The Federal Government has pushed back next week’s Senate vote on its emissions trading scheme in favour of one on means testing the 30% private health insurance rebate, in what the pundits are calling a fairly blatant move to score a double dissolution trigger:
The Australian
Michael Sexton: The electoral cycle favours Rudd
What the longevity of almost all state and territory governments suggests is that it is difficult for an opposition to come to power except through the electorate’s view that it is time for a change
The Age
Michelle Grattan: A health-rebate double dissolution is on the cards
Rudd can still say he is running (more or less) full term … But if he wants his big-ticket reforms, the double dissolution is the road to go. Anything else would be a cop-out.
Sydney Morning Herald
Phillip Coorey: Labor digs in for early election
A senior source said the government was seeking a trigger based on health, especially as next month the Prime Minister, Kevin Rudd, will unveil his plan for public health reform, which he plans to be an election centrepiece.
Meanwhile, Tony has other things on his mind …..
while tony can only talk about sex
thats must be where his mind is most of the time/.
Not much policy work being done then
Following the disastrous inability of the NSW and QLD governments to manage health, and with Kevin’s litany of broken promises and failure to deliver on health reform an trigger based on health would be an absolute gift for the Coalition.
What is the Ruddster thinking?!
Thinking that he can easily defeat Abbott on this issue and on economic management.
disastrous inability of the NSW and QLD governments to manage health, and with Kevin’s litany of broken promises and failure to deliver on health reform an trigger based on health would be an absolute gift for the Coalition.
What is the Ruddster thinking?!
rubbish.
The people love to talk about health i think we have a country of hypochondriacs
so the thought of it being under one gov not 6 or more. will given them much to talk about.
Tonys board members on hospitals would alter nothing.
and any way we all know that tony will not be paying attention he has so much on his mind.