Malcolm Turnbull pours scorn on Kevin Rudd's questions about NBN launch

Coalition says its broadband plan would pose bigger threat to Rupert Murdoch's Foxtel than Labor's 'over-expensive' scheme

http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2013/aug/08/turnbull-rudd-nbn-launch

Let laugh here...

First, the coalition Broadband has no chance to compete with Foxtel with the speed it purports to have... Second, THE COALITION HAS NO INTENTION TO ACTUALLY IMPLEMENT THE NBN ANY FURTHER... 

Now add Turnbull to the top lot and you get the THREE STOOGES... Add four more dudes and dudettes from the coalition and you get the seven dwarfs...

These numbers are a slap in the face for the Coalition

You have to salute the courage of Treasury secretary Martin Parkinson and Finance Department secretary David Tune. Under serious pressure from their next political masters to produce a set of numbers favourable to the Coalition, they have stood their ground.

The bottom line of their Pre-election Economic and Fiscal Outlook (PEFO) is effectively identical to the one published 11 days ago in the government's economic statement. Where it differs, the forecast budget outcomes over the next four years is actually $209 million better than the previous estimate.

Opposition Leader Tony Abbott has highlighted one his female candidate's "sex appeal" when spruiking her credentials for election.

Mr Abbott was campaigning in Penrith in the Western Sydney seat of Lindsay when he was asked what the Liberal candidate Fiona Scott had in common with the last Liberal MP Jackie Kelly.

"They're young, feisty, I think I can probably say have a bit of sex appeal and they're just very connected with the local area," he said.

Mr Abbott was standing between Ms Scott and his daughter, both of whom laughed at the sex appeal comment.

Ms Kelly told the ABC she had two children, was organising school art shows and was pushing 50 years of age.

"There's not much sex appeal here," she said.

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New South Wales Family and Community Services Minister Pru Goward, who is also a former sex discrimination commissioner, has told Macquarie Radio she sees nothing wrong with drawing attention to a candidate's sex appeal.

"I think a lot of politicians are described as sexy," she said.

"I mean, I didn't think Bob Hawke or Paul Keating were particularly sexy.

"I liked them but I didn't think... their sex appeal was often said.

"I think it's not unsurprising that people who want to take on leadership positions have a bit of pizzazz... a bit of charisma."

Yesterday, Mr Abbott said "no one is the suppository of all wisdom" when criticising Prime Minister Kevin Rudd's campaign style...

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-08-13/tony-abbott-highlights-fellow-candidates-sex-appeal/4884346

Pru, just go away...