I've been watching Malcolm Turnbull on TV and
can't help wondering will he last the full
term and a few other things. Like where will
he stand on climate change, same-sex marriage?
Will he allow the Liberal Party politicans
to have a conscience vote, or the voters a
plebiscite?
Will he include our Indigenous People in our
Constitution? Will he be able to bring together
the "Broadchurch" of the Liberal Party together?

Will he be able to change his approach to those
who defy him?

Will he be the longest serving Australian Prime-
Minister?

And many more.

Your thoughts please?

Dear Foxy,

I predict that the Coalition government will crumble during his leadership, if not before this year's election then shortly after it. There are already too many contradictions in his government. All the things he was before he became PM he has had to bury in order to appease Australia's power elite (to use Wright's terminology and assuming a power elite exists in Australia which in my sociological reckoning I think it does). I think if Tony Albanese was to lead the ALP into this election it would romp home.

LOL Fox, you and the ABC are like sheepdogs, always worrying the LNP.

Honestly, you'd lead a foreign visitor into believing there is only one Party and in that Party one person, the LNP leader, who should be subjected to sledging. Er, make that 'criticism'.

Whatever you do, don't mention L'il Willie, the CFMEU and that Royal Commission. Ahem, don't mention those Struggle Streets either, it is gay marriage instead, right?

Meanwhile, in Victoria and coming to a street near you and earlier for your children at entertainment venues where drugs are as available as bottled water,

"Secret informer links Victoria's most powerful bikie boss Amad 'Jay' Malkoun with suspected firearms traffickers

VICTORIA'S most powerful bikie boss has been linked to a group of suspected firearms traffickers by a secret police informer.

In a rare glimpse inside the secretive world of arms dealing, the Herald Sun has uncovered allegations that Comancheros boss Amad "Jay" Malkoun has links with individuals who police suspect may be illicit gun runners.

In allegations raised with police, a private jet pilot who is an associate of Malkoun is alleged to have used the plane to traffic weapons for the Comancheros.

It is alleged the pilot is also an associate of underworld figure Mick Gatto, who is himself a mate of Malkoun.

Another Malkoun associate who owns nightclubs around Melbourne is considered by police to have had potential involvement in arms smuggling.

Outlaw motorcycle gangs are considered by law enforcement to be key players in the illicit firearms trade. Gatto claims to have no involvement in gun running.

Police have been told that outlaw motorcycle gangs are dealing in Uzis, M16s and M25 sniper rifles.

Police around the country have warned outlaw bikie gangs are a threat, dealing in extortion, drug running and money laundering."
http://tinyurl.com/hhwkuu3

Howard's 'gun control' is a morass of non-productive bureaucratic procedures, paperwork and fees directed at the respectable, law-abiding, licensed citizens who are already known not to offend.

It has no effect whatsoever on criminals, obviously.

It is ludicrous that police in weapons branches and in short-staffed local stations are wasting their time and everyone else's, recording and red-flagging ordinary citizens on police computers as 'persons of interest', printing reams of forms to complete, continually looking over their shoulders and conducting random, fully uniformed raids on their homes to inspect and interrogate.

Whoops, sorry, my post immediately above was for another discussion.

Foxy, until labor throws the baby out with the bath water and starts again, Malcom's only threat will be from within, and my tip would either be Bishop or Morrison.

Unlike Bill, who has gone out willi nilli and announce his brain fart negative gearing policy, Malcom has put the fire out on the GST debate after considering economic modelling. perhaps Bill should have done likewise, the old engage the brain before putting the mouth into gear.

Have you noticed there has been little discussion of late on the broadening of the GST. That's my tip.

In order for labor to be successful one of two things have to happen in my view, one, a complete meltdown of the LNP and two, labor will have to cut ties with the unions and that wont happen.

We have seen a decline in investment in big business and one cause is the threat of labor returning one day to wind back the clock on business crippling IR laws and conditions. They just cant move with the times and realize we live in a seven day society now and weekends are just another day ending in 'Y'.