For the benefit of inner-city so-called ‘elites’ and ABC luvvies who probably don’t even know what it means – and certainly wouldn’t use the term in public – the old Australian slang term ‘drongo’ means ‘a slow-witted or stupid person, a fool’.
And doesn’t that exactly describe the morons we have running our country at the moment!? Arguably the worst government since Federation.
Anthony Albanese: the weakest PM we’ve ever had to endure. His latest photo-op fuel-begging mission to Asia and back twice within a few days – burning up scarce jet fuel – resulted in a promise of one day’s supply of diesel. GREAT WORK ALBO!
Penny Wong: One of the ‘de-escalation duo’ – together with Albanese – who believe that the USA should cease military operations in the Middle East and thus allow Iran to produce nuclear bombs so it can destroy Israel and other western countries that won’t accept Shari’a law.
And the Pope apparently agrees with them!
Jim Chalmers: An academic with no ‘real world’ experience who believes that the socialist utopia they all strive for can be achieved by just spending more of our money.
He smiles his way through media events where he is never asked probing questions from Canberra-based so-called ‘journalists’ who are as weak as proverbial p***.
Chris Bowen: The biggest dunce of the lot! He believes renewables are cheap because sunshine and wind are free! He blithely overlooks the need to spend billions of dollars of our money converting it to useable energy.
And he still believes that Australia should not produce and refine our own oil and use cheap, reliable, emissions-free nuclear energy.
This complete idiot needs to be sacked NOW!
Richard Marles: He is currently trying to hoodwink us into believing he is spending a lot of extra money on defence and national security when in fact nothing is going to be actually delivered within the next few years. And that’s despite the fact that China has indicated – and is clearly preparing for – a military move on Taiwan next year.
Polls show that criticism of the Albanese government, which took office in May 2022, has focused on its handling of the economy, several high-profile broken promises, and perceived leadership failures regarding national unity, defence, and transparency.
Our cost-of-living – driven by high energy prices – is one of the highest amongst developed countries and is the top concern for voters in Australia who want relief from the rising cost of groceries, utilities, and other necessities.
The crazy rapid renewable energy transition being conducted by this government has introduced instability into the grid and put upward pressure on electricity and fuel prices.
The key election promise to lower household power bills by $275 has not been met, with electricity prices rising significantly instead.
Housing affordability has declined, and the government has failed to build the promised number of homes, leading to record-high rents.
Excessive government spending has kept inflation above the Reserve Bank’s 2–3% target for longer than necessary, delaying potential interest rate cuts. Instead, interest rates have actually increased as a result of record government spending.
Over 27,000 businesses have become insolvent since the 2022 election, with record number of failures, particularly in construction and hospitality.
Business failures are accelerating under Labor’s reckless industrial relations reforms.
Despite promises to grow wages, we have experienced a significant fall in living standards, the largest among wealthy nations.
The Albanese government has also been criticised for walking away from its promise to deliver long-term immigration cuts to align with housing and infrastructure needs.
And while Albanese talks constantly about social cohesion he has been rightly accused of failing to maintain social cohesion, with the Voice referendum and the government’s response to the Middle East conflict both being cited as deeply divisive.
Critics argue that the Voice referendum was a divisive and costly exercise that diverted attention from crucial economic issues.
Meanwhile, lack of practical action on the ground has led to Indigenous Australians regressing in critical areas like suicide, incarceration, and out-of-home care.
Despite a pledge to restore transparency and accountability, the government is less transparent than its predecessors in complying with orders to produce documents for the Senate and keep the public up-to-date on issues of concern.
The Centre for Public Integrity found the Albanese government complied with less than a third of Senate orders for documents.
Their list of outright lies and attempts to confuse us with fake promises is endless.
The truth is this government simply doesn’t know what to do about any of the serious issues we face as a country. They flounder from one crisis to another.
They are inept and incapable of making sensible decisions that will actually resolve problems – some of which are critically important to the future of our nation.
The sooner they go – the better!
Thanks to The Nightly for the lead image and Johannes Leak for his cartoon.
