Dear Aidan,

Well put.

I maintain my view, think we all should consider why we think as we do
SMH this morning, one of three elected WA upper house one nation has, yet again, gone from the party to sit as an independent
About three in federal parliament, and more than six nation wide
IF one nation and Labor combine so soon after the election, to stall a mandate, who is worse
I think the fact an unstable team like the ARA linked Circus one nation is, has no mandate
Two votes should never have the power to act so badly
Labor? it should pass the bills, show voters they get what they voted for
Later, new legislation will come, not supported by voters,stop that if you wish, but respect the mandate
REMEMBER had Labor won, it would be confronted by a senate able if not willing, to stall its mandate

Dear Belly,

The state's impositions on the lives of ordinary people are too serious and painful to be overridden by the spirit of rivalry and competition between political parties. Should the parties wish to continue fighting each other, then let them do so on the sports-field or in some multi-dimensional online virtual reality games and the like, but not over the backs of ordinary Australians.

You seem to value the in-fighting game of the two major parties above the ability of ordinary Australians to control their lives and try to relieve their sufferings.

I have to agree that Pauline can't run a party. She is probably too trusting & those who only want to use her to get a seat for themselves, & apply for membership.

However we all owe her a huge debt of gratitude. It was her election at the hands of a bumbling Howard, & then the constant rabid attacks on her by the radical ratbag side of the left & Greens that got her & her policies well known.

She forced a large change for the better in the policies of both the Libs & Labor. Without her awakening of the mainstream, we would still be towing boat people into Darwin.

Thanks Pauline.

Belly.

"I think the fact an unstable team like the ARA linked Circus one nation is, has no mandate"

What has One Nation got to do with the Australian Regular Army?

Can we leave our biases out for just a few lines?
Had Labor won, we clearly did not
But if in government would those who do not agree with me think it was ok to stop negative gearing and franking credits passing
Even if Labor had a mandate
Now Foxy spoke of only two, one nation senators
However in truth if one one or ten crossbenchers took control, by dealing with Labor or Liberals
Would the 80 percent who did not vote for minorities [may well be far more]be right to be offended by rule of blackmail
Or is it in truth just opposition for the sake of it
Good government, not constant dog fighting, starts with good actions Labor must isolate the chook pen and pass these bills