{"id":45791,"date":"2019-04-29T17:38:44","date_gmt":"2019-04-29T07:38:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nofibs.com.au\/?p=45791"},"modified":"2022-05-02T12:59:30","modified_gmt":"2022-05-02T02:59:30","slug":"ausvotes-day-19-happy-pre-polling-day-qldaah-qldpol","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.nofibs.com.au\/ausvotes-day-19-happy-pre-polling-day-qldaah-qldpol\/","title":{"rendered":"#AusVotes Day 19 &#8211; Happy pre-polling day: @qldaah #qldpol"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4>April 29, 2019 &#8211; Table of contents<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"#FieryFarrer\">Independent campaign in Farrer heats up after pastoralist backing<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"#ChildcareCommunism\">Coalition believes childcare changes will lead to communism<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"#HappyPrePollDay\">Happy pre-polling day<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff\">.<a name=\"FieryFarrer\"><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3>Independent campaign in Farrer heats up after pastoralist backing<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Wayne Jansson (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Jansant\" target=\"_blank\">Wayne Jansson<\/a> has been following the activity in the seat of Farrer where a rural pastoralist, <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Rob McBride (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TolarnoStation\" target=\"_blank\">Rob McBride<\/a>, has thrown his support behind the Independent candidate, <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Kevin Mack (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mack4Farrer\" target=\"_blank\">Kevin Mack<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/nofibs.com.au\/fiery-farrervotes-pastoralist-blasts-sussanley-backs-indie-mack4farrer-jansant-reports-on-watergate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Fiery Farrer pastoralist blasts Sussan Ley, backs indie Mack Farrer. (opens in a new tab)\">Fiery Farrer pastoralist blasts Sussan Ley, backs indie Mack Farrer.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-twitter wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">McBride (from 1 million Menindee fish kill video):-<br>&quot;For <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sussanley?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@SussanLey<\/a>, look, it\u2019s time for another occupation because when you did not protect your constituents \u2014 and you clearly didn\u2019t \u2014 then it\u2019s time to move on.&quot;<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/nUngVWTIAu\">https:\/\/t.co\/nUngVWTIAu<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/watergate?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#watergate<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/auspol?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#auspol<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ausvotes?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ausvotes<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/farrervotes?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#farrervotes<\/a><\/p>&mdash; ????jansant???? (@Jansant) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Jansant\/status\/1122735689156530176?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 29, 2019<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-twitter wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I spent time in Farrer last week, where I spoke to locals and heard the case from both sitting MP Sussan Ley and surprise independent challenger Kevin Mack. It will be interesting to see if water woes outweigh the seat&#39;s decades-long LNP loyalty <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/auspol?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#auspol<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/fvEQxsA8Iy\">https:\/\/t.co\/fvEQxsA8Iy<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Max Koslowski (@MaxKoslowski) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MaxKoslowski\/status\/1122691206004105216?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 29, 2019<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-twitter wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Personal interactions with government, big irrigation and agricultural companies have often shattered voter faith in governance. There is almost a feeling of siege, that government is actively trying to shut down the region. An essay on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FarrerVotes?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FarrerVotes<\/a>  <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/pXzQkIezmn\">https:\/\/t.co\/pXzQkIezmn<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Gabrielle Chan (@gabriellechan) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/gabriellechan\/status\/1122280147732709377?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 27, 2019<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff\">.<a name=\"ChildcareCommunism\"><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3>Coalition believes childcare changes will lead to communism<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Minister for Education, <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Dan Tehan (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DanTehanWannon\" target=\"_blank\">Dan Tehan<\/a>, has told the ABC<em> <\/em>that Labor&#8217;s childcare policy will lead to communism. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;This is a fast track to a socialist if not communist economy,&#8221; he said about the opposition&#8217;s intention to provide free childcare to low-income households where the family income is $69,000 or less. <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Government labels Labor childcare plan 'communism'. (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.abc.net.au\/radio\/programs\/am\/government-labels-labor-childcare-plan-communism\/11053300\" target=\"_blank\">Government labels Labor childcare plan &#8216;communism&#8217;.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-twitter wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">This is an actual headline.<br><br>The Liberals actually said cheaper childcare was communism. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/UAfB0fgwRN\">pic.twitter.com\/UAfB0fgwRN<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Bill Shorten (@billshortenmp) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/billshortenmp\/status\/1122655408416366592?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 29, 2019<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Jenna Price (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jennaprice\" target=\"_blank\">Jenna Price<\/a> commented, &#8220;Imagine a social services minister who thinks welfare is communism. We didn\u2019t know it at the time \u2013 but Dan Tehan, the minister for social services in the Turnbull government, has some reservations about welfare.&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.smh.com.au\/national\/turnbull-government-minister-for-welfare-has-a-problem-with-welfare-20190429-p51i42.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Turnbull government minister for welfare has a problem with welfare. (opens in a new tab)\">Turnbull government minister for welfare has a problem with welfare.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-twitter wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The Coalition&#39;s Child Care Subsidy is leaving more money in the pockets of parents, with out-of-pocket child care costs down by 8.9 per cent since we introduced the Child Care Subsidy on 2 July 2018. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/y9uFuoCIqr\">https:\/\/t.co\/y9uFuoCIqr<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/auspol?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#auspol<\/a> via <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LiberalAus?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@LiberalAus<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Dan Tehan (@DanTehanWannon) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DanTehanWannon\/status\/1120926203676778496?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 24, 2019<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-twitter wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Thread about childcare<br><br>Free childcare isn&#39;t socialism or communism (UK Tories first offered 15hrs free for all 3 &amp; 4 yr olds in 2010. They lifted it to 30hrs in 2015) <br><br>Lifting female workforce participation is critical given aging pop&#39;n, low fertility rate &amp; lower immigration<\/p>&mdash; Emma Alberici (@albericie) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/albericie\/status\/1122735181427691521?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 29, 2019<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff\">.<a name=\"HappyPrePollDay\"><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3>Happy pre-polling day<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Pre-polling centres have opened and the how-to-vote cards are being handed out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/KClLj-SWSEM?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><figcaption>Independent Rob Oakeshott is looking to return to politics in the seat of Cowper currently held by retiring National MP, Luke Hartsuyker.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Gemma Veness (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GemmaVeness\" target=\"_blank\">Gemma Veness<\/a> spoke with ABC election analyst, <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Antony Green (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AntonyGreenABC\" target=\"_blank\">Antony Green<\/a>, about how-to-vote cards and preference flows. Also, the rounding in the latest Newspoll which gave Labor a fall of one point to 51 percent and the Coalition a rise to 49pc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/OXQIDYnoUEQ?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><figcaption>Antony Green says that all a preference-swap deal between parties achieves is an agreement as to what is printed on their how-to-vote cards.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Nevertheless, for the rest of the campaign the Labor Party will continually point to the preference-swap deal between the Coalition and United Australia Party and Coalition and Pauline Hanson&#8217;s One Nation party.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-twitter wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">And there you have it. Confirmation of the LNP\u2019s desperate deal with Palmer and One Nation <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/auspol?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#auspol<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/qldpol?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#qldpol<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/AE2T2zdLD8\">pic.twitter.com\/AE2T2zdLD8<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Julie-Ann Campbell (@julespcampbell) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/julespcampbell\/status\/1122694172123643906?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 29, 2019<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>April 29, 2019 &#8211; Table of contents Independent campaign in Farrer heats up after pastoralist backing Coalition believes childcare changes will lead to communism Happy pre-polling day . 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