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I fully expect the QLD LNP to do the same now. Wtf can The Greens even do about being replaced as the protest third party at state levels? Wait it out? Blame Left Renewal?
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WhiskeyWhiskers posted:At the state level in Vic One nation's only really taking votes from Nationals. But that shouldn't be happening. Fracking and Climate change are of rural concern and The Greens failing to nip votes from the Nats rotting corpse is a failure on The Greens part.
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Queensland in shock as 43,000 jobs vanish MORE than 43,000 full-time employees – the equivalent of almost a capacity crowd at Suncorp Stadium – have vanished from the workforce in regional Queensland in the past year. The sharp concentration of economic pain outside Greater Brisbane is highlighted by new trend analysis of regional labour force data. And it reveals that even in areas away from the state capital where jobs are being created, full-time positions are increasingly being replaced by part-time jobs in a major switch in patterns of work.  Unemployment levels remain steady because thousands of people have given up looking for work. The participation rate is falling twice as quickly in the regions, as people retire early, parents decide to stay home rather than pay for childcare and young folk remain in education rather than join the hunt for jobs in a weak market offering low wages. The workforce was almost exactly evenly spread between Greater Brisbane and the rest of Queensland at the beginning of 2016. But more than 34,000 jobs were lost during the year – the vast majority from regional areas. Net employment in the metropolitan area was down 5500 overall, year on year. While 18,900 part-time jobs went, full-time positions rose by 13,500. Jobs in the rest of Queensland, however, were down 28,800 overall – with a massive 43,200 fall in full-time workers but a 14,300 lift in part-timers. “The difference between Brisbane and the regions is really dramatic,’’ said Pete Faulkner, of north Queensland-based business consultants Conus, who did the modelling based on ABS data. “Job security and diversity in the regions has suffered and people are leaving to take jobs where they can. While Queensland as a state is doing worse than the nation, this is largely due to the underperformance of regional Queensland.” There had been a lot of talk of a two-speed economy, but the reality was far more complex, with big differences in performance across the state. “It’s not so much a tale or two cities, but a dozen or so regions, each with its own individual story,’’ Mr Faulkner said. The contrasting fortunes are starkly illustrated by north Queensland “neighbours’’ Cairns and Townsville. Boosted by a boom in tourism, the Cairns economy and mood has turned around and jobs grew by 4800 last year, although the gains were almost entirely part-time. Townsville, on the other hand, continued four years of economic contraction. Job numbers plummeted 6300, including the 800 laid off by the closure of Clive Palmer’s Queensland Nickel refinery. The city now has Queensland’s highest unemployment rate – 11.8 per cent according to the Conus modelling – and youth joblessness of 28.3 per cent. Wide Bay, which includes Bundaberg, Maryborough and Hervey Bay, also has unemployment above 10 per cent and more than a quarter of young people out of work. Ashley Page, CEO of economics and finance consultants AEC Group, which analysed a series of demographic, labour force and economic data on the 12 major regional cities for The Courier-Mail, said despite population growth slowing in the past few years, lifestyle and tourism regions such as Cairns and the Sunshine and Gold Coasts were “holding up quite well, if not growing’’. The Gold Coast is also benefiting from a big injection of infrastructure spending on light rail and venues ahead of next year’s Commonwealth Games, supporting construction. “But some centres which were traditionally reliant on mining and resources and associated services (such as Gladstone, Mackay, Townsville) are still experiencing the effect of severe adjustments,” Mr Page said. The impacts flowed into the construction industry, with less building approvals, and in to the residential and commercial property markets, with falling values and rents and rising vacancy