going-backwards-and-its-young-people-who-will-suffer-the-most
Jacqui Lambie’s instinct is to blow the IR debate up while David Pocock is all ears – that’s why he is the kingmaker, writes Paul Karp.
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2022/nov/12/jacqui-lambies-instinct-is-to-blow-the-ir-debate-up-while-david-pocock-is-all-ears-thats-why-he-is-the-kingmaker
The Victorian Electoral Commission is urging the public to vote early once polling booths open on Monday to avoid missing out if they fall sick on November 26.
https://www.theage.com.au/politics/victoria/how-to-vote-or-avoid-a-fine-if-you-get-covid-19-20221109-p5bwum.html
There are pets, freedom and weed on the ballot. A record number of candidates and controversial voting system could leave Victoria’s upper house with a lively crossbench, says Tom Cowie.
https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/how-victoria-s-wild-upper-house-election-could-shape-the-next-term-of-government-20221110-p5bx81.html
Here are the weekly views on the Victorian election from Jon Faine and Neil Mitchell. Faine is less than happy with the performance of the MSM.
https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/media-scrap-with-media-as-andrews-takes-to-his-big-red-bus-20221111-p5bxg4.html
And Mitchell goes off on how the premier avoids accountability.
https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/thumbs-down-how-the-premier-avoids-accountability-20221111-p5bxg7.html
Older workers say they are less prepared for retirement than a year ago because of higher prices for essentials and poorly performing investment markets, writes John Collett.
https://www.smh.com.au/money/super-and-retirement/australians-feel-less-prepared-for-retirement-as-markets-fall-inflation-rises-20221109-p5bwve.html
Adelaide’s new Lord Mayor has been provisionally declared but by a razor-thin margin. The Electoral Commission of SA released a provisional declaration at 10.26pm, which saw Jane Lomax-Smith nudge out her nearest rival Rex Patrick by 52 votes.
https://www.adelaidenow.com.au/news/south-australia/sa-council-election-results-roll-in-as-adelaide-lord-mayoral-race-drags-on/news-story/67b862146f1e09f75db1200032bd3bcb?amp
The big four Aussie banks have posted a $29 billion profit, a 10% increase over last year, with more to come as interest rates rise, reports Callum Foote. It was a massive week for Australia’s banks. With Westpac’s profit result posted on Wednesday morning, the picture of the big four banks’ dazzling profitability is complete. Money-printing from Covid stimulus, as well as rising interest rates, are helping massively too.
https://michaelwest.com.au/banks-rake-in-29-billion-profit-bonanza-as-rates-on-mortgages-outpace-rates-on-savings/
Audio recordings taken at the Brisbane city police watch house reveal officers joking about beating and burying black people, referring to Nigerians as “jigaboos”, and raising fears that Australia “will be fucking taken over”. A series of tapes, leaked to Guardian Australia by a whistleblower, record several Queensland police service officers using racist slurs and offensive language while working in the holding cells. Charming!
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2022/nov/13/queensland-police-service-qps-leaked-audio-recording-tape-brisbane-city-watch-house
Four new paediatric operating theatres have been left unused at the Children’s Hospital Westmead amid a worsening backlog of elective surgeries and a staffing crisis that doctors claim is putting the safety of young patients at risk. Kate Aubusson reports that fifty senior staff specialist intensive care doctors and anaesthetists have signed a letter to Health Minister Brad Hazzard to “raise the alarm”, pleading for him to intervene before they are “unable to maintain the best standards of safety for the babies and children in our care due to the senior staffing recruitment and retention crisis”.
https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/new-children-s-operating-theatres-left-unused-amid-staffing-crisis-20221111-p5bxi1.html
A joint taskforce to “hack the hackers” and disrupt cyber attacks before they are committed has been launched by the Albanese government. Mike Foley tells us that the new taskforce between the Australian Federal Police and the Australian Signals Directorate has been described as a new model of policing, and follows confirmation from AFP Commissioner Reece Kershaw on Friday that Russia is the home of the hacking group holding health insurer Medibank to ransom.
