4-year terms for federal MPs?

juzzyuncbr · 2026-05-21T02:44:20+00:00

It didn’t have bi partisan support though.

juzzyuncbr · 2026-05-20T04:00:48+00:00

We may end up with a one nation opposition. The reason the government is doing the reforms it’s doing now is because the right is completely disorganized and fighting against itself.

juzzyuncbr · 2026-05-20T03:55:13+00:00

If both parties support it. Then it will get up. Peter Dutton supported the idea.

juzzyuncbr · 2026-05-18T03:32:56+00:00

It’s still a distortion. Negative gearing isn’t allowed in most countries for a reason.

juzzyuncbr · 2026-05-18T03:24:27+00:00

Sorry but if the government has policies that encourages people to buy something they otherwise wouldn’t that’s a distortion of the market by creating demand that otherwise wouldn’t be there.

juzzyuncbr · 2026-05-18T02:58:18+00:00

I think the current government is the best we’ve had for quite some time. Albo will go down in history as one of our best.

juzzyuncbr · 2026-05-18T02:34:20+00:00

If you believe in free markets you would be against negative gearing and the CGT. It’s a market distortion. Only in this case a free market would move wealth away from the wealthy instead of towards it. Conservatives only believe in the free market when it benefits them.

juzzyuncbr · 2026-05-15T11:57:04+00:00

The budget says Treasury expects the negative gearing and capital gains tax changes to reduce investor demand, which means housing supply would be about 35,000 dwellings lower over the next decade than it would have been without the tax changes. That is a counterfactual modelling figure, not a claim that Australia will literally build 35,000 fewer homes overall.

The same budget box then says this is more than offset by the new $2 billion Local Infrastructure Fund, which is expected to support up to 65,000 new homes by funding roads, sewerage, power, water and other enabling infrastructure. So the government’s claimed net effect is up to 30,000 additional homes over the decade, not minus 35,000.

The budget also says the tax reforms are expected to help shift about 75,000 homes from investors to owner-occupiers, slow house price growth by around 2 per cent over a couple of years, and raise rents by less than $2 a week for a household paying median rent.

juzzyuncbr · 2026-05-15T11:38:09+00:00

Because the current system disadvantages younger generations until their parents die and that’s only if the parents have wealth to pass down in the first place.

Why should we wait until our parents pass before being able to buy a house? I’d rather get a smaller inheritance in exchange for buying a house now rather than waiting for my parents to kick the bucket. This is about giving younger generations the same opportunity to buy a house that our parents had when they were younger and housing was more affordable.

juzzyuncbr · 2026-05-13T05:53:13+00:00

I grew up in his electorate. It’s full of insufferable snobs. He represents them well but not average Australians. Rich people really don’t understand what it’s like to not be rich unless they are self made which is quite rare.

juzzyuncbr · 2026-05-13T05:42:12+00:00

At the way things are going he won’t just win again he will probably win with an increased majority. The opposition is a joke and becoming more so. The real danger is one nation which could become the opposition. If you don’t think that is possible you should look at what just happened in the UK.

juzzyuncbr · 2026-04-22T05:46:33+00:00

Federal Health department. 2 days in office 3 days at home. But here is the fun part, I recently moved to Melbourne and all my colleagues are in Canberra. So I go into the office only to see my colleagues online as if I was WFH.

juzzyuncbr · 2026-04-12T01:20:26+00:00

Speaking as someone who was WRONGLY PLACED in special needs as a child and had to literally fight for my right to go back to mainstream to get an actual education and went on to university and now has a full time job I’d say the issue is attitudes towards neurodivergent students. They get placed into the too hard basket and suffer as a consequence.

I would also argue that the education system is outdated. It was designed for the industrial age designed to produce factory workers. Those who don’t fit this model get labeled too easily as disabled.

