Australian Politics thread (sort of thought we had one but can't find it)
Posted: Sat Aug 24, 2024 8:08 am
by Jethro
And in another example of the Coalition not knowing their arses from their elbows, they didn't register their candidates before the cut off date in our local elections But never fear a number of the former candidates are now claiming they are going to run as independents, clearly not understanding what "cut off date" means Seriously this is Trump level stupid.
If there is an Oz politics thread, could I get a merge from one of the Admins
Re: Australian Politics thread (sort of thought we had one but can't find it)
So you are saying Australian Politics doesn't deserve it's own thread?
Just a joke, mate
Re: Australian Politics thread (sort of thought we had one but can't find it)
Posted: Sat Aug 24, 2024 11:55 pm
by Jethro
Looks like the CLP (Country Liberal Party) have decimated Labor in the Northern Territory, huge swings against sitting Government in yesterday's territory election.
CLP and Green votes up, Labor votes well down.
Re: Australian Politics thread (sort of thought we had one but can't find it)
Posted: Sun Aug 25, 2024 3:45 am
by mat the expat
Jethro wrote: Sat Aug 24, 2024 8:08 am
And in another example of the Coalition not knowing their arses from their elbows, they didn't register their candidates before the cut off date in our local elections But never fear a number of the former candidates are now claiming they are going to run as independents, clearly not understanding what "cut off date" means Seriously this is Trump level stupid.
If there is an Oz politics thread, could I get a merge from one of the Admins
Definitely the feelgood story of the year, I keep laughing massively at each report of their continued failures.
They literally cannot accept any responsibility for their own actions
Re: Australian Politics thread (sort of thought we had one but can't find it)
Posted: Mon Aug 26, 2024 5:36 am
by Jethro
ABC on the election, counting ongoing, they're running out of fingers and toes up there apparently
Re: Australian Politics thread (sort of thought we had one but can't find it)
Posted: Mon Aug 26, 2024 4:27 pm
by Slick
Maybe we could combine this with the New Zealand politics thread?
Re: Australian Politics thread (sort of thought we had one but can't find it)
Posted: Mon Aug 26, 2024 5:38 pm
by Guy Smiley
Slick wrote: Mon Aug 26, 2024 4:27 pm
Maybe we could combine this with the New Zealand politics thread?
Why?
The two countries’ political scenes are completely separate, there are no identifying factors in common. The voting methods used and the structure of the two parliaments is different.
Aside from the convenience of being on the other side of the world from you and still bound by the manacles of colonialism, we have very little in common to validate merging the two threads.
Re: Australian Politics thread (sort of thought we had one but can't find it)
Posted: Mon Aug 26, 2024 5:56 pm
by TedMaul
Fkn hell Guy, bad morning?
Re: Australian Politics thread (sort of thought we had one but can't find it)
Posted: Mon Aug 26, 2024 7:09 pm
by Guy Smiley
Re: Australian Politics thread (sort of thought we had one but can't find it)
Slick wrote: Mon Aug 26, 2024 4:27 pm
Maybe we could combine this with the New Zealand politics thread?
Why?
The two countries’ political scenes are completely separate, there are no identifying factors in common. The voting methods used and the structure of the two parliaments is different.
Aside from the convenience of being on the other side of the world from you and still bound by the manacles of colonialism, we have very little in common to validate merging the two threads.
Slick wrote: Mon Aug 26, 2024 4:27 pm
Maybe we could combine this with the New Zealand politics thread?
Why?
The two countries’ political scenes are completely separate, there are no identifying factors in common. The voting methods used and the structure of the two parliaments is different.
Aside from the convenience of being on the other side of the world from you and still bound by the manacles of colonialism, we have very little in common to validate merging the two threads.
Slick wrote: Mon Aug 26, 2024 4:27 pm
Maybe we could combine this with the New Zealand politics thread?
Why?
The two countries’ political scenes are completely separate, there are no identifying factors in common. The voting methods used and the structure of the two parliaments is different.
Aside from the convenience of being on the other side of the world from you and still bound by the manacles of colonialism, we have very little in common to validate merging the two threads.
