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SirRumpole said:
39 is a significant dissention in the Party.
TA had better lift his game very fast or he will be gone in a few months.
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Indeed. Hawke beat Keating 66-44 the first time around.

Julie Bishop seems too attached to the Foreign Minister job to be the 'Jim Hacker' third candidate. But antagonism to Turnbull runs deep in the party.
 
Logique said:
Indeed. Hawke beat Keating 66-44 the first time around.

Julie Bishop seems too attached to the Foreign Minister job to be the 'Jim Hacker' third candidate. But antagonism to Turnbull runs deep in the party.
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The 'Hacker' candidate may be Andrew Robb. He seems to have a lot of respect in the Party and it doesn't seem he would divide the Party as Turnbull may.

Whether his public profile is high enough to sway the electorate is another matter.
 
drsmith said:
The spill motion has failed 61 to 39.
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Wow 39 votes, even I'm surprised there were that many.... what happened to the paltry 5?

Of course we are supposed to be satisfied that the 100 had the smarts to vote for their leader in the interest of the nation, not the politics. :rolleyes:
 
"West Australian MP Luke Simpkins said he believed Mr Abbott would lead the Coalition to the next election."

and

"Another critic, LNP backbencher Andrew Laming, has dumped plans to introduce a Private Member's Bill to scrap the knights and dames honours system in a show of support.

He said he was satisfied a "signal" had been sent to the Prime Minister.

"We're confident now he's going to make the right moves," he said."


Thank goodness the air has been cleared :D
 
What chance does Malcolm Turnball have of staying in cabinet ? The knives are out already. And it seems that Malcolm does not have any confidence in Tonys leadership even if he has promised to stay loyal.

This is utter madness.
 
Their ABC, Fairfax, et al will be relentless in stirring the pot for Abbott to resign or speculate that there is a plot against him, yadda yadda yadda

Irrespective of what Abbott does or says they will be after his blood.

Barrie Cassidy will be the leader of this hounding of Abbott.

(Labor paying back the LNP)
 
dutchie said:
Their ABC, Fairfax, et al will be relentless in stirring the pot for Abbott to resign or speculate that there is a plot against him, yadda yadda yadda

Irrespective of what Abbott does or says they will be after his blood.

Barrie Cassidy will be the leader of this hounding of Abbott.

(Labor paying back the LNP)
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It will depend on the polls
 
dutchie said:
Their ABC, Fairfax, et al will be relentless in stirring the pot for Abbott to resign or speculate that there is a plot against him, yadda yadda yadda

Irrespective of what Abbott does or says they will be after his blood.

Barrie Cassidy will be the leader of this hounding of Abbott.

(Labor paying back the LNP)
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Barrie Cassidy had the inside tip when Kevin Rudd was about to knock Julia Gillard off.

He was left to guess though in this case.
 
TA has been quoted by News Corp - from the Daily Telegraph:

Earlier Mr Abbott delivered a rousing speech to the party room after he fought off a motion to spill his leadership, finishing with a rally call to unite against the real enemy.

“I brought down Kevin Rudd and Julie Gillard, “ he told them.

“And they are bigger figures than Bill Shorten.

“With your backing I’ll bring down Bill Shorten as well”.
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Eighteen months in and immediately after the spill vote he's still behaving like he did in opposition, seeking to bring down the "opposing" party ahead of moving the country forward.
 
Anglers Rest said:
TA has been quoted by News Corp - from the Daily Telegraph:

Earlier Mr Abbott delivered a rousing speech to the party room after he fought off a motion to spill his leadership, finishing with a rally call to unite against the real enemy.

“I brought down Kevin Rudd and Julie Gillard, “ he told them.

“And they are bigger figures than Bill Shorten.

“With your backing I’ll bring down Bill Shorten as well”.
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Eighteen months in and immediately after the spill vote he's still behaving like he did in opposition, seeking to bring down the "opposing" party ahead of moving the country forward.
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He must be less than half the man he was before election, because he managed two PMs by himself, but he now needs mates to bring down and opposition leader.:rolleyes:
 
Tisme said:
He must be less than half the man he was before election, because he managed two PMs by himself, but he now needs mates to bring down and opposition leader.:rolleyes:
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ridiculouser and ridiculouser.
Somebody ought to tell him that it's not his job to bring people down, but to build the Common Wealth up.

Meanwhile, the opposition sees its odds Shorten considerably.
 
bellenuit said:
One could argue that with his stupid captain's calls, he has almost brought down 3 PMs all by himself.
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Good point. He will have to change his ways a lot for this not to be true.

The question is has he got it in him to make the requisite changes?
 
dutchie said:
The question is has he got it in him to make the requisite changes?
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I hope so but probably not.

History hasn't been kind to PM's who've been challenged in the party room.
 

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dutchie said:
Good point. He will have to change his ways a lot for this not to be true.

The question is has he got it in him to make the requisite changes?
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He said he wants the public to throw him out.

So call an election Tony, and we will gladly oblige.
 
dutchie said:
Their ABC, Fairfax, et al will be relentless in stirring the pot for Abbott to resign or speculate that there is a plot against him, yadda yadda yadda

Irrespective of what Abbott does or says they will be after his blood.

Barrie Cassidy will be the leader of this hounding of Abbott.

(Labor paying back the LNP)
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Or even the biased-towards-the-left-Guardian....

Check out this headline (LOL)

Australian prime minister survives 'near-death experience' party vote

http://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2015/feb/09/australian-prime-minister-survives-near-death-experience-party-vote
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drsmith said:
I hope so but probably not.

History hasn't been kind to PM's who've been challenged in the party room.
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My guess, as I said early on in this thread, he will become the sacrificial anode and fall on his sword. Absorb all the blame and move on, just not yet.
 
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