‘False pretenses’: Labor ‘in trouble’ over failed cost-of-living election promises

Sky News host Peta Credlin says the federal Labor government “is in trouble” over their “false pretenses” election promising cost-of-living support which never came.
“With inflation ticking up today … the biggest concern for most voters … I reckon this government is in trouble,” Ms Credlin said.
“Sure, the conventional wisdom is all governments get a second term, but most governments do not get elected under false pretenses as this one did.”

[@peternoakes4408]

He's a gutless wonder.

[@Ernst12]

We should go easy on him, he is trying to do his best, and of course, there is much more to do.

[@domenica5714]

​@Ernst12 Doing the best for himself and his mates for sure.

[@JerryFreeman265]

Spot on . A yellow Belly gutless wonder. Albanese thinks being prime Minister requires him to be the first Australian prime Minister to march in the Mardi gras. Then when drunk at the 2023 Mardi gras brags about going to 35 consecutive Mardi gras's. Don't know how this goes with the gay hating Hamas and Isis. Albanese's bawling is wearing thin. The most feeble excuse for a leader in the history of mankind. Your spineless, Albanese

[@Ernst12]

@@domenica5714 Of course why the going is good get as much wealth from the taxpayer as possible because it won't last forever. I think that they are all doing this. Listening to many of the Senate Committee hearings, I get the impression that the Labor government has little respect for the tax money that it is supposed to spend prudently and effectively on our behalf, there all sorts of dubious backroom deals with 'mate' organisations (not opening up bidding to the broader competition) and there is no respect for the debt that is being increased by 1 billion per month since they have been in power. Further much money is splashed around without having any idea of what is entailed in a project and what the costs will be (H2 is a typical the quantum computer and many of the questionable climate change actions that have zero impact on the climate, increases red-tape and costs for little or no tangible quantifiable benefit to the community. The Labor state governments are doing the same thing. Essentially this means that if there is change of government (after Labor will be eventually thrown out), it will be hell for the LNP to manage the damaged economy, to clean up the Labor mess pay down the debt and this will impede the LNP to provide the services that should be directed to the voters. The voters will get pissed off, the LNP gets thrown out and Labor will rock in again and continue to create a mess. The way things are going I can't see much hope for the future and this applies particularly in relation to young people.

[@pieterwiffers3095]

Sack albo now

[@christinecavanagh5906]

Sacking him won't solve the problem, wong will take over 😡

[@jolla9963]

Lets all petition the GG to sack him. Let his activist mate remove him, and from public pressure, make her earn that extra 200k, and make her sack him.

[@9keillen]

Who's going to sack him, he just gave that puck faced gg a $200,000 pay rise

[@roostercogburn1984]

Labor the clueless party

[@drchristinecarr969]

Why are criminals treated like celebrities?😡

[@allynhughes257]

This PM is the weakest and most spineless leader in living memory. An embarrassment to us proud Australians.

[@ZELJKO472]

When my family travel they are laughed at for being Australian. Have the most insane useless idiotic people in government

[@johngurney1069]

The PM we should never have had, good for spinning crap, blaming Dutton for everything,

[@anth5189]

Leader? Are you kidding. This MORON has no leaderships qualities whatsoever.

[@etheral9027]

at least we dont have Biden!

[@johngurney1069]

Yes but he has a reason his age our clown PM is just plain stupid and his dud ministers are no better.

[@janwitts2688]

Defrauding the public.. how unusual.

[@NeverGonaHappen]

Labor, The Voice, NO, Renewables, NO, Lower Inflation, NO, Law and Order, NO Liberal, Nuclear, YES, Lower Taxes, YES, Lower Government Spending, YES Simple decision.

[@bjorn1583]

uncontrolled spending from scomo is the main reason the country is up the shite atm so dont give me that "lower government spending" from liberals BS

[@user-wy1lf5wz1x]

Save Australia 🇦🇺 vote Labor out in 2025

[@markcoles6861]

Absolutely mate 🇦🇺

[@josephstratti52]

We have an Hamas supporter in the government.

[@birgittabirgersdatter8082]

The reason she didn’t get sanctioned is on her head. We can all see it.

[@mikebryant614]

Now, there's the truth of it.

[@ozzinedyoutubechannel1851]

Labour has to go......

[@markcoles6861]

Definitely hoping 🇦🇺

[@pookeyhutchison7838]

Albo The Weak is living up to his name.

[@lornatodd4750]

Yes, living it up while Australia gets weak.

[@Ulrich_von_Jungingen]

Does anyone remember "the Voice" being a pre-election promise? It's the only thing Albo gave a **** about.

