Don't want to jinx it, but I am very much looking forward to the lolz of Albo leading the first one term government in 100 years. I can't vote for the LNP though, because I can never forgive them for not speaking against lockdowns, not that my vote matters in the ACT.
Edit (Dutton supporting the social media ban and expansion to hate speech laws is also disqualifying. George Brandis was correct a decade ago: People have a right to be bigots.)
The LNP never spoke out against them, plus instituted money printing. (Also NSW was LNP at the time, which affected me more). Yes, I'm more angry at Labor.
Also, most of the state governments that were closing borders were labor governments.
I'm no fan of the libs or nats, that's for sure, but I certainly identify that it is labor that tends to prefer to place restrictions on our liberties. I certainly know that it was a labor government in Victoria that place the longest lockdown in the world upon Melbourne.
Morrison was constantly on the phone to Dictator Dan urging him to accept ADF help but DD insisted on his private DEI hire of security which caused the death of 800 more people. Also Morrison had frequent meetings of all premiers to discuss varying things. Premiers all agreed on certain matters at the meetings then went back to their own states and did exactly what they pleased. For that, Morrison got voted out and we got stuck with Albo
Mr Abbott, many observers (including myself) witnessed you dip into a deep well of misogyny and sexist double-standards when attacking PM Gillard while you were Leader of the Opposition. While I don't expect that you personally hold such beliefs, do you have any regrets about energising your supporters in the electorate who wanted to drown her at sea in a "chaff bag", "ditch the bitch", etc?
I am definitely not a fan of Abbott, but I do not think his so-called "misogyny" as opposition leader was actually misogyny. I think the real issue was that he made a strong case against the sitting prime minister—who just happened to be a woman.
I still remember Gillard claiming he was being misogynistic simply because he used the word "she." I recall her standing in Parliament saying something along the lines of, "He is clearly being misogynistic because he said 'she.'" Meanwhile, she (pun not intended) referred to Abbott as "he" without anyone accusing her of being misandrist.
That is exactly the kind of double standard you are talking about.
The freely expressed use of terms such as "bitch", "witch", the focus on fashion and sexuality - frankly, I really think that anyone watching the many attacks on Julia Gillard could clearly see the Opposition focussing on her gender as much, often more, than on her policies.
Hello Mr Abbott, good to see you back on Triggernometry.
Australia to me would have been the last place I would have expected a sizeable pro Hamas/anti Israeli movement, but nevertheless there appears to be a venemous one. Why do you think that it is and given some of the horrendous antisemitism, have they been tolerated beyond what's reasonable?
Mr Abbott, as an immigrant from the UK to Australia since 2009 I find the welcome to country ceremonies and constant acknowledgement to be divisive and an insult to the extremely challenging times of the early settlers. During your time as PM I do not recall any of this. What is your view on this current trend?
Mr Abbot, if you were given the power of absolute decision, what would be the first five orders for the UK to send them on a path of recovery and potential it has, but decided to ruin and not use?
Hi Tony, i like your way of thinking and great that you are on the show -can you comment on the cliche/criticism "Australia is the worlds largest open prison" !
Do you see things getting better or worse in respects of Government overreach/control?
This will be a tough one that will irk some people. Australia and US have vastly different responses to gun violence. In America, where owning a gun is protected by the Constitution, removing them from the culture is virtually impossible. With that in mind, what steps should the US be taking to take on illegal gun violence?
From my viewpoint (and I own many firearms) The left blames the entirety of the problem on the legalization of owning a firearm and places no effort into solving mental illness issues or keeping those people away from firearms, while the right places the entirety of the problem on mental illness without offering any solutions to keeping guns away from them.
At least both parties agree mental illness is just going swimmingly, so it's best to just leave it alone.
China has found huge influence with Ticktock with many people against any potential ban. Has China now found its greatest bargaining chip against the West where any ban is going to be unpopular with the useless, zombie idiots and possibly bring down governments?
Tony you have stated that your religious upbringing would never interfere with your decisions in office. However, was there a cognitive dissonance to be overcome when dealing with "turning back the boats", and do you feel there is a place for Christian revival in the Western world, albeit a cultural one?
Question for TA. I have often heard the phrase 'they are at your throat or they are at your feet' said of Islamists. I take that to mean that nowhere on the scale is there a desire for them to live alongside us, respecting Western culture or living in line with Western values. Given that the West has imported vast numbers of Islamists, if assimilation is impossible, how drastic a measure is reasonable to get us out of this horrible mess?
G’day Tony, with its VAST mineral resource why is it that Australia don’t (or cant) process any of it onshore? Seems insane especially when finished product is then bought back?
Don't want to jinx it, but I am very much looking forward to the lolz of Albo leading the first one term government in 100 years. I can't vote for the LNP though, because I can never forgive them for not speaking against lockdowns, not that my vote matters in the ACT.
Edit (Dutton supporting the social media ban and expansion to hate speech laws is also disqualifying. George Brandis was correct a decade ago: People have a right to be bigots.)
As I recall, the lockdowns were by labor state governments. The feds do not have the capacity to implement lockdowns.
The LNP never spoke out against them, plus instituted money printing. (Also NSW was LNP at the time, which affected me more). Yes, I'm more angry at Labor.
