"The abc/regressives got their man Turnbull to backstab Abbott. The regressives still could not vote for him thus giving Hanson power.."

Here you go, runner....being the voice of the far-right on this thread.

Here's a Lib-fan billionaire businessman calling for a dictator...

"BILLIONAIRE retailer Gerry Harvey says Australia has been ungovernable since John Howard was dumped from ­office and claims the only cure for the nation’s broken democracy — hamstrung by years of dismal infighting — is to install a dictator."

"“Neither side can do anything about it because the minute they do they’re hammered. The only cure we’ve got is to have a dictator like in China or something like that. Our democracy at the ­moment is not working,” he said."

http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/business/billionaire-businessman-gerry-harvey-says-bring-in-dictator-to-govern/news-story/5f26976e0634a9e399a7cb3f8c93499f

Ain't that sweet....we've been marinating in far right-wing Oz politics...and now we're onto full-blown fascism.

Warms the cockles....

Poirot deliberately misconstruing a businessman's wry satire.

Of course business people are exasperated by the games played in Canberra.

It is a no-brainer that it is affecting employment too.

Didn't politicians argue that they deserved those swell pay and entitlements, beaut super too, to attract the best of the best to aspire to political office?

Ms Galah'd led by accepting higher pay than both Obama, the President of the US and the PM of the UK. Now at a relatively young age she is entitled to solid gold conditions for life all paid for by the taxpayer and regardless of her falling into other taxpayer paid roles where she can attract added benefits.

Is there any wonder that the public are tipping populist, moralising bullshysters out so often?

At least Abbott walked his talk: he cared about Australia's borders, was concerned about the economy, lived with Indigenous, played an active part in volunteering and had commitment to a better Australia.

Not pushing any politician, but Tony Abbott was far closer to being a statesman than those who have their hands out now.

The big sleepers are employment and immigration. The big two WILL surface if Australia has to go back to the polls, where it really will be a bloodbath for all three, LNP, Labor and Greens.

How can Turnbull remain PM with 50% of AU going against him . Labor started out 21 seats down. The Libs have lost their momentum, The populace has gone against Turnbull. Will bishop rise to the occasion and become another ridiculed female PM. Dutton, Morison and Corman must go.
What happens if the postal voters follow the same trend.
Turnbull must step aside.

otb,

"Poirot deliberately misconstruing a businessman's wry satire."

Oh the old "wry satire"...it's hilarious isn't it!

In fact the whole right-wing area of politics is a riotous joke - I'm sure you'd agree.

"At least Abbott walked his talk: he cared about Australia's borders, was concerned about the economy, lived with Indigenous, played an active part in volunteering and had commitment to a better Australia.

Not pushing any politician, but Tony Abbott was far closer to being a statesman than those who have their hands out now."

Lived with the indigenous?

I suppose hiring planes to take your business buddies, doing a bit of hammering, setting up tents with state-of-the-art communications to keep-track of your overseas deployments - and then nicking off early - could be seen as "living with the indigenous"

"The Prime Minister arrived at Gulkula, the site of the annual Garma festival, on Sunday and has been sleeping in an army tent, along with other ministers and a team of bureaucrats."

http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/tony-abbott-leaves-east-arnhem-land-early-to-farewell-troops-20140916-10hu49.html#ixzz4DQ0XwSWF

Booking motel accommodation for your entourage on an indigenous visit - then not taking it up or paying for it - not so much.

Whoops! - we did pay for it eventually.

"Taxpayers charged $37,000 for empty hotel rooms on Tony Abbott's Torres Strait trip"

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-10-23/taxpayers-pick-up-bill-for-empty-hotel-rooms-torres-strait-trip/6879716

Most of Abbott's dealings with indigenous people would come under the heading of self-promoting stunts....with a hefty amount of tax-payer funded travel tacked onto it.

Yada,yada, yada...border control was all part of his "watch out folks, they're coming to get you!" spiel...along with the flags and terror alerts.

I'm sure he was concerned about the economy...so it's odd that his mob had a fun time making it much worse.

Hear, hear! doog.

Turnbull could claim the title of Patriot if he resigned for the good of Australia.

' Here you go, runner....being the voice of the far-right on this thread. '

yes Poirot and as a chief feminist regressive you obviously are university trained in labelling. I imagine you would of been among the cheer squad when immigrants flooded Europe only to end up in many rapes, cheering the breathing tax when pensioners were forced to pay more to heat homes and cool homes and obviously champion child grooming courses in the name of safe schools. Well if seeing through this putried left wing garbage make me the ' voice of far right' so be it. You might be mainstream abc but I still would hope I am closer to the general population than what you espouse