[@shanemonro6807]

PM Albanese and he's commie bastard supporters needs to be investigated

[@roddowie1022]

What a hopeless hapless and horrible bunch of politicians this labor lot is. I’m 67 and have never experienced a prime minister and cabinet so bad. Praying they all get shown the door at the next election!

[@dalemcauley9129]

If Bob Hawke was alive today he would’ve called Albo gutless no backbone

[@christinecavanagh5906]

Albanesse applauds wrongdoers and turns his back on hard working struggling Australians he is an absolute disgrace

[@markcoles6861]

He and labour & greens definitely are lower than whale shit.

[@christopherharrold3045]

Labor are the Greens and the Greens are Labor. both on the same side.

[@ivansultanoff6719]

What did anyone expect with 32% landslide vote 😂😂

[@johndavoren6523]

Gutless

[@user-dd9tc4zz8j]

As a veteran I can tell you he placed all Australian service personnel at risk. He’s nothing but a common criminal who should be wallowing in prison.

[@leaffyTrees]

Exactly, how many service personnel died because of his leaks?

[@YvonneCrean]

Outside my Coles this morning two young requesting funds for our veterans. We all in the queue donated. Albo gives himself a pay rise for the third time in three years. No money for our vets

[@leicesterdewsbury7890]

He is weak as water

[@steverogers9507]

I wouldn`t mind betting Albo will want him to speak in parliament. Assange is no hero, far from it . He is an activist.

[@cozofcat9170]

He is no hero a traitor yes,I suppose sleazy will claim that he is the saviour of Assange,just like Bill shorten down on his hands and knees digging out the trapped coelminers in Tasmania,The next thing is Assange will be wanting compensation for his crimes, and then sleazy will chuck him a couple of million to tide him over.Just get rid of this hopeless and useless government.😊

[@CodexIndia1]

They're in trouble over so much else. I've disliked some governments before but even Rudd and Gillard had some decent policies. Especially Rudd. This? Nothing but hate. Can't stand it at all. Labor/greens fill me with absolute disgust.

[@suzimooreakathegadgetlady907]

Vote Pauline Hanson a real Aussie.

[@PsychoFanta]

No one can argue who Pauline is fighting for at this point, to do so is futile.

[@ricochet2977]

Pauline really cares about Australia but we need rid of labor fast, sadly PHON isn’t going to do that and voting for her is just weakening Dutton’s chances.

[@selwyn500]

Gotta vote for someone who won't give your vote to the LibLab.

[@indiathylane2158]

@@PsychoFanta Fighting against division in her party and for a little name recognition. How many MPs does she have? 3?

[@PsychoFanta]

@@indiathylane2158 so it's all about name recognition and political clout to you? Where does loyalty to the nation and consistency enter the equation? She's possibly the only one that fits the bill.

[@waynetyrie7066]

Albo thinks of himself as a great leader… he just rewarded himself with a pay rise. Ledgend in in his own lunchbox

[@JerryB-le8kk]

What i do' is sell Australians and the country out?

[@lornatodd4750]

My word ish my bond.

[@ianatkins1213]

Many traditional Labor voters, worried about keeping body and soul together, are quickly working out that they are not among Albo’s priorities.

[@RogueElementMkII]

Under Labor, electricity prices have gone from a $50-60MWh average to a $144MWh average. Despite albogrease promising cheaper Ewectwitchetty.

[@ThePanicman66]

Energy prices have gone the world over regardless of the government party. It is not a party issue it is a global problem that has not been resolved by any political party. Governments are in the WEF pocket and are corrupted muppets 😏👍….no more so than here in the U.K. 🇬🇧👍

[@Lost_on_stage_again]

And what I get paid for what comes from my "renewables" solar panels is doodly squat.

[@RogueElementMkII]

​@@ThePanicman66It's really only happening in western nations.

[@indiathylane2158]

Not where I live. Love to know who invented your figures. Was it Sky?

[@RogueElementMkII]

@@indiathylane2158 No-one invented those figures, it's what they are. My electricity bills doubled, even though I've cut back on daily usage. If you're trying to say your bills haven't gone up, you're living in la la land.

[@rob6543]

Weak Weak Weak The PM doesn’t want to rock the boat his a small target with a red dot 🔴 on his head

[@rachaelcourtnell7275]

Why is she in parliament? She obviously hasn't got Australian's interests in mind. Election soon? Bring it on, can't wait.

[@johnlovett6704]

Get rid of this traitor Payman. Another one is Assange who Albo loves.

[@ETERNITY777]

🐍🐍 A SLIMY SNAKE 🐍🐍🐍🐍🐍🐍🐍🐍🐍🐍🐍

[@brothermaynard3200]

Albo. The original shiver looking for a spine.

