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Post by caskur on Sept 9, 2021 1:28:44 GMT 10
I think that should be, 'have a craic'...
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Post by caskur on Sept 9, 2021 1:41:14 GMT 10
Can we get back on topic as to why Scott Morrison is unfit to lead? This fathers day thing is the icing on the cake. While families were meeting each other between plastic barricades on the NSW and Qld border, Scott Morrison was meeting his family at home, within the exclusive rules that apply to him and a handful of others. He misled everyone about it. I believe he should be challenged for his job. Leave him in his "job" father's day is only a commercial thingy not a sacred day... it's not a big deal. He's the PM. Leaving everyone home to choke to death through the fires was a HUGE deal for me. That showed his true character. We don't have any "leaders". They are really just overpaid tossers we endure, until the next overpaid tossers, usurp them.
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Post by Gort on Sept 9, 2021 10:26:36 GMT 10
I think politics is at its lowest ever ebb.
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Post by caskur on Sept 9, 2021 20:44:51 GMT 10
I think politics is at its lowest ever ebb. Who is the guy on the right supposed to be Gort?
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Post by Gort on Sept 9, 2021 21:06:45 GMT 10
I think politics is at its lowest ever ebb. Who is the guy on the right supposed to be Gort? That's Bill Shorten, the old failed Labor leader whose new job is to attack ScoMo and try to position himself as Labor leader once more. Bill learned heaps about undermining at the Beaconsfield gold mine.
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Post by caskur on Sept 9, 2021 21:39:42 GMT 10
That was as bad as Thredbow. I could NOT stop watching the news on both stories.
How those 3 people lived is a miracle BUT also a TERRIBLE ordeal. I'll never get over them. I'm tearing up just thinking about it now.
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Post by pim on Sept 19, 2021 0:19:14 GMT 10
PM Unveils Major $90 Billion DistractionSmirk & Mirrors listening to his masters’ voicesPrime Minister Scott Morrison has announced a landmark distraction that will help secure the lead stories of the nation’s media for at least the next five days. A joint initiative with the US and Britain, who will also benefit from the distraction, the program will act as a first line of defence against stories about institutionalised corruption, allegations of rape, a disastrous vaccination program and a failing economy. Speaking to media this morning, Mr Morrison said the announcement will bolster the government’s defences against unwanted attacks. “What this new deal means is that for the next 48 hours at least, we will push back those stories who wish to do us harm”. He said the trilateral agreement showed the strength of Australia’s relationship with Britain and the US. “We have always seen the world through a common lens. All three leaders know that, when you’re under attack domestically, the best thing to do is announce a multi billion dollar military contract, preferably with ready-made pictures of artillery”.
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Post by pim on Sept 28, 2021 23:46:00 GMT 10
Australians Wishing They Could Forget Scott Morrison Toowww.theshovel.com.au/2021/09/16/australians-wish-they-could-forget-scott-morrison-too/People across Australia say they are intensely jealous of Joe Biden, after the US President either totally forgot, or never knew, the name of Australia’s Prime Minister. “Well, nice for some, isn’t it,” Melbourne woman Clarissa Peters said this morning. “Look at Biden up there looking all smug because he doesn’t know who Scott Morrison is. Wouldn’t we all like a bit of that? I’ve been trying to forget Scott Morrison for years. But just when I think I’ve managed to put him out of my mind, he pops his little head up and fucks up a vaccine rollout or gives a keynote address about the security issues facing women. The bloke is impossible to forget. Sydney man Tim Lou said not knowing Scott Morrison’s name was a luxury unavailable to most Australians. “Joe Biden doesn’t know how lucky he is. I’m not even interested in politics, but everywhere you look there’s Scotty. Popping up like a dickhead running drinks on a rugby field, building a cubby house or doing a promo spot for Bunnings in an army tank or some shit. It’s just exhausting”.
