Tony Abbott in Fight for Political Survival as Leadership Spill Announced

Excuse me while I just piss myself laughing

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Ah a haha a hahaha. ..

The irony.

The schadenfreude.

The lurid sport of it all!

Will it still be the word next Tuesday though?

“The lurid sport of it all!

It makes blogging such a pleasure!

Go Mal!

we’ll see an election year budget coming up

only thing missing was the harsh budgets to pay for it.

I’d like to be able to vote for a Party I like

The toilet Boss party. I can almost smell it from here

Oh dear, this totally contradicts what Abbott said earlier this afternoon…

Business as usual then.

senses that a move to Turnbull represents a shift towards the centre

Personally, I don’t think we have devices calibrated to sense a shift of that atomity.

I think they’re all ‘wired’ that way

The ‘Royal’ “they” I assume 😉

are we back to square one?

No, rudds gone, so at least we can “Move Forward” 🙂

And I thought Labor were fucked up!

Luckily, they’ve gone through the humiliation of an electoral defeat (which is apparently what it takes to get rid of some chaff)

The question is, if yabot loses, will he do a rudd, or will he vacate admirably.

I actually get the feeling that he will tow the party line. I really have nothing in his history to base hat on, just a feeling. (or a guess)

It does have a nice ring to it.

lol I saw what you did there.

Why doesn’t he bring on a DD?

Election NOW()! 😆

“that made this mob so unpopular.”

It is easy for Labor to be popular.

Just run $40B budget deficits and fund everything in an unsustainable way.

Murdoch dunnit.

Under Malcolm Turnbull the Coalition would catapult from an election-losing position in the polls to a decisive election-winning lead, according to a new opinion poll that lands as his party’s MPs deliberate on how to vote in Tuesday’s dramatic leadership spill motion.

I recall the same (incessant) polls about rudd too

Not the slightest concern by the lefties about the debt this country is in.

“Public opinion, through the polls, is putting pressure on them.”

Yep. The public want $40B budget deficits so they can maintain their current lifestyle.

The Libs will go with Turnbull before the election , but probably not on Tuesday

The prospect of unemployment for many of those in marginal seats isn’t quite immediate enough

ut probably not on Tuesday

The temptation would be there to let him stew and take more blame for the bad economic news we are going to get but, if they wait too long, it will be difficult to determine just what other damage yabots stupidity could unleash.

I was wondering whether anyone would notice

I’m sure everyone noticed, but only one was conceited enough to brag about it 😉

Imagine how quickly Libs would have fallen apart if they had to deal with a REAL economic crisis

Yes, but we’ve got Headwinds AO, HEADWINDS!

All the ALP had to contend with was a tsunami…………

And looks like murdor has picked it’s candidate. Bad luck jules. But, he will be the most dangerous to Labor. Get the emails ready 😉

One journo looks back and goes “Oh, look, he lied”

Just another example of the protection racket they have run for him really

There was so much focus on the significance of Prime Minister Tony Abbott’s National Press Club speech on Monday, and whether or not it would revive his fortunes, and its resemblance or otherwise to the Gettysburg Address (courtesy of a dry review given on Q&A by Agriculture Minister Barnaby Joyce), and how strong Abbott seemed during it, that we failed to really “process”, as the Americans say, what just happened.

What happened was this: Abbott used Monday’s speech to formally snatch away the one piece of women-directed policy his government had offered. He gave nothing in return.

http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/political-opinion/paid-parental-leave-policy-ditched-did-the-women-of-australia-just-get-dudded-20150206-13607i.html

Sorry, but there were many of “us” (not “we”) who knew the moment he uttered it that it was nothing more than a distraction and he had no intention of it ever seeing the light of day. His previous comments (and his history of lying) should have been the first clue that raised the flag. Last years budget should have been the final clue for this lot, yet they missed it even then. They still took him at his word, even though, daily, he proved it was not be trusted.

The saddest thing is, because of the media’s’ 🙂 constant refusal to acknowledge that we already HAVE a PPL, I’m sure many of the voting public fail to know this fact also. Even this article only passingly mentions it, and then proceeds to leave the reader wondering if even that is gone now (is it?)

The pretty little lady lawyer was set to benefit from the policy, no doubt. But so was the nurse and the teacher and the waitress and indeed, any woman who currently earns more than the minimum wage, which is what the current government scheme is set at.

Now no woman, rich, poor or average, will benefit from it, because it doesn’t exist.