[@raysammut4553]

Australian people play second fiddle to people of other countries according to Albosleazy's book.

[@BigFerg-hf6uv]

Time to send the Labor clown show packing. Australia cant survive another term under Labor

[@NoChannelChannel]

Policy makers are isolated from results of their actions, not on accident

[@user-po1tt5rv4w]

Well said peta albo is a joke only about money and power he is full of his own self importance

[@prescientselector3784]

Two rate rises and a few blackouts and Albo is toast….provided the toaster has got power

[@chairmandan1794]

It will backfire big time on Dorothy, standby!!!

[@deniseorourke7235]

He was weak before he became prime minister and only got in by default

[@ericcook4179]

f this labour gov

[@davehad-enough2369]

What's new ?? Who actually believed Albanese's promises ?? No one I know. No one with any brains.

[@kentonge1812]

Have a look at the u.n.

[@brettchristoffel6391]

Hanlon's razor, "Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity" is a principle I'm struggling to apply to Albo and Labor, cause surley no one can be that stupid so as to fail so badly.

[@knight2425]

Good leaders are strong but Albo has shown time and time again he is one of the weakest leaders we’ve seen possibly even weaker than Gillard but Dutton on the other hand is getting stronger and stronger. Bring on the election so Albo can have a second NO directed at him and his leadership!

[@peterbarnhoorn7879]

Albo going to give him a free house, job etc ffs 🙄

[@seppDietrich-ys9jq]

Rather than having the general public carry the can for their stuff up. They should be taxing the huge profits that large corporations and Multi-nationals rip out.

[@DreadedOne509]

or.....lower taxes across the board and stop the excessive Government spending?

[@coconuciferanuts339]

Assange imprisoned himself. Standing before the law(like we all have to do) he would have been a free man 10 years ago.

[@chrystale888]

And a dead one too, as a member of the Hitlary Clinton body count.

[@kathyjova98]

LOL

[@user-cv3ox1sm1b]

Labor liars!

[@lesblack413]

Well done Peta!!

[@warrenjones3408]

Why isn't eKaren all over this blatant misinformation?

[@deanmanly7622]

I got two letters from Origin. Price hikes for both electricity & gas. In July.

[@bjorn1583]

the letter I got from alinta has electricity going down so you need to change providers

[@janoconnor6029]

Canberra also from July

[@user-ik3bx8yf6t]

Bye Bye Labor 👍

[@rodpettet2819]

Albo pants on fire. No one believes him anymore. Stop bagging Assange. You are on the wrong side.

[@craigsmith8179]

As per the last comment. I could not agree more "Labor has failed the Australian people". The should not be near a business let alone running a country... Such a shame this is the best we have..

[@hollysmith1347]

Most parties lie to get in. Those in power get the most kickbacks and pockets filled.

[@trixmania]

And freeing Assange won't help him now. He is so out of touch.

[@fruckya]

Whoever voted for labour i hope your happy how Australia is going

[@Kelly-oe8kr]

No one voted for this shit show. People voted out Scott Morrison

[@fruckya]

@@Kelly-oe8kr no they voted for airbusalbo because everyone felt sorry due to his mum was meant to be a single mother growing up. Now we have the worst PM in history. Letting protesters do whatever they want, sex offenders, murderers detainees being released into the public, we have record high inflation, the cost of living is beyond repair I can keep the list going on this person you claim as PM 😂

[@fruckya]

@@Kelly-oe8kr of course people voted for him 😂 But like me and my mates keep saying if the government keeps letting these protesters do whatever they want and nothing happens to them. A few groups I know of is gonna take matters into our own hands

[@infidel202]

Wait until payman becomes an independent

[@graememcdonald5121]

This goes against everything that is common sense in this country

[@user-pn9lb8sr2p]

Giving themselves massive pay rises and the new Governor General a $200 000 pay rise really helps inflation,,,,Albo 😢

[@66pheonixpatrick76]

Please bring on the election - ALBO needs to go, he is destroying this great country

[@YvonneCrean]

Nearly destroyed now

[@rogerramjet2340]

One term!

[@DieterZimmermann-yf4le]

I've tried to comment on the ABC, 9 10 SBS 7 must be Trumps fault.

[@jonathoncalabrese2035]

They’re all disabled aren’t they?

[@RogueElementMkII]

​@@jonathoncalabrese2035Yes, because they want to maintain the "false consensus effect" on their viewers. This is a form of cognitive bias.

