09-07-2013, 09:01 AM
It looks as if Tony Abbot will win. Has anyone been following this? It looks like the implementation of a Carbon tax was part of Labors downfall. There is much to be said for the will of the people come election time.
(09-09-2013, 09:03 PM)crash Wrote: [ -> ]Ok, finally have some time and a keyboard to type a decent reply..
The biggest problem in Australian politics is that both of the major parties (Labor and Liberal/Nationals) have shifted away from campaigning on policy and concentrated on winning votes with popularity. This wasn't an overnight shift, it's been slowly happening for the past twenty years. Personally I think it's a terrible shame and to the detriment of the country, but somewhere the party campaign managers picked up that there were more votes to be won with an image than a solid portfolio of policies, and we the voters only have ourselves to blame for that.
(09-09-2013, 09:03 PM)crash Wrote: [ -> ]I could write more...
(09-09-2013, 10:04 PM)HairOfTheDog Wrote: [ -> ]1. Do you see the same sort of reluctance in Australia towards bi-partisanship that we've been seeing here in the US?
Some things that makes good sense or are virtual no-brainers, for example, getting voted down because one political party is more concerned with stalling the other than with instituting something that benefits the vast majority of the citizens?
Quote:2. Will Abbott be strangle-held to a good degree if the Senate majority parties don't change?
Quote:3. Will you marry me? (that one is not for you, Loosey).
Quote: Crash wrote: I see this as actually being a positive for the next term of government. I think Labor will be wanting to rebuild and I don't see them blocking everything they can in the senate. It will only continue to give the LNP a free kick in tarnishing their already suffering image. If they are smart, they will regroup and try to be seen as a party that is keen to rebuild on a positive note and smart policy, whether that be bi-partisan or not. The other good side is that the LNP are still a bit of an unknown quantity, so free reign of parliament and the senate is probably not in anyone's best interest at the moment, we need them to work for their keep in the first term and prove they deserve a second.
(09-10-2013, 07:24 PM)crash Wrote: [ -> ]
(09-14-2015, 04:43 PM)Maggot Wrote: [ -> ]I don't know anything about her except that she likes to cake the make.