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stui magpie wrote:^

I get it, I don't think you do. Just go back to congratulating Dan on the great job he's doing keeping the CFMEU employed building roads while the Public Hospital system bleeds to death. :wink:
The thrice elected Premier of Victoria, the right honourable Daniel Andrews who btw won with increased majorities in each election isn’t stupid enough to join AUKUS and waste money, lose independence and cede sovereignty.

The only sub he wants is from Subway.
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He was stupid enough to sign up to China's Belt and road agreement before he was stopped. That's a surer way to cede sovereignty than buying some subs from an Allie. Thank Geebus Dan will never be PM.
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Remember the Free Trade Agreement with China before China became the bogeyman. Loved by the Libs sooo much. There was nothing wrong with the belt and road agreement could’ve used slave labour
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As long as the Slaves all join the CFMEU :P :wink:
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At least now he’s realised how stupid the majority of Victorians are he’s finally going to rein in the spending…

Funny he didn’t want to do it before an election and is still going ahead with his 100 billion+ CFMEU donation.

He’s big on character today in parliament and who people associate with, luckily wife bashers are ok for the Andrews Labor government to support.
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Isn’t this a submarine thread? AUKUS, shmaukus, it’s all about caucus.
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watt price tully wrote:Isn’t this a submarine thread? AUKUS, shmaukus, it’s all about caucus.
Oh dear. It's come to this. Time to lock the thread.
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I found a video of all the Nicksters in this thread here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m2uTFF_3MaA
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Gareth Evans former Australian Foreign Minister under the Hawke-Keating Government puts the AUKUS issue into good perspective. Clarity and reason.


https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfr ... aukus-deal
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Relevance deprivation syndrome alive and well in ex labor pollies it seems. Gareth Evans, Kim Carr, Bob Carr, no one cared what they said when they were in politics, why would we care now?
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stui magpie wrote:Relevance deprivation syndrome alive and well in ex labor pollies it seems. Gareth Evans, Kim Carr, Bob Carr, no one cared what they said when they were in politics, why would we care now?
As if
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Yet the people, Albo being one, who have the reqquired information to make decisions, made them, while these 'great intellects' who are decades out of touch feel the need to add their voices.

Was rooting cheryl kernot on his desk in his Parliamentary Office an example of his "great Intellect"? :lol:
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stui magpie wrote:Yet the people, Albo being one, who have the reqquired information to make decisions, made them, while these 'great intellects' who are decades out of touch feel the need to add their voices.

Was rooting cheryl kernot on his desk in his Parliamentary Office an example of his "great Intellect"? :lol:
His foreign and domestic affairs are neither here nor there.

Albo’s issue was he was wedged by Scotty and the other dickheads on the “All the way with LBJ” mob circa 2022. It was stupid then as it as now. Keating was just being colourful but if you take the time to read what Gareth wrote you’ll see it is quite reasonable asking the right questions. In fact there’s barely anything controversial in it.

I know the word Intellectuals can be triggering for some but he really is a well rounded and smart.
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We should disband our army and spend on the the navy. If we face a land conflict, it’s too late.

Our army needs to be no more than a national guard that deals more with natural disasters than war.
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Attempted insults. Nice.

Look, the decision has been made by people who have access to the information required to make thtat decision.

You and other relics from Labor's "glory days" in the late 80's can pontificate all you want. Decision has been made, your opinion just aint relevant. Shuffle off into retirement and STFU is the best advice I can give to all retired pollies and those that follow them.
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