Gillard’s big cabinet headaches

Marg says:

08:43am | 09/09/10

Not going to happen Tony, Bob Brown is now strutting his stuff and he says NO Joolia !!

Tony of Poorakistan says:

09:14am | 09/09/10

Marg

you are, I suspect, correct.

But she promised it, so will that be her first election commitment broken or will it be something else?

Ryan says:

10:24am | 09/09/10

@Tony of Poorakistan: I would say it doesn’t matter what she promised during the election, going on Labors record and a well renowned statement made by one of their own “When we get elected we will change everything”, we should not be surprised that NONE and I repeat NONE of the election promises will EVER be delivered.
Anyone who believes they will deliver is seriously deluded, especially when it comes to the so-called East Timor solution.

Kevin says:

12:28pm | 09/09/10

Election promises are usually prefaced by the words “If elected, I will ....”.  According to many coalition bloggers, Julia has not been elected so that does that mean she is not bound by those promises?

Lemon Man says:

05:06pm | 09/09/10

It wasn’t just Xanana saying no, it was the whole East Timor parliament.  It will never happen in East Timor.  Back to the drawing board with that one.

farkurnell says:

08:47pm | 09/09/10

I reckon Bob Katter Minister for Immigration.-all the boat people can get a big hat when they arrive.Also Wilson Tuckey’s looking for a new job ,how about Ambassador to Nahru.

Vicky Verse says:

07:58am | 09/09/10

What about ...The dead skunk in the middle of the road…or even… Its my party and I,ll cry if I want to.

T.Chong says:

08:26am | 09/09/10

No Super, and V V, the song (naturally) is “We are the Champions”
with extra emphasis on “no time for losers”  while glancing towads the hereditary opposition, Abbott, Bishops, Hockey et al ,sitting in their usual places.

Super D says:

09:13am | 09/09/10

@T.Chong, you are always great for a chuckle.

Leigh says:

09:16am | 09/09/10

Super D, perfect, sums it up beautifully.

T Chong, surely you’re not that smugly confident that you think this will actually last?  Old GG will have less of a constitutional crisis and more of a family crisis when she has to throw this lot out.

ZSRenn says:

09:51am | 09/09/10

Sorry but I get Lesly Gore

“Sunshine, lollipops and rainbows,
Everything that’s wonderful is what I feel when we’re together,
Brighter than a lucky penny,
When you’re near the rain cloud disappears, dear,
And I feel so fine just to know that you are mine.”

I am not sure if it is one of the boys in Drag or Jooles miming the lyric though?

Mike T says:

01:26pm | 09/09/10

T Chong…. im glad your looking at this like you favourite sporting team got up and you see a great opportuntiy to wave your flag and sing the ALP theme song. The rest of us are concerned with how the govt will work and what effect will the indecisions have on our daily lives. No doubt you will respond to this post with a “Up Up the ALP” or “woo hoo the mad monk got done”........

Bruce says:

11:36pm | 09/09/10

The problem for illegitimate GreenAlp government is to find competent people who have not already stuffed up or back stabbed, including Joolya.

pelu says:

09:23am | 11/09/10

Bruce mate, as long as they do a good job I don’t give to hoots about the backstabbing. When you are in a plane you don’t care if the pilot cheats on his wife. You want the pilot to take you to destination safe.

Henri_k says:

08:24pm | 09/09/10

POP. The joke is here,  it is called Federal Labour(sic)

Catullus says:

12:34pm | 09/09/10

A dumbvirate seems more likely.

Jarrod says:

09:26am | 09/09/10

Most likely they’ll give Smith education as it’s the ministry he’s been after from the start

DJ says:

09:26am | 09/09/10

agreed .... Smith was the shining light in this failed government if Gillard upsets him it could be to her peril.

Sickemrex says:

10:23am | 09/09/10

If we could have voted for a PM out of each party’s proposed Cabinet, I would vote for Smith!  Here’s a new “paradigm” - each party proposes a Cabinet before the election, each voter votes for local member, the Senate, and their selection of PM from each proposed cabinet.  Work out who got the most local members (yeah ok, tricky this time), then count the votes for PM.  I would hate to see him ripped off, the only shining light in the darkness of the Labour front bench.

