As we sit and wait for news of the fate of the seven dual citizens as they traipse from their parliamentary offices with the woebegone air of condemned men and women to the High Court this afternoon, it is worth reflecting on the sort of week the government has already had.
There is a prescient sense of deja vu about it. The Turnbull government often has good Tuesday afternoons but come the weekend, the control of the agenda has been lost, a scandal has emerged, or infighting on the backbenches has turned into a donnybrook. The familiar theme is, in any one week of the Turnbull government, one step forward and three back.
Indeed it has happened so often the thought occurs that possibly Malcolm Turnbull isn’t very good at being prime minister.
Full column here.
Some interesting stats on the take up of the NBN in The Age today. Kind of indicative of why their business plan is shot to hell:
Less than half able to join have done so
Those who have joined are accessing it at some of the lowest speeds available
NBN is available to 6.2million premises but only 3 milion have migrated
Providers are incentivised to keep customers on the older network where they make more profit
Only 16% are using it above 50mpbs
84% are using it at speeds available on the copper network
A financial manager’s nightmare!
Always a dud Boa. Sure to be superseded. The average person can only afford the plan they can afford and nothing more regardless of speed. The higher speeds appeal to gamers and a limited number of others in the general community.
If it was not so expensive Razor, many more people would all opt for the faster speeds.
Exactly JS. The price always determines the market. I’m happy with my 25mbs. – Why pay more for speed I don’t need!
Bit of a catch 22 really for them. They can’t afford to lower the price and so they have no high speed customers to prop up the cashflow.
Absolute rubbish as usual. And before you start 5g wont work properly if the transmission points are copper. I posted a report last week highlighting the issues. Your take on the NBN is just plain wrong. No surprises.
Isn’t 5g wireless?
Where does the copper come into it?
NO. the transmission point requires a cable or fibre or copper to be able to, you know, transmit.
You didn’t seem to make a point on cost Dismal? Oh that’s right you can’t!
Also lets see how 5G goes during the Commonwealth Games hey?
Ok then, It will cost $$$$ billions more in the next decade to over build what the coalitions has put in place. It is costing over $1.5 billion ayear replacing and maintaining copper, the HFC cables require replacing now costing more $billions
5G requires fibre to the transmission point. Copper to the transmission point will not provide for the traffic.
Oh dear just another $7 or $8 billion wasted by Cash and the coalition on their unemployment industry.
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/industrial-relations/failing-employment-services-program-sites-branded-a-mess/news-story/18d847b7858477721eabd6438790603b
You know I love the way Malcolm Turnbull thinks he can read the Australian people. Research done over the last week shows that 81% of people questioned thought the the SSM survey was a waste of money. And it does look like the Yes vote will get up, even without the PM and Lucy demonstrating how open minded they are by by voting in the affirmative.
He also underestimated the support for indigenous recognition with 71% of Australians across all genders, politics and religious affiliations surveyed were in favor, 34% strongly in favor. What was his statement that the Australian people wouldn’t support this issue again? Bit like saying that the High Court would rule in favor of Barnaby being eligible to sit in Parliament.
Never, ever underestimate the Australian people on issues MT, you aren’t bright enough to speak for us all
Penny,
If you asked me a question like ” Should aboriginals be recognized in the constitution” you would get a resounding Yes.
If you asked me should the results of the last conference be put into the constitution it would be a No.
It all depends on how the questions are asked.
True JS, but it was the fact that Malcolm Turnbull just dismissed the findings without having the intestinal fortitude to take it any further. To blithely state that Australians would not support the proposal shows just how ignorant the man is. He falls once again into the Labor Party’s hands as they of course said they would support it.
Can’t have it both ways Penny.
On one hand many were against the plebiscite for SSM.
Turnbull and cabinet make a decision on this and he should have asked the people?
As to Labo,r Bill would promise more than Abbott when he was trying to form a Government when Rudd got in.
Perhaps it’s long past time for a compulsory IQ test for MPs, anything above 80 would be a big improvement.
Even ants, the smartest insect on the planet, have more going for them up top than wolves.
Every poll I have seen has said we should pull out of all these wars we are in.We are the only developed country in the world where one man can take us to war.This should never happen unless a conscience vote is allowed for every politician in both houses
100 is average Bella – that means 80% of the population are below it.
Wot?
Apologies – an IQ of 100 puts you at the mean which says 50% are below it.
“No-knock search”, like the sound of that. Would you trust Peter Dutton with the lock-pick, Jack?
I believe it’s a bulldozer, HU.
