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Labor after Rudd goes?

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From Punch;
the leadership ballot.
 
Big day for resource stocks tomorrow.

Rudd wins- nothing much changes, resources could be helped by the fact that the libs will have a greater chance at the next election.

Gillard wins and removes RSPT- nice day

Gillard wins and retains RSPT- bad news, there will be a quick election and Gillard won't lose.
 

US markets allowing, there should be a boost tomorrow morning in anticipation. However, we should not forget that Gillard played a part in the RRT. I can see some negotiations with the resource sector coming out of this. Rudd could never back down from the RRT.
 
It appears that Gillard will also be Western Bulldog's new full forward!

Last month:

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/opinion...-rudd-needs-most/story-e6frfhqf-1225867931001

Gillard has done nothing to fuel the speculation, but even her colourful quotes to kill the story have been a refreshing contrast to the PM's dryness.

"It is not within cooee of my day-to-day reality. You may as well ask me am I anticipating a trip to Mars. No, I'm not," Gillard told 3AW's Neil Mitchell.

She deflected questions about a Hawke-Keating style Kirribilli pact by telling Sydney radio host Chris Smith: "There's more chance of me going round the world sailing solo a dozen times."

After spending Saturday in Canberra watching Barry Hall kick five goals to sink the Swans, Gillard yesterday responded to the polls by saying the Western Bulldogs full-forward had more to fear from her than Rudd.

"There's more chance of me becoming the full-forward for the Dogs than there is any change in the Labor Party."
 
Where are you gg? You started this thread. One of the delightful ironies of the situation, that you will appreciate. is that Therese Rein, who always seems to be having a bad-hair day, will be replaced at the Lodge by a hairdresser.
 
I gernerally dislike political ads intensely. However, I think this comical Liberal Party ad was (in hindsight) brilliantly timed and succintly sums up the Dud & his party room chances 20 mins from now....
 

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Will bring new meaning to a bad hair day when the hairdresser takes up residence in the Lodge.
 
What this shows is that Graham Richardson is the real leader of the Labor party. Cross him and you get burnt.
 
The faceless men are now running the country again. The union run factions have kicked Rudd out and appointed Gillard.

The centre of power has now shifted to Victoria with Bill Shorten being the new power broker.

Wayne Swan has hung on as Treasurer and is now Deputy Prime Minister. I feel he is only temporary for the sake of some continuity.

The GG's job is safe as she is Bill Shorten's mother-in law.
 

Calliope, this scary stuff with Gillard a socialist left and a socialist left is one step under communism. I can see the unions being given a free reign with the influence of Bill Shorten.

Will she follow in Whitlam's shoes and attempt to buy bcak the farm?
God help us all.
 
Good riddance to one of the worst two PM's in Australia's history - Rudd was equally as bad as Whitlam, and twice as slimy.
Now we'll see Labor improve substantially in the polls, and Gillard will likely call an early election to take advantage.

Hopefully she'll soon be on the nose just like Rudd was, but she strikes me as more astute and capable than Rudd, with far better ability to put across an image that appeals to average working people.

Nevertheless, she's a former union lawyer who leans heavily towards the socialist left, neither of which are suitable attributes or qualifications for someone charged with the economic management of our nation.
Not that the average working man or woman will be too concerned initially - many will be sufficiently naive to see her as the messiah who will save the country and the ALP. I think we'll see renewed support for Labor until it becomes obvious that Gillard and her government lack the ability to responsibly and competently run the country.
 
Hung, drawn and quartered before she has even opened her mouth to utter a word of her policies, or changes.

You are all true to Australian custom, tall poppy hackers.

I will at least wait for her to hang herself before passing judgement, but until then let's look at what she does with unbiased eyes.

brty
 

Her policies? Surely you mean PARTY policy right? Like the party policy she has already contributed to when Mr Rudd was leader.

On the basis of what she has already been a contributor towards I'm quite happy weilding the shears against Ms Dullard. In my eye's she has already hung herself and stabbing Kevin in back only shows that she is a political animal who is looking after number one.

Cheers

Sir O
 

You'll never fit in round here brty.
Just drink the frikkin' Kool Aid dude!
 
That was actually pretty hard to watch in some places, I feel happy for Australia but bad for Kev, he did his best (just a shame it was crap)
 
Is that humble pie you are eating Kevin?
 

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It is interesting that Rudd intends to contest the next election. He obviously knows that he couldn't hold down a job in the outside world.
 
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