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Quantum Mechanic posted:It's a negative swing, unfortunately Still, Labor ran a massive campaign out here, and some of the Western Sydney seats copped it even worse. I think as far as weathering a backlash swing to Labor, we did well. So what you're saying is more green seats = liberals retaining government? No thanks.
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What is worrying is that everyone hoping for the Legislative Council to mitigate the power sale might be out of luck : As of midnight the 42 member Legislative council is : Coalition 20 Labor 11 Greens 5 Christian Democrats 1 Shooters and Fishers 1 Of the last 4 seats : - Labor 6.92, so they are basically certain to get 1 more - Shooters and Fishers have .85 so they'll probably get 1 more - Fred Nile will almost certainly get back in, as although he has 0.61 of a quota, he will get strong preferences from Liberals - Liberals have 9.49. they might well get enough to get one more - No Land Tax have 0.39, they are still in it. - Greens have 2.2, so they are unlikely to get one more Right now there is a pretty good chance that Liberals will pick up 10 more seats in the Legislative Council, giving them 21/42, and be within spitting distance of control of both houses. On the bright side : The National Party have seen the future coming at them like the K-T asteroid, and now not only will they be worried about Nationals turning into Independents, they actually have lost to the GODDAMN GREENS on something that should be the National party's reason for existence : protection of arable farmland. Last year we saw Miranda with a record 23% swing due to exceptional circumstances (Massive protest vote, return from retirement of much-liked previous member), but today we have Lismore with 26% swing and Balina with a 32% swing. The Coal Seam Gas problem isn't going to go away, there is a massive amount of investment made in NSW, and the companies involved expect to get their return on investment, because no matter how much fuss the public caused they thought both Liberal and Labor had their back. Come Monday morning, if the Nationals have the survival instincts of an ant, they will be raising eight kinds of hell in the party room, and may actually have to consider the demands of their constituents for the first time in 30 years. This change from voting lock-step on Liberal party matters will be quite interesting to watch.
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If people in the Nationals could see the future and had a sense of self preservation they wouldn't be in the Nationals. But yeah, the upper house isn't looking particularly good (not that it is now); guess you can't do much when the cohort up for re-election was from a Labor win.
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My sausage was undercooked, can we re-do the vote?
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# ? Mar 28, 2015 16:36 |
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QUACKTASTIC posted:My sausage was undercooked, can we re-do the vote? How does one undercook a sausage
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# ? Mar 28, 2015 17:46 |
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It moo'd at me
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# ? Mar 28, 2015 18:14 |
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Someone has spotted Anidav's car
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# ? Mar 29, 2015 01:00 |
I'd totally gift that to tithin were it in my power.
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Pickled Tink posted:I'd totally gift that to tithin were it in my power. Tithin wouldn't DOWNLOAD a CAR
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You Am I posted:Someone has spotted Anidav's car Anidav doesn't have a car. How could he afford one?
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# ? Mar 29, 2015 01:46 |
Kommando posted:Anidav doesn't have a car. How could he afford one? Sponsored by AnimeTM
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# ? Mar 29, 2015 01:48 |
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A Good Thing http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/mar/26/after-the-onions-theres-no-doubt-tony-abbott-is-a-loose-unit
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You Am I posted:Someone has spotted Anidav's car of course it has queensland plates. of course.
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# ? Mar 29, 2015 02:11 |
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Is there an explanation of who held the seats the Greens now have? Mostly National and Labor?
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PaletteSwappedNinja posted:A Good Thing http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/mar/26/after-the-onions-theres-no-doubt-tony-abbott-is-a-loose-unit Over 2000 words of onion based political commentary...