https://www.theage.com.au/politics/federal/hack-the-hackers-new-joint-taskforce-will-hunt-cybercriminals-before-they-strike-20221112-p5bxol.html
The authors of an independent report pushing for restrictions on paracetamol sales have expressed concern about teenagers accessing stockpiled medications in the home. Mary Ward tells us that, on Friday, the Therapeutic Goods Administration will consider limiting supermarket purchases of the painkillers to two packs per person and restricting sales to over-18s, amid evidence teenagers – particularly teenage girls – are increasingly using the medication to self-harm.
https://www.smh.com.au/national/experts-pushing-paracetamol-ban-fear-teen-access-to-household-stockpiles-20221110-p5bx50.html
Five years after the vote on gay marriage, Michael Koziol writes about the unfinished business of a religious discrimination bill.
https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/unfinished-business-and-a-teal-reckoning-same-sex-marriage-five-years-on-20221108-p5bwlm.html
Andrew Hornery despairs at the loss of Australian children’s TV programs and has a good dip at Alex Antic’s effort at estimates last week.
https://www.smh.com.au/culture/celebrity/drag-queens-aren-t-the-problem-with-australian-children-s-tv-20221108-p5bwjf.html
Joe Biden’s Democrats have claimed two key victories in Arizona, a former right-wing stronghold, putting the party within one seat of retaining control of the US Senate, and Farrah Tomazin writes that as recriminations over the Republicans’ midterm results continue, Trump is lashing out at anyone rumoured to be considering a run for the White House.
https://www.smh.com.au/world/north-america/trump-takes-aim-at-another-potential-rival-with-racist-jab-20221112-p5bxnn.html
Cartoon Corner
Peter Broelman
Matt Golding
Mark Knight
From the US
UK Cartoons:
Andy Davey: #JeremyHunt will be mulling over his options for that #AutumnStatement this weekend, I reckon. Don’t think there will be any rabbits, frankly. Actually, probably no hat either
Dave Simonds on #Trump #USMidterms #MidtermElections2022 #PresidentialElection2024 #WhiteHouse
Chris Riddell on #RishiSunak in the jungle and the creepy-crawlies have him in their sights #ImACeleb
AndyDavey on #RishiSunak #CostOfLivingCrisis
Peter Brookes on #Trump #USMidterms #MidtermElections2022 #PresidentialElection2024 #WhiteHouse
Congressional Republicans panic as they watch their lead dwindle
Private consternation reached a public boiling point Friday as lawmakers in both chambers confronted the fallout from Tuesday’s elections
With control of the House and Senate still undecided, angry Republicans mounted public challenges to their leaders in both chambers Friday as they confronted the possibility of falling short of the majority, eager to drag Rep. Kevin McCarthy (Calif.) and Sen. Mitch McConnell (Ky.) down from their top posts as consequence.
The narrowing path for Republican victory has stunned lawmakers from both parties, freezing plans for legislation and leadership maneuvers as they wait to see who takes control and learn the margins that will dictate which ideological factions wield power. Regardless of the outcome, the lack of a “red wave” marks a devastating outcome for Republicans, who believed they would cruise to a large governing majority in the House and possibly flip the Senate.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/11/11/senate-republicans-mcconnell-midterms/
Thanks so much BK,
Hope all is ok for you and yours in your neck of the woods (and to all SA Bludgers) alter yesterday’s storms.
Currently 73k houses without power in SA.
Calm around the city at the moment but showers and possible storm late this afternoon.
Cronus
All is OK at chez BK.
