Australian politics, from the left and centreTumblr (3.0; @turnleft2013)http://turnleft2013.tumblr.com/<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/ac32b634484cf77abbc6c4d967a9cabc/tumblr_mmxduuo5a51rrimczo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p><big>Tony Abbott announces the Oprah Winfrey of budget replies: You can have free money and You and You</big></p><blockquote><p>The Day After:</p> <p>What we witnesses from Opposition Leader, Tony Abbott was the Oprah Winfrey of…</p></blockquote><p><a href="http://turnleft2013.wordpress.com/2013/05/17/tony-abbott-announces-the-oprah-winfrey-of-budget-replies-you-can-have-free-money-and-you-and-you/">View Post</a></p>http://turnleft2013.tumblr.com/post/50632277866http://turnleft2013.tumblr.com/post/50632277866Fri, 17 May 2013 00:30:29 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/ac32b634484cf77abbc6c4d967a9cabc/tumblr_mmxbhgdx7H1rrimczo1_500.png"/><br/><br/>http://turnleft2013.tumblr.com/post/50629136339http://turnleft2013.tumblr.com/post/50629136339Thu, 16 May 2013 23:39:16 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/d27ba22b3f4b8238eacefd58a93c171a/tumblr_mmvzt786GA1rrimczo1_400.png"/><br/><br/><p><big>Tony Abbott’s #budget reply: It’s one for the Mad Men and the Good Wives</big></p><blockquote><p>Simulpost with <a href="http://turnleft2013.wordpress.com/2013/05/14/budget2013-the-way-twitter-saw-it/">TurnLeft2013</a>, post by -99- of TurnLeft</p> <p><strong>Showtime…</strong></p> <p>Across this wide-brown land we…</p></blockquote><p><a href="http://turnleft2013.wordpress.com/2013/05/16/tony-abbotts-budget-reply-its-one-for-the-mad-men-and-the-good-wives/">View Post</a></p>http://turnleft2013.tumblr.com/post/50568761185http://turnleft2013.tumblr.com/post/50568761185Thu, 16 May 2013 06:29:29 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/d27ba22b3f4b8238eacefd58a93c171a/tumblr_mmvzhh7dOk1rrimczo1_400.png"/><br/><br/>http://turnleft2013.tumblr.com/post/50568554928http://turnleft2013.tumblr.com/post/50568554928Thu, 16 May 2013 06:22:29 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/993d87c8801b1d1e8692c7af07b204c2/tumblr_mmthvjiGhy1rrimczo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><big>Australian Media: unbalanced and completely (*NSFW*) up</big></p><blockquote><p>BY Diane Murphy for Turn Left 2013.</p> <p>Australian news media is completely screwed up.</p> <p>Is there anyone…</p></blockquote><p><a href="http://turnleft2013.wordpress.com/2013/05/15/australian-media-unbalanced-and-completely-nsfw-up/">View Post</a></p>http://turnleft2013.tumblr.com/post/50466234190http://turnleft2013.tumblr.com/post/50466234190Tue, 14 May 2013 22:06:55 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/993d87c8801b1d1e8692c7af07b204c2/tumblr_mmthl9GVXU1rrimczo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://turnleft2013.tumblr.com/post/50465735409http://turnleft2013.tumblr.com/post/50465735409Tue, 14 May 2013 22:00:45 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/993d87c8801b1d1e8692c7af07b204c2/tumblr_mmthk6F7sd1rrimczo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://turnleft2013.tumblr.com/post/50465765280http://turnleft2013.tumblr.com/post/50465765280Tue, 14 May 2013 22:00:06 -0400<blockquote><blockquote><p>Labor chooses a stronger, smarter, and fairer Australia <a href="http://twitter.com/search?q=%23Budget" title="#Budget">#Budget</a>— <br/>Wayne Swan (@SwannyDPM) <a href="http://twitter.com/#!