Victorian Politics

mullokintyre said:

It takes a very special and humble person to not be seduced by the trappings of high office

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Bellcose said:

I've been able to resist - so far.

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mullokintyre said:

Its not just government, the suits in private enterprise are just as bad.
Look at some of the ridiculous salaries paid to the top echelons, the private jets, the tax deductible lunches, overseas conferences at the best hotels, the luxury cars, the imperiously appointed offices.

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wayneL said:

My missus has been very successful in skewering any illusions of any aristocratic entitlement

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farmerge said:

@wayneL New title about to bestowed on @wayneL "King of the Anvil"

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mullokintyre said:

Victorian Labour has been decimated in the Werribee by election.
With a margin of 10% in the last poll, even with the usual swing against the sitting government, they might still be expected to hold it.
but even this morning, the result very much on knife edge.
Labour has had a 16.5% drop in its primary vote, but thanks to the joy of preferential voting, is marginally ahead on a two party preferred basis.
Neither Labour or the Liberals could muster a primary vote of 30%, hardly a ringiing endorsement of the major party political class.

Anthony Green is not calling it either way, so must be close.
In another Victorian byelection, the Liberals have stunned the Greens by taking the inner city seat of Prahran after the former Greens MP sam Hibbins resigned after having an affair with a staffer.
Hibbins had held the seat since 2014.
Victoria, interesting times ahead.

Mick

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Knobby22 said:

Good result.
Rachel Westerway, Thai heritage, won the seat of Prahran off the Greens. Labor didn't contest in the by-election.
Good result in my view and provides much needed new blood to the State Libs.
She could be a real asset to them. Greens deserved to lose.

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Unfortunately it appears in the seat of Werribee, though there has been a massive 16% (at this time of counting) swing only 3% went to the Liberals.

The locals know they got shafted by the Federal Libs who would not support road funding in the electorate though it is desperately needed (when we had Josh ,the member for NSW as treasurer.) and its only now they have got it.

Seriously if the Libs want to win Federally they need to promise to spend money on infrastructure in Victoria.

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IFocus said:

Talking to a local here in WA today who just spent 2 years in Vic, absolutely hammered the state of affairs in Victoria.

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