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Voted earlier in the day. There was no sausage sizzle at the community centre where I voted. But the prediction is that it will be a labor win.

I'm thinking my local member should retain her seat, as it's a safe labor seat and she is a senior minister.
 
Little from scomo so far.

prediction - scumo will claim the election was fought on state matters and there's no federal implications.

I've known governments take a pounding when being tossed out off office but it's much rarer for oppositions to be on the receiving end.
 
prediction - scumo will claim the election was fought on state matters and there's no federal implications.

I've known governments take a pounding when being tossed out off office but it's much rarer for oppositions to be on the receiving end.

That’s what Josh Frydenberg has claimed. If the Liberals had won, the federal pollies would say it’s a ringing endorsement for their federal party.
 
Actually @Marc you make a good point. A losing govt usually gets hard slammed to the canvas. I don't think I've ever seen a losing Opposition slammed so hard.
 
Actually @Marc you make a good point. A losing govt usually gets hard slammed to the canvas. I don't think I've ever seen a losing Opposition slammed so hard.

Only time I can recall an opposition doing so badly was in 2004 when labor lost 5 seats (and the lying rodent got control of the senate) because of the latham factor (and in hindsight boy did we dodge a bullet there).
 
Julia Banks has just defected from the Liberal party today to go to the cross bench.

Oh boy fun times till May and the next election.
 
I'm not expecting much from Banks. She was the one who opposed an increase to newstart, saying she could live on $40/day, easily.
 
Might make it easier to get Dutton referred to the High Court.

morrison has shown once again what an utter shitstain he is with the govt threatening reprisal referrals if anyone thinks of have the High Court look at dutton's eligibility.

and the government is obviously running scared because there will only be 13 sitting days between now and when the budget session starts in late march.

And prominent S.A political analyst Dean Jaensch (who I had as a politics tutor in 1990) is predicting the government is toast no matter when the election is held.
 
morrison has shown once again what an utter shitstain he is with the govt threatening reprisal referrals if anyone thinks of have the High Court look at dutton's eligibility.

and the government is obviously running scared because there will only be 13 sitting days between now and when the budget session starts in late march.

And prominent S.A political analyst Dean Jaensch (who I had as a politics tutor in 1990) is predicting the government is toast no matter when the election is held.

He's good. He speaks on radio sometimes.
 
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