I swear he must practice his ignorance before going to bed each night

The very 'Christian' Tony Abbott reworks the old saw that the poor have children for the pitiful amount of guvmin' money they bring into the family as small kids.
FAMILIES who receive welfare benefits can afford to have children more than others, according to Tony Abbott….

"At present, the only families that can have more children without damaging their financial position are those on welfare. It's one of the reasons why the birth rate tends to be higher among people of lower socio-economic status.”

Who farted in the pool? Was it Jan or Shirley? No one will ever know if you don't tell us.

That, readers, is the Coffs Coast Advocate's novel way of getting readers to provide it with newsworthy events. The Advocate gets top marks today for that one.

ROFLOL #AskTony

Herald Sun 12 June 2012:

A SOCIAL networking exercise has backfired for Tony Abbott, with Twitter trolls seeking his counsel on a hoard of ridiculous topics.

The Opposition Leader regularly conducts a question and answer session via Twitter when he has spare moments carrying the hashtag #asktony.

But today's 20-minute session began trending after people started asking questions that ranged from nasty to just plain silly.

Mr Abbott responded to some serious questions on topics such as the carbon tax, asylum seekers and live cattle export.

But it didn't take long for the tone to change.

On a day in which the latest Newspoll showed Coalition support slightly down, some asked what it felt like to be so unpopular and whether he should be replaced.

Suggestions included fellow Liberal Malcolm Turnbull and reality TV star Lara Bingle.

Others asked about Mr Abbott's penchant for Speedos.

Less political-minded tweeters wanted to know who Tony was.

Robin Hood O'Farrell, giving to the rich and taking from the poor

NSW Legislative Assembly Hansard 14 June 2012:

Mr ROBERT FUROLO:……Today we face a new challenge. The decision of this heartless Government to use the Federal Government's carbon price payment to calculate the rent of public housing tenants is reprehensible. To attack the most vulnerable, the most disadvantaged, the elderly, the sick and the frail and to take their payment designed to offset the impacts of carbon pricing is just plain wrong. What makes this worse is that at the same time as the O'Farrell Liberal Government is hitting the most vulnerable with increased rent for public housing pensioners and families it is cutting the rent for jetties and pontoons for millionaires and their waterfront homes. That is right: hit the pensioners in public housing with a rent increase and cut rent for millionaires in waterfront properties. What kind of topsy-turvy world is this? What does that say about the Government's values? [my emphasis]

If you think this couldn't happen in Australia then blithely vote Libs or Nats at next federal election

If you think that a Tony Abbott federal government couldn’t possibly encourage state policies which resulted in this type of barbarity then vote for a Coalition candidate at the next election:

“an Escanaba woman sentenced to 30 days in jail because she is too poor to reimburse the court for her son’s stay in a juvenile detention facility.
Like many people in these desperate economic times, Ms. Nowlin was laid off from work, lost her home and is destitute,” said Michael J. Steinberg, ACLU of Michigan Legal Director. “Jailing her because of her poverty is not only unconstitutional, it’s unconscionable and a shameful waste of resources. It is not a crime to be poor in this country and the government must stop resurrecting debtor’s prisons from the dustbin of history.”
In December 2008, Ms. Nowlin’s 16-year-old son was sentenced to the Bay Pines Center and Ms. Nowlin was ordered to pay $104 per month for his lodging. At the time of this order, Ms. Nowlin was homeless and working part-time with a friend after being laid off from her job. She told the court that she was unable to pay the ordered amount, however the judge found her in contempt for failing to pay. In addition, Ms. Nowlin’s requests for a court appointed attorney were denied.
Since March 3, 2009, Ms. Nowlin has been serving her sentence at the Delta County Jail. On March 6, 2009, she was released for one day to work. Once released she picked up her $178.53 check from work thinking that she now could pay the $104.00 to get out of jail. However, upon her return to jail that evening, the sheriff forced her to sign over her check to the jail to cover $120.00 for “room and board.” She was also charged $22 for a drug test and the booking fee.”

If you are not sure, maybe you should consider voting for anyone but Abbott & Co.

A $64 question: who is the current Member for Clarence?

Chris Gulaptis, a bloke who's keeping a green leather bench in the NSW Lower House warm, must spend half his time looking over his shoulder to see what his old mate Steve "Scandal" Cansdell is up to.

The occupants of premises in the village of Harwood Island have a poster of their pin-up boy on the wall of their building. And guess what! It's not Chris. Yes, that's right, it's good old Steve.

That has to be a real vote of confidence for the newcomer.

Public sector job cuts in the Clarence Valley - community forum to be held in Grafton