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Delusional Greens Face Reality: Milne Admits Party Will Lose Senators

THE PIOUS face of The Greens, Christine Milne, has conceded what has long been apparent in any unbiased evaluation of the coming election: her party will lose at least two of its Senators. Even so, the delusion continues, and even … Continue reading

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Essential Poll, 4 March 2012: Coalition Leads 56-44, With a Twist

THE first new poll since the realignment in favour of the Coalition of all of the main polls in the past fortnight is out: an Essential poll, showing the Coalition maintaining an unchanged 56-44 lead over Labor on preferences. This … Continue reading

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Lunatics On The Loose: Greens Scupper Pact With Labor

In a typically histrionic act for which it refuses to even take responsibility, the Communist Party Greens today ended its alliance with the ALP in name, but not in practice; these fruitcakes may well be free to “advance” their causes, … Continue reading

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Tony Windsor’s Wishful Whining (With An Apology To Malcolm Turnbull)

KEY INDEPENDENT Tony Windsor claimed yesterday in the Murdoch press that the coming election would be “all over” if  Malcolm Turnbull were to again lead the Liberal Party; his claims are disingenuous, and reflect a concerted effort by anti-conservative forces … Continue reading

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Melbourne By-Election: Too Close To Call, But The Messages Are Mixed

With the Victorian Electoral Commission posting final figures for the night — on about 60% of all votes counted — Labor leads Communist Greens candidate Cathy Oke by about 200 votes after preferences. Tomorrow the count will proceed, but the … Continue reading

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Pious Sanctimony: Milne Rant Proves Greens’ Unfitness For Office

In an article published in The Australian on Friday, Communist Party Greens leader Christine Milne poses the question, “Politics with integrity or compromising people’s lives?” What follows is essentially a discourse of evidence as to why the Greens are totally … Continue reading

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Questionable Preferences: Putting Greens Last A No-Brainer For Labor

Much has been made this week of  whether the ALP should, in future, place the Communist Party Greens last on future how-to-vote cards; I say this is not simply a no-brainer, but that it goes nowhere near far enough. The … Continue reading

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Status Quo: Newspoll, Essential Research Findings Static

Two new polls have hit the streets in the past 24 hours, with little of note to report on; Newspoll in The Australian finds the Coalition ahead after preferences on an unchanged 54-46 basis this fortnight, whilst Essential’s 56-44 Coalition … Continue reading

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Undemocratic Thuggery: Labor Commits To Ignore Election Outcome

With the Government’s hated carbon tax now less than three weeks from taking effect, the ALP has promised to do everything it can in opposition — after the next election — to prevent the repeal of the tax. Such a … Continue reading

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Asylum Seeker Disgrace: It’s Despicable, And It’s Labor’s Fault

If there’s one issue in federal politics at the moment that boils my blood, it isn’t the carbon tax; it’s not the recent Cabinet reshuffle; it’s not Wayne Swan’s characteristically inept mini-budget; and it isn’t Peter Slipper or Kevin Rudd. … Continue reading

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