not sure why anyone is worried about Abbott or Gillard... its the independants you need to worry about... they cant even agree am ongst themselves... sorry folks but this election is about the WHOLE country not just three electorates..bully boy Katter has already shown his stripes.. he wont work with anyone its all about his electorate.. rural is the go word.  my bet is we will go to the polls again maybe those who voted for independants/greens will realize what a no go that is with Fed elections...imagine independants in the house and Green in the Senate....OMG.

codswal wrote on Aug 26^th, 2010 at 9:17am:


On the contrary GREENS voters WONT BE CHANGING our votes, if anything it will increase now that the rest of the population can see that it is bullsh1t that only the two major parties can govern.
I also expect more independents to get up, viva la revolution.
In fact if a new poll is called the likes of GET UP will be advocating for people to vote the same again just to show you rusted on old party voters your days of ruining this country are over.

Significantly more, like 51.5-48.5 (don’t have exact figures but it was major.)

Arch Bevis is behind only a few votes and closing fast. He will retain the seat.

Bob Katter sees himself as an old time union man and his seat is a Labor/Indep seat mostly held by Katter snr & jnr with a labor guy in between (Rob Hulls, now a Vic MP and Minister.)

Darwin wrote on Aug 26^th, 2010 at 9:44am:


There wont be a need for another election, and despite Gillards smear-scare campaign, re- her last grapple for seats, and Abbott not wishing to divulge his costings prematurely, (understandable, as Labor only want to snoop)... this is not grounds enough to send us back to the polls and Australians will be very pissed off if Shortens mother-in-law insists, of which in turn wont win them anymore seats, rather will just reinforce what we already thought.

Australians had had a gut-full of this BS, and have clearly stated their preferred PM....3/4 Australians prefer Abbott as their PM, why cant Labor lose gracefully?

Clearly, Labors power-brokers ie, Bill Shorten don't like to lose, this and are just showing lousy sportsmanship...even if a Labors front Bencher Bill Shortens mother-in-law is  Governor General Quentin Bryce.  

Most Australians would love to see the back of her too.

She's a traitor and a hypocrite, when it's clear, she will facilitate her own son-in-law to becoming Australia's first President of a Republic Australia at all cost.

Australians have had their fill of a corrupt and familial Labor party.

Note...there is only one Independent pushing the "costings" notion, the other two are more concerned about a Gillard government imposing a mining tax.

I'm sure Tony has the situation well under control, he's an accomplished and experienced campaigner whereas Gillard, spends more time having make-overs with the Woman's Weekly requiring others (faceless-men) to machine her smear-election campaigns for her.

Even her policies are Obamas, she's a national embarrassment.

Are they her costings or did she borrow these from Obama too?

Darwin wrote on Aug 26^th, 2010 at 10:01am:


Wont you be in for a rude shock!