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We'll see. If Abbott fails to pass the carbon tax repeal legislation and has to do a DD (as promised), then backflips (aka a Rudd on ETS), then he will forfeit all his political capital.

cimbom you forgot to mention that the Greens' primary vote dropped by a quarter as well. :) Seems the only people who wanted the Green were the latté sippers in Fitzroy....

Well HE, I hope you are right. I can't wait for the Double Dissolution.

I stopped watching that Leftie Love-In many months ago. Made me vomit each time the audience clapped their hands.

Don't let misquoting get in the way of a good story :)

Don't worry - a double dissolution should fix that. Bring it on.

I was hoping for 100 seats for Libs. Surprised by Palmer but I suspect it will be short lived - come 2016 he will probably be gone.

I am sure a lot will require retraining, yes. We have far more professional jobs these days compared to say 30-40 years ago. Back in my parents' days, if you did ANY profession (doctor, lawyer, accountant etc) you were considered quite intelligent and virtually guaranteed a good income. Now, a...

Tariffs aren't the answer...adaptation is. We will always need shops that service cars, sell tyres etc. It's just that we will probably require less of them. People who would otherwise be employed / run these type of businesses will allocate their time/expertise to running other higher-level...

Notice how you left out Afghan immigrants - and these are the ones who have been earmarked by the Immigration Department as being on welfare many, many years after being granted asylum.

The Vietnamese who came here are hard working people. It has a lot to do with culture - I am afraid the culture of a lot of the types who are coming here is not compatible with that. My parents who came here on the generosity of Whitlam have paid back those taxpayer fees many times over in taxes...

I think we should have more immigration - but the good type. People who contribute to our economy and raise our standard of living.

Don't forget the obligatory 'why can't we get married' question.

Malcolm has no political capital as he has never won an election or even come close in the polls. It's like saying that John Howard was going to be replaced by Costello - but this never happened in 4 terms.

You'd think that Rupert Murdoch was running for PM...

When I was campaigning for my friend in the Melbourne City Council elections we regularly took down competitor's posters - some were put back up, others weren't. We made sure ours were put BEHIND windows so they couldn't be removed :)

...but I'm sure if TA did the same thing you'd call him a misogynist for being rude to a young girl.

It's not as if doing the make up for the politicians would be considered 'sensitive' information that warrants a response like that?

So you know how best to tell people what to do with their money? How arrogant.

....you serious? You don't know?