http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qMZTK7EPPA4
Here is a video that we created for the blog as part of our assignment for ISYS100. It is a mock interview with Tony Abbott using footage from the 60 Minutes program and Channel 7 news.
Wednesday, 29 May 2013
Tuesday, 7 May 2013
I have to go...but I'll be back.
Such a great use of pop culture and politics, the puns to be
made are endless. This gem was created for the 2010 election; it’s amazing how
not much has changed in the eyes of the public over three years. It is common
to see Tony Abbot and his ‘fear’ of ‘boat people’, but this portrayal of
Gillard is great, personally, it’s refreshing to see a different perspective of
her. As a woman, it is shameful that many of us will accept any woman to be put
into power, not considering her actual effectiveness, just continuing to praise
her for being a woman.
Poking fun at both of the most popular parties, there is
something here for everyone to have a laugh at, a procrastinating woman or a
man focused on border patrol. I love the sci-fi theme of this caricature; it
could not be more relevant.
Funny side of Australian Politics
This post is made to show the lighter side of politics. Everyone looks at politicians and see them as boring people that can debate for hours on useless topics.
But this video we see that they have a sense of humour The banter that occurs in parliament is second to none and will make most people laugh. Jokes and insults are thrown around like wild fire.
We see politicians in newspapers looking stupid, dumb and sometimes just ignorant but its these videos that we see their personality, their almost human side and the way they can accept a joke.
This particular video expresses politicians acting in human ways and helps to show to the Australian population that they are human, partaking in drinking, games, singing and getting frustrated with each other.
Saturday, 4 May 2013
Headless Chooks
Hot off the press is this animation by the Liberal Party
that will air as a pre-election commercial, aired on the ABC Insiders this morning. It has an obvious bias towards the Liberals,
as it was them that endorsed it, and it parodies the (perceived?) failures of
the Labour Party in the past ranging from the leadership stoushes to the
inability to stop the boats (hence the term perceived failures as the Liberals
couldn’t stop them either). The repeated phrase "we have lost our way" suggesting that Labour can't keep their promises, although it is natural that circumstances occur from time to time that prevent governments of all persuasions to break their promises.
The insinuation that Labour are running around like headless
chickens is the main theme of this commercial, and using this analogy with the
highlighted headline problems that Labour has endured since it came to power
will surely be a favourite pre-election commercial for those that support the
Liberal Party, and those that buy-in to the rhetoric from Tony Abbott and his
party.
As our blog aims to be unbiased, we will be posting the
Labour Party pre-election commercials as they come to light.
Thursday, 2 May 2013
The Budget Hole!
 |
| Image From: http://media.cagle.com/76/2013/02/27/127914_600.jpg |
This cartoon is a very good example of the budget hole and with Julia Gillard talking a lot at Rootyhill RSL the pokies cleverly illustrate the issue at hand. The recent issue about a $12 billon hole in the budget has been all over the news. This isn't a small hole, its massive! With the goal to reach a 2.2billion surplus by 2015-16 it has just been shown in a budget preview on April 18, that ANZ economists examined a range of scenarios and tipped a probable deficit of $16.6 billion this year, as part of an overall plan to reach a $2.2 billion surplus by 2015-16. The bank said this would allow Australia to maintain its AAA credit rating and increase net debt only slightly to peak at 10.5 per cent of GDP over the coming five years.
Gillard blames the deficits on the long-term revenue writedown from lower company profits. But how much of this is true? We already see that the NBN is already going to cost way more than what was projected, let alone all the other spending the government has done. So is this just an excuse to cover up the mass spending? It's hard to trust a government that has already lied.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)