{"id":29497,"date":"2017-06-20T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-06-20T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/uncategorized\/phil-coorey-absolutely-nailed-the-problem-with-aussie-politicians\/"},"modified":"2017-06-20T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2017-06-20T00:00:00","slug":"phil-coorey-absolutely-nailed-the-problem-with-aussie-politicians","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/show\/phil-coorey-absolutely-nailed-the-problem-with-aussie-politicians\/","title":{"rendered":"Phil Coorey absolutely NAILED the problem with Aussie politicians"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>The cat herding underway to secure support for a public schools funding plan perfectly sums up the problem with politics in Australia right now, says the Financial Review\u2019s Phil Coorey.<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/au\/podcast\/david-and-will\/id1167323375?mt=2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>David and Will podcast on iTunes here.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cI think this is a really good example of just how utterly stupid and mean and dumb politics has become in this country,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/shows\/david-and-will\/podcast-20-june-2017\">Phil told David and Will on FIVEAA<\/a>. \u201cYou\u2019ve got kids funding at stake, but everyone\u2019s so pig-headed and sensitive\u2026 it\u2019s probably going to fall in a hole. You wonder why people out there are jaded &#8212; this is example A.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Phil said the wrangling required by the Turnbull government to implement Labor\u2019s own Gonski plan was \u201cstupid\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTurnbull stole their policy\u2026 and said, \u2018We\u2019ll do what Labor wants to do,\u2019 and Labor said no.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>And dealing with the Greens was proving just as hard, according to Phil:<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cOne of the Greens told me yesterday the union wants Labor to win the next election, so to hell with the school kids. This is how stupid\u2019s it got.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd there\u2019s people inside the Coalition who don\u2019t want to do a deal with the Greens &#8212; even though the Greens are going to give them what they want &#8212; because they think it will scare away liberal voters.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/au\/podcast\/david-and-will\/id1167323375?mt=2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>David and Will podcast on iTunes here.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>MOST POPULAR<\/h3>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/shows\/rowey-bicks\/eugene-galekovic-has-a-final-message-for-reds-fans\">GALEKOVIC\u2019S FINAL MESSAGE FOR ADELAIDE UNITED FANS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/shows\/david-and-will\/ditched-food-van-owner-lashes-out-at-rundle-mall\"><strong>FOOD VAN OWNER LASHES OUT AT RUNDLE MALL<\/strong><\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The cat herding underway to secure support for a public schools funding plan perfectly sums up the problem with politics in Australia right now, says the Financial Review\u2019s Phil Coorey. 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