Tag: Election 2016
A government in chaos
Posted by John, July 6th, 2016 - under Uncategorised.
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The election has delivered a savage blow to Malcolm Turnbull and the Coalition government write the editors of socialist magazine Solidarity. Turnbull’s attempt to convince voters he could offer jobs and stability has failed. His corporate tax cuts and his attempt to use Brexit and global uncertainty to push up the Coalition vote went […]
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Reality check for major parties in election cliffhanger in Australia
Posted by John, July 5th, 2016 - under Independent Australia.
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My article in Independent Australia today on the election. John Passant discusses Australia’s close election result and what is says about our disengagement with out of touch politicians.
Does Jobson Grothe still have a job?
Posted by John, July 4th, 2016 - under Uncategorised.
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The ruling class is going berserk. Their strategy to smash the building unions and more generally to slash and burn social services and social welfare to pay for tax cuts for them is in tatters. Even if he manages to hobble together a government of sorts Malcolm Turnbull as the sword bearer for the ruling class is a dead man walking.
Random thoughts on election day
Posted by John, July 2nd, 2016 - under Uncategorised.
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Drinking game for tonight. Every time a commentator or politician mentions capitalism, wage slavery, abstract socially necessary labour time, exploitation, alienation, or surplus value, [fill in your own favourite Marxist expression here] have a big slug of grog. By the end of the night you will be completely sober.
Making pensioners pay for multinational company tax cuts
Posted by John, June 29th, 2016 - under Uncategorised.
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The 3 sentences plus one of spin that announce the Government’s priorities – making pensioners pay for multinational tax cuts. It is all about attacking the poor to give the big end of town more, and more, and more.
Stick with the current mob for a while?
Posted by John, June 23rd, 2016 - under Uncategorised.
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Some socialists to vote for in NSW, Victoria and WA
Posted by John, June 16th, 2016 - under Socialists.
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Tax cuts for billionaires, wages cuts for workers
Posted by John, May 25th, 2016 - under Uncategorised.
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Drive past Trades Hall up until the election and you might be shocked to see a giant Malcolm Turnbull head jump out at you. This billboard sums up the choice facing working Australians at this election – do we support a government promising $50 billion in corporate tax cuts while trying to undermine penalty rates, or do we #puttheliberalslast?
The 2016 election: Asylum seekers, AFP raids and dead cats
Posted by John, May 23rd, 2016 - under Independent Australia.
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Dutton offends every Australian migrant, AFP raids highlight the disaster that is Turnbull’s NBN and Labor’s fairness mantra endures — John Passant analyses week two of the election campaign in Independent Australia.
Peter Dutton swings the dead cat
Posted by John, May 19th, 2016 - under Peter Dutton, Refugees.
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The real enemy is Peter Dutton and all he represents, not asylum seekers and refugees.