PS I would have voted for Turnbull on the other side!

Evan Findlay says:

07:20pm | 10/09/10

Wayne,
No doubt about you. You should apply to Barnaby Joyce, the shadow minister for conspiracy theories and delusional rantings, and ask to be his speechwriter.
Smith can move to defense to make way for Rudd. There, was that hard. Both very good portfolio’s and both represented by good politicians.
And I’m not sure how you include Gillard in the “disastrous election outcome”. She was basically bullied into it, survived the ramifications and then went on to out manoeuvre Tony in negotiations.

Jim says:

09:57am | 09/09/10

Yes, Smith and Roxon are the only two who shouldn’t be taxed on the oxygen they steal…it’s just a shame they’re in the Labor-Union-Green corner. Imagine what they could do in a real government!

Gregg says:

02:31pm | 09/09/10

Stephen Smith could always decide the coalition benches do not look so bad, especially if he is summarily axed from FA and the possibility of retaining it with the coalition was a possibility.

Maybe Bob Brown will be throwing a few hats into the ring as well!

Denny Crane says:

03:01pm | 09/09/10

Gregg,

I would love to see that if Stephen Smith, is railroaded i would not blame him if he went across to the coalition.

And there is also a possibility if another MP, has to fall on his sword so Oakeshot becomes a minister, we could see that MP, become very upset

Frances of Melbourne says:

11:05am | 10/09/10

“......Roxon are the only two who shouldn’t be taxed on the oxygen they steal”

Roxon is still peddling the lie that Abbott supposedly ripped $1billion out of health.

Greg says:

12:28pm | 09/09/10

You are very optimistic aren’t you?

Wayne Fehlhaber says:

01:20pm | 09/09/10

nosthow :  Heh heh heh , you seem to forget that Tony Abbott brought Rudd down as P.M. and went within a political ace of bringing down the Labor govt. after one term. Abbott’s achievement will be recorded in political history as being a sterling effort to removed a failed govt. from office after one term.
We now have a rabble cobbled together by two Judas M.P.‘s , with the remnants of the the failed Rudd/Gillard govt. , supported by the Looney left Green party .
Your prediction makes me smile , as this excuse for a govt. is unlikely to go three months.

Jason CR says:

03:24pm | 09/09/10

Nosthow
Thought you said you had a clear head today?
You’re saying “even Tony paid her a compliment” like it means something positive.  Are you a closet Abbott fan afterall??
Speaking of closets, now that the election is over can someone open the broom closet at Parliament House and let Garrett and Wong out.
As for Peter Dutton he’s a good operator.

nosthow says:

03:28pm | 09/09/10

@Wayne Fehlhaber - winners are grinners Wayne and the losers can please themselves - hows that warm lemonade tasting ?

The Badger says:

04:26pm | 09/09/10

Jason,

They can let Truss, Barnaby and the rest of the nationals out of whatever closet they’ve been hiding in as well.

MDMConnell says:

05:12pm | 09/09/10

Go easy on nosthow guys.

We all know he’s a 16 year old Young Liberal who’s being paid to impersonate a loony leftie.

nosthow says:

05:25pm | 09/09/10

@Jason CR - how ya goin Jason - hows that Emergency Services work going - with all the floods etc you must be flat out ?

nosthow says:

05:28pm | 09/09/10

@MDMConnell - hey buddy love you too. Am actually a self funded retiree old boy and I will let you in on a secret - I vote Labor !  hahahah

Billy B says:

05:28pm | 09/09/10

nosthow - Like I said “I will walk down the main street in Geelong naked if the Labor nuts get a second term”.

Jason CR says:

05:31pm | 09/09/10

@Badger

We’ve got Barnaby but you’ve now got Oakeshott…SNAP.

Wayne Fehlhaber says:

05:41pm | 09/09/10

nosthow :  ” Winners are grinners”  hmmm the precarious situation this govt. is in won’t leave much room for a smile , let alone grinning.

” Hows that warm lemonade tasting. ”  Not as bad as the poisoned
chalice Julia is currently sipping. !

Nicole says:

06:23pm | 09/09/10

MDMConnell, I don’t think he’s being paid !