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Post by pim on Oct 12, 2021 23:37:14 GMT 10
Tony Abbott in a China shop: Former PM’s ham-fisted Taiwan interventionBruce Haigh Oct 12, 2021 johnmenadue.com/tony-abbott-in-a-china-shop-former-pms-ham-fisted-taiwan-intervention/Former prime minister Tony Abbott’s poorly judged speech in Taiwan last week was inept diplomacy. The question is: who put him up to it? In my opinion Tony Abbott delivered a most imprudent speech to the Yushan Regional Security Forum in the Taiwanese capital Taipei on October 8. He referred to Chinese President Xi Jinping as the new red emperor accusing him of bullying and belligerence; listing all of China’s “sins”, from Hong Kong, Uighurs and trade sanctions against Australia as reasons to support Taiwan politically and militarily. He advocated Australia’s phantom submarines patrol the “Taiwan Strait” whilst exhorting Canberra to deepen its ties with Taiwan. Abbott was welcomed by none less than Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen and Foreign Minister Joseph Wu. He spoke at the forum immediately after the president. It is fair to say that Abbott is not known for his balance and his performance in Taipei does nothing to alter that judgement. The question arises: who put Abbott up to it? Prior to his Yushan speech Abbott had not expressed himself in such rabid terms about China and nor in such fulsome terms about Taiwan. We saw from his torrid time as prime minister that he is no great shakes as a thinker, in fact he was able to advocate and believe, like Scott Morrison, in two completely contradictory propositions at the same time, such as the welfare of Indigenous Australians whilst cutting funding, or arguing for jobs while axing the car industry. Before Abbott gave his address, Scott Morrison said his visit to Taiwan was private. Why did he feel the need to say that? Unless he had been forewarned on what Abbott might say. And if so by whom? Morrison is not known for his truth telling, so his denial of the nature of the visit means little and on his past form probably means the opposite. Abbott’s speech was in advance of anything he has said so far on tensions between China and Taiwan. So, who wrote it? It contained a strong message and a line that has been pushed by the Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI). The tone, intended or not, reflected the language we have become used to from ASPI. Could it have helped write the speech, and worked with the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade to organise the visit? Abbott would have received a handsome fee for his appearance. Airfares and accommodation were most likely found by the Taiwanese. Who put that together for him? The senior Australian representative in Taiwan, Jenny Bloomfield, accompanied Abbott. As a former prime minister, he is entitled to official assistance by an Australian embassy or post. However accompanying a former prime minister on his private visits and to official functions is not part of the duty statement. In matters such as this only one of two things are likely to have occurred. An official instruction sent from Canberra directing the head of mission, Bloomfield, to accompany Abbott and give him the required assistance for him to successfully fulfil his undertakings to the forum, on this occasion a speech of some significance. The other thing that might occur is that Abbott or the Taiwanese would get in touch with Bloomfield to advise of the visit. She would then seek instructions. Canberra might provide only minimum assistance in accord with his former office, or it might do everything it can to assist. If the latter, Canberra becomes attached to the visit and a party to whatever occurs and is said. The visit then becomes, to all intent and purposes, an official visit. By her presence Bloomfield has accorded that status to Abbott’s ill-advised jaunt and intervention. Additionally, the tone and nature of the message, taken together with Bloomfield’s support, provides the hallmark of official approval. This intervention by Abbott has about it the inept diplomacy which has seen relations with China, France and the EU collapse. Ham fisted, poorly timed and not co-ordinated with regional countries and other players including the US, Japan and France. The US must be aghast at the Abbott foray at a time when it is trying to develop a dialogue with China. But then maybe not, perhaps Australia was used as the dead goat in the Afghan sport of buzkashi. Maybe the Americans are happy to bounce off our stupidity in their difficult and delicate discussions with China. Leadership in these difficult times whether from former prime minister Tony Abbott or the current prime minister has been and is appalling. We really have been condemned to be a mob of losers under Morrison.
