Chris has responded to the chatter about One Nation maybe getting a boost in the senate from the Coalition preference deals:
Good help Australia if this is the case. Chaos will reign supreme with more nutters in the Senate,surely Pauline and Roberts is more than enough.
So glad you are back with a great blog Amy missed reading you. (Thank you! I missed being with you all!)
While Chris has thoughts about Ted O’Brien’s thoughts he could be leader of the Liberal party:
On Ted O’Brien’s aspirations, and with all due respect to the broader Queensland population, doesn’t he realise that whilst the Qld branch of the LNP may dominate the LNP party room, it fails to resonate with the broader population in other states.
Still though Chris, the LNP has held a lot of sway in the joint-party room for years and if Dutton does fall as leader, there will be a power gap there and it is unclear who fills it – both nationally and at a state level.
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So if Ted has aspirations to be Opposition Leader do we need to start the #TemuScoMo hashtag? I mean he has the same overinflated air of confidence not backed up by actual capability
PS Love ya work Amy! Followed you here from the Guardian for all the news and snark :)
The thought bubble about nuclear came from the Nationals who then got Ted O'Brien on board. That nuclear bubble was blown up and now is exploding in the face of Dutton. What a clever way to organise a coup, and a coup de grâce for Peter Dutton.
Re: Ted O'Brien as leader. I appreciate that this campaign has shown some unique strategic thinking in the Coalition, but if Ted was in the Queensland parly I doubt even they would pick him above, say, Andrew Powell - and that is saying something.
If Ted is the choice, they'd be better off dumplng a Senator, drafting Tim Mander and pulling a Gorton (incidentally who followed Holt - a CCP spy who swan to a sub off Cheviot).
My money is on Hastie.