I’m assuming she is talking about getting the additional benefit this lie dangled as its carrot. It’s hard to tell. But, the fact remains, this lie successfully diminished what Labor achieved, and is now dust, with barely a ‘by your leave’ in recognition of what Labor actually did achieve, or the fact that this could be seen from the get go as nothing more than political destruction from the ultimate political destructor.

Sob off into yor nappy bag jacqueline O, too little, way too late. I’m sure yor employer has a substantial package for you anyway. It is your readers you have let down, yet again.

and he’s semi-retired.

And I’m not convinced that is all his own idea either.

Interesting that the abc got taken over with far right windbags like ulman and (yabots new media guy, name escapes me)

First thing should Labor get back in is clean out the abc of any howard remnants. They should have done it last time. Just let the abc do what it used to. It might even force the others to play catch up.

🙂

So does all this reporting about Abbott’s debacle put paid to the notion that the media only puts the ALP to the sword?

KAPOW! The boot goes in!

PRIME Minister Tony Abbott is again this week throwing his steely gaze directly upon Foreign Minister Julie Bishop but not just in the corridors of Canberra but 17000km away in a foyer in London.

And his sudden re-emergence in the British capital has come just as his Coalition MPs and others this weekend question whether he is the man to remain the public face of the nation.

http://www.news.com.au/national/prime-minister-tony-abbotts-portrait-displayed-opposite-julie-bishops-at-australian-high-commission-in-london/story-fncynjr2-1227211358837

“So does all this reporting about Abbott’s debacle put paid to the notion that the media only puts the ALP to the sword?”

The media has always favoured the ALP.

We wasted $12B housing asylum seekers compared to nothing under Howard. But very few people said anything when ALP/Greens locked up more people than any govt in Australian history. Rudd/Gillard were economic vandals like all ALP govts.

Abbott has only been in for 18 months but the 45% of the population who always vote Labor will not let him govern.

I find it interesting watching the ALP sharks in action.

Fact is 45% of the population would never vote for the Coalition no matter how good they were for the country.

Do any ALP supporters have a conscience?

What the Coalition needs is somebody who can sell the budget.

They need someone who can tell the world that the ALP are economic vandals and that we are in big trouble if we do not get back to surplus.

Cain/Kirner, Keating, Brian Burke, Beattie/Bilgh et al all trashed the budget.

The ALP only cares about buying votes by borrowing money from China and splashing it around to everybody.

People need to be told we are cactus if the economic vandals of the ALP ever get back in.

So when the media reports the now proven fact that a former leader still had leadership ambitions, that bias.

I think even I understood back then that rudd had “leadership ambitions”. But, I’m under the impression that EVERY politician has “leadership ambitions”. It is the nature of the game.

What was proven to be not only speculation but factually inaccurate was the constant stories of “counting” and imminent “spills” that carried on for over two fucking years and only finally came to a head when the party itself realised that the only possible way to shut them all up was to have a fucking spill. But by then, there was nothing but “speculation”, to the detriment of all else.

That’s the media being made a patsy off, and they loved it.

It was the lowest ebb of our media’s history. Let’s hope it never sinks back that far again. And the first step to returning it back to some semblance of journalism rather than churnalism is to get the ABC back to adhering to it’s charter.

They need someone who can tell the world that the ALP are economic vandals

They’ve been trying that line on since at least since Keating lost. You don’t think it is past it’s used by date yet?

The biggest problem is, the facts don’t always support the story.

Maybe try a different budget that doesn’t attack the poor, feed the rich, and do nothing for the bottom line except worsen it. That would be my starting point.

“Do you even think before you post, Neil?”

Yep.

But Labor ALWAYS trashes the budget. So my conscience is clear.

The only question is whether he’s getting paid for it!

Nobody that good at playing dumb would be bright enough to get paid for it.

Wow Ricky, the Oz used the word “crisis” and libs. That’s huge. The stories inside are a rear guard action, lipstick applied liberally, but, to have that on the front page….

Like tb said, clickbait in the deli/milk bar window

Still waiting for “Chaos” or “dysfunction”, as it is quite obvious there is a crisis going on in the heart of the heartless

Just what WAS in our “free trade” agreements?

There is concern in Tokyo that if Mr Abbott is deposed as Prime Minister, the Coalition’s enthusiasm to buy submarines from Japan will wane, reviving the hopes of Germany, France and Sweden, which want an open competition for the project.

