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- Heartbreaking plea to stay with Mum
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What we're talking about
- Mat on 'They'd never be in a Bruce Willis ... Shows what sort of society we've become when people want someone dead just so they're no longer inconvenienced. more
- Cheryl on 'They'd never be in a Bruce Willis ... Doesn't he know we lose interest in news stories quickly these days, shoot him and get to another story, lol more
- M. on 'They'd never be in a Bruce Willis ... A lethal weapon reference Derryn? Getting too old for this s--t. more
- Al Capone on 'They'd never be in a Bruce Willis ... First of all the person who provided comment on this issue under the name of Al Capone presented through the Sly Fact File ... more
- Mylene on 'They'd never be in a Bruce Willis ... What would Mick Miller have done? :p more
- Put This Baddy in the Binse on 'They'd never be in a Bruce Willis ... This is beyond a joke, people want to get home to their places, this nasty man is delaying people's lives.The police should ... more
- garry on 'Craig, you’re no Atticus Finch' i dont care to much for craig thomson but as long as he is there, workchoices is not and thats a great thing. more
- Mylene on 'Craig, you’re no Atticus Finch' Hinch is just mad that Craig Thomson quoted To Kill a Mockingbird instead of Death in Newport or The Ultimate Guide to ... more
- The Anti Corruption Barbeque on 'Craig, you’re no Atticus Finch' Every Australian citizen is currently very concerned with the direction our nation has taken over the last decade and the ... more
- Janesse Hurd on Heartbreaking plea to stay with Mum Please lend your Voice and Support to the Four Queensland Sisters......"Kids Without Voices".... for the Benefit and Safety ... more
- Steve on 'Craig, you’re no Atticus Finch' Jason think you'll find he has already been judged by an independant body put in place by his boss. Or are Work Fair ... more
- Geoff Mathers on 'Craig, you’re no Atticus Finch' Wonder who paid for Thompson's legal script writers?Would have cost plenty. If he's no longer a member of the Labour Party, ... more
- jason on 'Craig, you’re no Atticus Finch' Stop trying a man before he's even gone through the legal process. You're acting like a loose lynch-mob, and degrading ... more
- Al Capone on 'Craig, you’re no Atticus Finch' I sincerely hope both of the major parties realise what is at stake here. Both parties are currently teetering on the ... more
- Steve on 'Craig, you’re no Atticus Finch' If he knew he was being set up why sign off the expenses? I only had taxi driver put through a trip I did not take and I ... more
- Skeptic on 'Craig, you’re no Atticus Finch' Thomson looked more rehearsed than a Kabuki actor... more
- Senga on 'Craig, you’re no Atticus Finch' YOU got Addicted to Corruption, Craig Thomson.Because the system in the goverment is so easy to rort there aren't very many ... more
- Kate on 'Craig, you’re no Atticus Finch' Any non profit organisation like a union would still be accountable to it's members. Credit Card Statements are issued ... more
- Jonathon L Benson on 'Craig, you’re no Atticus Finch' I trust the Victoria Police and poor ole NSW ones too and the Taxation Department will pursue this joker and put him before ... more
- mark on 'Craig, you’re no Atticus Finch' craig is a federal politition ,we have to believe him more
Hinch: Australia standing still
Play Audio - Politicial reporter Latika Bourke with Hinch
And so it’s come to this. Forget about moving forward. Right now Australia is at a standstill. A hung parliament with neither Julia Gillard nor Tony Abbott with enough seats to form a government in their own right.
Whether the minority government we finally end up with is a Labor one, or the Coalition, depends on three independents in Queensland and New South Wales.
There are other people in the mix. The National member in WA who turfed out Wilson Tuckey and the Greens Bandt in Victoria who took Lindsay Tanner’s old seat from Labor. But the Nat will ultimately go to the Libs and Bandt has already made a Julia pledge. And some seats aren’t decided.
So what should happen now? I believe whichever party gets the most seats should get the first chance to form a government. If Labor has 74 to the Coalition’s 73 then the Governor-General should invite Julia Gillard to try to govern.
Give her first chance at swaying the independents.
If the Libs get more seats – if they are on 74 to 73 then Gillard should inform Quentin Bryce of that and Tony Abbott should be given a chance to lock in the independents.
If both are tied on 73 then I believe the party with the most primary votes should be given first option to secure the independents’ support.
The usually ceremonial Governor-General now gets to wield awesome power. To add some spice to it all, Bill Shorten, one of the men who organised the coup against Rudd and the ascension of Gillard, is Quentin Bryce’s son-in-law. To avoid any semblance of a conflict of interest should she step aside in favour of the most senior state Governor, Marie Bashir of New South Wales?
And speaking of the independents. I believe they should canvass their own conservative electorates.
In Tony Windsor’s case, Labor’s primary vote was only about 8%. If he backs Gillard he’ll be tossed out at the next poll. And that poll will come within two years maybe one.
If nobody can pull off a deal Australia could be back to the polls in six weeks.
It’s too early for detailed post mortems but I stand by what I wrote for the 3AW website in the early hours of Sunday morning:
Julia Gillard was a political fool to go to the polls so soon after the Rudd execution. She should have worked in the job for about six months. Not only so the blood would have dried and the scars healed but to establish herself as The Prime Minister.
By 'pulling one on' as they say she virtually turned it into a campaign by two Opposition leaders. She did not have the oomph and power of incumbency that usually translates into votes for a PM.
It is something she will regret forever.
MONDAY AUDIO:
Media Conference - Gillard and Swan field questions
Neil Mitchell - Oakeshott denies Gillard's offered him ministry
Neil Mitchell - Tony Windsor slams election campaign
Neil Mitchell - Greens deputy leader details stance
Neil Mitchell - Neil and Oakes get crystal ball out
Ross and John - Barry Cassidy's great election analysis
Ross and John - A Scottish psychic has her say
Independents day on 3AW
Thousands of postal and absentee votes are still to be counted following the weekend's extraordinary federal election that looks set to deliver the nation's first hung parliament in 70 years. All of Neil Mitchell's coverage here.
Gillard 'will regret this forever'
HINCH: By 'pulling one on' as they say she virtually turned it into a campaign by two Opposition leaders. She did not have the oomph and power of incumbency that usually translates into votes for a PM.
Blog comments
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The Rabbit is STILL unwilling to allow the three Independent MP's access to Treasury advice on the Coalition's election promises? The man is a complete buffoon~! That leaves ONE alternative - ANOTHER ELECTION & 170 mil wasted~! He's already backflipped on broadband, which means his budget is already BLOWN~!
Lenny Wednesday 25 August, 2010 - 11:59 PM -
Seriously Derryn go back on the booze. You were funnier, more insightful and less pompous. Sober you're just a bitter old conservative who actually thinks people want to hear his opinion.
Mylene Monday 23 August, 2010 - 8:22 PM
