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Mark Latham doubles down on homophobic tweet
Sticking with NSW this morning, One Nation Senator Mark Latham has doubled down on his homophobic tweet, saying in a new statement today “boo-hoo Alex Greenwich”.
Sometimes in public life when you throw out insults they come back at you harder and truer … So boo-hoo Alex Greenwich.
When he calls someone a disgusting human being for attending a meeting in a church hall, maybe attention will turn to some of his habits.
That is a floor, not a ceiling, and obviously we are not going to go below that [3%]. It needs to be done by mediation and negotiation but we are confident, having heard from union leadership since the election campaign, that we can get a landing on these issues.
Unions have got a right to sit down with the government and negotiate on these things – that’s what we promised in the election campaign. The private sector is running in front of the public sector when it comes to wage increases in NSW. So that should be seen in context.
Continue reading…A governing party hasn’t won a seat off the opposition at a byelection in over 100 years, and the Liberals have held the seat of Aston since 1990. Follow liveGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastMark Latham doubles down on homophobic tweetSticking with NSW this morning, One Nation Senator Mark Latham has doubled down on his homophobic tweet, saying in a new statement today “boo-hoo Alex Greenwich”.Sometimes in public life when you throw out insults they come back at you harder and truer … So boo-hoo Alex Greenwich.When he calls someone a disgusting human being for attending a meeting in a church hall, maybe attention will turn to some of his habits.That is a floor, not a ceiling, and obviously we are not going to go below that [3%]. It needs to be done by mediation and negotiation but we are confident, having heard from union leadership since the election campaign, that we can get a landing on these issues.Unions have got a right to sit down with the government and negotiate on these things – that’s what we promised in the election campaign. The private sector is running in front of the public sector when it comes to wage increases in NSW. So that should be seen in context. Continue reading…