Australian Politics thread [merged]

[1965]

I'll go for the landslide anti-Abbott vote

50 ALP
37 LNP
1 independent.

[Gigantor]

NIL all draw

[1965]

NIL all draw

Heaven help us if we have another minority government.

 

[🏅Dooks]

I'll go for the landslide anti-Abbott vote

50 ALP
37 LNP
1 independent.

Not beyond the realms of happening.  Would be nice actually. Might moderate the Federal Libs into a few more back flips before they are destroyed in 2 years time.

[🏅Dooks]

NIL all draw

I'll take that as a 44 to 44 seat vote

[🏅Dooks]

UPDATE
Election closest to the pin selections so far.

Anyone else feel free to add your prediction. Competition closes at 6pm

Angus:-
44 ALP
40 LNP
4 independant.

Dooks:-
46 ALP
39 LNP
3 independant.

Tony M
44 ALP
41 LNP
3   IND

65:-
ALP 50
LNP 37
IND 1

Giganator:-
ALP 44
LNP 44
IND 0

[tony_montana]

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/world/emily-thornberrys-tweet-and-the-phenomenon-that-threatens-to-tear-the-eu-apart/story-fni0xs61-1227138849810

Found this an interesting read..


Emily Thornberry’s tweet and the phenomenon that threatens to tear the EU apart 
 
 Charles Miranda in London 
  News Corp Australia Network 
 November 28, 2014 10:00PM
 

 ON the face of it, it appeared a fairly innocuous tweet. 
 
The image posted on social media last week featured the British St George Cross flag flapping from the guttering of a nondescript suburban home with a white van parked in the driveway.

But the fury the image caused, not least of all directed at its sender, Labour’s now ex-shadow attorney-general Emily Thornberry, is perhaps a symptom of a broader phenomenon that today threatens to tear the European Union apart.

.......

[Gigantor]

it seems people world wide aren't happy with their politics or politicians...what is it that we want from our governments if in fact we want to be goverened

[Penelope]

how about governments that actually govern for the people that elects them rather rather than treating their continuants with arrogant contempt while pandering to wishes of their corporate masters or pushing their own dogmatic idealistic views.

The electoral system has gone from a system where people vote in who they think will be best for them, based on localised intimate knowledg to one that rewards the politicians who can best spin their lies and deceit to convince the voters to vote for them, or as often as not, to not vote for their opponent.

[WilliamPowell]

 Reckon the anti Tony vote is going to be bigger than the experts think.

Throw in that Dr Napthine is not exactly a charismatic leader then I reckon the LNP are goneskis

ALP 47
LNP 39
IND 2

[🏅Dooks]

What do people want? 

Honesty, equality and equal opportunity.  Long term plans to advance our position on this planet as we head deep into the 21st century. For the people.

A child born today should be able to be fully supported by a system that enables him/her to learn, flourish, thrive and contribute back to society in any reasonable way that individual wants to.

Instead we have a system geared towards broader power and economic greed for the top 10% with usually secondary concerns for education, scientific advancement, health and opportunity unless it's a short term vote winner.

What dont people want?

Dishonesty. Short termers trying to get into and stay in power for self benefit.

Politics has gotten worse over the last 25 years just that Australia has had a good run with general standards of living. When you have a very extreme form of capitalism driving the world you get extreme capitalistic priorities with the way it's run.

Or maybe I'm just overestimating the electorate

[🏅Dooks]

UPDATE

Election closest to the pin selections so far.

Anyone else feel free to add your prediction. Competition closes at 6pm

Angus:-
44 ALP
40 LNP
4 independant.

Dooks:-
46 ALP
39 LNP
3 independant.

Tony M
44 ALP
41 LNP
3   IND

65:-
ALP 50
LNP 37
IND 1

Giganator:-
ALP 44
LNP 44
IND 0

WP:-
ALP 47
LNP 39
IND 2

[dwaino]

ALP 46
LNP 40
IND 2

[🏅Dooks]

Final predictions in relative order:-

The winner rightfully gets to wear the title "OERs Foremost Political Expert (OERFPE) until the next Fed/state election.

65:-
ALP 50
LNP 37
IND 1

WP:-
ALP 47
LNP 39
IND 2

dwain-6ft 6-o:-
ALP 46
LNP 40
IND 2

Dooks:-
46 ALP
39 LNP
3 independant.

Giganator:-
ALP 44
LNP 44
IND 0

Tony M
44 ALP
41 LNP
3   IND

Angus:-
44 ALP
40 LNP
4 independant.

[mightytiges]

Glad it's over. I've never lived in a marginal seat before and boy do you get get pested by the pollies. The amount spent on pamphlets must be a fortune as you receive something in your post on a daily basis.

Antony Green on ABC claiming a 3% swing to the ALP and a 52-48 split which matches the pre-election polls. He reckons it's 20 minutes away from calling the election.