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.

[Tanya Plibersek @tanya_plibersek]

Yet another scare campaign.

https://t.co/Wemd2MjJGt

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

Pauline Hanson seeks to walk back her opposition to paid parental leave volunteered at the Press Club last week. I do not imagine it will be the last such retreat.

[Jim Chalmers MP @JEChalmers]

BREAKING: Labor is another step closer to delivering tax reforms for workers, first homebuyers and small businesses.

Our reforms will make it easier for Australians to buy their first home, cut taxes for over 13 million workers, and better align the tax treatment of labour and asset income.

Today the Greens have confirmed they will support passage of the first tranche of tax reform legislation.

It is now a question for the rest of the Parliament whether they will get on board with tax cuts for workers and a fairer tax system for home buyers.

[Jim Chalmers MP @JEChalmers]

We’ve secured support to get our tax reforms through the Parliament.

This will mean a fair go for first homebuyers, tax cuts for workers and a fairer tax system as well.

[stranger @strangerous10]

Albo says it’s a “fact” that One Nation “pretend" to stand for battlers.
“They have planes given to them by Australia’s richest person”
“They want it to be easier to sack people”
“They oppose increases in the min wage”💥
The banner at NPC said it all really #auspol

[Jim Chalmers MP @JEChalmers]

Analysis from Treasury of new ATO data for 2023-24 shows that 0.2% of tax filers earned around 60% of all the net capital gains income, while 99% of tax filers earned only 13%.

We are making the tax system fairer for workers, first home buyers and young Australians.

[Stephen Koukoulas @TheKouk]

For those frothng about population growth, here are the last 20 years of Australia's population growth by year:

2006 1.6%
2007 1.9%
2008 2.2%
2009 1.8%
2010 1.4%
2011 1.6%
2012 1.8%
2013 1.6%
2014 1.5%
2015 1.5%
2016 1.7%
2017 1.5%
2018 1.6%
2019 1.5%
2020 0.4%
2021 0.6%
2022 2.1%
2023 2.4%
2024 1.6%
2025 1.5%
2026 1.5%

[Anthony Albanese @AlboMP]

No team in Australia brings the country together like the Socceroos and Matildas.

And this World Cup we’ll be cheering on our @Socceroos every step of the way.

Great to chat on Cup Fever tonight.

[stranger @strangerous10]

Tim Wilson’s multimillionaire cousin Geoff Wilson torched for pushing Musk’s SpaceX as a solid investment
Nick McKim “It’s a Ponzi scheme Mr Wilson”💥
Wilson concedes it “could well be” a Ponzi scheme but pushes it anyway coz it’s “exciting!”🙄
And Sky call him an expert?#auspol

[Stephen Koukoulas @TheKouk]

SInce the Budget the ASX is up 4%, bond yields are down 20bps.
Markets have a different view from the self-centred nutters arguing against mild tax reform

[Roy Morgan @RoyMorganAus]

One Nation leads for second straight week on primary vote, but ALP still favoured to win Federal Election.

One Nation primary support was unchanged at 29.5% and again ahead of the ALP, up 2% to 28% and L-NP Coalition, down 0.5% to 17%. #auspol

https://t.co/Ebn389pAJW

[Dan Fangirl 🤓 @ChristyDanFan]

Pauline Hanson is not for Aussie battlers. She votes against the Aussie battler. She is on record saying that low and middle income earners get too much from the government. Medicines on the PBS is one example. She wants us to pay full price. This is what that would look like.

[Paul Roberts @PaulRob11880584]

John Howard caused the housing crisis in Australia, it’s a fact.

The LNP and One Nation want to overturn Labor’s policy to make it easier for young people to get a home..

And the media are protecting Hanson.

[Stephen Koukoulas @TheKouk]

What a lazy economic vandal:
Debt was "paid off" by being the largest taxing govt in history; plus
Selling off (privatising) huge volumes of assets; plus
Record low spending on infrastructure.

Many of the reasons which have such horrible productivity today

[stranger @strangerous10]

Prominent economist Saul Eslake demolishes LNP’s ‘aspiration’ myth saying their 1999 CGT discount failed to build a nation of entrepreneurs & shareholders, in fact, those rates only fell since 1999, while “disproportionately favouring richer & older Australians”💥 #auspol

[stranger @strangerous10]

Prof Hal Pawson says Labor’s CGT changes are “to be commended” & shreds the LNP’s “well out of line” tax scheme that incentivised investors to pile in “causing inflation in the system”💥
Says we’re “already seeing the beginnings of the beneficial impact” of the changes✅ #auspol

[Stephen Koukoulas @TheKouk]

New dwelling supply is rocketing.
The number of dwellings in Australia rose by 54,200 in the March qtr 2026 to 11.495 million. This is the largest quarterly increase since 2016.
The govt may not get to 1.2 million dwellings over 5 years as it planned but it looks like it will get close.

[Aaron Dodd, Curmudgeon @AaronDodd]

A week after Abbott took over the Liberals, one of his signature misogynist slogans has made a foul comeback in Victoria.

Just when you think the Libs can't slither any lower....

#auspol #springst

[Anthony Albanese @AlboMP]

No matter who you support in politics, it is completely unacceptable to demean, objectify, belittle or offend women.

The sexist campaign targeting Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan is a disgrace and the people behind these materials should withdraw them immediately.