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Green eyed Mick wrote:
-TW- wrote: July 28, 2018, 8:15 pm Wasn't this supposed to be history in the making?
Was it?
All the talk I heard in the lead up was that labor would be the first opposition in 100 years to lose a seat in a byelection and Bull Shorten would face a challenge from Albo
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Turnbull challenged by Dutton, survived 48-35
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What a complete ****.. Dutton also might be ineligible for Parliament, I'm sure the timing of when the media decided to report that is just a coincidence..

Also when will the LNP that swinging to the far right is what is costing them votes.. WA and QLD showed this when they got cosy with one nation.

Turnbull is the only reason they won the the election, but their faction as well as talkback radio believe Tone would win in a landslide..

Btw Dutton is super unelectable as a PM, he only holds his own seat by 1.6%..=Christopher Pyne is a more viable alternative than that guy.

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It really is diabolical.

Hurry up and split the LNP in two please. Sick of the hard right **** things up for everyone.
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Missed a real opportunity here. Prime Minister Dutton would have been absolutely fascinating.
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The next election will be way more interesting with Dutton in charge.
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Bishop and Laundry have said they would resign if Dutton became PM and trigger a new election...
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Green eyed Mick wrote:The next election will be way more interesting with Dutton in charge.
It'll be absolute comedy.

With the climactic farce of him losing his seat as both GetUp et al and One Nation flood his electorate with dollars.

Dutton will be PM by this time next week. Lock it in.

Though I'd drop a couple of bucks on Bishop throwing her hat into the ring...
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God I hope not
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He might be PM by this time tomorrow.

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The **** might not even be eligible for parliament, so we could see him becoming PM, the high court finding him ineligible and deputy PM Tone taking the reigns :roll:

This could happen tonight.
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Didn't get up tonight, probably tomorrow morning

Trying to get the numbers to call an extraordinary party meeting
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How can they see that he is unelectable as PM?
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Dr Zaius wrote:How can they see that he is unelectable as PM?
Like Abbott!
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I honestly can't fathom this. They must be aware that they won't win an election with him as PM. As far as I can tell it's driven by conservatives looking to sure up their seats from One Nation/Katter at the expense of the party. Driven from Queensland of course.
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I don't understand it either.

If the Libs has ANY advantage over Labor in the next election, it's that Turnbull is generally likeable, Shorten is generally loathed.

They appear now to have gone and selected their most disliked MP and are set to make him leader.

This is ugly, stupid and will guarantee a Shorten government with a minimum 15 seat majority.
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Agree Doc, I’d have thought he whole idea of changing leaders was to increase your chances of winning, Dutton will have the exact opposite affect.

People who were going to vote for Katter, One Nation and other right wing parties will still vote for them while installing Dutton will lose votes from any LNP/Labor fence sitters.

Long term it could be good for the LNP though, they’d learn that pandering to the far right isn’t a vote winner, we’re not America.
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It leaves me seriously considering the Nickman option and drawing a big EDIT on the ballot card. I'd consider myself moderate, left leaning and really don't think that any of the parties represent my views.
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That would be voting for One Nation Doc!
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Rats off a sinking ship, Turnbull is cooked
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Thank goodness as a Queensland I'm able to vote for the ready-to-lead Bob Katter in the Senate.
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And now Scott Morrison has thrown his hat into the ring.

We are presented with a choice between the uncomfortably-jolly-not-actually-a-relation-'uncle' who liked to dress up as Santa every year and a man who almost certainly was developed in a test tube in Brazil immediately following the cessation of hostilities in WWII.

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Would much rather Morrison than Dutton

Would much much rather an election
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-TW- wrote:Would much rather Morrison than Dutton

Would much much rather an election
It’s a bit like having to decide whether I should support Broncos or Sharks. Two unpalatable prospects.

I guess I’ll vote informal and go for Newtown Jets and Glenn Lazarus.
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Looks like yet again a sitting prime minister is going to be replaced by the party. That makes it 4 in a row with 2 on ech side of politics.

Our political system has become a running joke. I've lost all confidence in the major parties and unfortunately the most powerful minor parties sit on the extreme left and right.

Burn it all down and start again!!!!
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All hail president potato, in all his glory
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Northern Raider wrote: August 23, 2018, 12:36 pm Looks like yet again a sitting prime minister is going to be replaced by the party. That makes it 4 in a row with 2 on ech side of politics.

Our political system has become a running joke. I've lost all confidence in the major parties and unfortunately the most powerful minor parties sit on the extreme left and right.

Burn it all down and start again!!!!
As bad as ours is at least we aren’t America.
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Manbush wrote: August 23, 2018, 1:39 pm
Northern Raider wrote: August 23, 2018, 12:36 pm Looks like yet again a sitting prime minister is going to be replaced by the party. That makes it 4 in a row with 2 on ech side of politics.

Our political system has become a running joke. I've lost all confidence in the major parties and unfortunately the most powerful minor parties sit on the extreme left and right.

Burn it all down and start again!!!!
As bad as ours is at least we aren’t America.
That's like Raiders fans saying "at least we aren't Eels fans"
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Looks like it will be a 3 horse race, Dutton, Morrison and Bishop

I'd love Tone to put his hand up, they won't know who to vote for if this thing gets up
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This is post of the year material.
T_R wrote:And now Scott Morrison has thrown his hat into the ring.

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Can't wait for the next election so I can not vote
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There's some talk around that the spill motion doesn't have the numbers at this stage

Right now it has the potential to be hilarious
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So does anyone see a scenario where Labor aren’t the government this time next year?
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Not really, no.

If they weren't getting punted before, they definitely are now

I honestly would love to see Turnbull give the party the finger, drive out to Government House and dissolve Parliament

If I'm going down you **** are coming with me
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