There’s one thing we can predict about the upcoming vote in Wentworth — it will be a Chris Gayle by-election. That is, it’s going to swing hard.
When unpopular governments begin the doleful trudge to the next election almost anything can trigger the descent into abject despondency.
At the fag-end of the Labor Kirner government in 1992, a government beset with turmoil, scandal and chaos, the tram drivers went on strike. Not only did the drivers pull the pin, they decided to make their displeasure known more starkly by driving trams up to the top of Bourke Street and along Spring Street, before parking them in long lines just outside Victoria’s Parliament House.
For the weeks the strike lasted the motionless conga line of trams remained. Labor MPs would look out their windows from their parliamentary offices at the traffic chaos below, shudder and draw the curtains before having a long lie down with a cold compress on their foreheads. It was an excruciating reminder when one really wasn’t needed of the belting that was coming their way.
Full column here.
Never heard of him before but well done John Millman.
Looks like the Federal Liberal Party is a “Men Only Club”, Mr Insider.
Federal Labor now have a 50/50 Male/Female mix, surely more representative of our community.
Nice one by Johannes today.
I say Milton, you’ll be keeping track on how this one plays out no doubt.
Staff cuts spat: KAP refers Queensland premier to corruption commission
https://www.theaustralian.com.au › national-affairs
This article demonstrates Again the absolute dishonesty of the conservative coalition and their newly promoted anti Renewables “Energy” minister. FN disgrace. No surprises.
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/sep/04/angus-taylor-condemns-us-to-another-round-of-energy-stupidity
Perhaps the obvious first step on the pathway back to any semblance of credibility for the Member for Maribyrnong is to junk one of his earlier proclamations about running the country like a union.
One may say the stalker becomes the stalkee.
Goodness the Labor Day Long Weekend must have been a quiet one in New York, Mr Insider as the New York Paparazzi had nothing better to do than stalk poor old ex ousted Aussie PM Malcolm Trumble, ooops Turnbull. Turnbull owns a lovely Apartment in a high rise near Central Park, just one of his many many properties.
Of course this is the same fellow who wouldn’t listen to our Labor to raise Newstart by $75.
Thanks for coming Mal.
https://tinyurl.com/y7rtucx2
A handy Tool, Mr Insider if one suspects that Facebook, Instagram etc are down to check see, providing of course our own Internet is up!
https://downdetector.com/
Yeah … sooling Kelly O’Dwyer onto the CFMEU is akin to a poodle having a crack at a rottweiler.