Come along now, Guy, we’ve known each other long enough…
Re: Australian Politics thread (sort of thought we had one but can't find it)
Slick wrote: Mon Aug 26, 2024 4:27 pm
Maybe we could combine this with the New Zealand politics thread?
Why?
The two countries’ political scenes are completely separate, there are no identifying factors in common. The voting methods used and the structure of the two parliaments is different.
Aside from the convenience of being on the other side of the world from you and still bound by the manacles of colonialism, we have very little in common to validate merging the two threads.
Come along now, Guy, we’ve known each other long enough…
Exactly... so you English should understand my aversion to merging anything Kiwi with the Australians...
Re: Australian Politics thread (sort of thought we had one but can't find it)
The two countries’ political scenes are completely separate, there are no identifying factors in common. The voting methods used and the structure of the two parliaments is different.
Aside from the convenience of being on the other side of the world from you and still bound by the manacles of colonialism, we have very little in common to validate merging the two threads.
Come along now, Guy, we’ve known each other long enough…
Exactly... so you English should understand my aversion to merging anything Kiwi with the Australians...
Re: Australian Politics thread (sort of thought we had one but can't find it)
Posted: Fri Aug 30, 2024 8:18 pm
by Jethro
Wow the NSW Liberals never cease to break any law they can, this one is disturbing though.
The New South Wales Liberal Party could face three by-elections on the same day following the resignation of an MP charged with child-sex offences.
Rory Amon, who was the MP for Pittwater on Sydney's Northern Beaches, was arrested at Manly Police Station and charged with 10 child-sex offences on Friday.
The 35-year-old quit parliament hours after police announced the charges.
Re: Australian Politics thread (sort of thought we had one but can't find it)
Posted: Sat Sep 14, 2024 10:20 pm
by Jethro
Voters will have to wait until next month to find out the official results of Saturday's New South Wales council elections.
The final ballots were cast at 6pm last night in elections across 127 local government areas in the state.
Counting stopped at 10pm, and for all but two councils it won't resume until Monday.
A New South Wales Electoral Commission spokesperson said it expected to officially declare the results from October 1 to 3, with the timing varying between councils.
About 5.5 million people were registered to vote, with nearly a quarter of them cast early.
Voters in traditionally Liberal-dominated government areas faced the prospect of a drastically different local council.
This year's election has been marked by the failure of the NSW Liberal Party to nominate 136 counsellors across 16 different council areas.
The New South Wales Electoral Commission will resume the count on Monday, and the official results will be declared early October.
In my area the choice was between the Labor candidates and mayor and a bunch of independents who didn't bother telling anyone what their policies were, so 100% labour council then. Notably absent Libs of course and the Greens weren't fielding any candidates which surprised me.
Next election to watch ACT, can Labor make it 27 years in a row? Apparently not even the locals are interested in that one. Queensland State election coming up though, which should be real interesting given Labor's complete collapse on environmental policies, including airport noise, and the Coalition now having to fight on two fronts - Labor and Greens both a clear and present danger in South East Queensland. Of course Labor are seeing erosion to the Greens in key inner city seats due to their policies not gelling with the electorate at the moment. Will the Olympic fiasco and the opening of borders have an affect?
Re: Australian Politics thread (sort of thought we had one but can't find it)
Posted: Tue Sep 24, 2024 6:09 am
by mat the expat
Jethro wrote: Sat Sep 14, 2024 10:20 pm
In my area the choice was between the Labor candidates and mayor and a bunch of independents who didn't bother telling anyone what their policies were, so 100% labour council then. Notably absent Libs of course and the Greens weren't fielding any candidates which surprised me.
Next election to watch ACT, can Labor make it 27 years in a row? Apparently not even the locals are interested in that one. Queensland State election coming up though, which should be real interesting given Labor's complete collapse on environmental policies, including airport noise, and the Coalition now having to fight on two fronts - Labor and Greens both a clear and present danger in South East Queensland. Of course Labor are seeing erosion to the Greens in key inner city seats due to their policies not gelling with the electorate at the moment. Will the Olympic fiasco and the opening of borders have an affect?
Where are you Jethro?
Up here in Newcastle, an independent (ex-Labor) candidate blew away the, allegedly, corrupt Lord Mayor. Worth a punt!
