‘A proud Labor budget, is it?’ Paul Murray shuts down former Labor minister

Sky News Australia host Paul Murray has called out former Labor Minister Stephen Conroy’s claim the 2024 federal budget is a “proud Labor budget.”
“A good Labor budget to me means that apparently taxpayers money is needed to supplement the power bills of Malcolm Turnbull, Clive Palmer and every other billionaire in the country,” Mr Murray said in response.
“This is a proud Labor budget, is it Stephen?”

[@user-tq4zm9yr6l]

they found millions for all these overseas countries,while Aussies are still living in tents.If you are not a pregnant woman on maternity leave there is nothing for the average person

[@glennmorrissey2529]

Hello, I agree with you here, but don't forget the monies put towards the "Yes" vote, 400 million, 21 million to UNRA regarding Gaza and also Chris BOWEN giving some company "Team Global Express" 20 million dollars. The following is a quote from "Airbus Albo", "The Albanese Government has contributed $20.1 million through the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA), to get this great project on the road". The budget is giving us $300.00 dollars, to be divided quarterly, for your electricity bill I hardly think that is going to make a dent in families budgets. Keep your chin up and please do not vote Labor at the next election. I have never seen Australia in such a mess.

[@BarbaraHambleton]

Correct !!’

[@louisebb4183]

Because Australian government is not working for Australians ,they support foreign companies.

[@fergusonpeattie5242]

Don't forget the $364 million for the voice.

[@whatever-ql5ns]

Please give Stephen Conroy the boot. He is embarrassing himself. And he is ridiculous,

[@stephenpercy4643]

we need a laugh between sobs

[@BarbaraHambleton]

Yes he really is

[@trg9765]

He is not even a Ii B0RE GRUB 0 TlTl0N ANY M0RE BUT STILL TOWING THE PARTY LlNE. 0NCE Ii B0RE always DeIusionaI.

[@marcusgrant6166]

Conroy is a clown... nfi

[@stuartgraham8946]

Labor has an abundance of clowns 🤡

[@carllyons4903]

Conroy is such a red FW 🤬

[@JuneCahill]

Nothing for pensioners in this budget, but millionaires get $300 or the electricity bill a joke

[@VivienneWest-k3n]

Pensioners are regarded as a burden on "their " precious money. They like to give millions of dollars to aborigines and also TERRORISTS Organisations though UnitedNations. The cost of living will not vanish because essentials will increase in time. Electricity is a joke because the regular will grant electricity companies to increase their prices. What rent assistance we all know that when there are "help" the landlord will increase the "rent" with some flimsy excuses.

[@desking8065]

@@Rust-g7y The money for power was an election promise dimwit.

[@johndeep4864]

You pensioner deserve nothing because you are not rich. Only the rich are human but you are noy😂

[@goldenautumn3073]

Yeah - I get a measly $10 extra a fortnight on my pension - the cost of a SANDWICH these days. Wow. I'm stunned and overwhelmed, but only in utter DISGUST at this commie rot. Why should the wealthy and even mega-wealthy, get money desperately needed by the elderly and poverty-stricken?

[@leinam4164]

Sucks

[@GregHartin]

This budget is nothing for Aussies we already paying for it

[@onlymelbourne2842]

conroy looks uncomfortable just like the mean girl on the abc trying (lying) to justify it

[@steverogers9507]

Conroy has not got a clue.

[@marcusgrant6166]

Never has had

[@JamesWrigley-t8s]

I disagree. I've met Labor people who are so committed that no logic or truth can sway them from the Party line.

[@judyboast4020]

​@@JamesWrigley-t8smy grandfather was at the grass roots of Labor starting in Sydney. My father was made a lifetime member of Labor. I was indoctrinated in Labor all my younger life before I was married. I can't wait till we can vote these terrible politicians out. There's some reasonable politicians in opposition but they are not the leaders of their party. We have Queensland elections coming up later this year and we have Stephen miles and his party can't fix youth crime and David crusifilli opposition and I find him a whiney irritation.

[@myownperson8145]

You won't get it if you are living in a tent

[@goldenautumn3073]

Spot on.

