The Clive Palmer campaign was interesting- lot of funding without mutual understanding with the electorate. A variation of the Liberal Party Free Economics with a MAGA hat.

I’d be doing more market research before committing valuable resources. Focussing the campaign on low hanging fruit and building the movement. I’m not sure going for the By-Election was the best strategy- from memory Batman is a bell weather electorate. They may swing between the major parties but not much else. The campaign needs to proceed based on evidence based tactics. It's hard for career politicians in a new movement because the dynamics demand steadiness- but they need a job.

As Sun Tzu says you need to win at home then go to battle.

I just hope that I'm not around when Australia is another Tibet or Mongolia or Hong Kong.'

One small part of me ttbn would love to see the Chinese ruling Australia when the extinction rebellion facist throw their tantrums.

The Australian Conservatives were never a serious political identity. They were after sucker bait like ttbn to put up the dosh and do the donkey work. If one could go over the books, which one can't, you would find a lot of that donated dosh was pocketed by short term "campaign managers", and expense payments to the party executive. After the election, hay presto, the party is over!

Can anyone explain how this Darwin Harbour was even possible in the first place ? Isn't that a National situation which the fed Govt. should have the only say in ?

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PM Turnbull gave it the thumbs up.

Obama asked "What the f___ is going on!" and Turnbull said "A deal's a deal!"

"A deal's a deal!"
Mr Opinion,
Do you know what Labor's & the Greens' stance was on that decision ?