Australian Politics thread [merged]

[mightytiges]

What's with all these tweets on twitter tonight about a Liberal party leadership spill?  ???

[tiger101]

What's with all these tweets on twitter tonight about a Liberal party leadership spill?  ???

All I came across was this tweet

BREAKING: Campbell Newman dumps Tony Abbott and declares himself Liberal Leader in every Parliament he is not a member of.

 

[1965]

Another Lib in trouble.

"A VICTORIAN Liberal MP will be questioned in court over her house and car being blasted with gunshots over an alleged drug debt owed by her eldest son."

Read more: http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/mp-goes-to-court-over-shooting-20111010-1lhkd.html#ixzz1aPQKW6Hj

[1965]

So much for Abbott's claim of the death of the mining industry.

"Olympic Dam mega-mine brings wealth"

"BHP Billiton's plan to create the world's largest open-cut mine in South Australia has won federal and state government development approval, bringing potentially enormous economic benefits"

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/olympic-dam-mega-mine-brings-wealth-and-warnings/story-fn59niix-1226163441647

[mightytiges]

THE federal government's carbon pricing package has passed its first hurdle to becoming law.

The lower house held an initial vote on the Clean Energy Future Bill 2011 plus 17 associated bills today evening.

Labor won the vote 74-73.

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/breaking-news/first-carbon-bill-passes-lower-house/story-e6frf7jx-1226164154297

[tiger101]

Another Lib in trouble.

"A VICTORIAN Liberal MP will be questioned in court over her house and car being blasted with gunshots over an alleged drug debt owed by her eldest son."

Read more: http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/mp-goes-to-court-over-shooting-20111010-1lhkd.html#ixzz1aPQKW6Hj

Did you even read the article? She's not in trouble she's just being questioned because it was her house that was shot at.
Anyone with there house being shot at would have to give a statement if they push charges on the people for it.

[tiger101]

THE federal government's carbon pricing package has passed its first hurdle to becoming law.

The lower house held an initial vote on the Clean Energy Future Bill 2011 plus 17 associated bills today evening.

Labor won the vote 74-73.

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/breaking-news/first-carbon-bill-passes-lower-house/story-e6frf7jx-1226164154297

Did you see the latest Newspoll results MT. Not a good look for Gillard.
A very interesting result is more people trust the issue of climate change with the coalition more then they do to Labor who are trying to claim a great victory on the matter.

[1965]

Another Lib in trouble.

"A VICTORIAN Liberal MP will be questioned in court over her house and car being blasted with gunshots over an alleged drug debt owed by her eldest son."

Read more: http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/mp-goes-to-court-over-shooting-20111010-1lhkd.html#ixzz1aPQKW6Hj

Did you even read the article? She's not in trouble she's just being questioned because it was her house that was shot at.
Anyone with there house being shot at would have to give a statement if they push charges on the people for it.

Yeah I know, but it did make a great heading.

Gotta love those sub-editors.

 

[1965]

THE federal government's carbon pricing package has passed its first hurdle to becoming law.

The lower house held an initial vote on the Clean Energy Future Bill 2011 plus 17 associated bills today evening.

Labor won the vote 74-73.

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/breaking-news/first-carbon-bill-passes-lower-house/story-e6frf7jx-1226164154297

Did you see the latest Newspoll results MT. Not a good look for Gillard.
A very interesting result is more people trust the issue of climate change with the coalition more then they do to Labor who are trying to claim a great victory on the matter.

The election is still two years away and the Carbon Tax will not be an issue by then.

Why else has Abbott been so desperate to postpone it until after the next election.

He knows that it is not as bad as he has been saying.

 

[tiger101]

THE federal government's carbon pricing package has passed its first hurdle to becoming law.

The lower house held an initial vote on the Clean Energy Future Bill 2011 plus 17 associated bills today evening.

Labor won the vote 74-73.

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/breaking-news/first-carbon-bill-passes-lower-house/story-e6frf7jx-1226164154297

Did you see the latest Newspoll results MT. Not a good look for Gillard.
A very interesting result is more people trust the issue of climate change with the coalition more then they do to Labor who are trying to claim a great victory on the matter.

The election is still two years away and the Carbon Tax will not be an issue by then.

Why else has Abbott been so desperate to postpone it until after the next election.

He knows that it is not as bad as he has been saying.

 

Lefty's like to think that. But people are sick of this government and are tuning out.
Your also forgetting Gillard is going to have to defend every price rise in food,water, electricity everything because of this tax.
It's not going to be an easy battle. I think thats main reason Rudd won in 07 because prices kept going up under Howard.
Can someone come in and make an impact on cost of living is questionable Rudd couldnt do it. But people are willing to vote for change if they believe the current people aren't helping.

[mightytiges]

It sums up the modern media that the biggest news item of the day isn't the passing of the Carbon legislation through the lower house but Julia and Kev having a kiss afterwards  .

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/more-news/carbon-tax-bills-pass-lower-house-of-federal-parliament/story-fn7x8me2-1226164570957

[10 FLAGS]

Today is a shameful day in the history of Australian Politics. Abbott should rescind this garbage when he comes to power and if the Greens oppose in the senate he should call a double dissolution and we can finally see the end of the Greens in Australia.

[1965]

Today is a shameful day in the history of Australian Politics. Abbott should rescind this garbage when he comes to power and if the Greens oppose in the senate he should call a double dissolution and we can finally see the end of the Greens in Australia.

Don't kid yourself.

He will not change the carbon tax if he gets elected. It will cost too much to undo the tax.

I fear you might find the Greens will be stronger after the next election not weaker.

[tiger101]

I fear you might find the Greens will be stronger after the next election not weaker.

Not sure about stronger but I can't see any of there voter base moving away from them.
Unless ALP pull a big rabbit out of the bag there Carbon tax is going to leak middle ground to Liberals and there asylum seeking human deportation policy is going to leak the last of the left voters to the greens. 

[1965]

I fear you might find the Greens will be stronger after the next election not weaker.

Not sure about stronger but I can't see any of there voter base moving away from them.
Unless ALP pull a big rabbit out of the bag there Carbon tax is going to leak middle ground to Liberals and there asylum seeking human deportation policy is going to leak the last of the left voters to the greens.

Time will tell.