[@turnyourbacktoit]

Cruel irony.

[@bradyowe8236]

Why does Sky have Conroy on ? Do you feel sorry for him? Do you get Government subsidy? He just mentally challenged maybe his parents are cousins or he was dropped on his head a lot as a child.

[@agnosticpatriot]

😂

[@kerryevans2038]

Wonder why they have this one eyed dope on sky

[@emmentkr16]

Comic relief

[@eagleswoop535]

Dont forget the immigrants. They get lots of free stuff unless they come from Europe!!!

[@agnosticpatriot]

Nope, spoke to a few and they r not happy, except the riff raffs and fake refugees. Albo dreams they r going to vote for him in the future.

[@overland1234]

So let me guess, highly trained healthcare professionals such as doctors, nurses,OT's moving from Asia to Australia gets free stuff including housing, centrelink handouts? 🤣🤣🤣 Definetely not the ones i work with. Also do you blame immigrants when you run out of toilet paper too?

[@eagleswoop535]

@medicoverland listen you people just don't get it. Europeans built this world the modern world. The only responsibility we have are our aboriginals and how we treated them in the past . Look after yourselves and in one instance your caste system. Stop looking out at others and you can fix your country.

[@eagleswoop535]

@medicoverland and before all you supposed doctors with your questionable qualifications came here we didn't have the problems we have today. Homelessness, poverty and so much more. We also know deep down many of these new arrivals have bad intentions and much hate.

[@overland1234]

@@eagleswoop535 Im not even indian 🤣

[@glorbez]

At less than $1 a day on my power bills, in 3 days I'll be able to afford x3 sugar cubes 😂

[@colleenrichards5662]

If that..!! 😡😡

[@jamesnicolaou9616]

Conroy is such a pissant

[@PeterA-r8x]

As realistic as taking a bath in boiling water.

[@Lourens551]

How do you know a politician is lying...their lips are moving. Here is prime example

[@shanonhills4995]

Always a laugh when Conjob talks What a labor puppet

[@onlymelbourne2842]

'muppet'

[@rodneyvandenbosch1884]

He is the Jessica Tarlov of Sky

[@steverogers9507]

$300 over a year ?less than $1 dollar a day. Wake up Mr Conroy. We can buy a sugar cube . WHOOPEE.

[@keithhamilton60]

I'm a pensioner 19.60 a fortnight! Ye ha😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@colleenrichards5662]

I’m a pensioner too Keith, & can’t wait to go out celebtating with that money..!! 🙄

[@judyadams3855]

I’m gonna spend my money I get on a holiday…..I’m going to sit on front porch instead of back porch….so excited …Labor voters keep voting for these mongrels

[@leinam4164]

Rediclous😭😭😭

[@judyadams3855]

@@leinam4164 huh

[@krs4395]

It's amazing how Labor were talking about reforming the NDIS and bringing down costs but then NDIS spending is rising at 9.2%, that's two and a half times the rate of inflation, costs are going up, they're not cutting anything!

[@goldenautumn3073]

NDIS is not working, confirmed by many.

[@turnyourbacktoit]

NDIS Laundry Service ?

[@PeterWatt-zy7yf]

Nothing for people on the Pension what a joke

[@UbuteyAustralia]

And lets not us forget about labors wasted 500mmillion on the voice 💩🪰

[@goldenautumn3073]

We should etch that UTTER BETRAYAL of our DEMOCRACY, in stone. And, it should be REPAID IN FULL by Alborigine and his comrades - the Australian people did not want it, voted against it, and yet still this "I will abide by the people's vote" so-called "PM" is now trying to push this scheme in through the States. This is not merely betrayal: it's EVIL.

[@garyemerson9310]

YEP ALL THAT MONEY BELONGED TO THE PEOPLE NOT THE ALBANESE CLOWNS THAT MONEY WAS STOLEN

[@KingsleyThomson-j1w]

ALBONOMICS DON'T MAKE ANY SENSE!!

[@lynettejones3076]

What a pathetic Labor man….Good budget ??????

