"Asked about the spying revelations in a separate interview, Abbott said: "To use the term spying, it's kind of loaded language … researching maybe. Talking to people. Understanding what's going on.""
Is this the onion?
Is this the onion?
Let's see where he can take a country that ranked #2 on the Human Development Index and the highest of 34 countries on the OECD Better Life index. Should be interesting, considering he was voted in by the "Aussie battlers" who were enjoying a better quality of life than they've ever experienced in Australian history (notice Australia doesn't move on the HDI even when you account for inequality? The US sure does, from #3 to #16). Should be great when, under the Trans-Pacific Partnership he sells out to the US to trade a few horses [1] and our healthcare/pharmaceutical industry emulates the American system. Good times ahead.
[1] "there's always horse-trading in these negotiations, but in the end … everyone is better off" - Tony Abbot, November 14, 2013
What can we do?
I think all we can do is stop looking to government to solve everything for us. Work on your own sphere of influence, what you can improve yourself. All sides of politics are failing Australia right now, maybe it's better to just bypass government wherever you can, do things yourself or work with the people who can do things directly.
Clive Palmer's senate team are the ones to watch as they will be key in blocking the passage of any supply bills.
He's incredible repugnant & stupid. It is definitely damning when someone like him actually could get elected. What a time to live in...
I just want to be somewhere that doesn't have some group thinking they are at war with some people for some reason. So they then can repress/punish/victimise them for some form of gain (power, greed, jealousy, stupidity, etc). All the while they do this under the guise of their morality to protect their people.
A man can dream.