[@sharonjohnstone9896]

The race card will be used if any punishment happens

[@jonathoncalabrese2035]

Carn Pauline

[@onlymelbourne2842]

obviously the muslim vote is very important to albo and 'winning' the next election and inflation won't stop until albo doesn't stop spending our money on his personal whims

[@barryrsahrp]

Labor would want him for his computer hacking skills

[@mattydeanwtf]

She probably did Monica Lewinsky and albo let her off….

[@antirnator8194]

Protecting Julian Assange, an Australian citizen, was the right thing to do even if you don't like him.

[@apollo8352]

We should be asking why us the consumers who's taxes built the electricity network and power stations are paying 20 to 45 cents per KWH, double the price elsewhere in the world. While at the same to depleting our east coast gas reserves to generate power being sold to Portland smelter at 1.4 cents per KWH... and the break even price to generate power at the Coal fired power stations is around 16.5 cents per KWH. I'm sick of frustralia ripping off its citizens....where old age pensioners have to chose between heating or eating. Which muilti national company is making all the money from Portland Smelter....because it does not appear to be making Australian citizens richer in the long run!

[@Kelly-oe8kr]

Let's all pray for a pre-Christmas election. The sooner Albo is removed from office the better

[@blackukulele]

Putting the particular circumstance aside for a moment, coercing the votes of elected representatives should be (and I thought it was) illegal.

[@miriammayost4135]

I can cry when I think of what great austrelia has become😢😢😢

[@echelon2k8]

Australia needs a Reform party like the UK.

[@user-dv9ur7su2v]

No doubt.Albo will use the return of Assange to try and boost voting support in the community.

[@peterjames174]

if inflation is still going up this could mean a few interest rate rises , not good for a lot of already struggling families that will never recover from this government.

[@kimberleywilliams5228]

Labours gone - nobody has a gd word to say ,esp albo-weak ,a career doing nothing now first class roomservice 🎉😂

[@brucejay1409]

Sorry Peda...I hate to burst your balloon....but the bottom line is that the majority of voters are more concerned about far.more pressing and urgent issues such as immigration, the housing crisis and the cost of living to be even remotely interested in the prospect of.nuclear power.plants which may or may not be built at some point in the very distant future. Dutton's anaemic suggestions in regard to the aforementioned concerns have made less than net zero impact so far.The.only way that he could have any chance of winning is to take a much tougher stand on immigration.

[@richardkeeling5430]

Labor wick no balls vote for Pete number one

[@Albolf]

You can't blame the Australian glozi party. It is the Abbott governments fault or the Fraser government or whatever. Renewables are cheap... cheap population control. Also I have to look after my friends, you know how it is?

[@stuartvalentine7913]

How long till the next federal election? Counting the days

[@digger3594]

And then what,vote in some other douchebag that gives no fucks about Aussies once they're in power,happens every election

[@RosseyTunks]

Your fired!

[@avin8749]

Tell me about abc live streaming his arrival.. not sure what he has done to the world. Politics now a days have no ethics

[@user-bk4qg3sy2m]

Albos helping the rich get richer and the poor get poorer

[@clubsportr08]

Hmmmmmmm *UNITED TEAM* YHGTBFKM seems Albo lacks a spine.

[@deniswall7031]

They are paid to do the bidding for the big business involved in renewables, this is not good for Australia.

[@MariannaMiranda-rg6xr]

My sister in law got a new van for her son who is bedridden so they don’t have to call a maxi taxi - thank you tax payers - NDIS

[@theq291]

Labor is not concerned of the Australian people, and never will. Priority is to satisfy foreign investors, and their puppeteers.

[@user-ud9oq1mp9s]

Save Australia don't vote for foreigns import politicians, looks now what we have, Wong, Fatima, and Farugi , all Labor party and Greens ,vote this governments out .

[@Thisisnolongerajoke]

Liberal or Labor two wings of the same vulture

[@snellavision]

If you think Assange is gonna run as a ALP candidate you must be high AF

[@troubleabout5137]

I wont be voting for those who dont know what a woman is

[@terridale4246]

And how is liberals going to be any different??? Labour or liberal what is going to change the cost of living if both parties are spending more than every Australian can afford???.

[@alexlanning712]

Why is everyone waiting for Labor to fail, even on the most trivial of negatives, all these failings are amplified in people's minds by the right wing press, some of which, is right, of Atilla the Hun

[@DorisLaws-bx2mo]

They should be looking after Australian people instead of a convicted person i can't understand this communist Labor government

[@davedobyn266]

It is a side show

[@David-rk6ds]

Albonese can't dislypin others until he dislypin himself

[@rob6543]

Well I’m Australian I’m not happy ,should of let the US deal with him

[@kathyjova98]

The CIA planned to kill him. What is wrong with you?

[@andrewwalker165]

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