Wow, this is even dodgier than it already appeared (and a great job from Fairfax/Nine revealing this):
So the LNP are so desparate (pathetic?), going so low as to creating a fake front to appear the public are behind their partisan attacks on Labor for daring to propose closing tax loopholes taken advantage of by the well off?
Theyāre making a bigger deal about the franking credits than anyone would care. It impacts 4% of the population. Itās a non issue. Some wealthy pensioners miss out on a tax perk.
More likely wealthy people with self-managed super funds rather than pensioners, and even then theyāll eventually restructure their investments to take advantage of the next-best available loophole.
Mr Dutton did not say exactly who had briefed Mr Shortenā¦
Later, at a press conference, Mr Dutton said it was only his āunderstandingā that Mr Shorten had been briefed, but acknowledged that such a meeting may not have actually occurred.
I agree. If the Libs go too hard on this it will backfire on them badly. They dont really want to draw the attention of the 96% that arent getting benefit from this.
Thereās also Gilmore to consider, where Warren Mundine has been parachuted in as the Liberal candidate following Ann Sudmalisā resignation. The Liberals currently hold a margin of 0.7%.
Corrangamite, Dunkley, Chisolm, will likely go in Victoria. Depending on mood of the real Liberal base, Kooyong, Flinders, Menzies. Deakin, Casey and Higgins may come into play. The coalition should win back Indi, but could possibly go to the Nats.
Seeing how Bill Shorten reactedā¦ or failed to react when the incident happened on Insiders last week and then watching either in Townsville or Geeveston earlier in the week (canāt remember which one it was) I noticed that he didnāt seem to really be interested in the stories he was hearing. I realise they probably arenāt but they need to at least look like it. I saw in a few places that was noticed too. If that gets too out of control it could certainly affect him.