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The interesting thing (to me) about the Wagga Wagga byelection is that the vox pop on the ABC over the weekend had people saying that because of the leadership spill, they were disaffected with both Liberal and Labor. As far as I was concerned, this was all about the Liberals. Labour have remained pretty much blameless during the whole process.
I'm predicting a big swing towards the Greens and Independents in the coming election, which I still think will be called before the end of the year. ps. You don't call Wagga Wagga Wagga. |
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The Greens were also big losers in the by-election with their primary vote almost halved. We are more likely to see votes leaking from LNP to right wing minorities (like One Nation).
If Scott Morrison has any brains then he will avoid an early election like the plague. The more time that elapses since the leadership spill the better for the Libs (especially if Morrison can maintain some stability during the year). Of course, if the government loses their majority then a no confidence motion is always possible. I suspect that such opportunism would not help the Labor party - especially if a double dissolution is the result. |
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...our governments are just trying to protect us from terror. In the same way that someone banging a hornets’ nest with a stick is trying to protect us from hornets. Frankie Boyle, Guardian, July 2015 |
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Getting back to Morrison and his Pentecostal faith, I can imagine him getting all lathered up and treating us to an exhibition of "speaking in tongues", on the floor of parliament. That would be a hoot.
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...our governments are just trying to protect us from terror. In the same way that someone banging a hornets’ nest with a stick is trying to protect us from hornets. Frankie Boyle, Guardian, July 2015 |
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Senator Wacka? John Williams, Senator for NSW.
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It would be great if the Nationals had a separate line for themselves for the Senate. That way they need to get enough people to vote for them for their members to get elected.
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And now he's accusing him of grooming underage girls. Is there no depth to which Dutton will not sink?
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Dutton is fighting for his political life. Expect more abuse and accusations. He has already described Quaedvlieg as Labor's Godwin Grech.
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And this is the guy that wanted to be PM....
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You would expect the % of the voters who will vote for the Government in the by-election to be far lower than in the previous election. After all I am sure many people would have voted for the PM, rather than the Liberals. Now the Liberals have lost that vote. But will it be enough for someone else to take the seat?
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With the Libs barely hanging on by a fingernail and scrambling desperately for actual policies, that makes each and every backbencher "important" to keep on board. So what does Abbott do? Stirs the pot. I do hope, if the Libs get trounced next time, and it looks like they will be, Abbott never gets preselection again.
https://www.theguardian.com/australi...newable-energy
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Jason Ball, a name that should be known to us Australian skeptics, is running for the Greens in the previously-safe Liberal seat of Higgins. And it actually looks like he might have a shot.
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Knock Knock
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The Wentworth by-election will be on October 20. Not long to wait, and I suspect a less than optimum strategy.
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It would seem Morrison has caught foot in mouth disease.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/201...-evil/10238488
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How do you pronounce "Quaedvlieg" anyway?
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Surprise surprise, the Liberal Party has preselected a rich white man to run for the seat of Wentworth.
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Murdoch and Stokes can just **** off.
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A delegation from Saudi Arabia in Question Time today has 25% female representation. The Liberal National Coalition has 18%.
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In breaking news, the Senate committee has resolved that Peter Dutton misled parliament about his relationship to the employer of an au pair.
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The indication is that a No Confidence motion will be put to Parliament tomorrow morning. Predictably, Abetz and McDonald have denounced the whole thing as a "witch-hunt".
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