Looking forward to finally meeting Jacinda on the weekend. I’m sure it will be the start of a beautiful friendship. Have been reading up on Marx and Mao and the like in case there’s a lull in the convo.
Typical of the UN. Ideology over substance every time.
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/un-accused-of-bias-as-energy-forum-excludes-nuclear/news-story/ec0d7eaa39da6fcb3a11dc1ac8f18800
Business Class! Full of social climbers and wannabees. Peasants.
Fly with the stars you tight arses.
You don’t have to fly business to get into the lounge JB. Enough of your class warfare – back in your tumbril mon ami.
Splutter! What! They let the cattle class in there too! How revolting.
And if you get into the lounge and it’s packed to the rafters have a look around for Dismayed, there’s guaranteed to be a spare seat or 2 on either side! And behind and in front…
Mweeaaahahahahahaha…..
That is why we use the lounges, to get away from the flock of sheeple like you.
I can recommend it JB. Worth every bloody penny on long haul. It really is like flying with the stars……..:)
Jeez my seat even massaged me on demand – hell, better than a man!!!!!
Bring on the robots
Pffft! Well Boadicea if you went first class you would get a first class massage from a first class man.
Well now that’s tempting JB. But I really don’t think a potential massaging man is worth double the Business Class fare! I’ll take my chances with the BC massaging seat. It’s quite relaxing.
I had a look at their first class cabins. Jeez, travelling solo, one could get very lonely in them! Cut off from the rest of everyone. Nice for honeymooners I guess, otherwise dead boring.
Oh Cecil will be disappointed. Not that much. El cheapo.
I knew it Yvonne is a misandrist
Capitalist hedonist Dismayed – geez it’s a great life!
They don’t like Rudd (Comments below)
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/life/weekend-australian-magazine/kevin-rudd-autobiography-not-vengeful/news-story/47c84a978e884e5e37e3523a73b1dd69
Wildly OT, it was reported this morning, using a longish bow, that ISIS was threatening the life of Prince George. Whether it’s a serious threat or not, what is the point of widely reporting this and basically publishing a press release for ISIS? For spreading another load of fear for them? What gives?
Gotta keep the terrorist threat to the existence of every individual alive TV. Distract the bozos from climate change and engineer the necessary Police apparatus to shoot down the eco terrorists like dogs in the street when the food riots start.
Sad but essentially true
Just keeping us all nervous TV. Evil bastards
I wonder, Mr Insider, when Malcolm Turnbull comes back from Israel will he go to QLD and “help” poor old Timmy Nichols? I am sure Tim would not want that given his already uphill battle to beat current Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk , the giant killer who knocked of Campbell Newman in 2015 despite Newman having a 70 seat majority.
Kevin Spacey apologises for “deeply inappropriate drunken behaviour” after been accused of placing a 14 year old boy on an a bed and climbing on top him, when Spacey was 26. I’d hardly say that sort of behaviour is a result of drunkenness. Perversely he has used the occasion to come out as a gay.
I read Corey Feldman is wanting to make a movie about paedophiles in Hollywood involving v powerful people and household names. He states he and fellow child actor Corey Haim were subjected sexual abuse by older men when they were starting in the business. Apparently the statute of limitations in California (6 years) and strict defamation (libel?) laws prevents Feldman from naming names without being bankrupted. These laws also work to protect the powerful and monied.
Milton, I too was interested to see the deflection. “Sorry, don’t remember, but by the way I’m gay. Oh and I’m sorry I lay on top of an innocent young 14 year old, but I was drunk and it happened over 30 years ago.”
You know, we are so inured to what was considered normal in the past, that when someone comes forward to say that what happened to them was sexual harassment, we think they’re just asking for publicity. The poor young woman who went to the police after the Richmond player posted photos of the premiership medal between her boobs, now has called off legal action because she was called a whore etc.
Most women, myself included have endured unwanted attention, put downs etc. but were told not to worry about it and don’t make a fuss.
Thank God, young women (and young men) are coming forward now and saying hey this is not acceptable…
And more to come.
I know these are heinous crimes but how do you defend yourself if the charges are spurious.
“Where were you on 1st November1987 at 8:30 pm” .
” I was having diner with my Mum”
“Can she confirm it”
“She died 20 years ago”
Prosecution and defense must be a legal mine field.
True, JS but it often happens that when one person speaks up a lot more feel empowered to speak up and a weight of evidence presents itself.
As with institutional sex abuse, unfettered power and a veil of secrecy provides the ideal environment for the perverted miscreants.
What sort of animal would consider these behaviours as sexual?