Labor picks inner-city MP as ag spokesman
The Australian Labor Party has lurched even further to the left with the appointment of a Sydney MP as Shadow Minister for Agriculture and Resources.
Life Under Labor Leaves Land At Loss
Farmers south of the border will soon be slugged with hefty fines if they have a dog on the back of their ute. The latest thought bubble from Victorian Labor’s inner-city elite will see $413 fines issued to farmers trying to go about their work, a clear sign of the disconnect between the land and…
Unofficial Partnership Revealed In Poll Data
Analysis of electoral data has revealed that 13 Labor MPs owe their seats to the Greens, including here in NSW. According to The Australian, Labor was behind in more than a dozen seats before Greens preferences secured their wins at the recent Federal Election. It’s a result many long suspected, that the Greens were serving…
Unionist Wants To Raid Super Funds For Political Campaigns
Former union boss Tony Sheldon. Picture: Australian Financial Review A powerful union figure thinks Australia’s retirement savings should be used for political gain. Tony Sheldon, who recently stood down as national secretary of the Transport Workers Union to become a Labor politician, wants union-owned Industry Super Funds to put a social agenda before…
Shorten’s Copy/Paste Approach To Policy
Two big announcements from Labor Leader Bill Shorten were “borrowed” from The National’s policy book. Last week Bill Shorten announced a Federal Labor Government would fund children to attend preschool for two years before school, starting from the age of three. He also announced 100,000 supported TAFE places if he was elected. There was little detail…
Unions Reveal Plan To Enforce Socialism Under Shorten
Labor’s union bosses have outlined a radical plan to implement socialist workplace laws in Australia. Sally McManus, boss of the powerful Shorten-backing ACTU, wants to scrap the enterprise bargaining system and replace it with socialist profit sharing. This is the latest attempt at social engineering by the unions, who seem to have forgotten the misery…
Labor Games Shortchanging Workers
Labor has proven once again it is putting ideology before people, with State Governments turning their back on half a billion dollars. Queensland and Victoria’s Labor Governments were set to receive $245 million and $320 million to create 50,000 new apprentice and training program places in the next four years. But those States chose not…
Barilaro Calls For End To Political Games Over Drought
Labor stooped to a new low in the NSW Parliament today, playing politics with the drought that is hurting regional communities across the State. Deputy Premier and NSW Nationals Leader John Barilaro was answering a question about supporting the regions at this tough time when Opposition MPs began calling out across the chamber. “It’s wrong…