Lots of Independents with Liberals on the pamphlets which was close to breaching the rules
Re: Australian Politics thread (sort of thought we had one but can't find it)
Jethro wrote: Sat Sep 14, 2024 10:20 pm
In my area the choice was between the Labor candidates and mayor and a bunch of independents who didn't bother telling anyone what their policies were, so 100% labour council then. Notably absent Libs of course and the Greens weren't fielding any candidates which surprised me.
Next election to watch ACT, can Labor make it 27 years in a row? Apparently not even the locals are interested in that one. Queensland State election coming up though, which should be real interesting given Labor's complete collapse on environmental policies, including airport noise, and the Coalition now having to fight on two fronts - Labor and Greens both a clear and present danger in South East Queensland. Of course Labor are seeing erosion to the Greens in key inner city seats due to their policies not gelling with the electorate at the moment. Will the Olympic fiasco and the opening of borders have an affect?
Where are you Jethro?
Up here in Newcastle, an independent (ex-Labor) candidate blew away the, allegedly, corrupt Lord Mayor. Worth a punt!
Lots of Independents with Liberals on the pamphlets which was close to breaching the rules
Up in Raymond Terrace dude.
Queensland election two days away, Coalition leading in the polls by a winning margin, some swing back to the labor government in the latest polls, which is generally par for the course in Oz. Personally I think the Labor leader is nigh on unelectable, where did they drag this muppet up from?
Anyone aware King Big Ears is in the Country? Only ask because no one seems to give a flying fuck about the visit. Can we be a republic soon!
Re: Australian Politics thread (sort of thought we had one but can't find it)
Posted: Fri Oct 25, 2024 11:48 pm
by Jethro
Polling right up to final day sees the trend of voters coming back to Labor being reinforced. The Coalition has too much of a lead to loss this one, but stranger things have happened, like the polls getting the last Queensland election completely wrong. Fears up North are that it is going to be a return to the hard core Jo years with overturning the abortion laws back on the agenda.
Hold onto your pumpkin scones this one is going to get spicy
Re: Australian Politics thread (sort of thought we had one but can't find it)
Posted: Sat Oct 26, 2024 12:10 pm
by Jethro
Election results are a mess, no clear state wide swing, big swings in some seats, swings in all directions in other seats.
Looking likely to be an LNP minority gov with KAP support, something the LNP leader claimed he wouldn't contemplate heading into the election.
A lot of seats have been given to parties where the vote counting is still below 50% and major shifts, which have been happening all night, still going on.
Think it might be a couple of days before they sort this one out.
No declaration of defeat or victory as of right now, but hitting the hay for an early start tomorrow.
Looks like the big losers are Labor and One Nation
KAP held all three of their seats but didn't do much else.
Weirdly the Greens look likely to lose one of their two sets but have the biggest vote they have ever achieved in Queensland. Labor may have problem with inner city Brisbane federally with a couple of seats going to show even stronger Green turnout.
Big winners are the LNP unfortunately, their leader has change directions about twenty times on the campaign trail, something Queenslanders are not going to be happy with if it continues with an LNP Government.
Re: Australian Politics thread (sort of thought we had one but can't find it)
Posted: Wed Oct 30, 2024 5:59 pm
by Jethro
Counting still underway, a number of seats still in doubt, recounts, etc.
As it stands, thanks to the ABC for the figures
ALP (Labor) 33
LNP (Liberal National Party) 50
Greens 1
KAP 3
Independent 1
47 seats needed to form Government.
And surprise surprise the LNP are hitting the nuclear energy option, something they weren't pushing on the campaign trail. One term Government coming up in Queensland of all places, maybe they didn't notice the Greens erosion of their support in SE Queensland.
Re: Australian Politics thread (sort of thought we had one but can't find it)
Posted: Tue Nov 12, 2024 11:58 pm
by mat the expat
Jethro wrote: Thu Oct 24, 2024 6:56 am
Up in Raymond Terrace dude.
But never fear a number of the former candidates are now claiming they are going to run as independents, clearly not understanding what "cut off date" means 
Seriously this is Trump level stupid.
