I heard from a trusted source years ago that this guy was one hell of a fund-raiser in his pre-pollie days. So it's not like he can't organise a group enmasse.
That's in total contrast to the views of Frontier Economics who have analysed the amended ETS. This is an extract from the 7.30 Report of 25 November 2009.Allowing a conscience vote on the ETS is very sensible indeed, it should see Liberal parliamentarians being able to vote for an ETS that has been hammered out by themselves in consultation with the government, an ETS that seems to be accepted by moderates as a good solution (The Australian newspaper ran an editorial supporting the ETS: A good deal, so cool the hot air..."But the bill, as amended after five weeks' intense negotiations with the Coalition, is as good a deal for business and farmers as they are likely to get").
CHRIS UHLMANN: The party brawling is also masking what some see as big problems with the compromised emissions trading deal.
DANNY PRICE, FRONTIER ECONOMICS: This will mean much, much higher electricity costs for a large number of households, most households.
CHRIS UHLMANN: Danny Price heads Frontier Economics which was commissioned by the Coalition and independent senator Nick Xenophon to produce an alternative emissions trading scheme. That report was released in August but never adopted as Coalition policy.
In November, Frontier produced a second report commissioned by Malcolm Turnbull and it showed the Government's scheme would rack up a multibillion dollar deficit. Now Danny Price thinks the amended deal is a disaster.
DANNY PRICE: What we've shown is in the next 15 to 20 years is the level of GDP growth level will be cut by about $55 billion. Wages will be about $700 to $800 a week lower than in the absence of a scheme that we proposed. And unemployment will be much higher, tens and tens of thousands of people.
CHRIS UHLMANN: Of course neither the Government nor the Opposition would now agree with that kind of criticism of the bill, it's being debated in the Senate and up to 17 Coalition senators are crossing the floor in each division but it seems likely to pass. Malcolm Turnbull's camp is calling today a win. One wonders what a defeat would look like.
Viz, his asking Twitterers what he should do about the ETS, for heaven's sake!
Tony Abbott is now the new liberal leader. I didn't entirely expect that!
More years of irrelevance and wandering in the wilderness coming up for the Libs!
What really would be on the nose is if Peter Costello came back to be Treasurer with Tony Abbot as P.M.Even though I think Abbott and Bishop are a bit on the nose.
What really would be on the nose is if Peter Costello came back to be Treasurer with Tony Abbot as P.M.
I was thinking of the Abbot and Costello show.Deja vue you reckon wysiHopefully abbot is just the attack dog while the libs foster some new presentable talent. Atm libs are just cutting too many slices from the same turd.
Well there is chance of payback from the losing Turnbull voters.Abbott showed no loyalty to the leader and party decisions.
There is a chance that internecine conflict between opposing factions in the Liberal parties will be more important than any policy considerations.
In the past these internal conflicts can split parties for years.
Abbot however has no love from any voters at all, so a lot of work to be done. If anyone needs a spin makeover its this guy.
Is there much that can be done with a slice of turd?
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