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Your name is Allen
Yes
And what do you do Allen
I work in administration. Business administration
Great. And where do you do that
At Ikea At Ikea. Big company
Huge company
And what’s your surname Allen
Key
OK. And your special subject tonight Allen, is The Issues Facing Australia
Yes. Not counting football. That was the full title of my special subject
Secondary Issues Facing Australia
Yes, exactly
First question Allen. What is a double dissolution
It’s a constitutional device whereby in the bicameral Australian parliament, in the
event of a deadlock between the lower house and the upper house, there can be an
election called for both houses
Correct. And what is name of the upper house
The Senate
Correct and where is the senate and what is it made up of
It’s between Jupiter and Uranus and it’s made up mainly of various gasses
No, I think that’s Saturn Allen. The Senate is in Canberra
Oh. At least I got the composition right
Correct. What is a Taxation Reform
In Australia
Yes
Pass
Correct. When people talk about bracket creep, what are they referring to
Is it Mattias Cormann
No. That is incorrect. Who said cuts to company tax will benefit workers
How would that work
More jobs and higher wages I think is the idea
Salvador Dali?
No. It was Arthur Sinodinos. Who said ‘There’s never been a better time to be an Australian’
Malcolm Turnbull
Correct. Which Australian did he mean?
Who was the Australian it’s never been a better time to be?
Yes
Malcolm Turnbull
Correct. When did he say that
Late last year
Correct. What would he say now
The best time to have been an Australian was probably some time late last year
Correct. Which famous Australian has recently been in the news for his appearance on ‘I’m
a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here’
George Pell
I’m afraid that is incorrect
No it’s not. I watched it. It was gripping
No Allen. ’I’m a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here’ is a show, a lot of it is shot
overseas…
I know I saw it. Couldn’t take my eyes off it
Shane Warne was the answer we were looking for
Shane wasn’t in the one I’ve been watching. He wouldn’t get through the heats in the
one I was watching
A couple of errors there but a very good round Allen, and you’ve won two tickets to the
ballet
Great
You like the ballet?Yes. I love the ballet. Who are they playing?