Cheerful Charlie
Contributor
Scott Morrison is out. Labor is in. There's of the Teals. What does it all mean? A spot of sanity on planet Earth?
What a strange statement. Are you of the opinion that countries cycle in and out of sanity, depending on which political party is in power? Australia has had stretches of LNP rule and stretches of Labor rule for the last 100 years. The number of independents for the lower house is certainly a surprise, but I don't think that will be sustained permanently.Scott Morrison is out. Labor is in. There's of the Teals. What does it all mean? A spot of sanity on planet Earth?
Keep in mind the Liberal Party is misnamed. When Robert Menzies, Prime Minister from 1939 to 1941, and again from 1949 to 1966, founded it in 1944, it should have been named the Conservative Party. Slightly right of centre to begin with, it has drifted further to the right ever since, a trend that accelerated under John Howard's leadership (1995 - 2007) and, except for a brief pause when Malcolm Turnbull had his hand on its tiller, kept going in that direction ever since.It looks like enough Australians have decided the LIBERALS and Morrison are part of the problem and not the solution. Reads like a turn to sanity to me.
Dutton is going to be the new leader of the Liberals. Strap the fuck in as Murdoch and Channel Nine paint him as some underdog hero in the next couple of years.Reads like a turn to sanity to me.
Dutton is a pair of jackboots short of being Benito Mussolini. Underdog he is not. Hero, only to people who consider mindless authoritarianism to be heroic.Dutton is going to be the new leader of the Liberals. Strap the fuck in as Murdoch and Channel Nine paint him as some underdog hero in the next couple of years.Reads like a turn to sanity to me.
With their previous hero, Josh Frydenberg, having unexpectedly lost his seatDutton is going to be the new leader of the Liberals. Strap the fuck in as Murdoch and Channel Nine paint him as some underdog hero in the next couple of years.Reads like a turn to sanity to me.
Voting 'Teal' did not oust the liberals. Even if every electorate won by a 'teal' had instead been retained by the LNP, they'd still not have a majority.It seems angry women, voting Teal ousted The Liberals. If Murdoch tries to attack them and Labor unmercifully, could that backfire and simply enrage Teal women voters? Is the Teal movement a short lived phenomenon or start of something truly politicaly disruptive?
Why would there be? The Labor and LNP policies are virtually the same on that issue.I for one am looking forward to the resurrection of Boat People Hysteria again.
Surely that is true of any system that has electorates?The anomaly of the Australian voting where a majority of votes is not needed to get a majority in the House of representatives to form government.
At least in New South Wales, I wouldn't be so confident saying Teal votes are an outright rejection of Liberals. The outcomes there appear to be a growing extension between "Wet" and "Dry" conservatives dividing in NSW.It seems angry women, voting Teal ousted The Liberals.
Yes, if done incorrectly. When Julia Gillard was Prime Minister, radio host Alan Jones (think the worst parts of Rush Limbaugh and Shaun Hannity and add a secretive "bachelor lifestyle"), mention Gillard's father died of shame for being such a shit PM. It did not go down well. So if you want to put shit on a woman, use another woman to do it. It's my prediction Murdoch "journalists" like Miranda Devine, Janet Albrechtsen and Peta Credlin will be slamming Teal candidates day and night in columns and talk shows in the near future.If Murdoch tries to attack them and Labor unmercifully, could that backfire and simply enrage Teal women voters?
A little bit of both. A lot of people were concerned when the Palmer United Party won seats in 2013. It kinda fizzled into obscurity since then thank fuck. One thing that is interesting about this particular election is how a couple of the teal candidates have received campaign advice from another former independent, Cathy McGowan. I suspect a lot will be determined if Labor can form a government outright.Is the Teal movement a short lived phenomenon or start of something truly politicaly disruptive?
That’s hardly an anomaly. Most representative democracies exhibit this phenomenon. Australia less so than many.The anomaly of the Australian voting where a majority of votes is not needed to get a majority in the House of representatives to form government.
As is their right. Unless you think that the 'Teals' should somehow be beyond criticism (or slamming as you call it)?It's my prediction Murdoch "journalists" like Miranda Devine, Janet Albrechtsen and Peta Credlin will be slamming Teal candidates day and night in columns and talk shows in the near future.
Not what I said, and it is certainly not what Devine, Credlin etc will be doing.As is their right. Unless you think that the 'Teals' should somehow be beyond criticism (or slamming as you call it)?
Yes. Three Labor Prime Ministers were even pioneers in that field, though none resorted to whipping up outrage about a report they knew to be a lie.Why would there be? The Labor and LNP policies are virtually the same on that issue.I for one am looking forward to the resurrection of Boat People Hysteria again.