/SwannyDPM/status/334239747625058304">May 14, 2013</a></p></blockquote> <blockquote><p>A weaker, dumber and meaner Australia <a href="http://twitter.com/search?q=%23budget2013" title="#budget2013">#budget2013</a>— <br/>Christine Milne (@senatormilne) <a href="http://twitter.com/#!/senatormilne/status/334239774401507328">May 14, 2013</a></p></blockquote> <blockquote><p>The Federal Budget. Why it matters, and what it&#8217;s all…</p></blockquote></blockquote><p><a href="http://turnleft2013.wordpress.com/2013/05/14/budget2013-the-way-twitter-saw-it/">View Post</a></p>http://turnleft2013.tumblr.com/post/50412072403http://turnleft2013.tumblr.com/post/50412072403Tue, 14 May 2013 06:25:28 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/96382231339a62edf217dfecfc1e16f3/tumblr_mmps6yBIVu1rrimczo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p><big>ABC struggles to know which party is in Government (hint: it is not Tony Abbott’s side)</big></p><blockquote><p>What does bias against the government at the ABC look like?</p> <p>Culture warriors (for example, Gerard…</p></blockquote><p><a href="http://turnleft2013.wordpress.com/2013/05/13/abc-struggles-to-know-which-party-is-in-government-hint-it-is-not-tony-abbotts-side/">View Post</a></p>http://turnleft2013.tumblr.com/post/50309882824http://turnleft2013.tumblr.com/post/50309882824Sun, 12 May 2013 21:59:21 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/96382231339a62edf217dfecfc1e16f3/tumblr_mmprqgHYp71rrimczo1_500.png"/><br/><br/>http://turnleft2013.tumblr.com/post/50309077780http://turnleft2013.tumblr.com/post/50309077780Sun, 12 May 2013 21:49:28 -0400<blockquote><p>This post was originally published on <a href="http://pollywatcher.net/"><a href="http://pollywatcher.net/">http://pollywatcher.net/</a></a>. This was received as a submission. If this was submitted by error, it will be removed as soon as possible. Thank you Pollywatcher. Janet Sharp – Editor, temporary</p> <p> </p> <p>When observing our…</p></blockquote><p><a href="http://turnleft2013.wordpress.com/2013/05/02/politicians-watch-my-lips-guest-post-pollywatcher/">View Post</a></p>http://turnleft2013.tumblr.com/post/49394820645http://turnleft2013.tumblr.com/post/49394820645Wed, 01 May 2013 19:31:06 -0400<blockquote><p>Email from one of Turn Left fans</p> <blockquote><p>Hi Penny. Firstly let me say I’m happy to see ‘Turn Left’ back in the blogosphere as it was one of the first sites I read regularly when I began posting.<br/>Penny, I admire your passion and your dedication. If I may be so bold…</p></blockquote></blockquote><p><a href="http://turnleft2013.wordpress.com/2013/04/30/actually-who-gives-a-second-thought-this-blog-is-shutting-down-again-pc/">View Post</a></p>http://turnleft2013.tumblr.com/post/49233428359http://turnleft2013.tumblr.com/post/49233428359Mon, 29 Apr 2013 23:15:38 -0400<blockquote><p>Lance Corporal Jared MacKinney was shot dead in a battle with Taliban in Afghanistan. A war the Liberal party sent Australian military personnel into. Upon hearing of the death of MacKinney, Tony Abbott said “shit happens”.</p>[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/…</blockquote><p><a href="http://turnleft2013.wordpress.com/2013/04/30/24-tony-abbott-quotes-7-a-dead-soldier-shit-happens/">View Post</a></p>http://turnleft2013.tumblr.com/post/49232269816http://turnleft2013.tumblr.com/post/49232269816Mon, 29 Apr 2013 23:01:06 -0400<blockquote><p>Tony Abbott says Fr Nestor a priest struck off by the Vatican was “He was … a beacon of humanity at seminary,” as he vouched for the priests character before a court.