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Post by pim on Oct 22, 2021 6:29:40 GMT 10
Prime Minister faces challenge to manage the enemies withinNiki Savva (Award-winning political commentator and author) October 21, 2021 www.smh.com.au/national/prime-minister-faces-challenge-to-manage-the-enemies-within-20211020-p591jk.html#commentsIt didn’t come as a complete surprise to Scott Morrison last Friday when Dominic Perrottet announced NSW was flinging open its doors and airports to the world. Perrottet’s office contacted one of the Prime Minister’s most senior advisers in advance to tell him. “Great,” Morrison’s man said, thinking that was terrific news. Perrottet saw no need to contact Morrison directly. The feds grumbled later he did not give “proper” notice. Nor did Perrottet tell any other premier or chief minister, which tells you a lot, including that the national cabinet which Morrison used as an announcement platform to enhance his status during the pandemic is now on life support. It took only as long as the commentary began appearing lauding Perrottet for his decisiveness for Morrison to summon the media to his splendorous Kirribilli residence to make clear who was in charge, and that if anyone was going to open international borders, it would be him. Without really trying, Perrottet continues to rub Morrison the wrong way. Morrison responds by trying to rub Perrottet’s nose in it. Similarly, when Labor mocked Morrison’s leadership because he was seeking permission from the Nationals for a net zero emissions target by 2050 to take to Glasgow, Morrison emphasised cabinet would decide. Decoded: he would decide. It effectively reduced the consultation process to a charade, another instalment of a political pantomime. Except this one went off-script. Morrison’s remarks went down very badly with the Nationals, who thought he was dissing them. They were already split three ways – the definite yeses, the definite nos and the maybes with conditions. Those who regard this as probably the most important decision of their careers were offended by Morrison’s tone. Nationals can also be perverse creatures. If they are told what to do, or taken for granted, they tend to do the opposite. “Like five-year-old kids,” one senior National observed. Another reported it was not just the “recalcitrant dinosaurs” resisting the target. Others were genuinely worried about the regions “getting screwed over”. Bridget McKenzie warned it would “get ugly” if Morrison went ahead with net zero without the Nats. Once again Morrison left it late to resolve a critical issue. Once again he mangled it. He should have sorted climate change soon after the election few expected him to win, not on the eve of the Glasgow summit. There would still have been a fight, there would still have been the same doubts about his sincerity, but his position then was stronger and the election further away. The trouble with delaying action until the last minute, or waiting until your political capital along with your credibility has begun to sink and your MPs are starting to wonder if you could actually be a loser, is that it leaves you at the mercy of people you would normally feel comfortable ignoring completely. It’s not only the absence of national leadership which has been highlighted, it’s the lack of conviction coupled with an apparent inability to suppress personal grievances or jealousies. The Nationals have tied Morrison to a short leash. The NSW Liberals have outgunned, outpaced and outshone him. The Victorians reckon Josh Frydenberg’s regular attacks come with Morrison’s blessing, so largely ignore Morrison, not bothering to alert him in advance whether locking down or opening up. Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews spoke to Morrison later on Friday but unlike the Prime Minister, he was not angry with Perrottet. In fact, Andrews has spoken to Perrottet – with whom he has established a good rapport – more often in the past fortnight than he has to Morrison. It is obvious Perrottet feels he owes Morrison nothing. He has little incentive to confide in him. According to those close to him, Perrottet will make his own decisions then announce them as he sees fit without giving a fig if anyone’s ego is bruised in the process. If that means Morrison’s, so be it. There are reasons for this other than the political imperative to make an early mark. Two days before Perrottet ate Morrison’s lunch, Melanie Gibbons announced she was resigning her state seat to run for the federal seat of Hughes, against Craig Kelly. Perrottet, unhappy about the prospect of four by-elections, contacted Morrison to ask him if he was supporting the move. Decoded: did he engineer it? Morrison protested it had nothing to do with him, he wasn’t involved, even though senior Liberals, federal and state, maintain Morrison’s numbers gatherer, Alex Hawke, whom Morrison calls “spearchucker” because of his utility in battles, was in it up to his eyeballs. Morrison was among the first to effusively welcome her announcement. NSW Liberals have vowed to defeat Gibbons in the preselection with their preferred candidate, solicitor Jenny Ware. Speculation is also rife that Morrison’s preferred candidate for Gilmore, Andrew Constance, might reconsider rather than face a preselection contest against popular local lawyer Paul Ell who remains determined to fight for the must-win seat. Senior federal and state Liberals also maintain Morrison and/or his surrogates were in it up to their eyeballs in the leadership battle to replace Gladys Berejiklian, geeing up factional enemies to scuttle Perrottet. John Howard helped scuttle that skulduggery by departing from his usual practice of not buying into leadership contests to publicly, emphatically endorse Perrottet. Perrottet got there despite the Morrison forces running an ABP (anybody but Perrottet) strategy. His key ally, Matt Kean, with whom he had forged a succession pact to ensure stability did not make it as deputy. Other key moderates – after admitting to colleagues they had liaised with the Prime Minister’s Office – backed Stuart Ayres. Prime suspects for running interference were Morrison, his chief political adviser Yaron Finkelstein and Hawke. Kean, now Treasurer, exacted his revenge – after Morrison last year called him a know-nothing nobody for presuming to lecture him on climate change – by becoming the country’s most prominent and most effective environment minister, doing what Morrison can only dream of. He secured a deal with NSW Nationals for 50 per cent emissions cuts in 2030 and net zero in 2050.
