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42-Sky news called Julia Banks a Dirty Rat.

swan42 wrote:

Beasley Hutton wrote:

swan42 wrote:

Beasley Hutton wrote:

swan42 wrote:

Beasley Hutton wrote:

gtrxuone wrote:

Beasley Hutton wrote: The original Narrows Bridge was built in the late 1950s, it opened in 1959.

BH there was two Wa Premiers in the 1950's.They both done about 5 years each.
Sir Ross Mclarity LNP 1950-55..,,,,,Albert Hawke ALP 1955-59.
They probably both contributed to the building of the Narrows.

Speaking of bridges GTR how magnificent is the Matagarup Bridge especially at night when all lit up...another WA icon from the Barnett era!

Seriously BH? Laughable.

42 are you suggesting the Matagarup Bridge is not a magnificent finished product, wonderful design, brilliantly coloured when lit up at night, gives the many folk who use it a view of the Swan River and City/EP not previously viable for many and just a marvellous new asset for the people of WA and visitors to our great state???

BH perhaps you can go through the progress of the bridge from the time a contract was signed until it was built. Maybe explain whether there were any delays.

Who bloody cares 42?!
No doubt there were similar initial issues with the Sydney Harbour Bridge, Opera House, Docklands etc but all long forgotten now.
You would have to be a pretty sad person to continually bemoan the great assets recently built in WA just because it was all done under Colin Barnett and the Libs!
It is now built, looks and is magnificent and is a great asset to the state of WA for generations to come.

BH the bridge was not built during the time of the Barnett government. In classic Trumpesque like fashion, you simply choose to ignore the budget blow-out regarding the bridge. You ignore the asbestos and water contamination at PCH. You ignore the water contamination at the ridiculously and anachronistically named "betty's jetty" development.

You ignore Barnett's failure of losing our triple AAA credit rating during the mining boom. You ignore Barnett's singular failure to develop rail infrastructure during his government and don't even try to reconcile this failure by mentioning the Forrestfield line. From Charles Courts decision to close the Freo line; tricky dicky's bizarre decision to try to build the Mandurah line to go via Oats Street;and to close the Midland Workshop, it is inherent in the Liberal Party's DNA not to develop public transport.

You must be the only person in WA 42 bemoaning the wonderful assets created under the Barnett Govt time in office- Perth Stadium, Matagarup Bridge, Yagan Square, Elizabeth Quay, a plethora of hospitals, schools etc.....thank fark he did build them all now as it would have cost us even more if left for another decade or 3!

DD wrote:

swan42 wrote:

DD wrote:

swan42 wrote:

DD wrote: Because your mob get spooked easily by the polls and yes both sides are as bad as one another in that regard. They (Labor) if they win government won't go to the next election with Shorten as PM if the polls show they are headed for defeat. Albo, Bowen and co will be crunching the numbers and working the phones in no time.

What is your point about past Prime Ministers? Trying to deflect and make me look silly? I'm not a, student of politics nor a historian like a few people on here so what's your point?

DD my point is that (silly) Billy McMahon deposed Gorton a sitting PM.

With respect to your assertion that Shorten would be replaced as PM is predicated on Labor winning government and then the polls going south post the election is unlikely in the extreme given what is likely to be the result in the next Federal election.

What do you think of the proposal that there will only be 10 sitting days leading up to the election in 2019? Is Morrison trying to hide from being held accountable by Parliament.? If there is only going to be 10 sitting days, why doesn't Morrison call an election now?

Why should he? Your boy should be relieved and deep down inside I'm sure he is because Morrison kicks his arse every day. Your bloke is just a grandstander with a bag full of lollies to hand out at election time. This country can't afford another Labor government and people are fools who let your mob back in.

DD let's start with some facts which may be a foreign concept for you. During the most recent upheaval in the leadership debacle within the Liberal Party the Liberal Party closed down the House of Representatives for the day. The Liberals could not even organise a leadership coup without affecting the workings of the House of Representatives.

Fact number 2: the current Newspoll shows a 45-55 Coalition-Labor 2pp.

Fact number 3: Scott Morrison has decided that there will only be 10 sitting days in 2019 prior to the Federal election. If Morrison is so good and Shorten is so bad, why would he restrict the number of sitting days? Why would Morrison not try to have the greatest exposure by maximising rather than minimising the number of days parliament would sit prior to the election?

Fact number 4: the ALP have been releasing their policies for many months.

Fact number 5: Scott Morrison, John Howard et al were VEHEMENTLY opposed to the RC into the banks and the ones in Parliament voted against it consistently.

In summary, you and the Liberals may have a born to rule mentality that is no longer believed and followed by the Australian voters.

So far you have given me nothing except penalty rates will be restored. Hit me with the rest of Labor's policies because I'm not hearing them in parliament. When was the poll you rave on about? After the Victorian election? Firstly results in state elections have Jack shit to do with federal elections, if they did then whoever is in power federally would be right across the country in every state.


It's a long way away the next federal election. I suggest you and Buffalo Bill both cool your jets.

It was the last The Australian Newspoll.