rates, impacting consumer and business confidence. Mr Page said this was exacerbated by “a skills drain’’ of people leaving those regions in search of work elsewhere, including across the border to New South Wales where big increases in public and private infrastructure spending was creating opportunities. Real Estate Institute of Queensland figures show that over the past five years, house prices rose 12.5 per cent across Greater Brisbane, 16.5 per cent on the Gold Coast and 17 per cent on the Sunshine Coast. But they tanked by about 20 per cent in Gladstone and Mackay, 10 per cent in Rockhampton and 8 per cent in Townsville. Anecdotal reports in Mackay suggest about 3000 houses are sitting empty. “Much of regional Queensland is struggling,’’ REIQ chief executive Antonia Mercorella said. “The feedback from agents on the ground is some fairly tragic stories ... family breakups, depression. It’s dire.’’ The Standard & Poor’s report on mortgage defaults last September said arrears in Queensland were up 29 per cent in a year, due to the regional economies, and are expected to increase again this year. Three of the 10 worst suburbs in Australia were in Mackay. There are signs of improvement in Mackay, however. A steep rise in the coal price over the past year has seen mines crank up production, re-employing staff and an increased demand for supplies and services. Mr Faulkner said employment was up by 4000 in Mackay, mostly fulltime. “But you need to see that in the context of it having been really bad for the previous couple of years.” Griffith University political scientist Dr Paul Williams said: “There is almost perfect correlation between the economic challenges and the rising One Nation vote.’’ A Galaxy poll for The Courier-Mail at the weekend revealed support for Pauline Hanson’s party has soared to 23 per cent of the primary vote, which could deliver it more than 20 seats at the next state election. “The storm is coming. It looks unstoppable,” Dr Williams said. CAN'T WAKE UP
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Brisbane strong, sunshine state. four x brewery go the broncos
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I would blow Dane Cook posted:Hmmm how do we explain large numbers to these cavemen? ABOUT THE SIZE OF AN AUSTRALIA DAY BBQ AT SOUTHBANK MATE
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open24hours posted:It still blows my mind that these preference deals actually make a difference. I can't even begin to understand the mindset of someone who fills out their ballot based on a how to vote card. Old ladies who think they know their local member personally because they send her newsletters in the mail.
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Gorilla Salad posted:Uhhhhhhhh? Boat isn't a race mate
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Feb 13, 2017 06:24
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TF2 HAT MINING RIG posted:I hope that story about Turnbull having a solar battery installed at home while he rails against renewable energy is real. Solar for the rich, coal for the poor. You know it's true.
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Galaxy 15/02 posted:We’ve also had federal voting intention results from the weekend’s Queensland poll by Galaxy for the Courier-Mail, which has One Nation on 18% (up six since November), the Coalition on 35% (down four), Labor on 29% (down one) and the Greens on 8% (steady), with the Coalition down a point on two-party preferred to lead 51-49. The poll was conducted last Wednesday and Thursday from a sample of 867. *wipes sweat*
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Feb 15, 2017 09:57
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Because we are an island of loving criminals
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Labor closing in, but it could be Albo, not Shorten, who gets the kill Bill Shorten's Right Labor faction is losing ground, writes Labor insider Ben Chiefly. And if the Left assert its dominance nationally, Anthony Albanese could be the real winner. Someone post the full crikey article pls
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gimme that loving Crikey article you muppets.
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Feb 16, 2017 07:34
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Fairfax had reportedly acquired a draft of a George Christiansen resignation letter.
