Day 26 cont

“#PeterDutton has pledged to cut almost two-thirds of Canberra’s federal #PublicServants if elected, in a move #AnthonyAlbanese has criticised as “outrageous”.

In a testy press conference in #Tasmania on Thursday morning, the opposition leader batted away questions about not visiting a single proposed #NuclearPower station site, as well as confusion over shifting positions on #migration targets, tax breaks for #ElectricVehicles and #Coalition support for recognising #WestJerusalem as #Israel’s capital.”
…
“The numbers don’t even stack up, you can’t cut 41,000 public servants from Canberra without touching defence, intelligence and frontline services, and still run the country effectively – it simply isn’t possible,”

#AusPol / #LNP / #Liberal / #Nationals / #Policy <https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/apr/24/anthony-albanese-peter-dutton-aps-public-service-cuts-canberra>

Day 26 cont

“Opposition Leader #PeterDutton’s “Australian #gas for Australians” scheme (‘cost impost as a “charge” or “incentive” for producers to flood the east coast market with cheaper gas ‘) risks violating the #Constitution and provoking an expensive #HighCourt battle with #FossilFuel giants as prominent legal experts warn the #CoalitionPolicy appears to be a discriminatory tax regime.”

#AusPol / #LNP / #Liberal / #National / #Energy <https://archive.md/wxwWm> / <https://www.smh.com.au/business/the-economy/looks-and-smells-like-a-tax-dutton-s-gas-plan-flagged-as-unconstitutional-20250416-p5ls5w.html> (paywall)

Day 26 cont

“#PeterDutton has committed to redoing security checks for thousands of Palestinians from Gaza granted visitor visas in Australia as he doubled down on introducing questions on #antisemitism in #CitizenshipTests. In a press conference in Perth on Wednesday, Dutton said Palestinians on #VisitorVisas would be subject to further scrutiny, echoing the #Coalition’s previous claims – #WithoutEvidence – that they are a national security risk”

VS

“The #ASIO chief, #MikeBurgess, has previously said #Palestinians with visas had “gone through the #process” and “part of the process is, where criteria are hit, they’re referred to my organisation and ASIO does its thing”.”

#AusPol / #LNP / #Liberal #National <https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/apr/23/peter-dutton-reaffirms-support-for-antisemitism-citizenship-test-question-and-re-vetting-gazan-visas>

Day 26 cont

“#Indonesia’s ambassador met with senior #Australian #diplomats on Tuesday as the nation was thrust into an election campaign debate about a potential #Russian military presence in the region – and on the same day #AnthonyAlbanese accused #PeterDutton of damaging the bilateral relationship.

Indonesia’s ambassador to Australia, Dr #SiswoPramono, met with the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade’s (#DFAT) deputy secretary, #MichelleChan, who leads its south-east Asian policy division. One diplomatic source said Indonesia requested the meeting.

The meeting has been described by multiple sources as part of a regular series of engagements between #Pramono and #Chan, who is also responsible for managing the department’s diplomatic relationship with Indonesia.”

#AusPol / #LNP / #Liberal / #Coalition <https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/apr/24/indonesian-ambassador-met-senior-australian-diplomats-on-same-day-albanese-accused-dutton-of-damaging-relationship>

Day 26 cont

“#PeterDutton is avoiding visiting any of the seven sites for his proposed #NuclearReactors , #AnthonyAlbanese and the #Labor party claim, arguing the issue has become “radioactive” for the #Coalition.

The #Liberal leader says he is still committed to #NuclearPower, even as he concedes it may not be “politically popular”.

#AusPol / #nuclear / #NuclearPolicy / #LNP / #Nationals / #NuclearWaste <https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/apr/24/exclusion-zones-is-peter-duttons-campaign-avoiding-proposed-nuclear-power-sites>

Day 26 cont

“Sydney residents shaken awake by early morning #earthquake in #NSW Hunter Valley: Preliminary information indicates the 4.6-magnitude #quake occurred at a shallow depth of 10km”

“The quake struck at 2.55am on Wednesday near #Singleton in the New South Wales #HunterValley, about 200km north of #Sydney, Geoscience Australia #seismologists said.

…

The quake’s #epicentre was about 36km from #Liddell, where the #Coalition has proposed to build a #NuclearPower plant.”

A reminder the LNP and #PeterDutton have no policy for nuclear accidents.

#AusPol / #LNP / #Nationals / #Liberal / #NuclearEnergy / #uranium / energy <https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/apr/23/sydney-residents-shaken-awake-by-early-morning-earthquake-near-nsw-hunter-valley>

Day 25 cont

“#Nationals MP accused of ‘fobbing off’ #Gippsland constituents concerned by Dutton’s nuclear plan :
#DarrenChester had called for ‘conversation’ around #PeterDutton’s #nuclear policy, but several constituents say their attempts to raise concerns have been ignored”

A reminder the Liberals and Nationals have no nuclear policy. This includes storage of waste, contamination and natural disasters like floods, earthquakes, fires of cyclones.

#AusPol / #LNP / #Nationals / #Liberal / #NuclearWaste <https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/apr/23/nationals-mp-darren-chester-gippsland-australia-federal-election-2025-nuclear-policy>

Day 25 cont

“The #opposition leader, #PeterDutton, has refused to specify where an additional $21bn in pledged #defence spending would be #allocated, nor where the #money would come from, committing only to releasing the Coalition’s #costings before the 3 May election.”

A reminder the #LNP #Liberal #Nationals have released no policies. This is a “Hail Mary” shot and they bought out -Andy

#AusPol / #Coalition / #AndrewHastie <https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/apr/23/dutton-refuses-to-specify-what-coalitions-21bn-of-pledged-defence-spending-would-be-used-on>

@DropBear

Get the dick out of Dickson please eligible voters.

Day 25

“#TradeUnions, #conservationists, #FirstNations groups, #church congregations and #community organisations have launched a coordinated campaign against opposition leader #PeterDutton’s plan for #NuclearReactors across Australia.

The #Coalition has pledged, if elected, to build seven nuclear reactors to replace retiring or retired coal sites naming #Tarong and #Callide in Queensland, #Liddell and #MountPiper in New South Wales, #PortAugusta in South Australia, #LoyYang in Victoria, and #Muja in Western Australia.”

The location of Nuclear power plants is not optimised for safe operation. The Loy Yang location was originally chosen due to coal deposits not geological stability. This area is prone to geological faulting.

#AusPol / #LNP / #Liberal / #Nuclear / #NuclearPower <https://theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/apr/23/peter-dutton-coalition-nuclear-reactors-plan-risks-waste>

Peter Dutton doesn’t know much.

What he does know is policing…surveillance, arrest, punishment, incarceration and deprivation of civil liberties.

Peter Dutton will not be happy until his security forces have you under constant surveillance, his security thugs can stop you without reasonable cause and his draconian public safety edicts take away your civil liberties.

Any government lead by him will use police (state) tactics because that is all he knows

A Peter Dutton lead government will undermine Australian democracy, disregard the rule of law and imperil individual rights.

#auspol #peterdutton #lnp #labor #alp #election #Election2025 #vote

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