Australia General Discussion 2.0

[Knives]

Glorious news.

[Knives]

The Libs are imploding, they should have called an election as soon as they replaced Abbott.

[Fmr President & Senator Polnut]

The Libs are imploding, they should have called an election as soon as they replaced Abbott.

Yup.

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Wait, are the Liberals really calling for an investigation into "cultural marxist indoctrination" in public schools?

[Fmr President & Senator Polnut]

Wait, are the Liberals really calling for an investigation into "cultural marxist indoctrination" in public schools?

Not really, what they ARE calling for is an investigation of the program that encourages safe spaces in public schools for LGBTI kids.

[Meclazine for Israel]

Surprised they are not investigating Q & A for bias.

Tony Jones interrupts every Liberal member every 3 seconds on that show.

It's like TOny has an earpiece connected to Kevin Rudd.

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Wait, are the Liberals really calling for an investigation into "cultural marxist indoctrination" in public schools?

Not really, what they ARE calling for is an investigation of the program that encourages safe spaces in public schools for LGBTI kids.

tbf Cory Bernardi did mention the cultural marxist thing in his big speech.

[Fmr President & Senator Polnut]

Surprised they are not investigating Q & A for bias.

Tony Jones interrupts every Liberal member every 3 seconds on that show.

It's like TOny has an earpiece connected to Kevin Rudd.

Lol, Tony Jones' issue isn't bias it's that he tries to make himself part of the show.

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Hack Senator Joe Bullock resigns because he can't accept SSM, and is being replaced by indigenous leader Patrick Dodson:

[Phony Moderate]

So Turncoat is displaying his hypocrisy once again today...

[Simfan34]

Polnut, why do people hate Bill Shorten so much?

[Fmr President & Senator Polnut]

Polnut, why do people hate Bill Shorten so much?

I'm not sure people actually care about him either way.

[Fmr President & Senator Polnut]

Newspoll

TPP
LNP: 50% (NC)
ALP: 50% (NC)

Primaries
LNP: 43% (NC)
ALP: 35% (NC)
GRN: 12% (NC)

Approval
Turnbull: 44% (-4)
Shorten: 30% (+2)

Disapproval
Turnbull: 41% (+3)
Shorten: 55% (-2)

Preferred PM
Turnbull: 55% (NC)
Shorten: 21 (NC)

[morgieb]

Polnut, why do people hate Bill Shorten so much?

I wouldn't say hate is the right word, but AFAIK he's seen as a bland union hack and possibly a bit weak.

[MaxQue]

Polnut, why do people hate Bill Shorten so much?

I wouldn't say hate is the right word, but AFAIK he's seen as a bland union hack and possibly a bit weak.

It's too bad, he did a great speech the only time I saw him.

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So if Turnbull does lose, how long will it take for the LNP right to rewrite history and claim they would have won if Abbott wasn't betrayed?

[Fmr President & Senator Polnut]

So if Turnbull does lose, how long will it take for the LNP right to rewrite history and claim they would have won if Abbott wasn't betrayed?

It's why Abbott and Co are white-anting Turnbull. To try to weaken him, have him lose then argue the unknowable "look, your saviour lost"

[Meclazine for Israel]

Polnut, why do people hate Bill Shorten so much?

We dont hate him. He is very uncharismatic.

He sits around 15% as preferred Priminister.

[Phony Moderate]

ALP leaders seem to be either incredibly high energy or laughably low energy. In the modern era you've had Whitlam Hawke, Keating, Rudd and Latham but you've also had Crean, Hayden and Shorten.

[Fmr President & Senator Polnut]

Polnut, why do people hate Bill Shorten so much?

We dont hate him. He is very uncharismatic.

He sits around 15% as preferred Priminister.

It's about 20% now and will climb soon.

[Ebowed]

Turnbull's entire reason for deposing Abbott was because the government was failing in the polls.  I wonder what happens if Turnbull starts dipping even more?

J/k, expecting any modicum of consistency from the Coalition is pointless.

[Fmr President & Senator Polnut]

I'm almost certain the election will be in July.

[morgieb]

ALP leaders seem to be either incredibly high energy or laughably low energy. In the modern era you've had Whitlam Hawke, Keating, Rudd and Latham but you've also had Crean, Hayden and Shorten.

Yes, very good point. Meanwhile I can't remember the last Liberal leader that could be considered high-energy - Snedden maybe?

[Knives]

Australian politics is such a joke atm.

Not as much as the US but like jesus christ these people are ridic.

[Fmr President & Senator Polnut]

Australian politics is such a joke atm.

Not as much as the US but like jesus christ these people are ridic.

Indeed, it seems likely that the Budget will be moved forward a week (all of the function spaces in P'House are booked up for 3 May... in a week when Parliament isn't supposed to be sitting... hmmm?) to enable the Budget and reply to happen, then announce the next weekend for a (sigh) 8 week campaign.