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/defence/japan-fears-25bn-submarine-deal-at-risk-in-tony-abbott-crisis/story-e6frg8yo-1227211135322

Just noticed your post above too Ricky

Insiders

mathias cormann: “no minister have ever said to me the budget is unfair”

barry: “what does that say to you about their political antenna?

cormann raves on about inherited budget situation and implementing policies they took to election, stopped the boats, need to listen learn and adjust. Labor labor labor

“had unfortunate economic headwinds”

#just refuse to ‘get it’

*reply to YomM

Thanks PT. Both nice boards too

No TB. The shape of surfboards has changed (for the better) over the past couple of decades. I have a couple of collectors items, but I don’t take them into the water often.

But the surf coast is a unique manufacturing area, and some of the shapers have been applying their craft for a few decades, they do a great job and there is nowhere else like it.

I can just see you on a custom made Bob Mactavish longboard! Get one fast!!\

http://theconversation.com/once-a-cultural-icon-is-australias-surfboard-industry-destined-to-disappear-7001

A bit of well deserved (imo) gloating.

THAT FOUL SMELL is not coming from the Liberal Party. The stench of hypocrisy, worsening by the hour, is from Australia’s mainstream media — newspapers and electronic media run by Fairfax, Murdoch and the ABC.

Those “news” outlets are now telling their customers what alternative publications have been saying for years — that the Federal Coalition does not have the leader, the team, the vision, the policies or competence in economics to govern.

https://independentaustralia.net/politics/politics-display/about-tony-abbott-we-hate-to-say-we-told-you-so-,7348

“fixing the economy”

I am not sure the budget is fixable. Just look at the squeals of unfairness when a few small cuts are attempted.

Great news about yabot

QT should be interesting today. I hope I get a chance to tune in

C Uhlmann – say what you like about gillard, but she suffered a longer destabilisation and leadership battle and she always fronted up to the media and answered all questions.

Tony Abbott will be on 730 report tonight!

Probably recorded last night

So who IS running the country?

I know who still thinks there ( 🙂 ) running the cuntry

I don’t think I’m interested in joining any “share” activity that Bill Shorten leads

Mundane comment, ToM … grumpy even

superannuation tax concessions is set to surge in coming years

Yes, and why is that one wonders?

THE nation’s wealthiest retirees will get a $300 million boost today when Joe Hockey dumps one of Labor’s most hated tax hikes after two years of dispute over how to tax superannuation.

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/treasury/last-rites-for-wealthy-super-tax/story-fn59nsif-1226753793774

Oh yea, hockeynomics in action.

But that wasn’t the end of it

Mr Hockey and Assistant Treasurer Arthur Sinodinos will also abandon Labor’s plan to collect $1.5bn in tax from global companies and confirm their rejection of Labor’s $1.8bn increase in fringe benefits taxes on cars.

The Australian can also reveal the Treasurer has won cabinet approval to drop Labor’s plan to curtail tax deductions for education expenses. Mr Swan announced in May self-education expenses would be capped at $2000 a year to save more than $500m, but employees and universities hit back, saying it would drive people out of education.

It is not hard to see what the problem is. Labor attempted to wind back the structural deficits in the budget, and were attacked by the opposition, vested interest and the media for their troubles (I think those last two are often one and the same, actually, probably all three)

As soon as hockey got in, he wound back large swathes of it, and then wondered why the budget blew out. And then proceeds to blame Labor ROFL

What a dick.

I imagine abbott won’t revisit this day, no wasted repentance for him

I actually did Laugh Out Loud when I saw the front page of the lolstralian this morning at the servo blasting out, without any sense of irony, captain insensible claiming, yet again “Trust Me, I can change”. Really, they expect to be taken seriously?

Peter Martin highlights hockeys rubbery figures

Disturbingly, the Reserve Bank says the number of hours worked per month has scarcely changed since December 2011 despite three years of population growth.

None of these facts would surprise anyone in business or anyone looking for a job. What would surprise them would be to hear from the team at the top that things are “heading in the right direction”. It would make them think they were being lied to.

http://www.smh.com.au/comment/why-the-government-is-a-brake-on-the-economy-20150209-13972i.html

“hockey was removing the legislation Labor had passed.”

Did you read what i said? Most probably another landmine Labor left.

Labor just has to say something and then you brag about something they said. How about passing the legislation then have it working for several years and then brag about how great it was.

Most things Labor does are useless.I bet you anything the legislation was unworkable or have bad effects on the economy. It would not have worked because most labor policies do not work.

“Labor had legislation which the libs wound back which hit the budget to the tune of billions a year”

Like the mining tax?