“(It’s name sounds like it could be in Ireland or Scotland)”
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kinburn_Peninsula
Banksy unveils mural of gymnast on a destroyed building in Ukraine
The anonymous British graffiti artist shared images of his new work on the side of a destroyed building in Borodyanka in Ukraine’s Kyiv region.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-apps/imrs.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fd1i4t8bqe7zgj6%252Ecloudfront%252Enet%2Fthumbnails%2F636fe13103ed7162dafc50e1%2F2022-11-12T174951Z_1_OV889112112022RP1_RTRMADC_0_UKRAINE-CRISIS-BANKSY-ROUGH-CUT%252Ejpg&w=992&h=662
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/11/12/banksy-ukraine-borodyanka-mural-gymnast-judo/
“ Mark Kenny posits that Australia is not immune from the democracy crisis facing USA. He says, “The irony in the US is it is the most furious of flag-wavers who rail the loudest against their country. They declare themselves patriots yet seem to have fallen out of love with America’s signature achievement – that of being a secular, constitutional, rule-of-law super-power through centuries in which rivals have come and gone succumbing to totalising ideologies of communism, fascism and theocracy.”
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I wonder if the above observation by Kenny is in any way related to the four generations concept Bludgers we’re discussing yesterday? Perhaps four generations is enough to forget the hard won democratic gains of secular, constitutional rule-of-law?
Have four consecutive generations simply assumed the existence of these gains, failing to understand the need to maintain them until they again come under existential pressure requiring renewed focus on their importance?
Good news BK.
Thinking about all SA Bludgers and hoping for good outcomes. I like rain but hate the deluges and severe and damaging storms that are becoming all too regular.
Socrates
Agree wholeheartedly about the semi-circle gutters and round drain pipes.
Victorian state election the corrupt media and federal/state lib/nats have brought a lot of the united states politics into Australian politics
For example seen photos of baseball caps and this slogan – Make Victoria Dan free again
https://kangaroocourtofaustralia.com/2022/11/13/prime-minister-anthony-albanese-and-the-labor-party-throw-whistleblowers-richard-boyle-and-david-mcbride-under-a-bus/
Which Albo’s in The Lodge, the red Liebor or blue Libs lite one …
Why the need to do something about the corrupt media and the influences which it has in Australian politics
Unfortunately no political party will do anything at the moment
Yes the public is looking like it is waking up to the corrupt media being the Lib/nats political propaganda media arm .
It would help if those in the media were force to follow the media’s own code of ethics and standards of being unbiased and independent from political parties they claim to have, and a stronger media authority to over see it
Samoa beat England in the Rugby League World Cup
Italy beat the Wallabies in Rugby Union
I blame climate change
#weatheronPB
caught in indecision
the warm sun briefly pauses
not even a sound
A political fight from Peter Dutton …. spare me!
The Ruperts and others are having themselves on, big time.
After the attack upon his character, by Chris Bowen, in Parliament, last thursday, Spud will be lucky if he is still Opposition Leader in the new year.
Despite his usual smirky demeanor, Littleproud was one of those laughing more loudly at Bowen’s remarks than those on the Government and cross bench area of the chamber.
Littleproud is planning to realise what Country Party members could only ever imagine. He is planning to be Opposition Leader, by leading the Nationals and the Queensland based Nationals out of the Coalition agreement.
Dutton is barely lucky to have the support of Liberal members – let all the entire LNP if his current parliamentary form continues into the new sitting year.
Another one for nath
Mike Sington
@MikeSington
The chaos continues. Twitter pulls the plug on Twitter Blue, subscriptions and paid-for verification blue checkmark no longer available.
https://twitter.com/MikeSington/status/1591034796033323009?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1591034796033323009%7Ctwgr%5E44339518851aabf914c7a001e07a8aec15334c23%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dailykos.com%2Fstories%2F2022%2F11%2F11%2F2135400%2F-Daily-Kos-Elections-weekly-open-thread
A curious opinion piece by a fellow described as “an Australian Rhodes Scholar completing his PhD in ethics at Oxford”.
I can’t access the whole story but presumably the Republicans selected Trump/MAGA candidates without any help from the Democrats.
