We need Bligh to loose her seat too, to send a strong message to Gillard and co that if they carry on with their deceptive, dictatorial leadership style that they know what is best for us even if we don't like it, they will be oblitterated too.
Looks like another generation of Katter in parliamnet in Mt Isa.
I was a bit concerned the KAP advertising attacking the LNP might work in favor of the ALP... but it looks like people are seeing the KAP as a breath of fresh air of free speech, a balancing or tempering force of the excesses of LNP,something like the greens were for the ALP.
Interesting that the greens vote is well down too.
Yes, perhaps not so surprising as there has always been that redneck element in Queensland. From what I can gather at this stage the Katter vote is strong in the same areas Pauline Hanson did so well several years ago.Katter's Party doing OK too.
OMG!
In the early stages it did look as though this was going to be a possibility, but she is now safe. One of the few ALP to hold their seats.We need Bligh to loose her seat too,
Whiskers, I don't think you need to worry that the Federal bunch will be under any illusion as to the Federal factor in tonight's result. They're unlikely to admit it publicly but they will right now be feeling pretty damn shaken up.to send a strong message to Gillard and co that if they carry on with their deceptive, dictatorial leadership style that they know what is best for us even if we don't like it, they will be obliterated too.
They're saying a Tarago full - 7, this morning.Interesting point made on one of the channels tonight. It seems that the ALP must win at least 10 seats to qualify as a "party" in regards to such things as allowances for travel, postage etc. If they do not win 10 seats, it is up to the discretion of the premier whether to allow them to claim such allowances or not. They will have to win the remaining 4 seats in doubt to get to 10.
Wayne Swan will lose his seat in the next Federal election should these swings be translated federally.
Rudd will possibly hold his, if he recontests.
He will be the only ALP Federal member north of the Queensland border.
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Interesting point made on one of the channels tonight. It seems that the ALP must win at least 10 seats to qualify as a "party" in regards to such things as allowances for travel, postage etc. If they do not win 10 seats, it is up to the discretion of the premier whether to allow them to claim such allowances or not. They will have to win the remaining 4 seats in doubt to get to 10.
Tony Abbott is all powerfull - he has even been able to hypnotise the Queensland electorate.
Tony Abbott is all powerfull - he has even been able to hypnotise the Queensland electorate.
This has already happened. Just heard Anthony Albanese saying that of course the Qld election was fought purely on State issues and was largely due to the "it's time" factor of Labor having been in power here for 20 of 22 years.A good result for justice, now Newman has a mammoth task ahead of him I hope he's up to it.
7 seats how pathetic, watch Gillard back away from this in a hurry
You're right, all the Federal Labor luvvies will be out frantically spruiking the same message in an attempt to save the brand.
JTLP, dutchie was being sarcastic, a reference to Federal Labor blaming Mr Abbott for everything they don't like.
But they have only disliked Labor enough to turf them out this time around!LOL what?
I'm not from QLD but you only have to read about how much people have disliked the 20 year reign of Labor to see it was time for them to go.
I tend to think that there actually was a fair amount of Federality hanging over this election. There shouldn't have been; it begs the question, do State elections always reflect Federal sentiment? A by-election in Victoria yesterday suggests not, as it resulted in a 4% swing to Labor, but the size of the swing in Qld yesterday suggests that it does. Surely though Queenslanders are smart enough to vote on their own State issues (whatever they were) instead of lodging a large protest vote to Canberra? The jury's out.Nothing to do with Abbott - don't be a lefty hater for the sake of it.
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