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Post by markgoodair on Jan 30, 2013 9:43:17 GMT
Gillard is off to see the Governor General to ask for the General Election to be on 14th September.
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Post by timrollpickering on Jan 30, 2013 14:39:58 GMT
Has she actually made a visit or has she just made an announcement months in advance? The GG won't be issuing writs until August.
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Post by timrollpickering on Jun 3, 2013 19:52:12 GMT
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Post by iainbhx on Jun 3, 2013 20:41:34 GMT
Ah, the Oxley Moron is back, wouldn't Katter and Palmer's ego parties have her? |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 9, 2013 19:43:27 GMT
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Post by Davıd Boothroyd on Jun 9, 2013 22:16:44 GMT
Hmm. Junking the leader just before the general election worked in 1983, but was a disaster in 2010. Hope the ALP knows what it is doing.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 9, 2013 22:34:29 GMT
Their record over the last 15 years or so strongly suggests otherwise...
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Post by Andrew_S on Jun 18, 2013 20:11:53 GMT
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Post by Andrew_S on Jun 21, 2013 14:09:42 GMT
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Post by Andrew_S on Jun 21, 2013 16:31:19 GMT
"With the Labor leadership back in question the September 14 election date could be shifted. Antony Green explains exactly how and when the election date could change.
With renewed speculation that Kevin Rudd could return as Labor leader, there has also been speculation that Julia Gillard's chosen election date of September 14 could be dumped in favour of an earlier poll.
The timetable for an earlier election is limited by the constitution, which makes August 3 the first possible date for a House and half-Senate election."www.abc.net.au/news/2013-06-10/green-polling-dates/4743932
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Post by Deleted on Jun 25, 2013 23:48:22 GMT
Tony Windsor and Rob Oakeshott, two of the independents who supported the minority Labor government, have announced they are not re-standing.
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Post by timrollpickering on Jun 26, 2013 0:32:16 GMT
It seems Australins will never vote out any Windsors.
This has denied us the spectacle of Windsor being challenged in his own New England seat by Nationals Senator Barnaby Joyce. Even by the standards of Australian politics these two really Really REALLY HATE each other. (In the aftermath of the 2010 election a hilarious cartoon showed Julia Gillard ordering various ministers to take action to satisfy each crossbencher. For Windsor the order was simply "Hire somebody to kill Barnaby Joyce.")
Both Windsor and Oakeshott are ex-Nationals who hold what would probably otherwise be National seats, although when the Liberals have previously run in Oakeshott's Lyne they've come close to taking it. The Nats have recently advanced in several states by picking off rural independents, including gaining both Windsor and Oakeshott's old state seats in the 2011 election. The only other state independent in the area was actually originally picked as the National candidate for New England but stood down as both candidate and state MP amidst a scandal about past connections to Labor powerbrokers. The Nats gained the state seat in the by-election.
So notionally these seats are likely to be won by the Coalition (still interesting to watch if the Liberals stand in either) and this advances the Coalition's starting position to 75 seats, 1 short of a majority.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 26, 2013 1:39:53 GMT
Latest on Rudd is that some Labor MPs are apparently compiling a petition to call for a leadership challenge. They need 35 signatures. Bob Katter, another independent, has said he would support Rudd in a confidence motion but not Gillard.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 26, 2013 7:24:31 GMT
Julia Gillard has called a leadership ballot for 10am our time. This time, Rudd has announced he will stand. Both gave agreed they will quit politics if they lose.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 26, 2013 8:46:11 GMT
Is this about personality for them or is it a male/female thing ?
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Post by Deleted on Jun 26, 2013 8:53:46 GMT
Bill Shorten, the key powerbroker who played a big role in knifing Rudd in 2010, has announced he is backing Rudd. That means it's pretty much over for Gillard.
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Post by Davıd Boothroyd on Jun 26, 2013 9:12:05 GMT
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Post by Andrew_S on Jun 26, 2013 9:12:13 GMT
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Post by Davıd Boothroyd on Jun 26, 2013 9:20:27 GMT
It appears Rudd has won.
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Post by Andrew_S on Jun 26, 2013 9:26:10 GMT
Political correspondents wondering whether the governor general will ask Parliament to confirm whether Rudd has support in Parliament if he becomes Labor leader.
If the Independents who've just announced their retirements decide to abstain in such a vote Rudd may have trouble winning. The election may happen earlier than 14th September.
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