Brendan O'Connor

Federal Member for Gorton

[Brendan O'Connor @BOConnorMP]

The oppo say Fee-Free TAFE is “wasteful spending.”

I’m not surprised. This is the group who STILL haven’t said sorry to the victims of their illegal Robotdebt scheme.

Instead of targeting vulnerable Aussies like the previous gov, we’re giving them the support they need.

[Jacinta Allan @JacintaAllanMP]

The Liberal Party's proposal to cut off long-term permanent residents from the aged pension is harmful.

It targets older Australians from multicultural communities. Hard-working Australians that have contributed decades to our great state.

As Premier, I'll continue to fight against these divisive policies - and stand for giving every Victorian a fair go.

[Peter FitzSimons @Peter_Fitz]

From today's Sydney Daily Telegraph. A tad #awkward for those who continue to rant we can't afford renewables. In truth, the more we get, the lower the prices go!
Gee, I wonder if Chris Bowen was right all along? Discuss.
#Auspol

[Politic@l Spinner. @lesstenny]

Check this out.👇👇 . Excellent stuff

[Kos Samaras @KosSamaras]

In May, the federal budget did something Australian budgets almost never do. It touched the tax concessions that protect wealth. The response was predictable and it had nothing to do with salaried Australians.

Like these two…and the vast majority of Australians.

A registered nurse, 34, in Melbourne’s outer north. Under $90k, an essential job, still paying off the degree that got her there. Her rent is up more than a third in three years. Her pay isn’t. She did everything her generation was told to do, and she’s going backwards.

A maintenance supervisor, 51, keeping a regional NSW town’s biggest employer running. Fixed his mortgage at 2% in 2021 and felt secure for the first time. Rolled onto a rate three times higher. Repayments up more than $1,000 a month, on a wage that didn’t move.

Neither owns an investment property. Neither has a lobby, a peak body, or a meme campaign. Between them they are most of the country and in the week the budget tried, however modestly, to shift the balance back towards them, the airwaves belonged to the people they’ll never become.

The salaried majority has been getting poorer for years while the national conversation was about someone else. Those with asset power.

New piece, link below

[Anthony Albanese @AlboMP]

We're helping working Australians get ahead.

[Mark Kenny @markgkenny.bsky.social @markgkenny]

A well-argued rejoinder to the bilious tide of saint-claiming going on right now. From a business owner/originator who clearly knows what he’s talking about. Bravo

[Jim Chalmers MP @JEChalmers]

BREAKING: New numbers released by the ABS today show private sector investment is soaring under the Albanese Government.

Capital expenditure has far exceeded market expectations, with billions more being poured into productive investments.

New private capital expenditure (capex) grew very strongly at 6.5% in the March quarter – more than six times the median market expectation.

It means capex is up 14.6% through the year.

This is good news for Australian businesses and good news for our economy.

[Squizz @SquizzSTK]

Jim Chalmers "I hear them chirping about an early election. I don't think they want an election .. The most efficient way to create a minor party is to put (Angus) in charge of a major one"

(he says dishonest LNP scare campaigns won't stop the reform which needs to be done)

#qt

[Senator Murray Watt @MurrayWatt]

Happy birthday Pauline. While you’re partying with another billionaire buddy, the rest of us showed up to Parliament to work for Australians.

[Jim Chalmers MP @JEChalmers]

Labor is delivering five tax cuts in three different ways.

Tomorrow we’ll introduce historic legislation to deliver more tax cuts to Australian workers.

If the Coalition votes against our tax cuts, they will be voting – yet again - for higher income taxes for millions of Australian workers.

[The Shovel @TheShovel]

Tony Abbott Makes First Announcement as Liberal Party President, Backing Adoption of Decimal Currency

https://t.co/lSXSshmJjZ

[Squizz @SquizzSTK]

Dan Tehan tries to interrupt Jim Chalmers quoting from a book - because it exposes the shameless hypocrisy of Tim Wilson.

Chalmers "A book that I might be the only one who's read .. He is now trying to weaponise a campaign against the very changes that he called for"

#qt

[Media Watch @ABCmediawatch]

So, how bad is the budget? It’s so bad, people are fleeing the country!

#MediaWatch

[Jim Chalmers MP @JEChalmers]

We’re delivering a lot of tax reform in the Budget – here are the facts.

[stranger @strangerous10]

Angus Taylor tells Sky After Dark viewers it was a “mistake” for any Libs to distance themselves from Trump & MAGA at the 2025 election.
“You won’t see me doing it!”

Angus wants this to stay in the late-night Sky vault. Please share so mainstream Aussies also find out. #auspol

[Anthony Albanese @AlboMP]

We're doing everything we can to keep fuel going to where it's needed.

[Stephen Spencer @sspencer_63]

Put down the nominations. The Walkley award for cartoons has been won.

[Mike Carlton @MikeCarlton01]

Great job, Angus. You just told 5 million people they don’t matter. Terrific piece from @KosSamaras.
https://t.co/ilsPijBtKT

[Aaron Smith @aaronsmith]

Jeff Kennett introduced the '3,000 days as Premier = statue' rule just before the 1999 election, which he expected to win, having already clocked over 2,500+ days himself.

So naturally Jess Wilson is now pretending this had nothing to do with @jeff_kennett or the Liberal Party.

[Jacinta Allan @JacintaAllanMP]

We'll always back Free TAFE and invest in world-class TAFE facilities. That's all at risk under the Liberal's plan for $40 billion of cuts.