Victorian Politics

[Bellcose]

It takes a very special and humble person to not be seduced by the trappings of high office

I've been able to resist - so far.

 

[wayneL]

I've been able to resist - so far.

My missus has been very successful in skewering any illusions of any aristocratic entitlement

 

[Smurf1976]

Its not just government, the suits in private enterprise are just as bad.
Look at some of the ridiculous salaries paid to the top echelons, the private jets, the tax deductible lunches, overseas conferences at the best hotels, the luxury cars, the imperiously appointed offices.

"Adult services" are another one to add to that list of expenses.

 

[farmerge]

My missus has been very successful in skewering any illusions of any aristocratic entitlement

@wayneL New title about to bestowed on @wayneL "King of the Anvil"

 

[wayneL]

@wayneL New title about to bestowed on @wayneL "King of the Anvil"

Well, there is nothing Regal about how I look after a couple of hours in front of a hot forge in 40 degree heat

 

[mullokintyre]

No matter which way you look at the statistics, Victorians are are going further down the economic drain.
And before anyone says the election of a coalition government will fix it all, the coalition by dint of their inability to have any useful tasent in opposition has allowed the successive Labour governments to do as they please to the detriment of everyone except the unions and the public service.
Mick

 

[mullokintyre]

Victorian Labour has been decimated in the Werribee by election.
With a margin of 10% in the last poll, even with the usual swing against the sitting government, they might still be expected to hold it.
but even this morning, the result very much on knife edge.
Labour has had a 16.5% drop in its primary vote, but thanks to the joy of preferential voting, is marginally ahead on a two party preferred basis.
Neither Labour or the Liberals could muster a primary vote of 30%, hardly a ringiing endorsement of the major party political class.

Anthony Green is not calling it either way, so must be close.
In another Victorian byelection, the Liberals have stunned the Greens by taking the inner city seat of Prahran after the former Greens MP sam Hibbins resigned after having an affair with a staffer.
Hibbins had held the seat since 2014.
Victoria, interesting times ahead.

Mick

 

[Knobby22]

Victorian Labour has been decimated in the Werribee by election.
With a margin of 10% in the last poll, even with the usual swing against the sitting government, they might still be expected to hold it.
but even this morning, the result very much on knife edge.
Labour has had a 16.5% drop in its primary vote, but thanks to the joy of preferential voting, is marginally ahead on a two party preferred basis.
Neither Labour or the Liberals could muster a primary vote of 30%, hardly a ringiing endorsement of the major party political class.

Anthony Green is not calling it either way, so must be close.
In another Victorian byelection, the Liberals have stunned the Greens by taking the inner city seat of Prahran after the former Greens MP sam Hibbins resigned after having an affair with a staffer.
Hibbins had held the seat since 2014.
Victoria, interesting times ahead.

Mick

Good result.
Rachel Westerway, Thai heritage, won the seat of Prahran off the Greens. Labor didn't contest in the by-election.
Good result in my view and provides much needed new blood to the State Libs.
She could be a real asset to them. Greens deserved to lose.

Photo looks doctored.

Unfortunately it appears in the seat of Werribee, though there has been a massive 16% (at this time of counting) swing only 3% went to the Liberals.

The locals know they got shafted by the Federal Libs who would not support road funding in the electorate though it is desperately needed (when we had Josh ,the member for NSW as treasurer.) and its only now they have got it.

Seriously if the Libs want to win Federally they need to promise to spend money on infrastructure in Victoria.

 

[farmerge]

Good result.
Rachel Westerway, Thai heritage, won the seat of Prahran off the Greens. Labor didn't contest in the by-election.
Good result in my view and provides much needed new blood to the State Libs.
She could be a real asset to them. Greens deserved to lose.

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Photo looks doctored.

Unfortunately it appears in the seat of Werribee, though there has been a massive 16% (at this time of counting) swing only 3% went to the Liberals.

The locals know they got shafted by the Federal Libs who would not support road funding in the electorate though it is desperately needed (when we had Josh ,the member for NSW as treasurer.) and its only now they have got it.

Seriously if the Libs want to win Federally they need to promise to spend money on infrastructure in Victoria.

Not to worry we will send Basil over to you to sort things out.
He is going to be a one-man band for the Libs here in WA.

 

[IFocus]

Talking to a local here in WA today who just spent 2 years in Vic, absolutely hammered the state of affairs in Victoria.

I guess if things get any worse in Victoria WA can lock the boarder I can vouch for Knobby if you want to emigrate .

 

[JohnDe]

 

[Smurf1976]

Talking to a local here in WA today who just spent 2 years in Vic, absolutely hammered the state of affairs in Victoria.

Thankfully Victorians tend to consider WA and NT to be the middle of nowhere, SA to be a quaint backwater with furnace like weather and Tasmania and the ACT to be just too cold.

Add in that they’ve never liked Sydney and that leaves Queensland as the only state that really needs to worry about an influx.