Preview Politics in Australia

[Robbo's my hero]

Apparently us Old Farts didn't. Bill can shove his franking credits up his clacker, but to his credit, he did show his hand prior to the election.
He no doubt lost a LOT of votes there...a vote is a vote regardless of the demographic.

Only two certainties. Death and taxes. Apparently older people want handouts in the form of tax refunds when they haven’t paid any tax. As for the younger generation? Who gives a heck about them? I’m starting to think that baby boomers only think about themselves.

 

[Robbo's my hero]

Is that a rule? I thought that was more just how things were done, but not necessarily in law. Either way, the leader will absolutely be from the lower house.

Government can only be formed in the lower house. Penny would need to find herself a lower house seat.

 

[gandaal]

Is that a rule? I thought that was more just how things were done, but not necessarily in law. Either way, the leader will absolutely be from the lower house.

Not a rule.

 

[Bluella]

Must be from the lower house.

This page - https://www.aph.gov.au/About_Parliament/Senate/Powers_practice_n_procedures/Senate_Briefs/Brief14 - indicates it is more convention than law. I'm confused.

 

[Bamboo Harvester]

Apparently older people want handouts in the form of tax refunds when they haven’t paid any tax.

Apparently you didn't see my last tax return Robbo

 

[Bluella]

Government can only be formed in the lower house. Penny would need to find herself a lower house seat.

Yes, government can only be formed from lower house, but not sure the leader of the party (and hence PM) must be.

 

[Blue and Blue]

I’m not sure about that. This one is squarely on the people of Australia. They just can’t make a decision that guarantees stable government.

Yes I agree but still.
One thing for sure is that this whole business of rolling weekly/ monthly polls is a waste of time and money and more innacurate than weather predictions. However it influences policy and surely is grossly detrimental to any parliament. Lets be honest without a decent majority nothing can ever get done. And if nothing substantial gets changed there is nothing to sway voters based on whats gone right or wrong and so it all comes down to personalities over policies. And liars don't have to be accountable since Howard proved it so.

 

[gandaal]

The role "prime minister" appears nowhere in the constitution, so there's nothing to say the prime minister can't be a senator.

 

[Bluella]

It's probably a semantic discussion - I can't see the PM being a senator any time soon. In practical terms, Penny would have to cross over to the lower house, I think.

 

[Bamboo Harvester]

Kennett cracks me up....he's up and about tonight like a rookie about to play his first game...when the Coalition copped a shellacking in the state election, he looked like he'd swallowed a

 

[Bluella]

Kennett cracks me up....he's up and about tonight like a rookie about to play his first game...when the Coalition copped a shellacking in the state election, he looked like he'd swallowed a

Bit like ex-player footy commentators.

 

[Robbo's my hero]

Apparently you didn't see my last tax return Robbo

Well at least your alive.

 

[Bamboo Harvester]

Well at least your alive.

Love your work Robbo
Got to the game today at PP, and felt alive all over again!!

 

[Blue and Blue]

Well its not over yet but the fact will remain. The system is broken badly.
Labor needs to stop picking trade union people to run it or they can never win properly.
Because there is more mistrust of unions than of conservatives.

 

[Bluella]

Is Albanese drunk? Watching his speech now (ABC).

 

[ESKIE]

He does have a funny way of talking

 

[ESKIE]

Is Albanese drunk? Watching his speech now (ABC).

What’s he saying bluella

 

[Bamboo Harvester]

I love election night regardless of the result.
Don's Party is one of my favorite Oz movies....

 

[Bluella]

What’s he saying bluella

Nothing overly unusual, but he's slurring a bit. And he told off some guy in the room (half joking) that it isn't a Q&A session.

 

[Bluella]

He's going on about what the Labor Party is about - sounds rather defiant, he knows it's done for this election.

 

[Bluella]

All the thank yous etc. while saying there are still millions of votes left to count. It's a concession speech without actually conceding anything.

 

[Bluella]

Damn I wish Penny was in HoR. I want her to be PM.

 

[Blue and Blue]

I love election night regardless of the result.
Don's Party is one of my favorite Oz movies....

That you CF?

 

[Blues177]

Labor was previously almost Winx odds to win.

Has an opposition leader in the past lasted after 2 election defeats?

These days even PM's don't last the full term....Gillard, Rudd.Abbott.Turnbull.

Shirley it looks like Shorten will go.

 

[AceAndy]

Labor was previously almost Winx odds to win.

Has an opposition leader in the past lasted after 2 election defeats?

These days even PM's don't last the full term....Gillard, Rudd.Abbott.Turnbull.

Shirley it looks like Shorten will go.

He is gone according to Richo on the Sky coverage.