Australian Politics thread [merged]

[mightytiges]

Libs are still voting.

Really don't see any winners for the Libs out of this. They will get a short-term bounce in the polls if Turnbull wins but the religious/hardline/loopy conservative faction will never accept Turnbull's support of same-sex marriage, an ETS to tackle climate change  and a republic. It would split the Liberal party. On the other hand, Abbott is dead man walking even if he holds on. The cabinet leaks and stuff-ups will continue and the Libs will lose Julie Bishop from the front bench (leaving all males) and Foreign affairs.

[mightytiges]

Here we go ...

Leadership vote:
Turnbull 54
Abbott   44
Informal   1

Deputy vote:
Bishop   70
Andrews 30


So we have our 4th different PM in 5 years.

[dwaino]

Awesome stuff. Look forward to what they bring to the table during the next election. Safe to say fat Joe will be axed too? Great to see the back of Tony. Dead set, what an embarrassing era it was to be represented by that thick headed twit.

[dwaino]

lol just read that apparently Abbott has missed out on his 600k pension by 4 days. Age of entitlement is over for you matey 

Rupert Murdoch the grub isn't happy. What a massive waste of time it was buying National Geographic now.

[1965]

The best thing about this change is that Peta Credlin is about to lose her job.

 

[Chuck17]

I was thinking it would be that this thread may be unhijacked by the cut and paste spam

[Damo]

The best thing about this change is that Peta Credlin is about to lose her job.

 

The best thing is that the Libs are now morals to win the next election and we won't have to put up with the other pack of jokers for a bit longer.

You continue saying what a joke Abbott is ... Gillard, Rudd, Shorten LOL

[WilliamPowell]

Julie Bishop, the worlds greatest Deputy Leader, will be deputy to anyone. Brendan, Malcolm, Tomy and now Malcolm again..

Also, quite a coward it would seem. Why doesn't she have the courage to actually stand for leader?

[1965]

I think she knows she is not up to it.

[WilliamPowell]

I think she knows she is not up to it.

Probably. But instead of arranging "coupes" she stood stand for something

the Libs banged on about Rudd being knifed, Gillard being knifed by faceless men.

But IMV Bishop is just as bad, she's loyal to no one but her own agenda it would seem. She's now had a hand in 4 changes of leadership.

BTW the irony in the events of the last 24-48 hours shouldn't be lost on anyone. 

The only thing it really proves is yet again both sides of politics are all about winning (& whining)and not about serving the Australian public

[Gigantor]

Well put WP..winning is all either political party is interested in.
For a long time now I have felt that across the globe we don't really have any statesmen and people who want to make a difference to the general populace..we are still being goverened by minnows

[🏅Dooks]

Bump 

I'll call it now, Tony will not last as PM until the next election.

What a mess from what is shaping up to be the worst government since Whitlam.

[Penelope]

You continue saying what a joke Abbott is ... Gillard, Rudd, Shorten LOL

what exactly do you mean by this comment?

[1965]

Bump 

I'll call it now, Tony will not last as PM until the next election.

What a mess from what is shaping up to be the worst government since Whitlam.

What an arrogant wanker this 1965 joker is.

 

[No More]

With Malcolm at the helm we will have a Liberal Government for the next 50 years