Anthony Albanese says he has to beat One Nation because “we owe it to history.” Jeremy Cordeaux calls it delusional and asks who is actually better off under this government.
One Nation took nearly 40 per cent of the primary vote in a seat Labor held for 40 years. Jeremy Cordeaux calls the Secret Harbour result the first sign of the orange wave.
Ben Carroll has promised ten free dental clinics before the Victorian election. Jeremy Cordeaux asks what a broke state will use for money, and where the dentists will come from.
Jeremy Cordeaux says David Speers turned a reasonable point about skilled visas into a “new member goes rogue” headline, and warns One Nation to stop being naive with a hostile press.
In 2006 Peter Costello declared Australia debt-free and set up the Future Fund. Jeremy Cordeaux asks how the country went from a surplus to a trillion dollars of debt.
Federal debt has passed $1 trillion, a one with twelve zeros. Jeremy Cordeaux breaks down the $569 million a week in interest and asks how long the country can pay it.