The big con from a lame government

October 15, 2025

Take the backdown on super after the approval of NW Shelf gas drilling out to 2070, throw in tightening of FOI for good measure, and community Independents have been handed a gift to mobilise for 2028. The only, but major, problem they’ll have is disabusing “aspirants” that they will ever have $3 million, let alone $10 million in super.

It will also be an uphill battle getting them to realise that, without tax reform, they will forever be “stuck with” crumbling public health, education, transport and privatised child and aged care where costs go up as quality goes down. Some hopes need to be dashed!

Yet, I don’t call Labor timid. They are clever, cunning and working “just hard enough” to be re-elected in 2028. Here’s hoping people will wake up in time. (The cynic in me says they won’t. Please prove me wrong! People, join your local “Voices of …” groups, please!)

And just BTW …. does anyone else think that Paul Keating is fast turning into Labor’s John Howard? There really is a time to let go and walk away. Both of these men have passed it.