Victorian Politics

[JohnDe]

I posted this video in another thread, but seeing as this happened in Victoria, I think it is relevant here.

 

[farmerge]

We can only hope not

Hmm Wayne the other one that I searched into the depths of the grey matter. Peter Collier.
Good at performing a disappearing act and then just pops up occasionally.

 

[mullokintyre]

The Victorian Liberal Hierarchy must think that John Pessutto is going to come secodn best in the Moira Deeming defamation suite.
It seems what was a quiet bit of backroom manoeuvering has become a more open revolt.
From ABC News

Never get in the way of a politician and his/her/its/their ambitions.
Mick

 

[wayneL]

Spitting in the face of all the kids who have suffered mental illness because of this demon's tyranny.

 

[moXJO]

Spitting in the face of all the kids who have suffered mental illness because of this demon's tyranny.

Didn't he run over a kid and cover it up?
This is typical Victoria.

 

[JohnDe]

Didn't he run over a kid and cover it up?
This is typical Victoria.

 

[mullokintyre]

From AFR
The scary part is that the Victorian Government is planning on borrowing even more money.
Mick

Victoria’s debt has jumped by more than $20 billion in the past year and the interest bill has surged almost 30 per cent, stretching the government’s ability to pay for basic services such as health.

Labor Treasurer Tim Pallas on Friday reported that net debt had reached $140.7 billion as of September 30, up by $7.4 billion since June.
SA&P Global Ratings analyst Anthony Walker forecast that Victoria’s debt would reach $196 billion by June 2026.
The new Treasury figures show the Victorian government’s quarterly expenses bill jumped 7.7 per cent over the past year to $24.9 billion in the three months to September.
The largest growth in expenses was interest payments. The government forked out $1.6 billion in interest to bondholders last quarter, 28.1 per cent more than in September last year.

The assessment comes amid signs the government is struggling to meet spending commitments and is under pressure to further increase its public sector wages spending.
An annual report tabled in parliament this week revealed Victoria’s health services are $1 billion in the red, while state police seeking a 24 per cent pay rise over four years walked off the job for the first time in two decades.
The Reserve Bank of Australia has said it has been surprised by the magnitude of the recent increase in public sector spending, which some economists have blamed for prolonging inflation.
Treasury secretary Steven Kennedy revealed on Wednesday that state and territory governments had made $20 billion worth of new spending announcements for the 2024-25 financial year that were not accounted for in the federal government’s budget in May.

 

[moXJO]

From AFR
The scary part is that the Victorian Government is planning on borrowing even more money.
Mick

So does the Fed bail these idiots out?
Public service needs to be cut to the bone. Anyone on ridiculous salaries in public service need to be axed.

 

[mullokintyre]

Office Rates.
While most other state capital cities have reverted to marginally above the mean for the state, Melboune just keeps going up.
Has implications for state Government, Local Melbourne City Council, and Victorian CP market.
Mick

Edited to add the following.
perhaps its because so many Victorians are now white collar workers and working from home.

 

[mullokintyre]

As if the Victorian Liberals did not have enough difficulty in life , it seems another own goal will cause more disruption in the leadership.
Moira Deeming has won her defamation case against John Pesutto in the supreme court.
His tenure as leader hangs by a very thin thread.

According to The evil Murdoch press , the main contenders for his job are
frontbenchers Brad Battin, James Newbury and Sam Groth.

Mick

 

[wayneL]

As if the Victorian Liberals did not have enough difficulty in life , it seems another own goal will cause more disruption in the leadership.
Moira Deeming has won her defamation case against John Pesutto in the supreme court.
His tenure as leader hangs by a very thin thread.
View attachment 189267
According to The evil Murdoch press , the main contenders for his job are
frontbenchers Brad Battin, James Newbury and Sam Groth.

Mick

Pessuto is a loser, the Deeming affair a grave mistake IMO. He should be punted ASAP.

 

[wayneL]

The verdict

 

[mullokintyre]

Pessuto is a loser, the Deeming affair a grave mistake IMO. He should be punted ASAP.