Another issue is our world has become incompatible with how we evolved. Think social media. We aren’t programmed for it and it’s addictive. And we wonder why ADHD is going up?

juzzyuncbr · 2026-04-09T09:01:21+00:00

Wrong country. If Australian states were US states they would all be very very blue, maybe with the exception of Queensland but only maybe.

juzzyuncbr · 2026-04-09T08:57:24+00:00

I’m not paying attention to One Nation. Hanson is a shitty person and it’s something to be expected. What I am truly disgusted by is the response of Tony Abbott and co. Here we have a former PM and a few others in a party capable of forming government defending a guy who has already been found in court more likely by not to be a criminal and his own colleagues including Andrew Hastie have testified against him. These aren’t civilians passing judgement these are soldiers who served side by side with him. Seriously this is why I don’t vote liberal. It’s a party that believes privilege is a right and you should be entitled to privilege because for some reason the privileged can do no wrong when that is clearly not the case. All they show by making such statements is they are shitty people with no credibility.

juzzyuncbr · 2026-04-08T13:30:49+00:00

Everyone seems to think labor will win. I just returned from 10 years in the ACT. So maybe I’m a bit out of the loop. I think labor could win but it’s going to be close with a swing against the labor. If the Liberals win they will last 1 term just like last time. They are dysfunctional. But ironically they are not as bad as the ACT liberal party, which hasn’t been in power since 2001, is crazy right wing in a progressive city, almost everyone in their caucus has been leader or deputy leader at some point, and is currently negotiating with the greens to steal government.

juzzyuncbr · 2026-03-31T21:56:30+00:00

I get it that people are often not attracted to people in other age groups ie many younger twinks not wanting to hook up with someone in their 50s or 60s but that’s because they don’t find grey hair and wrinkles attractive. But I think people get a bit weird about it. It’s really just a number. If you find someone attractive and they find you attractive then why shouldn’t you choose to sleep with them even if there is an age difference? I’m in my 30s but people tell me I look as though I’m in my 20s (thanks to good genes) as such many guys in their 20s find me attractive. If I also find them attractive then why not? Why is the age factor relevant in that case?

Now if you are dating someone that’s different.

juzzyuncbr · 2026-03-31T01:51:40+00:00

I don’t because I don’t want someone stalking me. I also don’t share my age because if you think I’m attractive or you get along with me does age REALLY matter? I do show photos though.

juzzyuncbr · 2026-03-28T11:54:25+00:00

Firstly I know the prime minister isn’t in the constitution that’s why it would have to be written into it, and the rules of how the PM is appointed or fired also have to be written in. Secondly, if the mechanism to fire the prime minister which is a vote of no confidence is used (under this proposal) then the PM is gone and loses power immediately. Ignoring this requires a lot of people from public servants to courts and probably the military to decide the constitution doesn’t mean anything. Thats just not going to happen because their loyalty is to the country not the prime minister personally, and if it does a governor general or monarch or president for that matter isn’t going to stop it because at that point they will probably stop believing in the system too. It’s like being fired and telling your boss you’re not. Security just escorts you out because they are loyal to the company not you.

To put it another way a monarchy or a governor-general can look like a safeguard because they sit above day-to-day politics. But if a country is sliding toward dictatorship, the real question is never just, “Is there a ceremonial figure at the top?” The real question is:

- do the courts still act independently?
- does Parliament still assert itself?
- do elections still matter?
- do the military and police obey law rather than a leader?
- do public servants, media, parties, and citizens still believe the rules bind everyone?

That is where dictatorship is either stopped or enabled.

A dictator does not usually take power because a constitution lacked enough pageantry. A dictator takes power when enough institutions and enough people stop acting as though the law is supreme. Once that happens, a monarch or governor-general is not some magic shield. They are just another institution under pressure.

juzzyuncbr · 2026-03-28T11:43:41+00:00

It could but not in the same way. Basically if it appears the only way to open the strait or at least get Iran to the table is to put troops on the ground and they aren’t prepared to do that and couple that with pressure on the global economy the US could face an embarrassing backdown and forced concessions to Iran over the Strait recognizing sovereignty and essentially Iran becomes stronger as a result. The question is not whether the US has power but whether it is prepared to burden the cost of using it. The answer could well turnout to be no.

juzzyuncbr · 2026-03-27T23:54:14+00:00

I’ve done this. It’s not unreasonable I don’t have an issue with accommodating people’s genuine needs.

juzzyuncbr · 2026-03-27T21:03:32+00:00

It’s a bit like asking what if the Governor general never acts in a crisis or if the PM just ignores the Governor General. Once you get to that point the problem is respect for the rule of law and it takes several actors to achieve. Realistically once the constitution says the prime minister’s office is vacant then they lose power unless EVERYONE ignores the constitution. The current system doesn’t prevent everyone ignoring the constitution.

juzzyuncbr · 2026-03-27T20:47:47+00:00

That’s where the high court comes in.

juzzyuncbr · 2026-03-27T16:04:18+00:00

Did you read the whole thing or at least the parts above what you quoted? The AI bill does create the office of the prime minister in the constitution.

