Geoff Derrick

Tweets are my own. What could possibly go wrong?

[Geoff Derrick @geoffderrick]

BCA Press Conf:

Peter: The question I want to ask is, is why would a business pay higher wages if they don’t have to?

Jennifer: Well, .. they pay higher wages because the agreement they’ve reached with their union.

#JoinYourUnion @unionsaustralia

[Geoff Derrick @geoffderrick]

@JoshBBornstein @SerkanTheWriter I’m shocked that you’re shocked.

[Geoff Derrick @geoffderrick]

Shorter @PressClubAust address by Israeli ambassador:
1. We did nothing wrong
2. Accidents happen
3. Our photos are real
4. Your photos are fake
5. It’s all Iran’s fault anyway

[Geoff Derrick @geoffderrick]

Coorey, Sheridan, Savva, led by Speers then interviewing Hastie will provide today’s “balanced” ABC assessment of Australian politics.
Should be a hoot! #insiders

[Geoff Derrick @geoffderrick]

@DougCameron51 @cambo5157 The stated “excuse” of the Hertzog event at the ICC as the rationale for denying a permit to march from Town Hall to Parliament and the subsequent decision to forcibly disperse the protesters beggars belief. The ICC and Parliament House are in opposite directions from Town Hall.

[Geoff Derrick @geoffderrick]

20% of the housing stock in the 60s was public housing. That kept a lid on both rents and house prices for the boomers (like me). It’s time to reinvest in public housing for today’s working families.
#auspol
https://t.co/eyiJB5xtgL

[Geoff Derrick @geoffderrick]

“One out, all out.” Kevin Hogan from the Nats declares support for collective action on #abc730
Does this mean that the LNP war on union members is over? #AusUnions

[Geoff Derrick @geoffderrick]

Phil Coorey mouthing neo-con econobabble about subsidised child care being unproductive and higher wages for early childhood educators stealing workers from the private sector. Misses the point about quality child care lifting workforce participation. #insiders

[Geoff Derrick @geoffderrick]

Why the RBA’s rates decision is an insult to working Australians
- excellent piece by Steve Murphy from @theamwu
https://t.co/QGLJbNtQPX

[Geoff Derrick @geoffderrick]

@mattmua72 If they are faced with a $120k tax bill on the balance over $3m, then the super fund is making $800k p.a. and they are keeping over $600k (+10% net return).
Where’s their problem?

[Geoff Derrick @geoffderrick]

@OwenRask We already do it at state level. It’s called land tax.

[Geoff Derrick @geoffderrick]

#DontRiskDutton

[Sally McManus @sallymcmanus]

Peter Dutton DOES NOT want people to see this

[Geoff Derrick @geoffderrick]

Explains the “Make Australia Happy Again” (variation on reported Make Australia Smile Again) lines I heard from those in blue shirts in Richmond NSW at pre-poll the other day. Whether the war cry is MAHA or MASA , it is scarily close to Trump’s MAGA.
#DontRiskDutton

[Matt Burke @matttburke]

🚨The Exclusive Brethren, a secretive sect that shuns voting, is covertly campaigning for the Coalition marginal seats.

Multiple reports of hundreds of brethren members telling voters to “Make Australia Smile Again”.

What do they hope to get in return?
https://t.co/gaQ6o5RKCQ

[Geoff Derrick @geoffderrick]

I’m shocked (said no-one).
#DontRiskDutton #Auspol2025

[Mark Di Stefano @MarkDiStef]

Australia’s peak mining body lends their principal adviser to help on Dutton’s campaign, with them picking up her wages.

Today’s column:

[Senator Murray Watt @MurrayWatt]

According to Peter Dutton’s candidate for the must-win seat of Braddon, employers should be able to pay older workers $10 an hour to pick fruit and vegetables. More proof of what we always knew – Dutton will wind back Labor’s workplace laws and cut your pay.

[Geoff Derrick @geoffderrick]

@TonySheldonNSW Or is it just the way the LNP counts? Joh Bjelke-Petersen did it this way for years and is reported to have once said, “We’ll hold the election as soon as we know who won.”

[Paul Roberts @PaulRob11880584]

How can people vote for @PeterDutton_MP when he does this…..

This alone is a reason not to vote for him.

Seriously…….

[Geoff Derrick @geoffderrick]

So Dutton commits $21 billion more in unspecified defence spending while the LNP confirms:
- increasing income tax
- abandoning Labor’s 20% HECS debt reduction
- increasing child care costs for young families
Does he still pretend to care about cost of living?

#DontRiskDutton

[Geoff Derrick @geoffderrick]

The same panel awards the debate to Dutton despite acknowledging his secret cuts and lack of any plan for the future….
I’m shocked.

[Geoff Derrick @geoffderrick]

I may be old fashioned but I thought that your income might be relevant in a cost of living election. Nevertheless NINE’s #GreatDebate runs for 75 minutes without a single question from the network’s panel of 4 in-house “journalists” about wages or workers’ rights. Why?

[Matt Burke @matttburke]

The Coalition have preferenced One Nation ahead of ALP in 139 out of 147 seats.

John Howard put One Nation last and Scott Morrison put them below Labor in every seat in 2019.

Dutton’s Coalition has done a comprehensive nationwide preference deal with One Nation.