Jason CR says:

07:31pm | 09/09/10

Nosthow
Well done on the result BTW.  A win’s a win.
Hopefully the floods have peaked.
It’s also been a sombre day with what happened in Sydney last night.
Puts politics into perspective.

nosthow says:

07:45pm | 09/09/10

@BillyB - well hullo Billy - send a pic right now into the punch team of that nude walk as Labor are just starting on their 2nd term.

farkurnell says:

09:33pm | 09/09/10

You left out the Barnaby and the Devil.
Also @wayne -another Glorious Defeat from a wannabe Lib PM. If they keep putting Tony up Joolz will be PM for a long long time.
@nosthow - I think Tony was celebrating with warm Shandy.
@Jason ,we’ve got the Oakster now ‘,you can have him next time ,we wont need him.

Christian Real says:

06:16am | 10/09/10

nosthrow
You forgot to add Robb,who along with Hockey and Abbott ,couldn’t explain their policies or costings.
Thank God that Abbott was made to submit his policy costings to the Treasury, who found a $11 billion black hole.
If between Abbott, Hockey and Robb,  they can’t get their sums and adding up right, how do they expect to run the Country and have the budget in surplus like they claimed they would do, if they were elected.

Christian Real says:

06:38am | 10/09/10

nostrow,
Malcolm Turnbull I believe is only waiting for Tony Abbott to completely stuff up, and he then will challenge Abbott in a Leadership spill in the Liberal party room.
Originally Malcolm Turnbull resigned and left Parliament, only to suddenly reconsider and contest his seat of Wentworth.
The fact that he is back in Parliament, should have Tony Abbott worried and continually looking over his shoulder,but Malcolm Turnbull will strike when the time is right and when he has the numbers and a better chance of regaining leadership.
I would be suprised if Tony Abbott sees out the 3 year wait in Opposition,because I feel that he will be toppled and the deadwood in the Liberal party will more likely to be flushed down the political sewer well before the another election is called.
And nowthow, your prediction of another Gillard and Labor Government victory at the next election could possibly be correct, so perhaps we will have to stock up on tissues, so that we can hand them out to the Liberal supporters, who will desperately need them when the Liberals get done again at the next election in three years time.

Christian Real says:

06:53am | 10/09/10

Billy B
Seeing that Labor has got a second term, does that mean that you are now going to walk down the main street in Geelong naked?

Christian Real says:

08:22pm | 10/09/10

Nicole
That does seem a strange ritual to drink coffee through your nose, do you use straws ?

Nicole says:

02:30pm | 11/09/10

I drink it upside down and can usually manage to keep it in, but when I read such funny comments, it just doesn’t work. Oh, I can read upside down too. The blood does seem to run straight to my head though. I shall leave you with that vision…......

Gerard says:

12:50pm | 09/09/10

Agreed. He seems to spend all his time inventing new ways to spy on the public and deny access to online material the government doesn’t want us to see. He’s also fatally compromised by his $250 million deal with the TV networks, and on top of all this, he knows as much about computers as Tony Abbott.

Matthew says:

12:59pm | 09/09/10

Unfortunately the NBN has been successful for them so far (about the only thing) so I don’t see him going anywhere depite the fact he is the worst person for the job.

Scarneck says:

07:22pm | 09/09/10

You forgot about Eric Abetz…LOL.

Aysha says:

02:20am | 10/09/10

So funny so early in the morning. Quite the little joker. My dog’s got more talent than those you named.

GreenGoblin says:

07:20pm | 09/09/10

Yes robie, but have a look at who they stack up against, dear oh dear. How long would Barnaby Joyce last debating the economy with Wayne Swan? Andrew Robb debating Kevin Rudd, Joe Hockey taking on Stephen Smith. Really. Warren Truss and Stephen Conroy, the list is endless. Don’t you worry about the ALP, you would be well advised to have a look at your own lack of talent first.

Aitch B says:

02:55pm | 09/09/10

So tommy….. a sympathy vote in protest against the ALP that goes to the Liberal party isn’t a Liberal vote?

Interesting to say the least…........

Matti S. says:

05:40pm | 09/09/10

Reply to Tommy.How come this sympathy vote had big swing
against K.Rudd in his electorate.Shouldn’t it be other way
around.