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Post by ponto on Oct 22, 2021 7:53:17 GMT 10
The laissez-faire attitude towards Covid's grip will face consequences with increased cases and hospitalisations again...as Britain is now showing.
At he Paris agreements Abbot's had already signed up to net zero emissions 2015...ScoMo is using net zero now as all smoke and mirrors, all the previous reductions in emissions cam from the Rudd and Gillard governments, under the coalition emissions have been rising and have increased funding to the fossil fuel industry while funding little to renewables.
The coalition is all smoke and mirrors and deception and a lack of transparency that should be alarming to people, all rorts and looking after the elite while claiming to be looking after all.
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Post by pim on Oct 22, 2021 23:04:40 GMT 10
Morrison says holding inquiry into Porter’s blind trust would be slippery slope towards politicians being held accountable for actionswww.theshovel.com.au/2021/10/21/morrison-says-holding-inquiry-into-porters-blind-trust-would-be-slippery-slope-towards-politicians-being-held-accountable-for-actions/Scott Morrison has defended his government’s decision to block an investigation into Christian Porter’s blind trust, saying it would set a precedent for political transparency. Speaking at a media conference today, a defensive Mr Morrison said a line had to be drawn. “It’s a slippery slope. You allow this to go through, next thing you know people will expect politicians to be upfront about everything. That’s not sustainable. We need to be very careful here. Because once you investigate whether receiving a bag full of money from an unknown source is a bit dodgy, then all of a sudden you might be forced to find out whether I knew about bribes to marginal electorates, or why we paid 10 times too much for a piece of land owned by a mate, or why we’re obsessed with the coal industry. You have to think of the implications of something like this. You create a culture of transparency and next thing you know, you learn that those photos of me cooking curry are 100% fabricated and I actually played no part at all in prepar … oh shit, sorry, I wasn’t supposed to say that”.
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Post by caskur on Oct 23, 2021 1:18:34 GMT 10
People are starving in Ethiopia again.
Does anyone around here care?
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Post by ponto on Oct 23, 2021 8:08:46 GMT 10
Ethiopia is in civil war with Islamist extremist, and aid cannot get there....how is one meant to care.
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Post by pim on Oct 23, 2021 10:12:24 GMT 10
If Toots decides that accountability in government in Australia is irrelevant because “people are starving in Ethiopia” then that tells us more about Toots than it does about the starving Ethiopians she cries crocodile tears about. I just heard a rousing speech here in Adelaide about the importance of education not just to our kids but to the country. Is that also irrelevant because of poverty in Papua New Guinea? Any more red herrings, Toots? I have confidence in your ability to come up with some other distraction or other.
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Post by Gort on Oct 23, 2021 10:59:21 GMT 10
There are more important things in the world ...
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Post by pim on Oct 23, 2021 14:23:44 GMT 10
Meanwhile in faraway Australia where nobody gives a stuff about the starving Ethiopians or the vaccine deprived Papuans, and where “accountability” is considered a lefty distraction, the rorts continue …
The scene is Sydney, the venue is ICAC - a lefty institution which Scotty from Marketing and his friends take a very dim view of …
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Post by pim on Oct 25, 2021 15:29:41 GMT 10
Albo nails it on Scott Morrison.
Cast your mind back a few decades to when Labor, in desperation and sick of defeat after defeat under Kim Beazley at the hands of John Howard, turned to Mark Latham. For a brief period Latham appeared to have Howard rattled and on the run. Hard to believe in hindsight but there was this very brief rush to the head as Labor people actually allowed themselves to think “shit, we might just make some headway under this guy!” Of course it didn’t last as John Howard lost no time getting the measure of Mark Latham, exposed him as a policy flake on Iraq , made him look like a boofhead and a bully with that awful “handshake” and even succeeded in coming at him from the left (yes he did!) on Tasmanian forests when he, John Howard, had CFMEU members cheering him. Mark Latham didn’t stand a chance. To say John Howard defeated Mark Latham is to understate it to buggery, John Howard destroyed Mark Latham. But for a brief glorious moment John Howard appeared to be taken a little off guard by Latham. I seem to recall that there was a moment when Latham exposed his essential policy flakiness when he was asked about Iraq during a TV interview and he said that the troops on deployment there should be withdrawn. When asked for a withdrawal timetable he visibly fudged it and said, making it up as he went, by Christmas. Gotcha! Howard immediately pounced and it was downhill for Latham from there. His Budget speech-in-reply was a train wreck and Howard cruised to the “who do you trust” elections which delivered him control of both Houses. Howard clearly had Latham’s measure and of course that is the essential ingredient of any election winning strategy: you understand the strengths and weaknesses of your opponent so your strategy is to neutralise his strengths and capitalise on his weaknesses. And that’s what Howard did in 2004: once he’d got Latham’s measure Howard played him like a virtuoso.
