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I'm genuinely interested in how far we'll get before the next change.
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The one thing I've learned from this mess is that the so called waka jumping bill is quite tough. If you're an MP, list or electorate, and you leave the party then you also leave Parliament. I understand leaving as a list MP, however I don't agree with the rule that an electorate MP is also out. The electorate votes for the MP, not the party, imo. While an electorate MP might fall out of favour with the party they were still voted in by their electorate and represent them in parliament. I would hope that in the by election the electorate would stick with who they voted for in the first place, but I fear that for most people they are voting for the party, not the person. And whichever party candidate stood against the now independent ex-MP would have a campaign advantage.
I'm wistful for pre-party politics and I don't think that party politics needs additional support. This seems like it will entrench the current parties.
While that should be the case, I doubt that outside of particularly notable MPs, even a majority of people could name the party that represents them in their electorate, let alone the sitting members.
I'll be honest, I couldn't remember off the top of my head who my federal representative was, though I'd have gotten it on multiple choice. My state representative is easy (cause he's Premier), but I'd be surprised if half the people in the district could name him without a hint.
We've become too disengaged from our politicians, and they from us. There's over 200 federal politicians, and 128 state. And outside of the high profile ones, I doubt most people would recognize their names.
But she's a big name.
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Apparently Ross has a recording of Bridges talking about the illegal election contribution, and photos of Bridges with the alleged Chinese business man who gave the donation.
Ross will resign from parliament and run in the by-election as an Independent.
Apparently Bridges and Paula Bennett accused Ross of some sexual misconduct allegations from at least 4 women, which led Ross to have a mental breakdown (his words). Bridges then start to the press that Ross was taking a leave of absence to deal with an 'embarassing' health issue.
Ross vehemently denies any wrong doing of a sexual nature and claims that Bridges will do anything to maintain power at any cost.
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the world is burning down around our ears but sure, let's let pauline fucking hanson waste everyone's time proposing bullshit racist slogans
edit: In case any of you have the misfortune to be represented by one of these numpties, here's the people that voted for this piece of trash
Both Hinch and Di Natalie explained before the vote why this was so racist; and after the vote, several LNP senators tweeted in support.
And it's too late, since the conversation in the public is happening and converting people to white nationalism.
Fucking dickheads. I hope Wentworth is a bloodbath.
....regarding Wentworth, Scott this morning is talking about considering moving the Israel embassy to Jerusalem. No doubt due to the 13% of Wenworth voters with Jewish heratige.
Good God, the world SAW what happened when the US did it. The repurcussions are well known, any blood is on LNP hands.
Because Democrats in the US aren't the only left-of-centre political party that don't know how to set, maintain, and follow through on narratives?
But it does look like it'll be either a left-leaning Independent or a Labor candidate that'll take Wentworth. Morrison claims that'll destabilize the government.
My response? Good.
While I understand we vote for candidates, and the candidates make the party, and the party chooses the leader of the party, I REALLY despise the idea of unseating a sitting Prime Minister, and then just carrying on as normal. While the Governor General (or Queen depending on interpretation) is technically Head of State, the Prime Minister is the leader of the country. And that 43 politicians got to make that determination, should be seen as a f'n outrage.
That we haven't had a PM serve a full term in four election cycles (since John f'n Howard), is a national embarrassment.
The own-goals scored by the LNP keep on coming.
Edit: this has been walked back by the Indonesian trade minister. We do have a lot of other nations issuing us a "please explain" though.
What was it? Two weeks Scotty was Prime Minister?
From what I'm seeing, this doesn't affect Scotty. This is purely the National party, and it affects the Deputy PM (because that's the position the Nationals hold within the Coalition).
It's still a clusterfuck, because it shows that a significant minority portion of the Coalition is just as fucking dysfunctional as the core minority is.
But Scotty's job is safe for now. Though check again in two weeks, at this point.
It's more a return to form for the Nats, as the old deputy PM got pushed out because he impregnated a staffer and then shuffled her somewhere else so as to try and avoid notice, and now he may be making a second showing.
And the Nats are losing support to the straight xenophobic party, so they probably need his 'charisma' back.
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They appear to be taking a page from the USA's Republicans. That you can only get shamed out of office if you allow yourself to feel shame. That as long as you hold fast to your convictions, deny whenever possible, ignore or deflect when you can't, and never show "weakness" (like shame), then for the most part, you're untouchable.
I'm hoping that's not where we're headed, but I'm really starting to think it's inevitable. We've got some safeguards that'll protect us longer, but the general apathy amongst the electorate for principle (over "what can I get for my vote?") seems to have us heading that way.
I feel like the electorate has been lied to too many times by the incoming government for people to care what the government promises.
Barnaby at least moved a public department into his electorate, at great expense, to provide maybe one more Macca's cashier a full-time job as the influx of homeless public servants leeched the free wifi, so I think he's perceived as at least doing something for his voters.
And if the major parties are not going to do things for the electorate, then the farmers will turn to Hanson, who is all too happy to do something stupid.
The radio was vague, and there's nothing in the paper. Just some random thing that wont happen, or something I should be concerned about?
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Maybe it's less of a prayer and more of an exclamation. "Jesus Christ, this shower of incompetents!"
When are they gonna remove Jehovah from the national anthem, that's the one that bothers me.
Desperate times.
the coalition seems to think australians are way more into theocracy than they actually are. like they've copied the republican strategy of riling up the evangelicals without thinking for a second about whether it actually works in a country that is not america
Apparently they asked Malcolm to endorse their candidate but he’d have to include how they knifed him.
Sounds like they would love America because they're acting exactly like Republicans do with this mindset. Which is weird as Australia is nowhere near as fundamentalist culturally.
I think the person responsible for that quote should come forward, out of anonymity.
And be named Leader of the National Party.
EDIT: I'm kinda surprised at the lack of national coverage of this election. News.com and Melbourne's Herald Sun aren't really covering it. Sydney Morning Herald isn't either. The Channel 9 Website has one article. ABC has two.
Given that this isn't a trivial seat (in the sense that the Coalition are already on the razor's edge with Hogan), and it's not a safe seat (Turnbull won it comfortably, but with preferences both ALP and Phelps appear to have a 10pt lead over the Coalition, and so it's at least as likely as not to be one of those), and could all but force a general election, I'm honestly surprised at how little coverage it's getting.
Site seems down at the moment, probably getting more traffic than ever before. (Edit: It's back up!)
Scotty Doesn't Know: prankster takes over Scott Morrison's website.
Apparently someone didn't tick the 'auto renew' option on their domain.
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Question is whether Phelps would vote for no confidence in the Liberals and get us a new government for Christmas.