While the Labor tragics thrash about, looking for excuses as to why they failed miserably despite being so much better than the Coalition in their eyes, and 'deserving' to be elected by 'dumb' voters who don't know what's good for them, here's a comment from probably the last person in Australia who would support right of centre politics: Tim Southphommasane, ex-AHRC race relations commissioner and general whinger about 'racist' Australians.

"Morrison may have called his victory a miracle, but it was a victory achieved through discipline - through grit".

No matter what you think of Morrison as a person, he won the election for the Coalition. He proved that he is a leader, something we haven't had for a long time.

Conversely, Labor had Shorten, a self-server, seen by voters as sleazy and untrustworthy. Now they have poor old Albo.

Like it or not, we seem to be in for presidential- style elections from now on. In the one just gone, the Ministers (dills, most of them) were thankfully kept out by the boss. The Coalition now has a proven leader; Labor does not

Goodness me - I must live in a totally
different world to some of the posters
here.

"The Sleeping Giants" - a communist group?
Really?

I've never heard of them - until now.

I did some research. It seems that they've
got a twitter account and a Facebook account
and they are a media outlet that specialises
in advising companies not to advertise on
the sites of extremist (for want of a better
word) - right wing groups -
like "Breitbart News." Apparently "The Sleeping
Giants" came into
being after the election of Donald Trump.
They are about disspelling "fake news."

What they have to do with us in this
country - I'm not sure.

Also references to "Red Trotskyist Communists"
(sic) -
is a bit of a concern. It Smacks of the mentality
of the 1950s and the fear campaigns that existed
then- and were used for political advantage.

Also references to "Labor trash" is equally concerning.

One keeps on hoping that "truisms" like these will no
longer be passively accepted. "truisms" that long ago
ceased to be true.

Foxy, yes it is nasty, for me to claim a poster is at best, uninformed
More than likely, another problem exists here, and to highlight that posters very very strong words AGAINST THIS GOVERNMENT?
My mistake, see I tried to not respond, thought, quite wrongly it seems, we here at least paid respect to the truth
To to what should be called trolling, clearly I got that wrong
My posts MUST appear strange, after my pro Labor posts, my protection of Bill
But every one thought we would win, I [deeply troubled but not telling] waited for Bill to return to the man I knew
Communists? my enemy for life is communism, equally American Trump style Capitalism
Blind uncaring Capitalism
It is my honest view such as ttbn get away with insults we may not use
And that claims Labor is in any way communist are wrong/deliberately so and yes insane

Dear Belly,

We need to actively challenge the
damaging childish myths that some posters,
(and people like Pauline
Hanson, her supporters, and their ilk), try to use to
their political advantage.

We do indeed Foxy, my determination to see Labor reform, become the government is based on a need for a better caring Government
The very right are in fact like users of yo yo,s and hula hoops,looking for the next big thing
You see them everyday,water bottle in hand phone in the other walking around begging to be seen
Trump and the right of reality are the latest new thing
Hatred of whole faiths or nationalities come from there too
Trump, any observer, any who cares to read what other than Rupert's rags has to say,will surely question is he insane
Foxy the fight continues but! never ever thought in my lifetime a group would exist that thinks Hitler was other than a dreadful person

Dear Belly,

We can't change people but we can change
how we interact with them.

I think we do live in the best of times
and I have no doubt that there will be
many positive changes for us all. This
last election has been a wake-up call.
Positive times lie ahead.