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Oakeshott Countrysays:
Sunday, November 13, 2022 at 8:09 am
Samoa beat England in the Rugby League World Cup
Italy beat the Wallabies in Rugby Union
I blame climate change
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As Kennedy used to say
“You go good thing “. 🙂
Oakeshott Country says:
Sunday, November 13, 2022 at 8:09 am
Samoa beat England in the Rugby League World Cup
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Isn’t it correct to say that Samoa doesn’t even have a League Team (normally)? 🙂
This is hilarious! 😆
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Cronussays:
Sunday, November 13, 2022 at 7:51 am
“ Mark Kenny posits that Australia is not immune from the democracy crisis facing USA. He says, “The irony in the US is it is the most furious of flag-wavers who rail the loudest against their country. They declare themselves patriots yet seem to have fallen out of love with America’s signature achievement – that of being a secular, constitutional, rule-of-law super-power through centuries in which rivals have come and gone succumbing to totalising ideologies of communism, fascism and theocracy.”
———————————————————————————————
I wonder if the above observation by Kenny is in any way related to the four generations concept Bludgers we’re discussing yesterday? Perhaps four generations is enough to forget the hard won democratic gains of secular, constitutional rule-of-law?
Have four consecutive generations simply assumed the existence of these gains, failing to understand the need to maintain them until they again come under existential pressure requiring renewed focus on their importance?
”
Cronus
I agree that Australia is not immune from the democracy crisis facing USA.
Rakali
There has been a domestic competition for about 30 years.
Like Australian Soccer, players with more than passing talent go to professional competitions overseas, so that all the current players are in Australian or UK competitions.
It will be interesting to see if this extraordinary result spurs on the Australian Government’s commitment to have a Pacifika or PNG team in the NRL.
The NRL would support the move provided the government puts up the cash
Cronus
“Have four consecutive generations simply assumed the existence of these gains, failing to understand the need to maintain them until they again come under existential pressure requiring renewed focus on their importance?”
+1
The great forgetting is the tragedy of the grandparents. They can see it coming and nothing they do will alter it. (Great grandparents are rare.)
Cronus @ #1727 Sunday, November 13th, 2022 – 7:51 am
And it was again the youngest of the American generations who were the most switched on to what was being taken from them. Also the oldest who feared the most losing what they had held for so long-power-to those same young people, who have then incited the insurrections and attempted to destroy American democracy.
Notable exceptions included in both categories. Young Neofascists and older democracy defenders.
The “red wave” started in W.A.
the libs had a total wipeout..
Here comes the wind again.
Considering how much it costs to prune trees back from powerlines for fire protection (a huge and ongoing cost), the cost of fires starting from powerlines regardless of the pruning, the cost of the traffic control guys currently and seemingly permanently stationed near my house and all over the hills (on Sunday rates) to protect people from fallen wires, the cost of 80000 homes, offices and shops without power for who knows how long, the cost of repairing all these wires down every 5 years….. remind me again Dandy why putting overhead lines underground isn’t cost efficient in area like the Adelaide Hills?
Man, I don’t want to buy a generator. I really don’t. But I don’t want to move the fam in with the MIL for 5 days. ‘Twill drive me more crazy.
SK
It seems we were fortunate that by the time the front got up to here the winds had dies down quite a lot.
The Front just passed through the Nation’s Best Kept Secret. Occasional heavy falls but now down to a desultory drizzle. One lightning strike interrupted power for a split second. We appreciate the efforts of those further west to take the sting out of this one.
Two journos from The Australian and one from the AFR provide Insiders with amazing balance this morning.
“Trump is lashing out at anyone rumoured to be considering a run for the White House.” (Thanks be to the stalwart BK.) Only the obvious needs saying. Well sure, they’re putting his scam at risk.
The GOP needs to figure out how to remove Trump’s influence. But apart from the strategic advantage that offers to the Democrats for the next 2 years, does it offer any short-term advantage, say, to the J6C, or similar?