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6th May 2016, 09:05 AM | #281 |
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That's assuming Turnbull goes to the GG on time and the GG approves the double dissolution.
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8th May 2016, 12:48 AM | #282 |
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Well that's all the speculation out the window then. Double dissolution confirmed and election date set for July 2.
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8th May 2016, 01:20 AM | #283 |
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How does the headline go?
Finally, we have the chance to kick these bastards out! |
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Well, we could recycle an effective theme song from '07:
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Fairfax-Ipsos poll: First Turnbull budget gets election 2016 off to a shaky start
Apparently the worst-received budget since the 2014 Abbott-Hockey budget.
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19th May 2016, 12:35 PM | #291 |
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Well, what do you all think about this AFP investigating the ALP about the NBN leaks in the middle of an election campaign.
Do you think it is politically motivated. If so it is a very worrying step into a police state. Do you think the Coalition/NBN company have put the AFP onto this at a time convenient to them. It may be time to look very critically at the Coalition for the sake of freedom and democracy in Australia. |
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It's a political action, even if the AFP were "acting independently". The only reason why they wanted to plug those leaks was because the documents make Turnbull look incompetent.
I'm just amazed he hasn't gone "Tony made me do it". |
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It would look bad for Turnbull if no one is charged before the election.
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22nd May 2016, 05:18 PM | #294 |
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It already looks pretty bad for Turnbull.
But it's still early yet. ETA: Sorry, I should have said that it looks pretty bad for the LNC. Turnbull's still ahead as "Preferred Prime Minister" for whatever good that's worth. |
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Bill can't escape Julia's legacy
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Well the debate was interesting.
Im actually quite surprised how well Shorten did. Seems Labor have a much broader, rounded message (although a little short on detail), as opposed to the LNP's "big business at the cost of everything else" message. I gave it to Shorten by a fairly wide margin. Thoughts? |
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You seem to be the only person in the world that called the debate "interesting".
The political pundits gave the victory narrowly to Shorten in what was seen to be a lack luster debate. Even The Australian shared this view (http://www.theaustralian.com.au/fede...8190a8230fb7cd). Apparently they were so determined to have a safe format that when one leader spoke, the other leader's mike was turned off . Of course, few people will be able to make a personal judgement about it. Not one of the major networks telecast the debate. Even the ABC's News Radio preferred to broadcast the BBC World Service instead of the debate. |
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If anyone wants to watch the debate, it is available on iView.
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I find it interesting because I fully expected shorten to fail hard.
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Shorten's been getting better since he decided to defy my earlier prediction and take the party to the election. I'm actually slightly impressed. I no longer have justification for making the "Bill Who?" joke.
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Debate on facebook
Malcolm Turnbull and Bill Shorten have just faced each other in a public debate on facebook. It was conducted on new.com.au's facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/news.com.au...1702629190440/).
It was slightly less sanitized than the debate on foxtel but no really big suprises (except that at one point, Bill Shorten got to urge viewers to click the "like" button if they wanted fibre to their homes). An audience of 30 people selected from marginal electorates gave the debate to Shorten by a 17 - 7 margin although the commentators only gave Shorten a marginal victory. |
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Did not see it. I am on Facebook but don't use it much.
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Brexit, Brexit, Brexit, that is all we are hearing lately.
There is an election here on Saturday. Do you think everyone is bored silly with this election and Turnbull will get over the line easily? Or a hung parliament? Or Labor will just get in? I have a psychic feeling from my spirit guide that the Indis will play a big part if not make the reps interesting and the senate hostile to Turnbull. |
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Turnbull won't win easily. Nor will Labor win in it's own right. I predict Greens/independents will hold the balance and it's anyone's guess who will be able to negotiate a stable partnership. I think Labor and the Greens will be the biggest faction, and whether they convince the probably loony independents is the issue. I can't see the Coalition forming government with the Greens.
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I can't be bothered digging up links ATM but media reports suggest the repeat of an old story. The Libs will suffer a big swing against it but not in the marginal electorates. It appears that many voters are aware when it is safe to lodge a protest vote (when their electorate is a Labor or Liberal stronghold) and when their vote could lead to a change in government.
Turnbull's miscalculation is that it matters nought in the Senate where Senators in each state are elected by proportional representation. Even if the micro-parties miss out, the "big two" are likely to see their representation reduced by protest voters. |
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The polls are saying a win to the Coalition. The polls are saying that the Labor vote in the marginals are not high enough to get over the line.
I think this election is a big unknown. Maybe the polls will be wrong and the slightly rusted on and swingers will vote for more Indis. Maybe there will be a big protest vote. I would like to see a hung parliament, which I think is potentially very democratic. I would like to see a big representation of non Labor, non Coalition in the senate. |
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The Drover's Dog could have led Australia successfully in Howard's time due to the rivers of gold flowing from the mining boom. And look what he did with that windfall, middle class welfare and a massive structural deficit in the budget. Plus workchoices when he had control of the senate.
Hawke and Keating had to negotiate their reforms with the opposition. So I feel a parliament where the party hacks do as they are told, and any crazy extreme right wing or wingnut left legislation gets through. is not the way to go. |
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Yeah, my crystal ball is predicting a big win for the Greens/Independents/Xenophones, just because everyone is so bloody sick and tired of all the crap coming from the two major parties.
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Both labor and Coalition if I read what they are saying correct are very dishonest and irresponsible when it comes to a hung parliament.
They both say they will not negotiate with the Greens or Independents. Well if they don't negotiate they can't govern, and the last thing the electorate wants is another election. |
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That's what I would expect.
Both parties are hubrising hard, assuming that they will be able to form a majority government on their own. |
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Been called twice in two days with a machine saying "This is a political opinion poll..." And I am on a do not call register. Not that makes any difference.
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