Mr Abbott said governments were failing to consider the economic costs of the crisis, raising the spectre of sacrificing older lives to protect the livelihoods of younger Australians.
"Governments have approached the pandemic like trauma doctors instead of thinking like health economists trained to pose uncomfortable questions about a level of deaths we might have to live with.""Tony Abbott was never known for his compassion. This is a new low," Mr Albanese told reporters in Canberra on Wednesday.
"To make the comments that he did, I think, will cause a great deal of hurt for Australians who read those comments, particularly the families of those who have been impacted by COVID-19."Senator Cormann said the economic cost of the virus response was definitely justified.
One must wonder if a liberally applied horsewhip might change this reprehensible point of view. Sadly, civilized people must stoop to this barbaric practice, but it is something that is understood even by Neanderthals.
Be careful of what you wish for
He's left the country. Ta ta, tones.
This was exactly shifty SloMo's philosophy when the virus first invaded nursing homes. The elderly were not taken to hospital. Nor were they provided with any medical sttention. They were left to die.
Get your lawyers ready SBS, that's defamation of the highest degree, this is why people don't trust the media anymore.
When you support someone who supports a pedo protecting prick
Would you prefer they die unnaturally?
He’s a massive Malakaaaa skippy 👇
Tony is reasonable to call out our political leaders to think outside the square. Especially saving a life costs 20 millions dollar & putting economy into recession. Herd immunity, quarantine villages, specialised hospitals are the way to go. Some, including me, will die anyway.
How sily you are!!!
I suggest Abbott and the majority of LNP should be left to die in the same fashion
So does this mean Tony Abbott support involuntary euthanasia?
Oh well, tony will be a really old man (hopefully someday). Doctors should keep his advice handy and let him go peacefully (no attempts to help him). The doctors should remind him - freedom and liberty of the young matter & he should accept his reality.
ItsBouquet Abbott has always been a filthy scum bag...just like the rest of the LNP..💩💩💩🐷🐷🐷🦨🦨 🦨
A new high in my books get those borders open...
You are shockingTony Abbott
He is a lizard. They eat their young.
How old is Tory Bonehead?
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JimWils92190042 This is an old play. Abbott expresses a nut job proposition to make Morrison’s open for business, open the borders bleating look measured and reasoned in comparison.
See Abbott swaggering around like he’s got a prickly pear in his budgie smugglers. Well, you lucky poms, he’s all yours now, make sure you keep him and his fucking opinions over there, we sure don’t need him here in Oz. Worst PM ever.
smh I listened to TonyAbbott's words myself. I couldn't believe a staunch Catholic could ever so coldly put economic rationalism before the sanctity of life. Tony has lost it. I wonder if the Pope has heard this?
If that is true, he’s no better than Hitler.
And that's not easy with his record of ineptitude.
Well he presented himself as Pro Life the fact he’s not is a jolt, never to push anti abortion views again.
i agree, we should sacrifice people for herd immunity. let's sacrifice the extremely rich, let's sacrifice nonces, let's sacrifice dead weight politicians like Abbott
Was he an Australian Liberal Prime Minister? Alas! Australia does indeed have some dark history, ruled by someone who wish to leave his elderly parents to their own device in a Covid ravaged world. We hear he cared about the Uighurs! Really?
Stop paying these exes taxpayer money
luvmygoose honestly i prefer him like this
SBS Abbott, always and forever the sniper.
Where does this ideology end? My elderly parent would have died if not for a week of intensive intervention at a leading public hospital a few months ago. Would have cost the taxpayer a lot of $$. Instead of calling the ambulance should we have smoothed his pillow and waited...
Unlike his political career Which was kept on life support
What with Donald Trump, “sinking to a new low” has become a cliche. And also comparisons to Hitler and Nazism. What other phrase can we use? Recourse to vicious suggestion? Something more concisely colourful?
So Abbott would sacrifice people like Sir Tom who walked and walked to raise money for the NHS ? Sir Tom is worth zillions more than than lunatic monk Abbott!The man who fought euthanasia tooth and nail says 'People should be allowed to choose to die from covid'?
Logan’s Run for the elderly!
Do you reckon Tony Abbott understands that dying from Covid is a shocking death? Is he suggesting Govt sanctioned euthanasia? ScottMorrisonMP GregHuntMP what are your thoughts? auspol TonyAbbott
L_DeWeaver Just wait until his 89 year old boss, Rupert Murdoch hears about this!
Abbot just said what most politicians are silently wishing for, it’s just that he is no longer into elective politics that’s why he said it but believe me not most conservative politicians condone death for the seniors
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Ageism and ageing are hidden discriminations in Australia, employers look at their older staff to move on, medical services evaluate treatment.....
I be interested to see a request for a 'hands up' who'd like to get Covid19 & die among those infirm elderly folk around the world (Yes,yes a horrible death but still a fairly quick one) SBSNews abcnews standardnews GuardianAus guardian australian 2GB873 LBC
Fact_Oracle That’s low, even for the Mad Monk.
He’s already lower than a snakes belly
Don’t be distracted by the bullshit talking points. The facts are, high recovery rates and low death rates. Within this context, we do not need lockdowns.
Well we let them die of the flu every year so he has a good point
It's interesting that the people who agree and are fine with this are mostly same people who lose their shit about abortion. I guess pro life ends outside the womb.
Fact of life. You are going to die.
Who even gave a damn about the elderly dying before 2020?
Keep this in mind when a conservative tells you they're pro-life
The eIderIy and their doctors shouId have the choice to to use Hydroxychloroquine and ivermectin
Yes. Old people should be kept alive at all costs indefinitely.
Abbott like a maggot whispering from dung heap.
The bar is so low you can practically walk over it!
You and Albanese have always lacked context- read the entire speech
As hard as it is they have lived a good life as it is. You can't live forever you know!
He trash.
Why does everyone have a voice these days but only the twats get heard?
He's right, some should. And that probably happens a lot. We should all have Advance Care Directives stating our wishes in these situations.
SBS I thought he was ‘pro-life’?
Abbott has too much opportunity to spread his mischief.
SBS Abbott has it spot on, see the squeal it’s produced.
SBS the Value of life zero Abbott has a choice any suriving parents in his family or relation in which he wishes to nominate .
Dead set sbs be better 🙇
Oh no, he’s back... HonTonyAbbott, the turd that just won’t flush...
lol...that is exactly what the medical guys in Australia are doing anyway..they don't actively go to the full extent if your age is more than 70
Tony Aboott and 'Conservatives' are following the same ideology of the Nazis. If there was any doubt these people were drifting towards Fascism, their response to Covid19 should have completely eradicated that. victorialockdown
Cue the left and their hate.
The true purpose of privatised aged care revealed
That’s because he is a sociopath
West's wrong with that?