More of a question: How could internal border closures be supported by the Feds given a plain text reading of Section 92?
The internal border closures were 100% the responsibility of the state governments. The feds have no jurisdiction over this matter.
"Absolutely free"
It's also worth reading Justice A. Inglis Clark's July 1900 paper on Natural Rights he wrote after he finished working on the Australian Constitution.
Also, most of the state governments that were closing borders were labor governments.
I'm no fan of the libs or nats, that's for sure, but I certainly identify that it is labor that tends to prefer to place restrictions on our liberties. I certainly know that it was a labor government in Victoria that place the longest lockdown in the world upon Melbourne.
Morrison was constantly on the phone to Dictator Dan urging him to accept ADF help but DD insisted on his private DEI hire of security which caused the death of 800 more people. Also Morrison had frequent meetings of all premiers to discuss varying things. Premiers all agreed on certain matters at the meetings then went back to their own states and did exactly what they pleased. For that, Morrison got voted out and we got stuck with Albo
It is beyond belief that drongo-dan was voted back in.
I wonder if Victorians didn't have Stockholm syndrome.
Mr Abbott, many observers (including myself) witnessed you dip into a deep well of misogyny and sexist double-standards when attacking PM Gillard while you were Leader of the Opposition. While I don't expect that you personally hold such beliefs, do you have any regrets about energising your supporters in the electorate who wanted to drown her at sea in a "chaff bag", "ditch the bitch", etc?
Reference: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-10-09/julia-gillard-misogyny-speech-10-years-on/101501484
I am definitely not a fan of Abbott, but I do not think his so-called "misogyny" as opposition leader was actually misogyny. I think the real issue was that he made a strong case against the sitting prime minister—who just happened to be a woman.
I still remember Gillard claiming he was being misogynistic simply because he used the word "she." I recall her standing in Parliament saying something along the lines of, "He is clearly being misogynistic because he said 'she.'" Meanwhile, she (pun not intended) referred to Abbott as "he" without anyone accusing her of being misandrist.
That is exactly the kind of double standard you are talking about.
The freely expressed use of terms such as "bitch", "witch", the focus on fashion and sexuality - frankly, I really think that anyone watching the many attacks on Julia Gillard could clearly see the Opposition focussing on her gender as much, often more, than on her policies.
Hello Mr Abbott, good to see you back on Triggernometry.
Australia to me would have been the last place I would have expected a sizeable pro Hamas/anti Israeli movement, but nevertheless there appears to be a venemous one. Why do you think that it is and given some of the horrendous antisemitism, have they been tolerated beyond what's reasonable?
Mr Abbott, as an immigrant from the UK to Australia since 2009 I find the welcome to country ceremonies and constant acknowledgement to be divisive and an insult to the extremely challenging times of the early settlers. During your time as PM I do not recall any of this. What is your view on this current trend?
Mr Abbot, if you were given the power of absolute decision, what would be the first five orders for the UK to send them on a path of recovery and potential it has, but decided to ruin and not use?
Thank you.
Hi Tony, i like your way of thinking and great that you are on the show -can you comment on the cliche/criticism "Australia is the worlds largest open prison" !
Do you see things getting better or worse in respects of Government overreach/control?
No suggesting that the UK is any different
Thanks.
Will the AUKUS defence agreement prove to be a deterrent to China, which is not adverse to applying economic sanctions to Australia?
Tony, why did you conspire to send Pauline Hanson to jail, and do you regret it?
Mr Abbott, hypothetically, if you were PM of the UK what would you do differently to halt illegal immigration? Thank you.
Mr Abbot,
This will be a tough one that will irk some people. Australia and US have vastly different responses to gun violence. In America, where owning a gun is protected by the Constitution, removing them from the culture is virtually impossible. With that in mind, what steps should the US be taking to take on illegal gun violence?
From my viewpoint (and I own many firearms) The left blames the entirety of the problem on the legalization of owning a firearm and places no effort into solving mental illness issues or keeping those people away from firearms, while the right places the entirety of the problem on mental illness without offering any solutions to keeping guns away from them.
At least both parties agree mental illness is just going swimmingly, so it's best to just leave it alone.
Kemi said we can’t do the same thing with the boats that you did. Is this true?
China has found huge influence with Ticktock with many people against any potential ban. Has China now found its greatest bargaining chip against the West where any ban is going to be unpopular with the useless, zombie idiots and possibly bring down governments?
Tony you have stated that your religious upbringing would never interfere with your decisions in office. However, was there a cognitive dissonance to be overcome when dealing with "turning back the boats", and do you feel there is a place for Christian revival in the Western world, albeit a cultural one?
Given Trump's desire for Greenland, Canada, Gaza and the Panama canal, are you insulted that trump doesn't want Australia?
Question for TA. I have often heard the phrase 'they are at your throat or they are at your feet' said of Islamists. I take that to mean that nowhere on the scale is there a desire for them to live alongside us, respecting Western culture or living in line with Western values. Given that the West has imported vast numbers of Islamists, if assimilation is impossible, how drastic a measure is reasonable to get us out of this horrible mess?
G’day Tony, with its VAST mineral resource why is it that Australia don’t (or cant) process any of it onshore? Seems insane especially when finished product is then bought back?