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Shawy38
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Read somewhere yesterday that going off this weekends results in his neighbourhood, Guy is likely to lose his seat all together
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Winning isn't everything, it's the only thing
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stayer
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Omg please! That would be gold! |
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Tlazolteotl
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Josh is from Victoria but is he for Victoria played well in Kooyong.
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An honest politician is one who when he is bought will stay bought.
Simon Cameron |
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Baghdad Bob
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Correct, although the Kooyong tennis club is in the electorate of Higgins , I believe Josh, who is an A grade tennis player, has played well at the club.
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Passing Through
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Shawy38
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Victorian Liberal MP Bernie Finn, who posted anti-abortion comments, expelled from party |
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Winning isn't everything, it's the only thing
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Baghdad Bob
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Also about time they also expelled Malcolm Turnbull from the Liberal Party.
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Passing Through
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I wonder how Malcolm spent Saturday night?
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TJMitchell
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Rich white man who drunkenly crashed his Jaguar into a fence and kept his job claims the Teal Independents are "loud, entitled and rich"
Tim Smith, the gift that keeps on giving. I'm positive he's a plant to bring down the Vic Liberal leader for his mate Josh
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Time is a flat circle
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Passing Through
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Did I read correctly that Timmy was campaigning for Libs in WA last week? Would explain a lot. Rumor was nobody in Victory wanted him near their electorate, much like Morrison.
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Passing Through
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It only gets worse.
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Baghdad Bob
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PT, so you do subscribe to The Age, obviously not for their mid-week form guide.
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Passing Through
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No, the Age is free online, as is the SMH.
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rusty nails
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Is smh free online?
WTF am I paying subscription?
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Passing Through
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You get 5 free articles a month that seems to reset every day. Few different browsers.
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Second Chance
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Hope Smithy wasn't on holiday:
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Passing Through
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Hubris, the
Liberal Party and the tale of two Tims Columnist June 12, 2022 — 5.00am I spent some of our recent cold snap
culling overloaded bookshelves. As I weighed up what was to be sent to the opp
shop, I stumbled on the definitive history of Richard Nixon’s flawed
presidency The Arrogance of Power by
Anthony Summers. The arrogance of power also describes
the disarray in the Liberal Party, federally and in Victoria. The party’s
plight can be embodied in the tale of two Tims – Wilson and Smith. Tim WIlson, with husband Ryan Bolger,
conceded defeat in Goldstein on May 22.CREDIT:AFR Both Tim W & S have considerable
ability, energy and political nous. They were each pre-selected instead of
women due to Liberal circles believing the men had more to offer. They leave
their respective parliaments prematurely – disappointing their sponsors and
personally soured – after being seduced by the trappings of office. Politicians are surrounded by
forelock-tuggers and door openers. Long-term survival requires a healthy
disregard for such nonsense. But both Tims succumbed to hubris, losing the
capacity for self-doubt and believing their own b-s. This affliction is not
unique to the Liberals, but it is generously rewarded within the party’s
internal culture. It is how the party has defined success, enabled by a Murdoch
media cheer squad that celebrates bluff, bluster and bullying. In the early 2000s, ABC senior
management directed me to “find more conservative voices” to put to air on my
morning radio show. With my then producer Chris Uhlmann, we offered the
secretive arch-conservative Institute of Public Affairs a regular spot on the
“Friday Wrap”, where talkback callers could exchange banter with guests from
opposite ends of the political spectrum. John Roskam, the IPA boss, was our
initial right-wing champion, and would faithfully deliver his combative
contributions to a typically hostile reception from the ABC audience. After a
few years, a battle-weary Roskam dropped off as he said it was personally
counter-productive, hindering his attempts at pre-selection. He recommended his
then-unknown sidekick, Tim Wilson, to replace him. Tim Wilson was charming, smart and
unafraid. We invested a lot of time training him and giving feedback, despite
his IPA view that the ABC was a waste of public money. As his confidence grew,
and he became sought after by other media, he developed his own political
brand. The then attorney-general George Brandis soon offered him a job at the
Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission as a “freedom commissioner”,
notwithstanding the IPA advocating for the abolition of the organisation. Despite arguing that the Liberals needed more women
in parliament, in 2016 he successfully contested preselection for Goldstein
against Georgina Downer. Now, after two terms, his career has been derailed by
his enthusiastic participation in the Liberal Party’s capitulation to what some
have described as the Trumpian instincts of Scott Morrison. The voters of Goldstein showed no sentimentality
for Wilson as they and voters in Kooyong and elsewhere emphatically voted to
end sleaze, introduce an integrity commission and demand more climate action.
