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If an election were to be held on the 3rd May (likely) which party would recieve your vote.

Labor
[ 9 ] (50%)
LNP
[ 6 ] (33.3%)
Greens
[ 0 ] (0%)
Teal Independent
[ 1 ] (5.6%)
One Nation
[ 0 ] (0%)
Trumpet of Patriots
[ 0 ] (0%)
Local Independent
[ 2 ] (11.1%)
None of the Above
[ 0 ] (0%)

Total Members Voted: 18

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Re: Election 2025 (Poll added)

Reply #45 –
I don’t know the price of eggs because I have chooks and have only bought a couple of dozen eggs over the last eight years.

However, the price of eggs is important to many folk and any aspiring prime minister should make the effort to know how much basic groceries cost.  It may not be all that relevant to running the country but many voters will see it as being out of touch with the issues they’re dealing with.
It's still the Gulf of Mexico, Don Old!

Re: Election 2025 (Poll added)

Reply #46 –
Quote from: dodge – on
Prices of staples is a stupid, lazy question and is not related to reality for politicians. Doesn't mean they're out of touch.  When it is policy related, that is different.

When they tell me that I will save $1500 a year on fuel excise, I am suspicious: 2 cars. One takes ~45 litres, the other 55. Fill them every 3rd week or so.  100 litres @ $0.25 = $25 saving both tanks. Times 17 weeks = $425. Or: if petrol prices are $1.80 for 91, do they only go down to $1.70, because private companies don't pass on the 25c? And as many enquiries have found out,  there are few controls gov has on petrol prices.

Fuel excise cuts will have inflationary effects and not help the reserve banks demeanour about cutting rates.
It's a short term sugar hit and Dutton has failed to explain what he is doing with truckies who already get a cut.

Re: Election 2025 (Poll added)

Reply #47 –
I really don't think shopping people are the least bit concerned about the individual prices of things like eggs, milk bread etc
As a shopper I really don't pay that much attention.
What does concern them is what they pay at the checkout... and that's gone up.

Many of those things are determined by supply and brand choice.
Things like fruit and vegetables are all over the shop and there can be dollar jumps or drops overnight.
If weather conditions or storms  affect a specific crop then the prices will go up.
Last week's price bears no resemblance to this weeks price...or next weeks.

Go to the supermarket and have a look at a specifc section and you'll find a whole range of prices depending on brand.
Now go to Aldi and you'll probably pay less for the same product.
Drop around to IGA and you may pay more.

Re: Election 2025 (Poll added)

Reply #48 –
Quote from: Lods – on
I really don't think shopping people are the least bit concerned about the individual prices of things like eggs, milk bread etc
As a shopper I really don't pay that much attention.
What does concern them is what they pay at the checkout... and that's gone up.
That should have been the focus of phrasing the answer to the question, you should run for the top job! ;D

I'm exactly the same as yourself, I only do a bit of food shopping here or there and a couple of times a year I get involved in the bigger shops. I notice the total and can't tell you a single item price even when I've compared prices on the shelf, but I can tell you the total is 30% to 50% higher at the moment than it was this time last year, quantity for quantity. It's a bit deceptive, because a lot of products have changed size, they have the same per item price but the package is smaller, which means the standard unit pricing is higher.

But I can tell you how much a slab of my favourite beer costs, and that has risen about 25%, and as a tinkerer I can tell you the typical price for Bosch, Dewalt, Makita or even Ozito power tools from Bunnings, Total Tools or Sydney Tools. Dutton should have posed that back at the panel as it's important to every tradie, and would expose the ignorance of an egg, milk or bread question.

I find it ironic that a foodie question is posed by some people who I doubt cook even a crumpet!
"Extremists on either side will always meet in the Middle!"

Re: Election 2025 (Poll added)

Reply #49 –
Fuel is another thing I really dont pay attention to the price of. Reality is I need it and I dont shop around for cheap fuel given I only use BP (diesel and 98 for the cars) or Shell but very rarely.
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Re: Election 2025 (Poll added)

Reply #50 –
There are already diesel rebates for vehicles over 4.5t.  However, it will only impact supply chain if the savings are passed on through cheaper prices.  Corporate Australia hasn't got a great track record for passing on savings.  The LNP page doesn't say anything about this - just talks about savings to families at the pump and small businesses.

Yes, we are at the very light end of travel - nearly all of our driving is local, but to save $1,500 a year is 6,000 litres - 3,000 litres per car.  If you get 10l/100k, that is 60,000k for the two cars.  How many really do that.

