So Sportsbet (which lost millions because they paid out on a Labor win before the election) has posted odds for Tony Abbott's next job, now that he is unemployed. https://www.sportsbet.com.au/betting/politics/australian-federal-politics Mind you, he doesn't really need a new job. He will be earning more with a pension than he earnt in parliament. Tony Abbott’s pension will be bigger than his MP paycheck. Here’s why
Pensions for most politicians are extremely generous. For members who started before about 2011, they are also indexed. Tony is by no means unique, he just has one of the better pensions after this election. Watch for the same story for other pollies in upcoming elections. Why does my autocorrect change pollies to polluted?
And despite recent media derision surrounding him, we can all thank Mark Latham for ending the ride on the politician super gravy train when he promised to reduce the overly-generous scheme, leaving no option but for other parties to support the change. Marg
Spoke to a senior person in an opposition online betting company His view was........... cheapest high profile advertising they could ever get ta rolf
I saw a blackboard sign on Saturday which said: Electile dysfunction: the thought of voting for any party failing to cause arousal. Blacky