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The leaks
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The Greens are dripping with cowardice by Chris Kenny posted:
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Tomorrow’s West Australian has a ReachTEL poll showing the two parties at level pegging on two-party preferred, after the pollster’s two previous results both had Labor leading 52-48. All we have to go on at this stage is the front page image, which says Labor and Liberal are up slightly on the primary vote, but the bigger mover is the Nationals, who are up 2.4%. The implication seems to be that some air has gone out from One Nation, who were on 10.8% in the previous poll. More to follow. UPDATE: After exclusion of the 5.5% undecided, the primary votes are Liberal 35.4% (down 0.6%), Nationals 8.4% (up 2.3%), Labor 35.0% (up 0.1%), Greens 6.0% (down 0.6%), One Nation 11.7% (down 0.1%), others 3.4% (down 1.1%). So I was wrong about One Nation being down – what actually happened is that undecided fell from 8.5% to 5.5%, and The West Australian’s report was citing raw numbers. Based on these figures, the two-party result of 50-50, which is based on respondent-allocated preferences, seems generous to Labor – giving the Liberals 75% of Nationals, 60% of One Nation, 20% of Greens and 50% of others preferences, they have a lead of 51.7-48.3 (51.2-48.8 in the previous poll). A lot depends here on the One Nation preference flow – reducing it to 50% cuts the lead to 50.5-49.5. A related complication here is that One Nation is only running in 35 out of 59 seats, but the option was available to all respondents. Another peculiarity to be noted is the low Greens vote, which has been on a downward descent in ReachTEL’s polling over the past year – something that hasn’t been reflected in Newspoll, which has had the party on 9% in its last two polls. Other findings: Mark McGowan’s lead as preferred premier is 53.1-46.9, down from 55.7-44.3 last time, and the lowest it’s been in the five ReachTEL poll conducted for The West Australian over the past year. The Liberal-One Nation preference deal has 30.8% approval and 54.2% disapproval, and 43.2% say it has made them less likely to vote Liberal, versus 22.5% for more likely. One Nation respondents were asked what made them tick: 27.1% said they disliked the major parties, 2.6% that they liked the candidates, 23.4% that they liked the party’s “overall vision for WA”, 29.2% that they liked “anti-Muslim policies”, 7.3% that they liked anti-privatisation policies, and 10.4% for “other reason”. The poll was conducted Wednesday night from a sample of 1652. Liberals betraying the Nats causes the undecideds to vote for the Nats causing Barnett to win? What the gently caress??????????????????????????????????? Anidav fucked around with this message at 11:56 on Feb 18, 2017 |
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This is a most confusing poll movement ever. Lmao.
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aejix posted:I am looking forward to the gigantic street party when that poisonous old lich finally does his first and only service to humanity and just loving dies. Liches don't die they reincarnate as their sons
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 quote:When Eric Wu came to Australia from China in 2002 as an international student he “didn’t have much”.... lmao Domain.
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Feb 22, 2017 04:15
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Should I put my net worth in another currency too?
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Feb 22, 2017 04:45
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Expand dong?
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Feb 22, 2017 05:25
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open24hours posted:A new era in productivity and profitability for small business awaits. Did they?
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Oh my lord. The ALP vote is gonna skyrocket
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Feb 23, 2017 01:13
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Bill Shorten has such an election winning hand. gently caress Negative Gearing gently caress the Banks gently caress paycuts How could you even lose the next election with political capital like that?
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iajanus posted:Because he's Bill Shorten. Not even Bill Shorten could gently caress this up.
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Feb 23, 2017 01:30
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Seemlar posted:Pretty sure Bill's stated position on this has been "the FWC is independent so we'll stand by their decision" so there isn't much room for him to come out guns blazing on it Actually he adopted the Greens lite position last month quote:Opposition leader Bill Shorten will promise in a speech on Wednesday evening that if the commission decides to reduce Sunday overtime - a move that could affect nearly 800,000 people in the retail and hospital industry - Labor will move to change the law to protect workers' take-home pay.
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Feb 23, 2017 01:40
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Lmao yes. This will add tipping. Exactly what Australia needs!
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Feb 23, 2017 01:57
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Hmm maybe now is a good time for change from within
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foolish_fool posted:Surely everyone who cares about any of those things already doesn't vote for the lnp? *looks at One Nation vote*
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lmao the Business Council guy just stated it would be "hard to predict" how many jobs cutting penalty rates will create.
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Bill Shorten on TV brings this old lady to the podium and she says she only lives on 600 dollars a week and starts crying 
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Box of Bunnies posted:Australia will be SWAMPED BY
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So flexible that you'll break your back!
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You'll just find that the Uber economy will step in and the youth will just be working for Foodora and Airtasker.
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Solemn Sloth posted:To whoever said not even bill shorten could gently caress this up(an opinion so stupid I guess it must be Anidav) I love how much you love burning my youthful hopefulness. I suppose I love hope a little too much
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https://www.crikey.com.au/2017/02/24/abbott-turnbull-its-on-but-theres-a-third-player/ Anyone?
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I would blow Dane Cook posted:Newspoll soon comrades.
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