Auspol February 2017 - Choo choose your candidates wisely..

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Ora Tzo: Feb 26, 2016; HEEEERES TONYYYY

The political landscape as it stands.....

The ~~Bigger Money~~ Liberal Party

Currently heading up the Libs is Malcolm Turnbull who claims he's different from his predecessor but that's clearly not the case.
With the threat of right wing of the party toppling him again he is scared into complying with their demands.
Scandal after scandal has hit the party from extorting citizens through Centrelink to taking advantage of their parliamentary perks and further continuing offshore detention.
Looming on the horizon is this years budget and other possible reasons for a leadership challenge.

The ~~Very Rural~~ National Party

The National Party is lead by a sun-dried tomato and is supposedly the party for people of the countryside.
Being part of the Coalition they end up most of the time following Liberal lines when they ought to enriching their constituencies.
This nevertheless has got some voters annoyed resulting in attempts to elect independents and other parties.

The ~~Socialist~~ Labor Party

The main opposition party lead by Bill Shorten who tries to lead despite having not the best charisma.
Occasionally appears in the news to deal out Zingers and other policies as well as doing his best impression of a good leader.
These days the party hangs around the centre which pisses off people.

The ~~Ex-Liberal~~ One Nation Party

The looming threat on the horizon to both major parties.
Fielding anyone crazy enough to join their party they hope to get a foothold in the state governments and federal government.
Seeks to cast out everything they dislike; halal certification, ugly single mums, brown people, people who believe in global warming, and anyone with ties to the Chinese government (Sam Dastyari).
There is some discontent from within about how the party operates but we're yet to see if that will result in them blowing up.

The ~~Latte and Trees Party~~ Greens

Lead by a bloke who had a photo-shoot in a turtleneck and they seek to be Australia's progressive party.
These days they seem to have a mild case of the splits as they face their greatest threat from within from Left Renewal.
We dunno who Left Renewal is either.

The ~~Democratic Liberal Party~~ Nick Xenophon Team

A bunch of ex-Liberals offended to be called Liberals yet have voted as liberals would vote in the senate.
Native to South Australia.

The Senate Crossbench

A place full of scary and silly people.

Parliament resumes on February 7th.

Ora Tzo fucked around with this message at 13:47 on Feb 1, 2017

# ¿ Feb 1, 2017 10:41

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# ¿ Apr 29, 2024 13:56

Ora Tzo: Feb 26, 2016; HEEEERES TONYYYY

Prime trolling by Culleton while we weren't looking.

http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/2017/02/02/ashby-one-nations-leader-culleton

quote:

Ashby is One Nation's leader: Culleton

Rod Culleton says Pauline Hanson's One Nation is being swallowed up by the Liberal Party thanks to the work of her chief of staff James Ashby.

The former One Nation senator, who quit the party before being ejected from the Senate in January, says Mr Ashby is the party's real leader.

Under his leadership, One Nation is allowing the Liberals to "put its tentacles over it and shove its DNA into it and become part of the Liberal Party".

"That's why I got out," he told AAP on Thursday.

"I call him the party leader."

Several dumped One Nation candidates have claimed Senator Hanson is a puppet under the control of Mr Ashby.

Shan Ju Lin, who was disendorsed after a series of anti-LGBTI posts on social media, has urged Senator Hanson to sack Mr Ashby because he is exerting a dangerous level of control and poses a threat to One Nation's grassroots support.

Those comments were echoed by ex-candidate Peter Rogers, who was dumped over an online post alleging the Port Arthur massacre and the drowning of a Syrian toddler were fabrications.

Senator Hanson has been contacted for comment but has previously defended Mr Ashby as a trusted advisor, insisting no one should be in any doubt about who is in charge.

Mr Culleton was stripped of his West Australian Senate seat in December after the Federal Court declared him bankrupt, a decision he is appealing.

Meanwhile, the High Court sitting as the Court of Disputed Returns will on Friday hand down its judgment on whether he was eligible to have been elected in the first place, given he had been convicted of larceny at the time of the July 2 election.

# ¿ Feb 2, 2017 06:32

Ora Tzo: Feb 26, 2016; HEEEERES TONYYYY

Cory's jumping ship will definitely hasten Malcolm demise.
Thing is though I got no idea how he thinks he can go up against NXT in SA.

# ¿ Feb 6, 2017 01:49

Ora Tzo: Feb 26, 2016; HEEEERES TONYYYY

http://www.theage.com.au/federal-po...205-gu62o9.html

It would be amusing if the Libs as a party collapses under the weight of their own corruption.

http://www.smh.com.au/federal-polit...206-gu69fw.html

Christensen not throwing his hat in with Bernadi.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-02-05/one-nation-scraps-demand-for-wa-candidates-to-pay-250k-surety/8242572

In other news, One Nation attempts to implement measures to prevent future defections.

Ora Tzo fucked around with this message at 02:26 on Feb 6, 2017

# ¿ Feb 6, 2017 02:24

Ora Tzo: Feb 26, 2016; HEEEERES TONYYYY

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-02-06/centrelink-set-to-strike-amid-debt-recovery-controversy/8243936

quote:

Centrelink staff to strike amid debt-recovery controversy

Centrelink workers tasked with enforcing the Government's controversial debt-recovery program will launch two weeks of rolling industrial action from February 13.