[@binks7988]

Australian billionaires get a 300 dollar discount 😂😂😂😂

[@MorganTarot]

HILARIOUS

[@goldenautumn3073]

And those who have brains are DEFINITELY not laughing. The REAL money goes to support socialists and communists - and it's OUR money - money from our DEMOCRACY. This and all the rest of the B-S confirms we're being totally sold out to communist control. WAKE UP AUSTRALIA.

[@turnyourbacktoit]

Homeless get zero ....

[@mersinalou7397]

Vote all Labor out everywhere forever and get the country back .. never let them betray anyone ever again .. the debt is astronomical and guess who is going to pay it down the track

[@goldenautumn3073]

Nobody seems to be calling on the Governor-General to SACK ALBORIGINE and his communist supporters - can't understand why this isn't being demanded. We need a new LP leader as Dutton isn't even pro-active against these mind-bottling, MAJOR issues - he seems half asleep. WHY is there so little opposition to this evil? WHY is it being allowed in our DEMOCRACY? The people have RIGHTS that under Consitutional Law, have to be upheld. The lawyers should be all over it! Not a peep. SKY News and Pauline Hanson, and two excellent Australian Liberal MPs, Andrew Hastie of West Australia and Alex Antic from SA, are the only ones with backbone and nouse in this country. And I strongly recommend Hastie (currently Shadow Defence Minister) as next Liberal leader AND Prime Minister. Hastie is the only Parliamentarian I've ever been able to in all honesty, support and respect. He works hard for his local constituents and on the Federal level for ALL Australia, and is determined to keep our country free and bring it back to its original democratic operating status. He's totally True Blue.

[@RVAN-rj4ec]

AND THE ONE BEDROOM UNIT IS A PIGEON HOLE.

[@AdrienneYardley]

As usual we get screwed up the arese

[@GaryHuntington-m3p]

Steven Conroy🤔more like a used car salesman . You know exactly what crap is going to come out of his cake hole .

[@CherieDemicz]

Take the money,but won't vote for them

[@RVAN-rj4ec]

GOOD ONE

[@agnosticpatriot]

Me too

[@turnyourbacktoit]

👍

[@cedricsesamesyteeyxvsrdsmo4129]

We will not be voting for Labour .we voted for 40 years.

[@stephenpercy4643]

Turnballs is about the only one who'll fall for the trick and vote for Labor

[@rissole7229]

He has been for years

[@JamesWrigley-t8s]

Turnbull did try to join the Labor Party in 1999. His memoir tells the part he played in the establishment of the Guardian Australia.

[@BarbaraHambleton]

Dutton did say that the rich do not need this handout :

[@keithc904]

Yes good talking points, but no actual help, thats labor.

[@dingodundi6650]

once again the average Australian shafted and has to pay for it.

[@Cracyfox4359]

@dingodundi6650. The Labor party is in line for their second "Independent" wage rise for this year. Greasy-Albo will get $25,0000 or more extra for the year. Add that to the first pay increase of 2024 makes a pay rise of $50,000+ per year. Not bad for a narcissistic, satanistic moron. Greasy-Albo and Turkey Bowen's personal nett worth is $15 million each.🤬🤬

[@barbaraburke762]

No matter what they promise I will never vote for Labor again.

[@leinam4164]

😂😂

[@turnyourbacktoit]

Good decision

[@terrykirby-fahey7363]

Just shockers

[@mclanaford2957]

We are supplying the surplus in this budget by the higher fuel prices .

[@Deano00777]

We are in big trouble.

[@larrym12]

the reality they can cut the cost of living if they reduced the price of petrol and the cost of energy

[@mclanaford2957]

Well in Geelong Labor gave the Cats a $3 mil score board. How many could have had an Empty house refurbished in Whittington instead are living in the street. Disgusting. So this Federal budget has done NOTHING TO FIX THE HOUSING CRISIS.

[@goldenautumn3073]

As usual, all fluff and B-S, 'we have a plan' but NEVER a thing DONE.

[@MorganTarot]

BYE BYE LABOR

[@lornatodd4750]

Proud Labor budget? 🤮. Yeah, right it does nothing for avwrage Australians. Very typical of Albosleezy's Labor.