Before getting tainted by Politics, the bloke was a Lawyer.
He should have put his lawyers hat on and said to himself, 'how will all this look in a court".
Various people said when the last bloke got rolled, that Pesutto was a smart bloke, knew his stuff, good manager blah blah.
Turns out he was just like all the rest.
Mick

 

[Knobby22]

As if the Victorian Liberals did not have enough difficulty in life , it seems another own goal will cause more disruption in the leadership.
Moira Deeming has won her defamation case against John Pesutto in the supreme court.
His tenure as leader hangs by a very thin thread.
View attachment 189267
According to The evil Murdoch press , the main contenders for his job are
frontbenchers Brad Battin, James Newbury and Sam Groth.

Mick

Pesutto just looks good for taking her on.
If they roll him there will be negative consequences. She has her money, she should go away> Newscorp hate Pesutto which is why he is so popular.

 

[IFocus]

Other than fringe politics and controversy what is it Moira Deeming brings in for the Liberals?

 

[sptrawler]

Other than fringe politics and controversy what is it Moira Deeming brings in for the Liberals?

That's exactly the issue at the moment, while Australia goes around the S bend, we busily debate the which is the best flushing agent. Lol

 

[mullokintyre]

Pesutto just looks good for taking her on.
If they roll him there will be negative consequences. She has her money, she should go away> Newscorp hate Pesutto which is why he is so popular.

Geez Knobby, how do you arrive at that?
What did he take her on over?
A fake campaign to pretend she was a Nazi?
He lost the goddam case 5 nil on all counts!
The bloke got spooked by Andrews and his cohorts and overeacted, then compounded the issue by pretending he was Christopher Steele and producing his own Dossier that had more holes than a collander.
The problem is entirely of his own making.
Showed poor judgement, and his performance in court was pathetic.
The bloke was a lawyer, but still managaed to get castigated by the presiding judge.
As for Pesutto being so popular, do have anything to back that up with?
At the last Resolve poll on November 13th his approval rating was 30%, 1 point higher than Jacinta Allans 29%.
Mick

 

[Knobby22]

Geez Knobby, how do you arrive at that?
What did he take her on over?
A fake campaign to pretend she was a Nazi?
He lost the goddam case 5 nil on all counts!
The bloke got spooked by Andrews and his cohorts and overeacted, then compounded the issue by pretending he was Christopher Steele and producing his own Dossier that had more holes than a collander.
The problem is entirely of his own making.
Showed poor judgement, and his performance in court was pathetic.
The bloke was a lawyer, but still managaed to get castigated by the presiding judge.
As for Pesutto being so popular, do have anything to back that up with?
At the last Resolve poll on November 13th his approval rating was 30%, 1 point higher than Jacinta Allans 29%.
Mick

She disobeyed party rules, she has sued her leader. She is a tool of the Murdoch Press who advise her every step.
Can't stand her.
She should quit and join the Liberal Democrats who she has been best friends with. David Limbrick.
Alternatively, make her the leader and lose the next election.

 

[mullokintyre]

The destabilising of Victorian Liberal leader, John Pessutto, is gatering pace.
Sam Groth, a first time Mp who is touted as one of the front runners for Pesutto's job, has quit the coalition Ministry.
From ABC News

Victorian Liberal MP Sam Groth has resigned from the state opposition's frontbench, fuelling speculation over the future of opposition leader John Pesutto.

Mr Groth issued a brief statement late on Friday afternoon, saying that after a Federal Court judgement against Mr Pesutto for defaming exiled MP Moira Deeming he could "in good conscience, no longer continue to serve" in his role.

"My loyalty remains with the members of the Liberal Party, the people of my electorate of Nepean, and all Victorians," he said.

"I will continue to represent them and work alongside my colleagues to develop the vision and policies we will take to the election in November 2026."

Mick

 

[Knobby22]

The destabilising of Victorian Liberal leader, John Pessutto, is gatering pace.
Sam Groth, a first time Mp who is touted as one of the front runners for Pesutto's job, has quit the coalition Ministry.
From ABC News

Mick

First term. No experience. Loves himself, already said earlier this year he plans to be Premier.

Some of his fellow competitors for this job have quite a low opinion of him and believe he may have just shot himself in the foot.

It's not a Presidential system of leader choice.