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[Aarglefarg]

Bill Shorten is about to talk in a minute or less.

 

[choodi]

As a Tasmanian, I apologise for Lambie, I really do

And yet it's us Queenslanders that cop all the flak

 

[Elaugaufein]

A majority is a majority, whether it is 1 or 20.

76 is a majority. 75 is hung (because your bills are denied on a tie). You need 77 to actually run a government though (since the Speaker only votes in case of ties) and having every vote be a tie is a mess and leaves you deeply vulnerable to absences. You really want more than that so that you don't risk having a no confidence motion passed if someone is sick / absent / late.

And yet it's us Queenslanders that cop all the flak

We are sending 1 or 2 One Nation to the Senate , so we do deserve flack. Lambie's better than that.

 

[BowieZ]

PS I will never tire of the fact we have an electorate named "Batman".

 

[bomma_man]

I can't get enough of ScoMo talking about how the ALP have received their lowest FPP since 19blahblah when asked about his own teams' performance. Keep waiting to see him short circuit.

What a trooper for the cause.

It would be beautiful if we had a lib dem equivalent on the centre right. The green bote is growing but 90% of those votes are flowing to labor.

 

[laoni]

And yet it's us Queenslanders that cop all the flak

Hey, we're less consistently terribly conservative! We have that going for us, at least

 

[DeSo]

PS I will never tire of the fact we have an electorate named "Batman".

It's pretty great.

 

[bomma_man]

PS I will never tire of the fact we have an electorate named "Batman".

Melboure used to be batmanville, and Tasmania used to be van demans land. We fucked up.

 

[bobnowhere]

Senate Possibitities:

• NSW: 5 LIB, 4 LAB, 1 GRN, 1 ONP, 1 other from CDP and LDP
• QLD: 5 LNP, 4 Lab, 1 GRN, 1 ONP, 1 other from ????
• VIC: 5 Lib, 4 Lab, 2 GRN, 1 Hinch
• SA: 4 Lib, 4 Lab, 3 NXT, 1 GRN
• Tas: 4 Lab, 4 Lib, 2 GRN, 1 Lambie, 1 other from Lab and ONP
• WA: Way early
• ACT: 1 Lab, 1 Lib
• NT: 1 Lab, 1 Lib

 

[choodi]

76 is a majority. 75 is hung (because your bills are denied on a tie). You need 77 to actually run a government though (since the Speaker only votes in case of ties) and having every vote be a tie is a mess and leaves you deeply vulnerable to absences. You really want more than that so that you don't risk having a no confidence motion passed if someone is sick / absent / late.



We are sending 1 or 2 One Nation to the Senate , so we do deserve flack. Lambie's better than that.

Usually there is an agreement to not take advantage of genuine absences if an MP is sick or absent for a good reason.

Really, if we're debating the merits of Lambie and One Nation, we're all pretty stuffed!

 

[Aarglefarg]

We are sending 1 or 2 One Nation to the Senate , so we do deserve flack. Lambie's better than that.

Also Queensland gets some responsibility for Lambie via Palmer (regardless of the facts of his birth).

 

[Banderdash]

The only thing Vandstone and Beasley are qualified to fight over is a pie and chips.

And which looks more like a Cane Toad.

 

[EatChildren]

is the nightmare over yet

 

[laoni]

is the nightmare over yet

Never. We're going to go on foreveeeeer

 

[Jintor]

is the nightmare over yet

australia still exists as a nation so no

 

[bobnowhere]

is the nightmare over yet

Only just beginning.

 

[Candescence]

is the nightmare over yet

Yes. You may open your eyes now, my child.

Spoiler

haha fuck no

 

[choodi]

Also Queensland gets some responsibility for Lambie via Palmer (regardless of the facts of his birth).

Fuuuuuuuuck! You're right.

We really do need to just cut everything outside of south east Queensland and bury it.

 

[laoni]

 

[Yrael]

Turnbull forced the ALP to actually develop policy. He was a clear force for good for our political system.

I can't help but feel that the better force for good would be the Liberal party not being in power again.

PS I will never tire of the fact we have an electorate named "Batman".

I chuckle every time the federal election rolls around and I'm reminded of its existence.

 

[mjontrix]

is the nightmare over yet

No, the fire rises.

Mr.Bones wild ride never ends.

 

[choodi]

I just saw a fucking rocket blast off on channel 7 with a candidate aboard.

Can we please just take away their right to broadcast please?

 

[Bernbaum]

is the nightmare over yet

More elections! Thought eight weeks was long for an election? This time we're making the next election SIXTEEN weeks long.

 

[Aarglefarg]

I chuckle every time the federal election rolls around and I'm reminded of its existence.

I live near it. There's a train station called Batman. We had a TAFE called Kangan Batman TAFE (unfortunately now the Kangan Institute).

 

[darkace]

I can't help but feel that the better force for good would be the Liberal party not being in power again.