[@Denito451]

"The values of a Labor government! Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha....please stop I'm on the floor laughing and can't breath. Put up energy costs with stupid policies and then chuck a few dollars in subsidies so people can eat for another week!

[@goldenautumn3073]

Tossing away the wealth of democracies on absolute crap is what totalitarian communist governments planning takeovers do - they want TOTAL CONTROL of the people, annihilation of our democratic rights and freedoms, putting DICTATORS at the head of the pile in Canberra. We're already THERE, Australia. If we don't fight it now, free and 'lucky' Australia as we've been since Federation, will be GONE and it will never return.

[@raebean6018]

Well that was embarassing!

[@LittleRayofSunshine69750]

Who do they think they are fooling!

[@kenoriel9685]

You can tell hes lying. His lips move

[@jeremytai8998]

Delusional

[@goldenautumn3073]

So it seems that as a pensioner I get a whopping extra $10 approx. a fortnight on my pension payment (cost of a sandwich today), no petrol relief, no grocery shopping relief, plus a $300 energy rebate that will be gone in a few months. And those who already earn millions get the $300 rebate as well? They have to be kidding. GIVE THE MONEY TO THOSE IN DESPERATE NEED, Alborigine! (I thought you were a 'good little socialist' standing for the rights of the people'!!??) And get erecting a million homes for those who don't even have a roof over their heads, to live in. And then RESIGN. P.S. Conroy is clearly just paid to continue the same propaganda and B-S - 'just keep grinning and make it 'look good'. "Proud Labor budget"? I guess it is, for socialists and communists who have NO RIGHT to be running our DEMOCRACY in the first place and whose TRUE agenda is to bankrupt it a.s.a.p.!

[@heatherstewart8452]

NDIS the most abused system, some are on packages that out do middle income, so much social activities paid for, it should only cover costs of physical care, not holidays at resorts, cruises and other cosly activities

[@goldenautumn3073]

It's going down the gurgler.

[@Dash829]

How many non Australians are riding high on this they do the same thing with day care..

[@evil17]

@@Dash829it should only be available to Australians born in Australia.

[@RosRiggs]

what is an ordinary australian..? Who ? Should we sing.. Ordinary Australians should now rejoice because we are young and free.? Huh. ?

[@goldenautumn3073]

I think it's needs to be changed to "Australians, let us hear your voice, or we're soon a communist country".

[@JaseC80]

Just look at how the finances are allocated. Welfare & Social Security 36.3% Education 7.2% Health 15.3% Seriously the country is going down the drain. The harder you work the more you’re punished and taxed. The harder you try to build a future for your family, the harder you are forced to fail. This Government, is far far worse than Whitlam or any other government seen in Australia. ALP / Greens / Teals must go, if Australia has any future freedoms.

[@turnyourbacktoit]

I have to agree with you !

[@randallscott4787]

Yeah, handouts to people who choose to not work, and not pay income tax.

[@missnovaxx9992]

We had the tax cuts from the LNP, then Labor took them away and when they gave them back 'YAY! Aren't we fabulous?!'...absolutely ridiculous and so many people have such short memories.

[@stephenmirgel4109]

And the spending from this budget is for the clinate con

[@celinehealy9710]

Disband the NDS first bec the rorts are horrendous. A person I know submits a bill for $6000 per week for home care and no one bats an eyelid. She doesn't care bec no one checks

[@goldenautumn3073]

This so-called government couldn't care LESS how quickly they bankrupt our country: that's their socialist/communist PLAN - and it's happening in every democratic country around the world. This is the UN and WEF AGENDA!

[@Russell-c9s]

CHARMLIERS BUDGET HAS GONE BUST ALREADY ALBO, BRING ON A ELECTION NOW THEN.

[@henkvandekerkhof9077]

Typical labor. Give 10 take 20. The secret is that they don't tell you that they are taking back 20.

[@goldenautumn3073]

Honesty is something they have never been able to face, let alone use. That's their true nature. And that's why they should never have been trusted with OUR PUBLIC MONIES in the first place. They are bankrupting Australia, and it won't recover. The flippant throwing away of monies AUSTRALIANS need desperately right now, confirms this right down to the ground. How long can people remain blind to what is going on?

