When all's said and done - this is a reflection on
the weakness of Tony Abbott in relation to his own
party machine that he's been unable to prevent
what's obviously a setback for the Coalition,
and a great boost to the Gillard Government in
consolidating its numbers on the floor of the House.
It shall be interesting to see what course of action
in next on the agenda.

Rechtub I am afraid your post telling us ALP supporters are brainless puppets is ofensive and, well no point going further it would be too hard for you to understand.
Movie lots, gave us a saying still in use.
A front, referring to the front of a big building with nothing behind it.
Tony Abbott is such, a front, supported by not much nothing behind just a front.
Tony offered ,his words any thing but that, yes we know what that is.
But said he would even consider that, to gain government.
Had he made it.
The more attentive of us, know, he would have acted little different than Labor.
Deals with the greens, independents, and jumps with enthusiasm, to except any Labor ship jumper.
Have no doubt, the soon to be out going leader of the Libs would make Peter Slipper the Chair.
He would take arms open, Labors ex union head in so much trouble, and infer sainthood on him.
Such is politics, Forrest Gumpp you are on to some thing Rudd's return sees Abbott's departure.

Wobbles,

Isn't it interesting that the media had the goods on Slipper for months but didn't use it until it could be somehow used against the ALP.

I wonder if the details would ever have come out otherwise.

It says a lot about the media doesn't it?

Everyone is forgetting that Labor's primary vote is 30% and 2pp is 43%.

This move might help labor until the next election, but is not going to help them past 2013.

579, there is one course of action, and that's to let the people decide.

Let them decide if they, not the government, want a carbon tax now.

Let them decide if they, not the government want to introduce a minng tax now. Also, give them the option of an increase in royalties.

Call an election before these prices of legislation get through the parliament. Include them in the form of a referendum if needed.

Is that not how a democracy works.

rehctub

dear boy, you forget, 'we the people' DID decide the shape of our government at the last election.

So disillusioned were 'we the people' that no political party ended up with a majority.

You are smarting, because that richard head Abbott is not the PM.

I am feeling pain because that richard head Gillard is the PM.

(Graham, what a silly censorship you have. No D ick Head allowed. Why such prudery?).

But the truth is, that is what the election created.

If Abbott had managed to garner the votes of the independents, we would be no better off.

Belly (as an example) would be sounding like you, complaining about a Tory minority govt.

Just get-with-it and understand that Gillard is not to blame for her situation.

It was 'we the people' who done it, and no one else.

You shouldn't have voted Green rehctub.

It's all your fault!