Daily Archives: June 23, 2016

Life, Politics & Government

Marriage equality plebiscite no certainty

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    In modern Australia, no-one should have to justify their sexuality or their love to anyone else.

    And under Labor, instead of providing a taxpayer-funded platform for homophobia, Parliament will do its job and deliver marriage equality within 100 days.

That was what Bill Shorten said during the Facebook debate, and he’s repeated it since then. Continue reading Marriage equality plebiscite no certainty →

Politics & Government

The giant Medicare scare campaign

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Back on 22 May I did a post Labor makes health central in its election bid:

    In revving up his election spiel Shorten said spending on health was an investment, not a cost. He says investment in health is basic to economic growth. It would be an important battleground if Turnbull would engage. The pointy end is that Labor is choosing to invest in Medicare and the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme rather than spending money on company tax relief. Continue reading The giant Medicare scare campaign →