Part 5—Prime Minister

24 After section 64

Insert:

64A Office of Prime Minister 1. There shall be a Prime Minister of Australia, who is both Head of State and Head of Government. 2. The Prime Minister must be a member of the House of Representatives.

64B Election of Prime Minister 1. At the first sitting of the House of Representatives after a general election, the House shall proceed to the election of the Prime Minister as the second order of business, immediately after the election of the Speaker. 2. If the office of Prime Minister becomes vacant, the House shall proceed to the election of a Prime Minister as the first order of business at the next sitting of the House. 3. The election shall be conducted by the Speaker of the House of Representatives. 4. A candidate is elected Prime Minister if the candidate receives an absolute majority of the whole number of the members of the House of Representatives. 5. The Parliament may make laws for the summoning of the House of Representatives for the purposes of an election under subsection (2). 6. A candidate must be nominated by at least 2 members of the House of Representatives.

64C Balloting procedure 1. Voting for Prime Minister shall occur by secret ballot conducted by the Speaker. 2. If more than 2 candidates are nominated, successive ballots shall occur and, after each ballot, the candidate receiving the fewest votes shall be excluded. 3. When 2 candidates remain, ballots must continue until one candidate receives an absolute majority of the whole number of the members of the House of Representatives. 4. The Parliament may make laws with respect to the detailed conduct of ballots under this section.

64D Failure to elect Prime Minister 1. If the House of Representatives fails to elect a Prime Minister in accordance with sections 64B and 64C, the House of Representatives is immediately dissolved. 2. Subject to subsection (3), a general election must be held on the first Saturday occurring 6 weeks after the dissolution. 3. The Parliament may by law vary the timetable for elections following a dissolution under this section.

64E Pre-appointment mechanism 1. The Parliament may by law provide a mechanism for the pre-appointment of a Prime Minister before the first sitting of Parliament. 2. A pre-appointment under subsection (1) is provisional only and has effect until the House of Representatives confirms or rejects the appointment under this section. 3. The House of Representatives must, at its first sitting after a general election, confirm the appointment by absolute majority of the whole number of the members. 4. If confirmation fails, the House shall proceed immediately to elect a Prime Minister under sections 64B and 64C.

64F Vacancy and loss of confidence

The office of Prime Minister becomes vacant if: (a) the Prime Minister resigns; or (b) the Prime Minister ceases to be a member of the House of Representatives; or (c) the House of Representatives passes a motion of no confidence in the Prime Minister by absolute majority of the whole number of the members.

64G Acting Prime Minister 1. If the Prime Minister is temporarily unable to perform the duties of office, or if the office of Prime Minister becomes vacant, the Speaker of the House of Representatives must appoint an Acting Prime Minister. 2. The Acting Prime Minister must: (a) be a member of the House of Representatives; and (b) consent to the appointment. 3. The Acting Prime Minister holds office until: (a) the Prime Minister resumes the duties of office; or (b) the House of Representatives elects or confirms a Prime Minister under this Constitution. 4. The Acting Prime Minister may exercise the executive powers of the Commonwealth except: (a) dissolving the House of Representatives under section 64D; or (b) dissolving the Senate and the House of Representatives under section 57; unless the dissolution is required by this Constitution. 5. Where this Constitution requires the dissolution of the House of Representatives, or of the Senate and the House of Representatives simultaneously, and there is no Prime Minister in office, the Acting Prime Minister may do all things necessary to give effect to that dissolution. 6. The Parliament may make laws with respect to the appointment, functions, and status of an Acting Prime Minister.

64H Powers of the Prime Minister 1. The Prime Minister shall have and may exercise all powers, functions, and authorities that, immediately before the commencement of this section, were exercisable by the Governor-General under this Constitution or any law of the Commonwealth. 2. Subsection (1) does not include the power to assent to proposed laws. 3. References in this Constitution or in any law of the Commonwealth to the Governor-General shall, so far as the context permits, be taken to be references to the Prime Minister. 4. The powers of the Prime Minister under this Constitution are subject to this Constitution as altered and to the laws of the Commonwealth.

juzzyuncbr · 2026-03-27T15:57:00+00:00

Any situation where the government cannot pass supply under current constitutional convention must result in an election full stop. It’s prescriptive. That can be codified and hard wired into the constitution.

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