The following fictional account takes place in the Labor multiverse, a place where many Labors make many decisions across an endless field of universal possibilities.
Hi Joel, great list of what we can only fantasise about and while at it I would add scrapping and banning all State and Federal Government funding/subsidies to Private Health Insurers and Non-Government Schools to bring about societal equity by improving health and education outcomes. I was listening in to a radio interview this afternoon and one of the commentators called the ALP the party of "Death" given their full throttled support for the Merchants of Death Expo in Melbourne. It really sums then up!
The timelines diverged in 2019. In the good timeline, Bob Brown's convoy to Queensland never happened and Labor won five more seats in Queensland, forming a minority government. Shorten handled Covid competently and used the revenue from his tax measures to fix the health system including dental care and NDIS. AUKUS was never even floated.
Agree. But Shorten, despite his competence and seeming genuine compassion, is an example of how Labor has failed. Labor's anti Green stance has cost the public dearly. Dental care into Medicare, no AUKUS, fix NDIS has been longtime Greens policy.
Oh yes, if only! And I certainly agree with the additional comments here. I think it was the Beazley opposition that agreed to subsidising private health - awful and incredible decision. It's quite horrifying, however, how so much of this seems out of our reach.
A minority federal govt would be our best hope, more Greens, more independents like Pocock, bring Labor kicking and screaming to its senses.
Hi Joel, great list of what we can only fantasise about and while at it I would add scrapping and banning all State and Federal Government funding/subsidies to Private Health Insurers and Non-Government Schools to bring about societal equity by improving health and education outcomes. I was listening in to a radio interview this afternoon and one of the commentators called the ALP the party of "Death" given their full throttled support for the Merchants of Death Expo in Melbourne. It really sums then up!
The timelines diverged in 2019. In the good timeline, Bob Brown's convoy to Queensland never happened and Labor won five more seats in Queensland, forming a minority government. Shorten handled Covid competently and used the revenue from his tax measures to fix the health system including dental care and NDIS. AUKUS was never even floated.
Agree. But Shorten, despite his competence and seeming genuine compassion, is an example of how Labor has failed. Labor's anti Green stance has cost the public dearly. Dental care into Medicare, no AUKUS, fix NDIS has been longtime Greens policy.
Oh yes, if only! And I certainly agree with the additional comments here. I think it was the Beazley opposition that agreed to subsidising private health - awful and incredible decision. It's quite horrifying, however, how so much of this seems out of our reach.
A minority federal govt would be our best hope, more Greens, more independents like Pocock, bring Labor kicking and screaming to its senses.