[@ThatGuy-ze5kk]

3 comments but the only one youtube allows past the censors is a p0rn bot... what a wonderful time we are living in!!!🤣🤣

[@samyose3882]

If your vote for labour, greens and teals, this makes you a traitor to the Australian way of life and your fellow Australains. What is happening now is disgusting, shame on you labour, greens and teals

[@goldenautumn3073]

Shame has no meaning to this lot. They HAVE TO GO. Cannot understand why the Governor-General hasn't already called for this clown and his commie mates to resign.

[@grahamwhittaker8844]

😂😂😂😂😂a proud labour budget,how do we tolerate these clowns ? Both sides of politics are beyond the pale,please give us an alternative and fast. We have more coal and gas than most countries in the world but have the highest power prices WHY .

[@goldenautumn3073]

Just another real question to add to the probably thousands of others honest Australians are asking. Which of course are ALL totally ignored while they go on plundering our public funds for their OWN delusionary causes! It's unbelievable what's happening, and BEING ALLOWED to happen, at this time. It has to be stopped, or Australia goes under, and for good.

[@nellyross8761]

Get reed of green energy , and use other means of energy! $300, is going to be wiped out from our taxes, we are paying for this , how is this hand out is going to benefit any household when winter bills are going to hit ?

[@Rust-g7y]

We need to protest we want the $300 on our account now to use for gas instead And where are the $400 one off payment for pensioner ??? He promise pensioner will get extra money around April May where are they , ??? No More labor

[@goldenautumn3073]

Where is anything they've 'promised' or claimed to 'be their plan'? It's all B-S.

[@Rust-g7y]

Where is the drop price on petrol Grocery insurance We want the park fee on water bill abolished for pensioner And where is it the dental Medicare scheme ???? B. S

[@Rust-g7y]

Prior budget was advertising in every news by say big winner are the age pensioner in this year budget Not every age pensioner got huge money invested and major assets Those are the winner not all pensioners

[@galacticnemesis366]

Here here! This is government is a disgrace. 😎👊👍🇦🇺

[@philgamble4161]

But, the price of electricity is so high because of their stupid Bowen generation policies.

[@russellcullen9913]

What is conroy famous for ?thats right the NBN.what a. joke.

[@alancotterell9207]

A budget can highlight the inadequacies of previous governments. If Menzies had ever delivered a decent budget, Australia would have become great again. But I cannot remember when that was. All government subsidies should be means tested - especially the funding of private schools. - 'WOKE' - we should all resist the trend to become educated, and be proud of our ignorance ? Let's Make Australia Great Again - or at least better than it ever was ?

[@goldenautumn3073]

Can only be achieved under a DEMOCRATIC government. I thought Australians already realised that. Socialists and communists should NEVER have been allowed in our Parliament - their agenda is of course ANATHEMA to any democracy - and what's happening here is happening now around the world in ALL democracies - it's the plan being throttled by the UN, the WEF and other 'interested parties' in their mad scramble to achieve GLOBAL CONTROL. We need to wake up that Australia is in VERY SERIOUS DANGER.

[@marg147]

But it’s not support for ordinary Australians. The PM will get the one off electricity support too. Heck, Gina Hancock will get it. If this was for ordinary Australians - multi millionaires wouldn’t be getting it.

[@Super_Mario128]

The LNP should block supply of this budget.

[@andrewwarcup684]

Don't have the numbers

[@mckenziehellenann]

That would be fantastic if it was at all possible

[@proudpict2057]

We can help the budget by not flying and driving politician’s pet around, paid by the tax payer

[@AndrewCarthy]

It’s all smoke and mirrors trick.

[@Edward-y7t]

$75 per quarter equals $25 per month which equals $5.75 per week. Big deal!!

[@smeary10]

82c a day for a year. Read that again if you need to. Enough to buy a coffee every 5 days. Slow clap for Labor.