As one of the technocratic elite, I kinda like the current LNP. Their economic policies, anyway.

 

[Jintor]

ScoMo on ABC is really fun listening to him bluster. Every five minutes Wong just snipes him for massive damage with like one sentence

 

[BowieZ]

OMG Penny.

 

[Aarglefarg]

Message from Shorten on instagram.
https://www.instagram.com/p/BHWpphdANCW/

Handwritten:

To the true believers of 2016
Your faith and hardwork is inspirational.
Thankyou for your efforts on behalf of millions of Australians who are counting on Labor.

Bill

EDIT: Oh, 3 hours ago. The Guardian just posted it now.

 

[Elaugaufein]

ScoMo on ABC is really fun listening to him bluster. Every five minutes Wong just snipes him for massive damage with like one sentence

There's been a couple of times where I swear she had to restrain herself from physically attacking him talking over him

 

[Dynamite Shikoku]

Scott Morrison is having a hard time trying to sound positive

 

[oipic]

Went into tonight not thinking much of Scott Morrison. Doubts confirmed.

His discomfort and bluster has made for entertaining viewing, it its own way, but I would happily never see or hear from him again. He's everything I tend to loathe in politicians, and I have very low expectations of them at the best of times.

 

[laoni]

Penny Wong is ready to smack heads

 

[Jintor]

i mean scomo has a point about medicare but wong also has a point that the LNP is the fucking king of baseless scare campaigns

 

[DrSlek]

http://www.news.com.au/national/fed...s/news-story/a52ed6c717833bdc81c14839e5de9518

After commending the nationalist stalwart on her historic return, Senator Dastyari overstepped the mark with his choice of cuisine when inviting the incoming Senator out for a celebratory feed.

Beautiful. Just beautiful.
And that cheeky face on the Labor senator. I love it all.

 

[choodi]

i mean scomo has a point about medicare but wong also has a point that the LNP is the fucking king of baseless scare campaigns

Tea pot and kettle sitting next to each other.

 

[elfinke]

Finally, the Billbus is going to speak.

 

[Machina]

That OT title is strangely appropriate now.

 

[Jintor]

i haven't heard a labor room this excited for years

 

[BowieZ]

Can we expect anything other than a divisive stump speech here?

So sick of both sides currying division.

 

[30yearsofhurt]

76 is a majority. 75 is hung (because your bills are denied on a tie). You need 77 to actually run a government though (since the Speaker only votes in case of ties) and having every vote be a tie is a mess and leaves you deeply vulnerable to absences. You really want more than that so that you don't risk having a no confidence motion passed if someone is sick / absent / late.



We are sending 1 or 2 One Nation to the Senate , so we do deserve flack. Lambie's better than that.

Assuming everyone votes (excluding the speaker) you'll have 149 votes so 76 gives you a 75 to 74 advantage. 75 leaves you one short.

WHAT IS WRONG WITH SHORTEN JUNIOR'S HAIR????????

 

[Jintor]

lmao this is the most typical possible speech but it's hilarious anyway

damnit shorten we just agreed mandates suck

 

[Brutalitops]

Scott Morrison and Penny Wong are both such annoying politicians, in the way everything they say is just complaining about the other.

Edit: Everyone has voted and he's still on the Medicare shit

 

[BowieZ]

Assuming everyone votes (excluding the speaker) you'll have 149 votes so 76 gives you a 75 to 74 advantage. 75 leaves you one short.

Alan Jones was also going on about needing 77 votes which was confusing me. If you get 76, the other can only get 74, meaning you have 75 plus a speaker, right?

 

[Jintor]

Scott Morrison and Penny Wong are both such annoying politicians, in the way everything they say is just complaining about the other.

i mean that's basically the only reason you'd be a lib next to a lnp on an election results review show

 

[Aarglefarg]

ABC's L/NP number just went back to 73, with 1 going back to unknown.

 

[BowieZ]

ABC's L/NP number just went back to 73, with 1 going back to unknown.

Yup, Flynn.

http://mobile.abc.net.au/news/federal-election-2016/results/list/?selector=indoubt&sort=az

However the Coalition just needs 3 of those 6 close calls, and it seems like 3 of them are heading that way... for now, anyway.

 

[Jintor]

man i haven't watched aussie politics for a while but man does shorten have a weirdly soothing cadence

what a weirdo

 

[30yearsofhurt]

Alan Jones was also going on about needing 77 votes which was confusing me. If you get 76, the other can only get 74, meaning you have 75 plus a speaker, right?

This is why we need to invest in that new fangled edumacayshun in this here countree billy bob.

Oh god sake Bill, you should have left your son at home.

 

[laoni]

Rupert, Georgette, Clementine?

Those poor children

 

[luchadork]

so real talk... is this kind of an underwhelming result for the greens? i live in a greens echo chamber so i thought we were going to change the world. looking like we've just 'maintained' our vote from last election.