Spot on Frank….

The influence of shadowy, unelected figures within Australian politics, "the faceless men," has long been a point of contention.

In the 2000s, the Labor Party faced criticism for such behind-the-scenes maneuvering, which destabilized leadership. A parallel dynamic emerged within the Liberal Party, notably during the leadership transition following Malcolm Turnbull's departure.

Despite Peter Dutton being a frontrunner, Scott Morrison unexpectedly secured the leadership, highlighting the opaque power struggles within the party.

Concerns persist about the ideological direction of the Liberal-National Coalition. Critics argue that moderate or progressive factions, including those prioritizing social liberalism, have increasingly sidelined the party’s conservative base.

Allegations of moral and ethical misconduct among some party operatives … (poofters bumming in the Federal chapel) further fuel distrust among traditional supporters...

Similar dynamics are observed in state branches, such as the Victorian Liberals, where internal factionalism has alienated conservatives...

Consequently, the Coalition risks losing its conservative voter base, who perceive it as drifting from its foundational principles. Labor, grappling with its own ideological shifts, is unlikely to attract these disaffected voters…

This growing disillusionment has driven some to support minor conservative parties or independents, reflecting a broader fragmentation in Australia’s political landscape….

The answer?

The Liberal/National parties need to be burnt to the ground and rebuilt with conservative men and women who have Australia and Australians best interest at heart….

Why is it that every time Australians decisively reject imported culture wars, anti-union rhetoric, and assaults on workers’ rights, the reflexive response from the usual suspects is that the Coalition simply wasn’t far right enough?

You keep losing, shifting to the right, this time with Dutton, and each time, the defeat is more humiliating than the last.

After the 2022 election, the narrative pushed by conservative hardliners was that Morrison lost because he wasn’t conservative or far right enough.

Apparently, embracing net zero by 2050, enforcing public health measures during a global pandemic, and failing to wage a full-throated culture war against Labor wasn’t enough to hold the nation’s confidence. As though the electorate was just crying out for more dogma and less policy.

So, you handed the reins to Peter Dutton, and suffered an even worse defeat.

Australians have spoken, repeatedly and unambiguously. This country does not want imported American-style grievance politics. It does not want slash-and-burn industrial relations. And it does not want reactionaries banging the drum of division in place of offering a coherent national vision.

Keep lurching further right and you’ll find the Liberal Party increasingly listed under ‘Other’ on the ballot. That’s where this trajectory leads, irrelevance.

ProudKangaroo wrote on May 5^th, 2025 at 2:04pm:



Because no matter how much you try, you just cannot help stupid people.

Grappler Truth Teller wrote on May 5^th, 2025 at 2:10pm:


So much Copium.  Careful you don't overdose there dear.

Ah yes - just more unelected swill pulling the strings of politicians.

Doesn't negate the issues though... nuclear lasts at least three times longer than 'renewables' - takes up far less space - far less visual pollution - due to the overall full cost over a lifetime actually works out costing a third of what 'renewables' do - and has ample facilities 'out there' for storing or disposing of nuclear waste.

"It's difficult to pinpoint an exact number of deep abandoned mines specifically within Outback Australia, but it's estimated that Australia has approximately 80,000 disused mining sites in total. While many of these may not be deep, some definitely are, given the significant history of deep underground mining in regions like Western Australia and Queensland." (that's AI)

Now good for goose:-

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-10-31/abandoned-outback-mines-revived-by-stored...

Now why do 'renewables' need abandoned deep mines - and not nuclear?  Look into it....

"Green Gravity's renewable-powered technology stores energy by lifting heavy objects up a mineshaft.

The energy stored is released back into the grid by lowering the objects back down the shaft."

Perpetual motion machine!!  Now all they need is a super upgraded grid!!!  THAT - at the moment, from reports (I always cover that) - is the sticking point for ALL 'new energy innovations' ..... whether wind, solar or nuclear.

Take a little time - educate yourselves - before history passes you by again...... and again.... when does the gander of nuclear get a shot?

It WILL, you know.... it is inevitable ....    ... and to quote Wong - in ten years' time people will be wondering what all the controversy was about......    ... IF there is an Australia left by then, that is.

Ali France says that her time in hospital after losing a leg to a dangerous driver she successfully saved her young won from was the start of her political career. She would use her time in hospital to talk to other patients and families about their experiences and vowed to become a champion for Medicare. After all, it saved her life.

Here is a woman who took trauma and tragedy and turned it into a force for the greater good. And now she is reaching down to help others up.

A brilliant addition to a government and an example to us all.

Just accept the person you pick isn't going to contest next election as opposition leader

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Does it matter the Libs have a very deep barrel with a large bottom, They have been known to take candidates from under the bottom of the barrel. Nothing to worry about they have a surplus of of nasty extreme nutters. Dime a dozen in the party.