David Brown

For who knows, where the time goes?
Who knows, where the time goes?

[David Brown @Wattleberry]

"How can Jacinta Allan let this happen" - average Oz cooker
https://t.co/y2OSLT93Tj

[David Brown @Wattleberry]

@PolitlcsUK Nigel Farage

[David Brown @Wattleberry]

@toiletpaperaus1 Also explains their anti work from home campaigns. If you own commercial property, do you really want people working from home

[David Brown @Wattleberry]

Lol, party that never built anything, says that in 10, 15 or 30years time they might do something

[David Brown @Wattleberry]

The opposition's Wendy Lovell said the government needed to better plan for growth in Melbourne's outer north.

"It may not be about building a hospital right now, but is a hospital going to be needed in 10 years' time, 15 years' time, 20 years' time?"
https://t.co/uH7Ph2HvTw

[Paula @poulter_pauline]

From 2013 to 2022, the Victorian Labor government was forced to self-fund its major infrastructure projects after receiving a disproportionately low share of federal grants from the Liberal-National Coalition government.

Jacinta Allan possesses the most relentless drive and work ethic of any state leader I’ve ever seen. Here are some highlights of what Jacinta has achieved in just three years.

Jacinta Allan Premier of Victoria - 2023 to Present

Jacinta Allan assumed office unopposed after Daniel Andrews resigned.

Throughout the Liberal-National Coalition's federal term (spanning the Abbott, Turnbull, and Morrison governments), Victoria consistently argued it was starved of its "fair share" of infrastructure capital based on population.

Victoria was home to roughly 25% to 26% of Australia's population but frequently received significantly less in return.

In the 2019 Morrison government Federal Budget, Victoria was allocated only 17.7% of national infrastructure spending over the forward estimates.

In the Morrison government Federal Budget in April 2022, Victoria received just 5.9% ($208 million) out of $3.56 billion in new national infrastructure funding.

Furthermore, Victoria was entirely excluded ($0) from the Morrison government $7.1 billion regional investment fund.

In the fifth round of the Building Better Regions Fund (BBRF), Liberal-National Coalition-held and marginal federal seats received nearly 90% of the $300 million funding pool.

Labor-held regional areas in Victoria and other states—despite accounting for 34% of eligible seats—received just 16% of total grant values.

In the 2022-23 Morrison Federal Budget, the Liberal-National Coalition government confirmed it would terminate all emergency COVID-19 hospital funding by September 2022.

This move stripped away an estimated $1.5 billion in health funding from Victoria alone, despite ongoing pandemic pressures on the state's hospital systems.

[David Brown @Wattleberry]

The Australian trying to take the high ground in honest conversation is absurd.

[The Australian @australian]

Good Australians, of every background, deserve a more honest conversation than either woman is capable of having.

[Shaun Leane @ShaunLeaneMP]

Na,
a ridiculous claim made up by a bloke based only on what he states talking to unnamed experts and on reported activity (some which didn’t happen on government projects) with no factual evidence it cost taxpayers
That’s why the administrator didn’t include it in the report

[David Brown @Wattleberry]

Reminded this morning as I travelled along the multi tolled road network that one of the key reforms of the French Revolutionaries was to remove regional trade barriers and toll roads. Don't see the HR Nichols Society expressing any concerns now though

[David Brown @Wattleberry]

Applicable to Gina Rinehart supporting Hanson voting dill

[David Brown @Wattleberry]

Le Carre on the people who ruined the country
"What did they do wrong? Stayed the same I suppose, missed the changes, wouldn't face them."

[David Brown @Wattleberry]

@academic_la That's sad

[Trevor Hockins @TrevorHockins]

To be fair, Ms Spender was probably voting how her electorate wanted her to. But it's a tad disappointing.
"After voting against the bill, (Spender dismissed) claims she’d been influenced by her richer constituents ..."

via @crikey_news https://t.co/3aCCi93Gbc

[Tiny Watermelon @tiny_watermelon]

Man who lives in Sydney cheering on a band of truly awful/christofascist/far right chuds in the current Victorian Liberal Party and One Nation.

Considers himself a progressive.

Amazing how this all works hey.

[stranger @strangerous10]

Here’s Neo-Nazi Michael Nelson confirming his allegiance with One Nation just before his embarrassing arrest, while being berated by Victorians. Media should stop protecting Pauline Hanson & ask why her movement attracts this scum.

[Ben Davison @Ben_Davison1]

Someone at the bosses pamphlet has mess up and let the truth get published.

“The CGT changes will mean less investors and more first-home buyers.”

GOOD!!!

[Aaron Smith @aaronsmith]

I think Cathy Wilcox was rather restrained.

[David Brown @Wattleberry]

@SimonBanksHB Conscription should start with the over 60s. Surely they're willing to sacrifice for the country

[David Brown @Wattleberry]

@FXMC1957 And the UK hasn't recovered from it

[Bill @billisdoing]

This vacuous self-promoter gives no thought to the extremist rightwing government that would replace Labor in Victoria, and to the vulnerable people they would hurt. Gay Alcorn was spot-on about Sydney commentators being 100% wrong about Victoria. Useful idiots!