Re: Election 2025 (Poll added)

Reply #51 –
Quote from: dodge – on
There are already diesel rebates for vehicles over 4.5t.  However, it will only impact supply chain if the savings are passed on through cheaper prices.  Corporate Australia hasn't got a great track record for passing on savings.  The LNP page doesn't say anything about this - just talks about savings to families at the pump and small businesses.

Yes, we are at the very light end of travel - nearly all of our driving is local, but to save $1,500 a year is 6,000 litres - 3,000 litres per car.  If you get 10l/100k, that is 60,000k for the two cars.  How many really do that.

I fill my Landcruiser every three months or so and our small car gets 5l/100k so it's unlikely that we would get much benefit at the pump.

I guess that the rebate could benefit local delivery drivers, but that's not going bring down the price of goods and services.
It's still the Gulf of Mexico, Don Old!

Re: Election 2025 (Poll added)

Reply #52 –
Quote from: Lods – on
I really don't think shopping people are the least bit concerned about the individual prices of things like eggs, milk bread etc
As a shopper I really don't pay that much attention.
What does concern them is what they pay at the checkout... and that's gone up.

Many of those things are determined by supply and brand choice.
Things like fruit and vegetables are all over the shop and there can be dollar jumps or drops overnight.
If weather conditions or storms  affect a specific crop then the prices will go up.
Last week's price bears no resemblance to this weeks price...or next weeks.

Go to the supermarket and have a look at a specifc section and you'll find a whole range of prices depending on brand.
Now go to Aldi and you'll probably pay less for the same product.
Drop around to IGA and you may pay more.
I think in poorer electorates where there are more pensioners, high mortgage stress and folk doing it tough they will know the prices of staples and have a different view of Dutton's lack of knowledge of the basics of life. These are probably pro ALP working mans areas where Dutton doesnt care anyway because he has little chance of taking the seat so its probably no big deal to him.
I must be old school as I make it my business to know what I am paying with my hard earned and dont like getting ripped off as the total price you pay at the checkout is made up of all the items you buy.
I digress....Eggs have been in short supply in Melbourne during March in particular and the price has gone up due to Chicken Flu that has hit farms and it doesnt matter which supermarket you buy at the prices are about the same.
Cage produced eggs are being phased out which will also be putting up prices, I think people forget too that eggs are a major source of Protein and that often poorer folk have to substitute them for expensive sources like meat etc.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-02-28/egg-prices-likely-to-remain-high-shortage-may-last-until-2028/104993728
 

Re: Election 2025 (Poll added)

Reply #53 –
The thing is there is no set answer to the stupid question

Coles and Woolies might be around $8.00 a large doz carton (I think that's the price they used last night)

Woolies brand are around $6.20
Extra large $8.80
Organic $14.00
Hill top free range $ 15.50

At Aldi you can get a doz  large from around $5.50-6.00
At IGA on special you can get black and gold for $5.40

These prices will no doubt change next week, and the week after and the week after...then there will be the red spot specials to confuse everyone.

There's plenty of ammunition for people to criticize Dutton on, but the price of eggs is 'jerk' journalism.

Albo is obviously a generic Woolies shopper, Dutton's a 'specials' man

Re: Election 2025 (Poll added)

Reply #54 –
One answer to a queston I had:

This morning [Sunday] on ABC’s Insider’s program, Shadow Infrastructure minister Bridget McKenzie said that Electric Vehicle drivers should pay a road usage charge and that this will be considered should they win Government at the upcoming Federal Election.

The announcement comes during an interview with host David Speers.

Federal Treasurer Jim Chalmers reportedly told a Business Council of Australia dinner in Canberra last week an EV road user charge is on the agenda This was at a Business Council Australia lunch

Re: Election 2025 (Poll added)

Reply #55 –
Quote from: Lods – on
The thing is there is no set answer to the stupid question

Coles and Woolies might be around $8.00 a large doz carton (I think that's the price they used last night)

Woolies brand are around $6.20
Extra large $8.80
Organic $14.00
Hill top free range $ 15.50

At Aldi you can get a doz  large from around $5.50-6.00
At IGA on special you can get black and gold for $5.40

These prices will no doubt change next week, and the week after and the week after...then there will be the red spot specials to confuse everyone.

There's plenty of ammunition for people to criticize Dutton on, but the price of eggs is 'jerk' journalism.

Albo is obviously a generic Woolies shopper, Dutton's a 'specials' man
Paid $6.60 at Coles for large dozen...good luck to Dutton getting them for $4.

Re: Election 2025 (Poll added)

Reply #56 –
I didn't see the debate, but i think these questions are asked for a variety of reason, least of which is to get the right answer.

You ask it to see how someone does under pressure.
You ask it to see how honest someone is.
You ask it to make a fool out of someone if they don't do well with both of the above.