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Shadeoses posted:Is there an explanation of who held the seats the Greens now have? Mostly National and Labor? Newtown is a new seat, won by the Greens in a contest against Labor. Lismore and Ballina were both previously held by Nats. Balmain was retained by the incumbent Green. PaletteSwappedNinja fucked around with this message at 02:27 on Mar 29, 2015 |
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PaletteSwappedNinja posted:A Good Thing http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/mar/26/after-the-onions-theres-no-doubt-tony-abbott-is-a-loose-unit Really good article
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# ? Mar 29, 2015 02:33 |
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Quantum Mechanic posted:
Yeah I know right. Sucks to be Victoria. Seriously though, aside from Victoria being the best state, congratulations and good work to the NSW (not the best state) groons for all their hard work!
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# ? Mar 29, 2015 03:10 |
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RIP public infrastructute
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# ? Mar 29, 2015 03:20 |
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SynthOrange posted:RIP public infrastructute RIP education too apparently.
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# ? Mar 29, 2015 03:25 |
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Tokamak posted:Over 2000 words of onion based political commentary... I have a substantially shorter piece for you right here.
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# ? Mar 29, 2015 03:30 |
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Victorian Liberal female MPs have reported being bullied, threatened and intimidated from within their own party
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# ? Mar 29, 2015 03:49 |
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QUACKTASTIC posted:I have a substantially shorter piece for you right here. itt Quacktastic admits to having a small wang.
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# ? Mar 29, 2015 03:51 |
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That was the implication, yes
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# ? Mar 29, 2015 03:54 |
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quote:Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has sacked MP Billy Gordon from the Labor Party over a string of undeclared criminal offences in a decision that could threaten her government's grasp on power. HAPPENING http://abc.net.au/news/qld-election-2015/guide/cook/
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# ? Mar 29, 2015 04:18 |
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Things you don't need a police check for: becoming a member of parliament
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# ? Mar 29, 2015 04:21 |
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I'm dying. Springborg could become Premier because the ALP literally ran a documented domestic abuser as the candidate.
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# ? Mar 29, 2015 04:23 |
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That is pretty dumb. That said isn't Cook traditionally a pretty safe seat for the ALP.
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# ? Mar 29, 2015 04:25 |
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Yeah but it was LNP in 2012. A by-election run might see it swing back.
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# ? Mar 29, 2015 04:27 |
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Burn Down Canberra posted:That is pretty dumb. Would him flat out resigning and forcing a by-election give them enough goodwill to make sure that it would stay safe?
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Burn Down Canberra posted:That is pretty dumb. Yeah but it swung pretty heavily to the libs last time so I wouldn't take anything for granted with the amount of people in QLD who "voted against Newman, not for Labor"
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# ? Mar 29, 2015 04:32 |
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I don't suppose it helps for me to say I told you so. Good on Palaszczuk for having the guts and integrity to do this. How stupid are the ALP however? I would hope that any by election would see a Greens member elected but I suppose I'd settle for a Labor one. I do hope that 20% + swings against them and losing to the Greens causes the Nationals to rethink being in a lockstep coalition with the commanders of Mordor. Most disturbing thing said yesterday at the booth. NTATA (NRETA) and his gaffs are a carefully calculated distraction so nobody pays attention to climate change. Yes it was a Green's volunteer and yes she was a school teacher. Cunning Muppet Government!
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# ? Mar 29, 2015 04:38 |
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Nice comment. David.
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# ? Mar 29, 2015 04:42 |
I know we're all concerned about big government stealing your data, so here's a list of torrentfreak vetted vpns updated for 2015 http://torrentfreak.com/anonymous-vpn-service-provider-review-2015-150228/
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# ? Mar 29, 2015 04:43 |
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Gough Suppressant posted:Things you don't need a police check for: becoming a member of parliament Why should you
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# ? Mar 29, 2015 04:46 |
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Anidav posted:
That font
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# ? Mar 29, 2015 04:47 |
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My fonts
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# ? Mar 29, 2015 04:48 |
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Gorilla Salad posted:Why should you Wilson tuckey was a fine MP after beating an indigenous guy half to death in his pub, even taking the nickname "ironbar" as a point of pride
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