While we contemplate the tragedy that has befallen the once great party of Billy McMahon, let us also consider what’s on Bill Shorten’s to do list today. Pop into the office late, check emails, go to question time, make merry, flip through soft furnishing brochures, have a long lie down.
That’s pretty much all Bill Shorten has to do right now. I would add Labor’s tactics yesterday to suspend Question Time and bring forth a vote of no confidence in the Turnbull government were terrible. It would have been a better exercise to drag up Liberal frontbenchers who had voted for the challenger, Peter Dutton, and asked them questions of the “Does the current Prime Minister enjoy your full support?” type. Almost certainly the questions would have been ruled out of order, but it would have made for great theatre.
Look, it’s not all bad news. At least Malcolm Turnbull won a poll for the first time yesterday in what, 18 months or more.
For now, it is enough to know that voters hate what they are seeing. The next Newspoll promises to be such painful reading for the Liberal Party that the numbers may just as well have been toted up by the Marquis de Sade. Thank you, Sir. May I have another?
In times of great tumult, if you are like me you will turn not just to print and online reports but to television for that additional sense of immediacy. I have followed the travails of the Liberal Party, leading to this reckless act of self-destruction on Sky News because it offers the best political coverage on television bar none. It does so without ostentation. It is political news done on the smell of an oily rag. The team led by David Speers is well connected, often reporting on SMS communiques received from members of the beleaguered party in real time.
Full column here.
No more Sweet Home Alabama
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-08-24/former-lynyrd-skynyrd-guitarist-ed-king-dies-age-68/10159420
https://youtu.be/sDz2rVgv0uM
I hope this isn’t taken as rude Bassy but I thought all the band members of LS perished in a plane crash.
There are no original bands these days. Only versions of original bands!
Well, breakfast is well and truly over, but no time for lunch.
Makes you wonder who is really running the country doesn’t it?
Why can’t they be held accountable Bassy?
It’s on because it’s bloody obvious that none of them get along.
See nodonos back at work where will his numbers go, fifefield flipping. hillsong praying and singing and looking stronger by the minute. hillsong is a proven liar but still more palatable to the nation than dutton. sad days fr this nation. the trumpification is coming at us. minority groups already very concerned about the cons. still dutton if he is so sure must go to the high court. if the nation is left with the donkey dutton every decision will be questionable in the courts.
I’m wondering if the au pair issue has something to do with Dutton’s childcare business?
In which case Turnbull is absolutely right that his eligibility be confirmed – lest he be promptly kicked out when Shorten starts digging – as he will.
PS: Jack. Getting Jacksprats details in my comment box every time despite clearing browsing history. Also posts getting lost?
Jack Sprat is getting someone else’s. It’s not good. We’ll try and resolve it asap.
I don’t care who the PM may be. I have my baseball bat ready and can hardly wait for the election. Not too often I agree with the Greens, but Richard Di Natale summed it up pretty well.
So Dutton “isn’t incapable” of sitting in parliament, hopefully the party room will now vote for him and the conservatives can get there arse’s seriously kicked at an election..
Either way they are out of government for the next ten years, hope it’s been worth it for the relevant backbenchers
Julie Bishop the feminist hero PM the nation needs