· by byronstol.bsky.social ·20h ago · view on bsky.app ↗

Heart, smarts and pragmatism: why health minister Mark Butler is suddenly a contender as a future PM (theguardian.com)

Cabinet colleagues say the veteran politician’s carriage of the NDIS firestorm shows his political judgement and collaborative style

What a load of bullshit. Sociopath Mark Butler is unfit to be a Minister and should be sacked immediately for punching down on People with Disability and their carers. The day he resigns from Parliament the Disability Community will be celebrating #ProtectOurNDIS www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

#protectourndis

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David Metcalf · 1 · 12h ago

He's broken the record for creating a massive wave of new onset disabilities too. Destroyed a lot of productivity and participation in the economy etc. Penny wise, pound stupid. With other people's money. Shortsighted neolib false economies of undermining infectious disease prevention, especially.

Byron Stol · 6 · 20h ago

Shame on the Guardian for publishing this article when People with Disability are dealing with the gut-wrenching stress of the NDIS Bill likely being passed in the Senate next week.