Fast forward to 2019. Shorten never got Scott Morrison’s measure but Scott Morrison sure had Bill Shorten’s measure. The wonder is that he only just fell over the line and failed to win by a bigger margin. Now fast forward to today. Albo clearly knows who he’s dealing with and who he’s up against. He knows all about Scotty from Marketing and he gets it about Mr Smirk and Mirrors. He’s got ScoMo tagged. He’s onto him.
If you think the upcoming elections are going to be a rerun of 2019 you are deluded.
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Post by Gort on Oct 25, 2021 16:23:16 GMT 10
LOL Weeks out from the 2019 election the polls had Labor out in front. True, ScoMo was way ahead of Shorten as preferred PM ... but 2PP Labor was in a winning position. Guess what? Months out and the situation is the same. Labor in a winning position 2PP but ScoMo way ahead as Preferred PM. Crank up the song!Except that it does.
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Post by pim on Oct 26, 2021 12:29:18 GMT 10
A fossil fuel parable for our times … that is, right now!
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Post by pim on Oct 27, 2021 15:37:12 GMT 10
Scott Morrison to pretend to be Prime Minister for HalloweenLooking a bit stressed lately … www.theshovel.com.au/2021/10/27/scott-morrison-to-pretend-to-be-prime-minister-for-halloween/Scott Morrison has confirmed he’ll be out and about celebrating the spooky season this year, saying he’d like to dress up and pretend to be the Prime Minister for the special day. Insiders from Morrison’s office say they are not convinced about the character choice, concerned that most people won’t get it. “It’s been so long since Australians have seen a Prime Minister, we don’t think they’ll recognise the costume,” one staffer said. “We’re not even entirely sure what this costume would look like, although you can guarantee it’ll be thrown together last minute with a hot glue gun and paper-mache.” Everyone did agree, however, that Scott Morrison as Prime Minister would be terrifying. “Just the idea of it will scare a lot of people,” one insider said. A source close to Mr Morrison, who had seen the contents of shopping bags, revealed the costume will include a Hawaiian shirt from Lowes and a novelty piece of coal. This appears to have been his backup plan after he was unable to locate a rubber Kevin Rudd mask. Despite the elaborate costume, some experts doubt whether Mr Morrison will actually show up. Other members of Parliament are getting into the Halloween spirit too. Barnaby Joyce will play himself as a lecherous, drunken cowboy for the 17th year running. Peter Dutton said he was “The Dark Lord – a demonic, crusher of souls and dreams!” although that had nothing to do with Halloween. Greg Hunt’s costume is expected to arrive in time for Easter.
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Post by pim on Nov 22, 2021 20:36:32 GMT 10
The Myth: Scotty Smirk and Mirrors “leads” Australia. The reality: the tail wags the dog … Advance Australia backwards …
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Post by pim on Nov 26, 2021 8:10:03 GMT 10
And on climate change and emissions reduction … Confused old man believes economic system that caused climate change will magically solve itwww.theshovel.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Scott-Morrison-SS2-no--620x363.jpgA bewildered quinquagenarian with no experience of the world outside the Sydney elite is under the impression that the same economic system that led to the overconsumption of fossil fuels which has caused “once in a hundred year” weather events every other week is the same system that will put the world back on track. The man, who has profited from industries accelerating the climate crisis, has told journalists that government intervention isn’t necessary to correct the market failures rampant in these industries. The plan is contingent on the expectation that businesses will put societal welfare ahead of profits, or in other words, expecting them to behave in a way that no business has ever behaved in the history of modern society. The man assured journalists that although he doesn’t intend to lift a finger to help mitigate the damage from the climate crisis, and has in fact taken measures to deepen it, he’ll be there to take credit for the accomplishments of industry if they come to a miraculous solution.
