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2010 Federal Election

Who do you support?

  • Labor

    Votes: 27 12.0%

  • Liberal

    Votes: 133 59.1%

  • Neither

    Votes: 39 17.3%

  • Haven't decided yet

    Votes: 26 11.6%
  • Total voters
    225
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Julia, all three have a National back ground with a predominately National Party support. However, if they do support Labor, Katter and Windsor won't be too worried as I believe both will retire before the next election as both are in their mid sixties. As for Oakeshott, I am not so sure.

I may get shot down in flames for suggesting it, but it would not surprise me if Abbott has stitched up a deal for two to back Labor and one to back the Coalition, giving Gillard a one seat majority. He may be desirous of giving Gillard enough 'rope to hang herself' whereby the Government will become disfunctional half way through it's term.

Who would want to govern under these circumstances?
 
It looks to me as if Bob Katter needs a bex and a lie down.

The silly bugger looks just about done in, and he has a whole 3 years of this mullarkey ahead of him.

gg
 
After watch Q&A tonight I'd have to seriously question the intelligence of anyone who voted for katter. We're in trouble.
 
A new article from the Australian on Julia's black hole in the mining tax.


Full article: Julia Gillard mine tax 'to deliver $8bn less than forecast'
 
The gang of three has been holding the country to ransom for two weeks. For all their high sounding talk, they have only one objective. and that is to stop us from going back to the polls and making our decision.
 
Interesting that the indies needed to know whether Tony Crook from WA Nats would support the Coalition to govern.

If they were planning to go with labor, I don't think Crook's decision would matter because labor have 74 seats (with Wilke and Bambi) so only takes two more.

Crook has made it clear he can't support labor/green alliance due to the mining tax, so at worst he could refuse to support either party.

So, if the indies are planning to support Coalition, they need to know Crook will also be there to make up 76.

Interesting thought - have I missed something?

Or maybe they are just being "seen" to cover all contingencies...
 
sails said:
A new article from the Australian on Julia's black hole in the mining tax.



Full article: Julia Gillard mine tax 'to deliver $8bn less than forecast'
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Craig Emerson on AM Agenda (Sky News) this morning was asked the question on this blunder and he tried to cover it up by talking about the Coalitions costings. Thought David Spears was waek in not nailing Emerson to the wall.

Swan also stated he and Treasury were right and the miners were wrong. These Labor people are absolute hypocrites.
 
libs have never been in it..

the inordinate amount of time its taken for the clowns to present a return to the gillard party is unreasonable

certainly been a strategic election with zero activity in the safe seats and with the swinging seats undecided, these catter & clowns now have a voice..

after seeing Q&A and seeing some scary catter rants, and seeing catter not interested in using the time last night to make a decision but to adore the lime light, its obvious where catter will go..

one things for sure, the house of reps will be a whole new interesting place from now on..

so long family first and on with the scatter catter show..
 
noco said:
No Mofra, you've got it wrong. Treasury and Ken Henry are very biased towards Labor and you will never convince me otherwise. It's wheels within wheels.
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That's your opinion - and if correct, how can Abbott ever govern with such a toxic relationship?
 
I don't agree with all of Bob Katter's positions. But I have great sympathy for his philosophy of supporting rural Australians.

What a breath of fresh air on ABC tv last night, most entertaining Q&A ever.

I think that the 5% tariff protection on agricultural produce (one of his 20 requests), deserves consideration. Yes it goes against classic economic theory, I know all that. But our trading partners have tariffs. And there's a lot of mystery food, containing god-knows-what in our supermarkets.

In comparison, tell me how these things conform to classsical economic theory:

- cancelling new coal-fired power stations, without a baseload alternative yet in place, such as nuclear (nice one NSW govt)

- a giant CPRS/ETS - so-called make the polluters pay = load of b/s - they'll just pass the cost on to consumers

- super profits tax on miners (and the banks are next) - knobbling our best earners
 
Mofra said:
That's your opinion - and if correct, how can Abbott ever govern with such a toxic relationship?
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Treasury are generally biased to the incumbents, so I guess if the coalition win government, Treasury will change their colours and appease the coalition.
 
Logique said:
I don't agree with all of Bob Katter's positions. But I have great sympathy for his philosophy of supporting rural Australians.
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Unlike Labor and the Greens, he hates fruit bats. This may influence his vote and gain the applause of rural Australia.
 

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Logique said:
I don't agree with all of Bob Katter's positions. But I have great sympathy for his philosophy of supporting rural Australians.
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I can understand being passionate about a cause, but he went well and truely beyond that. His agression was disgusting. He had no reason to treat the audience members the way he did, pointing his fingers in a very aggressive threatening way. He reeks of 'my way or the highway'.
 
Interesting TLS was up 3c in early morning now down 4c. A big 7c swing towards a Liberal win.... Just the market moving around? Or, bit of insider knowledge? Or, the market gambling the Libs will win?
 

Frightening stuff .... and to think he is going to have the balance of power.

Time to renew the passport and head to the airport me thinks.
 
Katter is backing the libs and the news suggests the other 2 will go with the ALP.....

This will be the worst government term ever. Nothing will get done but at least it will be all blamed on the gimmick that is known as the ALP.
 
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