Self-aggrandizement is no substitute for half-baked apologies that allowed the Covid-shit hit the fan. Too late to claim how great the car your selling is, when it has been dinged too many times to be declared roadworthy. That car by the way is a Scott Morrison.
Dan Andrews is right to be concerned that the PM is selling himself, and it might result in the cancellation of already booked AZ jabs. Plus, Morrison’s track record of delivering vaccines has been slow when they have been available, and with a “full-life expectancy”. He now claims he’s able to deliver ones whose ” use-by dates” are almost up, and which both the UK and Singapore are happy to rid themselves of in a future promise for full life ones. Like all of Morrison’s promises this one is dodgy as hell too, while it’s primary objective is to polish the banged up Scott Morrison. He’s seen the polls and had a knee-jerk punt again.
PM noting that he wasn’t leaving any stone unturned – now that things are dire, it seems. “I can tell you I’ve been turning over some stones in recent times,” he remarked, boasting that this deal would allow the country to reopen sooner. The UK vaccine swap is undeniably good news, though as Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews implied in his concurrent press conference, let’s hope it doesn’t impact people’s willingness to take up the many AstraZeneca appointments available for this weekend. And, more to the point, why couldn’t Morrison – who, as it hardly bears repeating, told us for months that the vaccine rollout wasn’t a race – have tried turning over some stones before half the population was plunged into deep, dark vaccine-reliant lockdowns, which condemn the nation to another recession? Why couldn’t he have shown some basic care or urgency before it was his political life on the line? Morrison certainly does owe Boris a beer for getting him out of a tight spot. But the PM shouldn’t be expecting commendation for this face-saving announcement. The fact is Australia’s chance at a unified, orderly transition with the minimum amount of pain and suffering has been obliterated, all be
Hurried Pfizer and the blusterer’s stone | The Monthly
Scott Morrison is officially in full-blown election mode. And based on recent polling, he needs to be.
Roy Morgan now puts the opposition up 54.5%-45.5% on a two-party preferred basis.
NSW, poll shows a 4.8% swing to Labor since the last election,
Victoria a 6.4% swing since the last election,
Qld a 4.9% swing from the last election.
Western Australia, a 6.6% swing to the opposition since the last election.
Even the Liberal States would deliver 3 seats to Labour
My thought for the day We dislike and resist change in the
foolish assumption that we can make permanent that which makes us feel
secure. Yet change is in fact part of the very fabric of our existence. (
John Lord )
Why are you so concerned, Poppa? (part 1) – » The Australian Independent Media Network
Election primer (early version): the states and seats to watch
Coalition implodes in Victoria’s hour of need
Remember when Rupert used the Alan Bond defense in the UK. is it any wonder he flew to America? Lachlan flees Australia to avoid an inquiry here. Is this a case of son-like father? Who even knew he'd fled New York and or LA. Well when it heated up in the US Lachlan came to safer shores and the haven of Sydney Australia. While the Murdoch's pull the strings they are very careful to pay others to do their dirty work and dirty it is. Save our ABC
Murdoch and his family have been living in Sydney since March, and Fox’s executive chairman is returning to Los Angeles next week to reopen Fox News’s operational head office while Sarah and the children remain in the harbour city.
Executive decision: Lachlan Murdoch turns back on media inquiry to reopen Fox News | Amanda Meade | The Guardian
The political fight continues to reveal the names of private companies that saw revenues increase after receiving JobKeeper wage subsidies 18 per cent of JobKeeper payments that went to companies with rising revenue went to the construction industry 10 per cent went to firms in the retail industry
Senate demand for JobKeeper data escalates to threat of fines or jail for ATO boss – ABC News
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