[@LordlyStatistic]

Of course the former lab defends it

[@tometiger47]

Its easy to understand, there is an election due soon. Treasurer said that the $300 relief on electricity is equal to a 17% reduction, he forgets to say that electricity prices under Labor have risen 18%, bit of a joke.

[@goldenautumn3073]

We're not laughing.

[@dominictucci6030]

But a lot of idiots will fall for it and vote Labor next year again.

[@haych2489]

Unashamedly Labour values… Mr Conroy those may be the truest words you guys have ever uttered. And debt being paid down… sure that’s not “played” down?!?

[@davidbell6164]

Profits for big business, small business going under and the ordinary Australian getting screwed

[@Rust-g7y]

We want the park fee on water bill to be abolish for pensioner

[@carolynedunsford6582]

rebate does not reduce the price of energy the retailers can increase the prices up anytime! !!!

[@goldenautumn3073]

Exactly.

[@philippawesterman8843]

"Economic restraints"!?

[@TheXcrazymanxX]

Energy rebate or fuel excise! If you reduce the fuel excise you still give cheaper fuel to the rich. Cheaper fuel might help bring down cost of goods though (for how long?) and I don’t see energy rebates doing that. Just gives energy companies an excuse to charge more.

[@louisebb4183]

I am as ordinary as can be and I got 14$ pay rise in March and I don’t even want to count how much everything gone up .

[@JonathanBriggs-q4u]

This dude even whinges on his birthday. A kpi for angertainment of whinging

[@Blackhart50]

It’s the worst budget I’ve seen in my life it don’t help anyone I’m sick of not eat every day because I can’t afford to eat and government wasting money on 300 power bills for everyone b.s im not voting for labour again Pauline handsome sound better bet

[@waynetyrie7066]

A budget spending tax payers money!

[@ianmcmanus3078]

I am looking forward to Peter Dutton-led Coalition Government and never want to see a Labour government again in my lifetime. Amazing how short voter's memories are. Remember Rudd / Gillard / Rudd? Disgraceful!

[@CraigColling-s1u]

Conroy's a fool.

[@CC-uq4hu]

They cooked the books…it doesn’t add up because the truth is the numbers are wrong

[@lukedominicodonnell2347]

"Let them eat cake" and we will supply it and the cream. Just to save our heads don't you know. says Marie Albonese

[@agnosticpatriot]

What is he laughing at? Is he mocking us? Labour Jokers..

[@Rust-g7y]

Albanese he played smart first he say he will put the $300 in our account Then change by send them to energy Company instead And have to wait one year split them in 4 bill period No vote for labor again

[@williamchristenson5487]

Landlords put the rent up 300 dollars

[@DavidYule-c4l]

Yep, proud Labor budget, overspend, hiding behind the massive revenue and taxes brought about from mining of ore,coal and gas.

[@greynomad7497]

I'll take their money which is ours really, but they won't get my vote🥳😂

[@margarethennessey5182]

Giving everyone from power prices. It comes our taxes. Didn’t you know that PM. Maybe you’ve told more liars. Don’t you get it.

[@mickp1978]

Only Labor can spruik a make it in Australia campaign at the same time as taxing Australian businesses out of existence

[@chillikoala]

I agree that the administrative overhead of providing a means-tested energy rebate would negate the benefit, but if they were truly serious about reducing inflation, they would have done away with the $3.5B of energy rebates altogether. Perhaps the $3.5B would have been better spent supporting local builders i.e. to incentivise them to build residential housing stock, including social and affordable housing, to make sure we don't lose more builders, and to alleviate the housing problem successive governments have created and ignored.

[@paulpereira369]

Pathetic labor

[@DavidYule-c4l]

Look closely everyone at the next three years budgets massive defecits.

[@lesleyosborne9319]

If Steven WASN'T Serious it WOULD be Funny. He needs a Mental Health Plan and a Good Doctor.

[@stevewiles7132]

ULP in Tasmania $2.07, ULP in W.A, I saw 2 weeks ago was $1.80, less in some places. Don't W.A pay excise on fuel?

[@AussieBeautyMaven1987]

E10 is $2.10 in ACT, for ULP is closer to $2.40! Its a joke!

[@craigsmith8179]

What a clown show.....