Wilson was roadkill under ScoMo’s bulldozer. Tim Smith entered state politics
after cutting his teeth in local government. Elected to the City of Stonnington
as a precocious 25-year-old, he was mayor at 26 and milked every opportunity
for publicity. Quick with snappy one-liners, we offered him a regular gig on
ABC Melbourne and he seized the opportunity to develop his brand. Tim Smith faces the media after
crashing his car while drunk.CREDIT:JUSTIN MCMANUS In 2014, he won preselection for the
safe state seat of Kew, defeating former minister Mary Wooldridge in her quest
to move from the upper to the lower house. He soon became a shadow minister,
and until drunkenly crashing his new Jaguar last October was viewed by some as
a prospective leader. Tim Smith’s regular appearances on
Sydney commercial radio during Victoria’s extended and tortuous lockdowns lent
him a façade of political gravitas, but it was an illusion. Instead of doing
the hard work developing policies and winning the contest of ideas, Tim Smith
presented as if he believed that government office would inevitably be his. Politicians are like radio talk show
hosts – it is the ideal career for unattractive people with short attention
spans and a highly developed sense of their own importance. Tims both federal
and state, once in parliament, made rapid transformations into aggressive
pugilists, adopting the swagger, belligerence and sense of entitlement that
infects so many in public life. |
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Carioca
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Bottom paragraph reminds me of a despot in Russia ATM .
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Second Chance
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GREAT article which gets right to the heart of the Liberal Party malaise.
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Passing Through
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Start naming your cabinet Bob.http://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2022/jun/23/deputy-premier-james-merlino-among-senior-victorian-labor-mps-set-to-retireDeputy premier James Merlino among senior Victorian Labor MPs set to retireMerlino and ministers Martin Foley, Lisa Neville and Martin Pakula could announce their retirements Friday A group of senior Victorian ministers – including the deputy premier, James Merlino – is set to retire, forcing a major reshuffle of cabinet ahead of the November state election. Several sources have confirmed to Guardian Australia that Merlino, the health minister, Martin Foley, police minister, Lisa Neville, and minister for tourism, sport and major events, Martin Pakula are expected to announce their retirements as soon as Friday. Guardian Australia has attempted to contact all four ministers, while the premier Daniel Andrews’ office refused to comment. |
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Gay3
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Sadly for racing we lose Martin Pakula, generally accepted to be the best racing Minister since ???????????
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Wisdom has been chasing me but I've always outrun it!
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TJMitchell
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Well that doesn't sound smelly at all. Nothing dodgy here I'm sure
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Time is a flat circle
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jujuno
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very strange for so many to coincide.
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Desert War, Rain Lover, Latin Knight, Hay List, Mustard...my turf heroes...
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Passing Through
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Not unusual for people to announce they wont recontest, happens before all elections. It comes out anyway at preselection so a formal announcement is usually made.
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Passing Through
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List of retiring MPs from most recent federal election.
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Second Chance
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Surely best in recent memory in any State, a truly enthusiastic flag flier for racing. Thankfully suspect he won't be lost to the industry.
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TJMitchell
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Tim Smith, possibly the dumbest person in the country, has decided to threaten a child on twitter because...*checks notes*...he quoted him directly word for word.
Remember when they made this guy Shadow AG?
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Time is a flat circle
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Passing Through
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At 14 Leo has it all over Dim Tim.
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TJMitchell
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My cousins month old new born is smarter than Tim
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TJMitchell
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Gross. Genuinely gross. kiss this c*nt.
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