The tele-movie is to be called "One Flew Over The Public Trough".

Good news on two fronts Souths won, and Bronnie lost.

So, the Queen Bee has got her comeuppance, and finally been given the boot. We can only speculate as to who or whom within led the 'Get Bronnie Campaign', I would think Malcolm Turnbull, although the writing was wall once Uncle Rups withdrew his support and openly called for her head. There is one thing in The Liberal Party, you can literally kick Tone where the sun don't shine, but never, never ever, get off side with he who must be obeyed, King Rupert.

Dear Aidan,

Why do I see that as a negative factor?
I don't entirely - just as something that
needs to be considered in the overall
scheme of things.

I'm merely going on Mrs Bishop's history of her
dreadful errors of
judgement which in part were contributed to her age.

I would be happy to be proven wrong.

Foxy,

I'm 81 and I know that it's stealing if I fudge my travelling expenses with Veteran's Affairs, or claim beyond my entitlements.

Age has nothing to do with how one acts if the faculties still work and Bishop shows no signs of Old Timers' Disease.

Bronwyn Bishop has made the honorable choice. The Office of Speaker is not assisted where a a sizeable proportion have lost confidence in it, even if that is not entirely the fault of the incumbent.

It is a very great pity that the controversial Australian Human Rights Commission President, Gillian Triggs, has not made a similar decision.

PM Abbott is proposing a review of the parliamentary entitlements system. Has anyone ever watched 'Yes, Prime Minister'?

Still no mention from either side of politics, LNP, Labor or the Greens, of the ANAO report on politicians entitlements. Sir Humphrey ('Yes, Prime Minister') could venture an informed guess why not.

No pointed reminders from the tabloids, current affairs shows and certainly no reminders from the 'fact-checking' (that's bollocks!) ABC. Again, Sir Humphrey could suggest why not (similarly, journalists and politicians usually maintain a 'cone of silence' where their philandering in Canberra and abroad is concerned).

No surprises there either. Any wonder they all refer to the public as 'punters' and act shocked that the electorate has become 'so volatile'.

Sir Joh Bjelke Peterson was right, it is all about feeding the chooks (media), but some of the public should be included in that description.

Few comparisons could be more ridiculous than comparing Professor Gillian Triggs' discharge of her duties with the the depredations of Mrs Bronwynh Bishop. Professor Triggs has never been shown or even seriously alleged to have rorted taxpayer-funded expenses. Nor has she doggedly violated the requirements of her office. Indeed it is her relentless pursuit of her function as Human Rights Commissiner that has incurred the hostility of Mr Abbott and the usual ideologues who cluster around him - even on this forum.