</p> <p>Father John Gerard Nestor, a priest from the Wollongong area in NSW was charged with the…</p></blockquote><p><a href="http://turnleft2013.wordpress.com/2013/04/30/24-tony-abbott-quotes-6-a-priest-accused-of-assualt-of-a-child-was-a-beacon-of-humanity/">View Post</a></p>http://turnleft2013.tumblr.com/post/49229720517http://turnleft2013.tumblr.com/post/49229720517Mon, 29 Apr 2013 22:31:00 -0400<blockquote><p>Tony Abbott: <strong>Voluntary paid maternity leave: yes; compulsory paid maternity leave: over this Government’s dead body, frankly. It just won’t happen</strong>.<br/> Source: <a href="http://www.abc.net.au/7.30/content/2010/s2841197.htm">here</a></p> <p>In july 2002, Tony Abbott had a few opinions on maternity leave. But, as with everything Tony…</p></blockquote><p><a href="http://turnleft2013.wordpress.com/2013/04/30/24-tony-abbott-quotes-5-maternity-leave-over-his-governments-dead-body/">View Post</a></p>http://turnleft2013.tumblr.com/post/49227464174http://turnleft2013.tumblr.com/post/49227464174Mon, 29 Apr 2013 22:05:18 -0400<blockquote><p>Tony Abbott said “<strong>I won’t be rushing out to get my daughters vaccinated, maybe that’s because I’m a cruel, callow, callous, heartless bastard but, look, I won’t be</strong>“<br/> Source: <a href="http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/nation/i-could-be-seen-as-cruel-on-gardasil-abbott/story-e6frg6nf-1111112494271">The Australian</a></p> <p>This comment was made in 2006, in relation to the Gardasil vaccine,…</p></blockquote><p><a href="http://turnleft2013.wordpress.com/2013/04/30/24-tony-abbott-quotes-3-im-a-cruel-callow-callous-heartless-bastard/">View Post</a></p>http://turnleft2013.tumblr.com/post/49213240506http://turnleft2013.tumblr.com/post/49213240506Mon, 29 Apr 2013 19:18:19 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/e5a151e60c89fb1ad6a5d0f535e12fcf/tumblr_mm1gm4BoVb1rrimczo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><big>24 Tony Abbott quotes - 3. Chairthing</big></p><blockquote><p>“<strong>Chairthing</strong>“</p> <p>At university when Tony Abbott lost presidency of student council to Barbara Ramjan,…</p></blockquote><p><a href="http://turnleft2013.wordpress.com/2013/04/30/24-tony-abbott-quotes-3-chairthing/">View Post</a></p>http://turnleft2013.tumblr.com/post/49210763638http://turnleft2013.tumblr.com/post/49210763638Mon, 29 Apr 2013 18:46:51 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/e5a151e60c89fb1ad6a5d0f535e12fcf/tumblr_mm1gdxMdXs1rrimczo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://turnleft2013.tumblr.com/post/49210379466http://turnleft2013.tumblr.com/post/49210379466Mon, 29 Apr 2013 18:41:57 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/f5cde77304a3757098b198012d5b8b19/tumblr_mm1g8r2k0q1rrimczo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://turnleft2013.tumblr.com/post/49210134572http://turnleft2013.tumblr.com/post/49210134572Mon, 29 Apr 2013 18:38:51 -0400<blockquote><p>TONY ABBOTT: <strong>If we’re honest, most of us would accept that a bad boss is a little bit like a bad father or a bad husband. Not withstanding all his or her faults, you find that he tends to do more good than harm. He might be a bad boss but at least he’s…</strong></p></blockquote><p><a href="http://turnleft2013.wordpress.com/2013/04/30/24-tony-abbott-quotes-2-bad-bosses-are-like-bad-husbands-and-fathers/">View Post</a></p>http://turnleft2013.tumblr.com/post/49208428000http://turnleft2013.tumblr.com/post/49208428000Mon, 29 Apr 2013 18:17:20 -0400