If the Liberal Party think like you that there are no Federal implications, it will be to the advantage of the Labor Party.

Beasley Hutton wrote:

swan42 wrote:

Beasley Hutton wrote:

swan42 wrote:

Beasley Hutton wrote:

swan42 wrote:

Beasley Hutton wrote:

gtrxuone wrote:

Beasley Hutton wrote: The original Narrows Bridge was built in the late 1950s, it opened in 1959.

BH there was two Wa Premiers in the 1950's.They both done about 5 years each.
Sir Ross Mclarity LNP 1950-55..,,,,,Albert Hawke ALP 1955-59.
They probably both contributed to the building of the Narrows.

Speaking of bridges GTR how magnificent is the Matagarup Bridge especially at night when all lit up...another WA icon from the Barnett era!

Seriously BH? Laughable.

42 are you suggesting the Matagarup Bridge is not a magnificent finished product, wonderful design, brilliantly coloured when lit up at night, gives the many folk who use it a view of the Swan River and City/EP not previously viable for many and just a marvellous new asset for the people of WA and visitors to our great state???

BH perhaps you can go through the progress of the bridge from the time a contract was signed until it was built. Maybe explain whether there were any delays.

Who bloody cares 42?!
No doubt there were similar initial issues with the Sydney Harbour Bridge, Opera House, Docklands etc but all long forgotten now.
You would have to be a pretty sad person to continually bemoan the great assets recently built in WA just because it was all done under Colin Barnett and the Libs!
It is now built, looks and is magnificent and is a great asset to the state of WA for generations to come.

BH the bridge was not built during the time of the Barnett government. In classic Trumpesque like fashion, you simply choose to ignore the budget blow-out regarding the bridge. You ignore the asbestos and water contamination at PCH. You ignore the water contamination at the ridiculously and anachronistically named "betty's jetty" development.

You ignore Barnett's failure of losing our triple AAA credit rating during the mining boom. You ignore Barnett's singular failure to develop rail infrastructure during his government and don't even try to reconcile this failure by mentioning the Forrestfield line. From Charles Courts decision to close the Freo line; tricky dicky's bizarre decision to try to build the Mandurah line to go via Oats Street;and to close the Midland Workshop, it is inherent in the Liberal Party's DNA not to develop public transport.

You must be the only person in WA 42 bemoaning the wonderful assets created under the Barnett Govt time in office- Perth Stadium, Matagarup Bridge, Yagan Square, Elizabeth Quay, a plethora of hospitals, schools etc.....thank fark he did build them all now as it would have cost us even more if left for another decade or 3!

BH I will repeat once again for your benefit that we shall see exactly how short sighted Barnett was with respect to the PCH in the next 10-15 years. You also continue to laud the PCH, Betty's jetty, bridge despite the troubles with cost overruns, delays, water contamination and presence of asbestos at the PCH.

I notice that you continue to refuse to comment on Barnett's lack of development of rail infrastructure by Barnett.

Perhaps you might like to explain the shellacking Barnett got at the last state election if his government was so brilliant.

I am amazed that you seem, by omission, to be endorsing Liberal Party decisions such closing down the Midland workshop.

gtrxuone wrote: 42-Sky news called Julia Banks a Dirty Rat.

gtr Paul Murray called her a lot worse than that. You might like to google what he said as I will not compromise the owner of this site by quoting what he said.

people rat all the time -- Churchill ratted twice -- Lang ratted -- Hughes ratted for the Empire --- julia has ratted and should be unprecious about it.

For christ sake our troops were called the 'rats of Tobruk' and the country did not have a nervous breakdown at the German taunts.

ArkRoyal wrote: people rat all the time -- Churchill ratted twice -- Lang ratted -- Hughes ratted for the Empire --- julia has ratted and should be unprecious about it.

For christ sake our troops were called the 'rats of Tobruk' and the country did not have a nervous breakdown at the German taunts.

John Kerr.

What I find fascinating is how tone deaf the Liberal Party is at this time. For example, the election of Dr Phelps in the seat of Wentworth. Given the Coalition need to work with Dr Phelps you would have thought that Morrison et al would have shown her far more respect than walking out on her. Again given the tenuous status of P Dutton you would have thought they should treat J Banks better as well.

Then we have the treatment of the kids who were strongly criticised by the likes of Morrison. The vast number of those students would have had their actions endorsed by their parents who will be voting at the next Federal election. I liken it to the Republican politicians and the NRA abusing the participants of the March for Our Lives movement in the US and how that movement has seen record numbers of 18-25 year olds registering to vote and actually voting in the 2018 midterms.

ArkRoyal wrote: people rat all the time -- Churchill ratted twice -- Lang ratted -- Hughes ratted for the Empire --- julia has ratted and should be unprecious about it.

For christ sake our troops were called the 'rats of Tobruk' and the country did not have a nervous breakdown at the German taunts.

Think that Nick name came from Field Marshall Rommel.

Comedy alert: Channel 600 Sky News (Sunday 6pm - 8pm). Absolute comedy GOLD.

gtr: yep, that is right, and the big mouth Josef Goebbles.