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The Motion Of No Confidence Best Left Unmoved
INDICATIONS are that Liberal Party strategists are working with an eye to the election due, barring unforeseens, in 2016; in this context, the motion of no confidence in the government that Tony Abbott threatened to move this week — forcing … Continue reading
Crossroads: Many Careers On The Line As Craig Thomson Charged With Fraud
NEWS that Dobell MP Craig Thomson has been charged with fraud — over the alleged misuse of credit cards whilst the head of the Health Services Union — brings to a head a saga that has dragged on for years; … Continue reading
Stalemate: Thomson Saga Rolls On…But To Where?
It’s like being in the eye of a storm; Craig Thomson fired his bullets in Parliament on Monday, and despite a lot of rough, tough talk — and the requisite Question Time ruckus — there doesn’t seem to be a … Continue reading
Sham “Standards”: Panicked Gillard Dumps On Thomson And Slipper
In a frenzied fit of panic, Julia Gillard today forced Craig Thomson’s departure from the ALP, and decreed Peter Slipper to be sidelined indefinitely. She possesses neither authority nor credibility, and her role as PM — and perhaps that of … Continue reading
The Final Coming Of Peter Slipper
For many years now, it’s been the same; fast moves and even faster talking have allowed Peter Slipper to stay one step ahead of trouble. This time the game appears to be up, and Slippery Pete returns to Australia from … Continue reading
A No-Confidence Motion? It Won’t Succeed…This Week…
The open rumour today is that the Opposition will move a motion of no-confidence in the Prime Minister in the House of Representatives next week, potentially terminating the current Labor government. It either won’t happen, or it will fail. This … Continue reading
Flipping The Bird: Angry Wilkie Dumps Gillard
“That Sir which serves and seeks to gain/ And follows but for form/ Will pack when it begins to rain/ And leave Thee in the storm.” – from King Lear, by William Shakespeare At the risk of mixing metaphors — … Continue reading
The Effluent Billabong: Last Stop For Oakeshott And Windsor
A Newspoll published in today’s issue of The Australian seems to confirm what everyone else already knows — that Independent federal MPs Rob Oakeshott and Tony Windsor are riding on a one-way ticket to nowhere. Newspoll shows primary vote support … Continue reading
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