The Super changes were unworkable. In fact lost labor policies are rubbish. How many times did Swan promise a surplus budget??

Labor does that a lot. They propose something. Their supporters get excited at the proposal.

But does the proposal work??

The morning laughs

(courtesy of BK)

I rest my case.

ROFL

Reminder nIl

Do you evidence for that

Generally, you “rest your case” AFTER the evidence is supplied, not before.

#justsayin’ 😉

“Unemployment has climbed from a quarterly rate of 5.3 per cent at the end of 2012 to 5.8 per cent at the end of 2013 to 6.2 per cent at the end of 2014. ”

Well it looks like the horrendous rate of increase in the unemployment rate from 4.3% to 5.8% under Rudd/Gillard has slowed.

We are now at what the Hawke/keating govt would say is a low rate of unemployment.

Debt and unemployment exploded under Labor.

That is what you people ignore.

I suspect our debt problem is unsolvable.

(In my opinion) probably the greatest example of economic incompetence vs political expediency is Swan.

Isn’t it nice how people can have a difference of opinion

You think Swan was hopeless

The IMF thought he was the Worlds Greatest Treasurer.

for political reasons

Here I was thinking it was for economic reasons, since, the economic situation showed that the economy was running on his stimulus alone. I’ve shown you this many times before yomm. Are you able to highlight a period you think that was happening?

“Hockey is a dud, and incompetent”

Turnbull would make a better Treasurer. Turnbull is an economic conservative. Also to be Treasurer you have to be a salesman. Hockey has not been able to sell the needs for cuts.

I notice the people who brought in University fees are against the GP co-payment.

But something has to be done before we are cactus. ALP voters do not see any problem with continuing budget deficits.

“Bad enough that the future of one of the few manufacturers this grubmint hasn’t gone out of its way to kill ”

It was Rudd/Gillard policies which drove locally made cars from 25% to 10% of the market.

ALP policies do not work but people still keep voting for the ALP. One of the first programs Labor killed was Commercial Ready a great Howard govt program for helping local manufacturing

http://www.drive.com.au/motor-news/nelson-attacks-axing-of-commercial-ready-20080620-144c7.html

“Permo-Drive, based in Ballina on NSW’s far north coast, was expecting the grant from the Commercial Ready scheme, axed in the Rudd government’s first budget last month, it was reported.

Opposition Leader Brendan Nelson said government’s hypocrisy had been exposed by a decision to provide global car giant Toyota with $35 million to assist with manufacture of a hybrid Camry, but not help a local company.”

Labor always picks the wrong policy.

Wow, so nIl is arguing for Government assistance. How the worm has turned.

Was there anything around that time that might have re-calibrated the Governments decisions do you think?

Rack ya’ brain nIl, see if anything rattles.

“He’s doubled the deficit since he’s been in office.”

Has he? Who told you that?

And Hockey most probably will never deliver a surplus. But the Senate will not pass some legislation to help us get a surplus.

“Wow, so nIl is arguing for Government assistance”

I am not totally against govt assistance for industry. One off grants to help start up a product or to help a company in trouble might be OK. But continuous subsidies do not appear to work. The company just takes the money for granted

But Commercial Ready was a wonderful Howard govt program which was axed by Rudd.

Has anyone seen or heard from Walrus ? I’m a bit concerned …

Isn’t he on a bit of a working holiday?

Gina didn’t like the portayal of herself in ch 9’s ‘house of hancock’

Rinehart sends skinny pic to get back at ‘tacky’ show:
http://thenewdaily.com.au/entertainment/2015/02/10/gina-rinehart-slams-house-of-hancock/

All subsidies did is produce cars that nobody wanted to buy

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/winged-falcon-could-see-ford-make-an-early-exit/story-e6frg8zx-1227215216434

“Sales of the Ford Falcon slumped to 381 units in January, one of the poorest results in the carmaker’s rich history, with the former top-selling vehicle now below October’s then record low of 396 deliveries……………..Unfortunately Ford hasn’t kept up with what the public want,” he said.

“People are going for the small SUVs and that kind of thing. They’re not buying the old Ford wagon.”

But I would’ve thought that he would’ve recovered from his fleeting spurt of altruism and returned to being his usual WCP by now..

I think he only works when he feels like it 😉
He did say his internet was very dodgy and limited, I’m going with that.
If he was in hospital, he would’ve had access to some internet and let us know. Otherwise, he’s dead and we’ll never know unless his wife drops in to tell us!