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Post by pim on Nov 27, 2021 8:47:49 GMT 10
Undoubtedly Scotty Smirknmirrors will lead his shambles of a government into the upcoming elections. But win, lose or draw, what happens then? The hares are running already …
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Post by pim on Nov 30, 2021 19:24:35 GMT 10
Paul Bongiorno: The signs are the Morrison government is decaying before our eyes
After nine years in office, the Coalition is focused only on hanging onto power,
Paul Bongiorno 30 November 2021 Governments, like all living organisms, suffer from physical entropy. They have a limited life span and their end days are marked by a distinct decline in functionality.
It’s not surprising as the Coalition is about to enter its ninth year in office, three prime ministers later and after the resignation of some of its most competent ministers over that period, the Morrison government is tired, and it is running scared.
I do not make this claim lightly.
We are seeing fractures in the government over vaccine mandates, religious discrimination and a national anti-corruption commission, but these aren’t ordinary differences of opinion within the confines of the party room.
They are in open defiance of the government’s agenda on the floor of the Parliament.
This is a statement that they have lost faith in Scott Morrison’s leadership and judgment to save the government at the looming election.
Clearly some are spooked on the right by Clive Palmer’s United Australia Party and One Nation over vaccine mandates.
Others are worried by the challenges of cashed-up progressive independents running on the issues of climate change action and integrity in government.
It is generally accepted that the path to success is to walk a moderate or centrist path.
Always a juggle, it relies on the left and right of both the major parties being prepared to compromise on big policy issues.
Liberals of a more moderate bent are despairing that Mr Morrison’s capitulation to the hard-line coal warriors in the Nationals over emissions targets has left them electorally exposed.
They are not so ready to be railroaded over the consequences of the religious discrimination bill, which could see discrimination sanctioned against gay teachers and students.
Pressure is now on for the bill to be scrutinised by a joint select committee of both houses before a vote is taken.
But the starkest example of the Prime Minister’s loss of confidence in his own leadership authority is the withholding of the 349-page draft legislation for a national integrity commission.
Mr Morrison is not game enough to turn the proposal into a parliamentary bill because he can’t be sure it will not be drastically amended not only in the Senate but more uncomfortably in the House of Representatives.
It is crystal clear the PM does not have his heart in the promise he made more than 1000 days ago to establish a national integrity commission.
The exposure was laughed out of court when literally hundreds of high-powered submissions found it to be more a corruption protection commission for politicians than a fearless watchdog.
His new Attorney-General Michaelia Cash has been missing in action on the issue.
She has only argued for the proposal on a couple of occasions, ignored the submissions and left the almost-friendless draft on the shelf.
At the weekend Senator Cash joined Mr Morrison in ludicrously blaming Labor for the failure to progress legislation, and again on Monday the government refused Labor’s call for the bill to be tabled.
The Liberals’ most marginal seat holder, Bridget Archer from the Tasmanian seat of Bass, crossed the floor last week to support a robust integrity commission bill sponsored by the independent member for Indi, Helen Haines.
With Labor’s support the numbers were there to pass the bill. But the government used a procedural technicality to block it.
Ms Archer’s rebellion came three days after Senator Jacqui Lambie threatened to run a candidate against her with the warning she would not “preference liars,” a charge Senator Lambie levelled at Mr Morrison over the issue.
With an eye to recruiting former New South Wales premier Gladys Berejiklian to run in Warringah against the independent Zali Steggall, the PM says he’s not interested in establishing “a kangaroo court” like the one in Sydney.
NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet says ICAC “gets rid of corruption in public life”
A view rejected by the current NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet, who says the Independent Commission Against Corruption “does a very important job and it gets rid of corruption in public life”.
Mr Perrottet, unlike the Prime Minister, says he does not want to prejudge the current inquiry into Ms Berejiklian’s potentially corrupt conflicts of interest in dealings with her secret boyfriend.
Bridget Archer may get it when she says a robust commission is needed so that people can have confidence in the politicians they send to Parliament, but she shares the same problem with other dissidents in Scott Morrison’s ranks.
Unless they have established a consistency in their approach to key issues, voters can’t be confident that if they are returned, they will simply revert to toeing the party line.
That is why the new breed of independents running in hitherto safe Liberal seats are using the voting records of Morrison government members in Parliament as a reason to reject them at the ballot box.
But we can be sure of this when towards the end of an incumbent’s long term in office it is every man and woman for themselves you know the show is running out of puff.
It has lost its mission statement other than merely being in power, and this is not enough to sustain its members’ discipline or zeal.
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