Just for interest's sake here is the 2016 election results -
a historical comparison:

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-07-03/election-results-historical-comparison/7560888

Is this the trajectory for the future? I really don't know.

cont'd ...

I agree with Jeff Kennett's earlier summation that

"Australia needs a period of political stability.
It also needs economic leadership and a style of
leadership that respect's people's intelligence."

I'm not sure about his statement of :

"There appears to be no plan for where the government
or the opposition for that matter want to take
Australia by 2050."

However the following statement does make sense:

"It is not enough to have some very competent ministers if
the focus of public and media attention on the leader of
the team, the Prime Minister is not providing the leadership
of the position."

I would also include the leader of the opposition in this
statement as well.

My personal feeling however is that I don't see an alternative
to Mr Turnbull as Prime Minister for the next election. But
again, what do I know?

LeoW, you as always are fast and loose with the truth when it comes to The Greens. Once more trying to throw up a smoke screen of old fake news to divert attention from the actions of your One Nation Party leadership. Now being investigated for what may prove to be criminality. You would think after spending time in jail, the Lovely Pauline would have learned the value of keeping on the right side of the law.

Any comment? I don't expect you will.

Foxy,

It is fun trying to get some speculative gossip going against Turnbull.

BUT the big stories are:

- the festering sores of SHY, Lee Rhiannon and the NSW 'Watermelons' or Eastern Bloc faction of the Greens that Dr Bob Brown couldn't treat and Dr di Natale is being similarly unsuccessful in treating; and,

- the challenges to Bill Shorten's leadership by Albanese and ors, now Plibersek as well, with Shorten very poor, negative, Parliamentary record; his woeful Budget opposition and reply, and his return at the Labor conference to the unsuccessful Class War of Gillard.

Will Shorten the turkey have his head lopped soon? He would be an embarrassment in an election campaign.

leoj,

I'm not sure about your statement regarding
"speculative gossip" and Mr Turnbull. But
leaving that aside. It is interesting to read
the many changes that have taken place in our
political arena over the past years. And it
will be equally interesting to see what develops
further in the future. It does not help of course
if the focus of the public and the media centers
on the leader of the team rather than the team's
achievements. It also does not help if the team
does not present a united front.

Dear Paul,

I'm curious. I know that you're a Greens supporter.
Can you tell us what attracts you to the Greens
and why you vote for them?

leoj,

If you're a supporter of Pauline Hanson.
Can you also explain why? Or if you're not,
who do you support and why?