The ABC understands the strike action is expected to result in delays at Centrelink offices and call centres across Australia, but those working on robot-debt calls will be exempt.

The industrial action coincides with calls from the Greens and Labor to establish a Senate inquiry into the controversial scheme, which has incorrectly told thousands of Australians they need to repay money.

The automated program, which cross-references employment data from the Australian Tax Office and Centrelink, has been criticised by social services groups for placing profits above people.

The program has issued nearly 170,000 notices of potential overpayment since July when human oversight was reduced in a bid to save money.

Centrelink staff who join the industrial action will also provide welfare recipients with a written statement outlining their concerns about the program and the Government's bargaining position.

In some cases, welfare recipients have been forced to start repaying fortnight instalments to Centrelink despite continuing to contest their records.
CPSU raised concern about treatment of Centrelink workers

The strike action will be led by the Community and Public Sector Union (CPSU), which has overseen years of industrial action across the public service amid a two-year deadlock on pay and conditions.

Similar strike action was launched by the union in December although customer payments were not impacted.

The Department of Human Services, which manages the Centrelink and Medicare programs, was informed of the strike action on Friday.

The CPSU and some federal politicians have raised concerns about the treatment of Centrelink workers since December, with the public becoming increasingly frustrated.

CPSU assistant national secretary Michael Tull said in January that public servants were facing a "perfect storm" and struggling to deal with public backlash.

Centrelink has also approached the market for "advanced customer aggression training" to deal with the public criticisms over the program.

The Government introduced changes to the debt-recovery system in January to ensure welfare recipients can launch an internal review of their payments before debt proceedings are launched.

The strikes be held on February 13, 15, 17, 20, 22 and 24.

The Department of Human Services has been contacted for comment.

# ¿ Feb 6, 2017 03:09

Ora Tzo: Feb 26, 2016; HEEEERES TONYYYY

Tony looks euphoric as his chance to take back leadership comes closer and closer.

# ¿ Feb 7, 2017 02:33

Ora Tzo: Feb 26, 2016; HEEEERES TONYYYY

Here he goes..

# ¿ Feb 7, 2017 02:40

Ora Tzo: Feb 26, 2016; HEEEERES TONYYYY

Konomex posted:

If WA votes any of these fuckers in I'm going to be so cross with my great state.

Just wait till you find out how the federal election went in 2016. I hear the senate didn't turn out so good.

# ¿ Feb 10, 2017 13:35

Ora Tzo: Feb 26, 2016; HEEEERES TONYYYY

Les Affaires posted:

This has happened before and its because whoever the candidate was probably refused to pay the money to use James Ashby's personal printing press or whatever the hell he has. The former party treasurer made the accusations in december.

There was also that attempt to keep their people loyal with the threat of $$$.
Another potential money making scheme?

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-02-05/one-nation-scraps-demand-for-wa-candidates-to-pay-250k-surety/8242572

# ¿ Feb 11, 2017 12:32

Ora Tzo: Feb 26, 2016; HEEEERES TONYYYY

A Labor/National Alliance?

# ¿ Feb 12, 2017 07:03

Ora Tzo: Feb 26, 2016; HEEEERES TONYYYY

gay picnic defence posted:

A Shooters, Fishers and Farmers rep just joined the fishing forum I'm on , what would be the best way to troll him. He's already claimed that having guns is the only thing stopping the socialists from banning fishing.

Ask him what sets him apart from One Nation?

# ¿ Feb 13, 2017 09:37

Ora Tzo: Feb 26, 2016; HEEEERES TONYYYY

Lizard Combatant posted:

https://twitter.com/CliveFPalmer/status/833594954811183108

Abbott was way ahead of him on that one.

# ¿ Feb 20, 2017 14:40

Ora Tzo: Feb 26, 2016; HEEEERES TONYYYY

Before I let you all continue squabbling on about Doctor Who lets all agree Blake's 7 was better.

# ¿ Feb 21, 2017 04:02

Ora Tzo: Feb 26, 2016; HEEEERES TONYYYY

Starshark posted:

Do you think she will?

I think she's gonna encounter bad writing.

# ¿ Feb 21, 2017 12:22

Ora Tzo: Feb 26, 2016; HEEEERES TONYYYY

On an unrelated note....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8XWnZjC97GY

# ¿ Feb 21, 2017 12:27

Ora Tzo: Feb 26, 2016; HEEEERES TONYYYY

DancingShade posted:

Depending on how likely a complete economic crash is on the horizon he might not want to get into office and get left holding the bag.

Imagine how hosed we would be if Morrison managed such a crisis.
Such a crisis if handled delicately wouldn't reflect badly on Labor, much like the GFC.

# ¿ Feb 23, 2017 07:33

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# ¿ Apr 29, 2024 13:56

Ora Tzo: Feb 26, 2016; HEEEERES TONYYYY

Its says a lot about your party if a mad monk and a potatohead are your top leadership contenders.

# ¿ Feb 24, 2017 04:07

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