We are voting to elect a government, not a referendum on the likeability of the PM’s spouse. We have ample evidence of “lovely women” being in relationships with men who don’t measure up. (“She’s just lovely”, 19/5) seems to be suggesting that voters shouldn’t judge Scott Morrison on his record as prime minister, but on the fact his wife, Jenny, is really nice. If more taxes are necessary to improve aged care, embrace that, too. If death and taxes are the only certainties in life, add aged care to the list. Those two words also refer to those workers who wash, dress and feed, and cook, clean and care for your relative or loved one. They refer to those frail in body and/or mind who might be your mother or father or your wife, husband or partner or your grandmother or grandfather. Anthony Albanese faced the National Press Club, outlining the nation’s future the other dodged scrutiny from the press, trying to be friend of all people.Ī word to those voting for teal independents: what is their policy regarding aged care? And what do those two words signify? On Wednesday, we saw a tale of two leaders: one addressing the nation, the other playing ball with children. Superannuation Complaints Tribunal, Mont Albert The prime minister’s timing is scurrilous, leaving insufficient scope to consider the likely impacts on people of all ages and backgrounds, and their super.
In many cases, the unwitting buyer will lose both super and home as interest rates rise.
With his populist mantra, “it’s your money”, the prime minister wants to raid super for home deposits, thereby inevitably inflating housing prices. There was a prohibition on using super to buy your home because super had to earn returns to finance retirement (Letters, 19/5). They provided tax breaks for superannuation to reduce dependence on age pensions. Superannuation is a fertile field for confusion, ripe for exploitation around election time.Ĭontrary to his spin, the prime minister’s “downsizing” scheme won’t increase housing supply because most seniors will buy a replacement home.īoth Labor’s Paul Keating and the Coalition’s Peter Costello aimed to lessen the welfare burden on future generations.
Sadly, I don’t have an in-house male to tell me who to vote for or donate to or even how to think, so I’ll just have to make up my own silly little female mind. I’ve heard similar from local female friends, whose partners and sons have been appealed to – but not them.Īs a single woman, I’ve received multiple pleas from senior Liberals for funds via email and post. Your correspondent, Graham Devries, (Letters, 19/5) received a letter from the Liberal Party as the ″head of the household″. While it made for amusing television, it did nothing to allay many viewers’ concerns of ABC bias in its political coverage. In 2019, ABC television journalists all but wept with despair and frustration when it became obvious Labor was about to lose the unloseable. Would it be too much to ask “our” ABC election night presenters to please show a bit more impartiality should tomorrow’s result again go against its hopes and predictions?
It’s also wonderful to see an Australian leader thinking of how to lift up disadvantaged This is a path to a better future for First Nations people and a recognition of past injustices. When using a search engine such as Google, Bing or Yahoo check the safe search settings where you can exclude adult content sites from your search results Īsk your internet service provider if they offer additional filters īe responsible, know what your children are doing online.So refreshing that Anthony Albanese has endorsed an Indigenous Voice to parliament (“Albanese push for Voice after ‘act of grace’ “, 19/5). Use family filters of your operating systems and/or browsers Other steps you can take to protect your children are: More information about the RTA Label and compatible services can be found here. Parental tools that are compatible with the RTA label will block access to this site. We use the "Restricted To Adults" (RTA) website label to better enable parental filtering. Protect your children from adult content and block access to this site by using parental controls. PARENTS, PLEASE BE ADVISED: If you are a parent, it is your responsibility to keep any age-restricted content from being displayed to your children or wards. Furthermore, you represent and warrant that you will not allow any minor access to this site or services. This website should only be accessed if you are at least 18 years old or of legal age to view such material in your local jurisdiction, whichever is greater.
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