Australian Politics thread [merged]

[WilliamPowell]

I was implying that it is a distinct possibility that the Premier may lose his seat.

It does happen 

Time to put my hand up

I got this wrong. Easily won his seat

[1965]

Good old Dictator Dan does it again. 😁

[one-eyed]

Current results (ABC):

Lower house:  ALP 49, LNP 24, GRN 4 with 11 seats still in doubt.

Upper house:  ALP 15, LNP 14, GRN 4, Cannabis 2, AJP 1, SFF 1, Reason 1, DLP 1, PHON 1.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/elections/vic/2022/results?filter=all&sort=az

[Hard Roar Tiger]

Good old Dictator Dan does it again. 😁

The North Korean people are shaking their heads in bewilderment…..

[mightytiges]

The pic of the election night coverage  .



If there's one thing to come out of this election result, it is that it is a clear message from the Victorian public to the media cabal that it is the people who decide who governs Victoria and not these loudmouth attention-seeking crybabies.

By the way, whoever's idea at Vic Lib HQ it is to continually oppose building railways should be shown the door. That's three straight election thumpings thanks to that idiotic stance (Metro tunnel in 2014, Skyrail in 2018 & SRL in 2022).

The North Korean people are shaking their heads in bewilderment…..

... at Kim Jong Un only getting 76 votes in Mulgrave? Back home he'd get 100% of the 'vote'.

[1965]

The pic of the election night coverage  .



If there's one thing to come out of this election result, it is that it is a clear message from the Victorian public to the media cabal that it is the people who decide who governs Victoria and not these loudmouth attention-seeking crybabies.

By the way, whoever's idea at Vic Lib HQ it is to continually oppose building railways should be shown the door. That's three straight election thumpings thanks to that idiotic stance (Metro tunnel in 2014, Skyrail in 2018 & SRL in 2022).

As always eleqontly put. Well said MT.

[mightytiges]

And therein lies the message for media outlets who ditch election coverage for election campaigning: voters aren't listening to you.”

https://twitter.com/ABCmediawatch/status/1597163774837809152

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Has the media ever gotten an election this wrong before?

The other major theme across the board was the desperate attempts to drum up a narrative that the election was going to be close, despite pretty consistent evidence it wouldn’t be. The possibility of a minority government was brought up constantly, as well as the theory that among the slew of seats the government was in danger of losing was Andrews’ own of Mulgrave. As psephologist Kevin Bonham points out, this is hardly the first time that pearl-clutching at the thought of a hung parliament has proven way off the mark.

https://www.msn.com/en-au/news/australia/has-the-media-ever-gotten-an-election-this-wrong-before/ar-AA14Cw0P?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=da64ea645fd5466c814d00557f262e76

[mightytiges]

How about Morrison today blaming everyone else for not knowing about his secret ministerial appointments .


Well done to Bridget Archer by the way. Well said too.

"It is an affront to our democratic Westminster system which has functioned for well over 120 years. This House has the right to be informed of the appointments. The people of Australia had the right to be informed," she says.

"In our democracy, what can be more fundamental than this?

"I do not accept any of the explanations put forward by the former prime minister for the actions and I'm deeply disappointed for the lack of apology or more importantly, the lack of understanding of the impact of the decisions."

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-11-30/live-updates-scott-morrison-censure-secret-ministries/101714536

[1965]

Anybody think Morrison is planning another leadership run?

[mightytiges]

Anybody think Morrison is planning another leadership run?

He's still living in a world of denial, so he may think he could come back at some stage. However, I'd doubt the Libs would want him back as their leader as he is political poison.

[mightytiges]

Something very wrong with the justice system when a rape case is simply dismissed because the victim is too mentally traumatised to go through a retrial.

[Assange Tiger 😎]

Alleged victim

[one-eyed]

The new Victorian Liberal and opposition leader is John Pesutto.

https://twitter.com/9NewsMelb/status/1600647086902366208

[Chuck17]

Im sure she will do $ pretty well out of it

So might he by the sound of it

[Chuck17]

Biggest losers will be the Australian public who will have to hear about this circus non stop