Scarneck says:

07:11pm | 09/09/10

The ALP had a swing against it of 5.4% (primary vote) and the Liberals had a swing to them of 0.7% the latest count still has the ALP about one million votes ahead of the Libs. Spin that how ever you want. As for the TPP vote, not much being said about the current vote, the con servatives have gone a bit quite on that front.

Gerard says:

08:05pm | 09/09/10

Not in this case. It’s still quite possible for an opposition to pass legislation in a parliament where the government doesn’t have a majority- they just have to get the independents to agree. And the independents have incentive to approve opposition legislation to demonstrate their impartiality.

The coalition will be keen to get some bills passed- every popular bill they successfully introduce will undermine public confidence in the Labor government, as will every instance of the Red Barren having to negotiate with the independents or having a bill rejected by them. I’m sure Labor will have a new leader at the next election.

Lucee says:

02:23am | 10/09/10

Poisoned chalice she got and who in their right mind would want that.  You won’t be so happy when we are back to the polls in 12 months max time and Jools is given the big boot into oblivion. Then we will get a real govt, not one cobbled together and bribed into submission as we have now.

Happylittlelabourite says:

06:47pm | 10/09/10

Gerard, 80-90% of people don’t really follow politics, if the liberals get anything good through then labour will get the credit. Remember how all the liberals tried to get in on the sod turning ceremonies for school buildings. At risk of being impartial I also saw labour members in Tasmania trying to take the credit for those few things that Howard did to benefit the community

GreenGoblin says:

07:02pm | 09/09/10

Of course Mr Rudd must get foreign affairs, it is ludicrous to suggest otherwise. As for Oakeshott, if he was offered a portfolio and he did it well, what then? I’m more curious as to whether the con servatives are going to carry on like school children (sorry kids) for another three years?

Christian Real says:

08:17pm | 10/09/10

Tommy,
With Malcolm Turnbull back in the Liberal fold, it is only a matter of time before Turnbull challenges Abbott for the leadership role.
Abbott should watch his back, and should also be constantly looking over his shoulder.
He should also make sure that plastic knives and forks are supplied in the Liberal party room.

farkurnell says:

09:28pm | 10/09/10

nightworker, do you know something we don’t or are you a mate of the 1st Bloke

Christian Real says:

10:23am | 10/09/10

Steve
There is no reason for Julia Gillard to resign as you suggest, it is sour grapes on the part of all you Liberal whingers.
I suppose if the independents had voted Abbott’s way you wouldn’t heard any of this diatribe coming from un-educated people like you.
The Liberals have their party room spills also,and Prime Minister John Gorton comes to mind as a Liberal prime Minister that was toppled by William McMahon in a party room spill.

Ryan says:

11:59am | 10/09/10

@Christian Real: unfortunately the independents that went Juliars way were not representing their constituents in the slightest. So regardless of what you say, the travesty here is that just like communist parties in the past (something Juliar obviously is well experienced in), they remain in power to subject their will on the people who have spoken and don’t want them.

TimB says:

01:58pm | 10/09/10

@ Christian Real, how in gods name was this an unloseable election for the Liberals?!

The mind boggles at Laborite spin:

Labor supporters before the election- “Tony Abbot unelectable, Labor to romp home”

Labor supporters after the election- “lolz Abbot fails, Can’t even win election against Labor despite Labor problems” etc etc.

Strangely enough when anyone pointed out these problems before the election, they were denied/defended by Laborites. Just like Rudd’s failures were defended & denied until the day he got rolled.

It must be an amazing feeling for Labor supporters to have, when their view of reality ripples and morphs into something completely different in the space of a mere 24 hours.

Mike T says:

02:05pm | 10/09/10

@ christian

Where you giggling when you typed this??

Christian Real says:

08:24pm | 10/09/10

Mike T
I was, how did you guess?

farkurnell says:

08:58pm | 10/09/10

Spot on Christian ,another glorius defeat for LNP ,maybe next time they can buy Tony & Joe a new calculator.Although the Rainbowites are saddled with the Oakster,dont forget LNP have got Barnaby ,now he is real lead in the saddle bag.

Likes Joining Dots says:

09:48pm | 11/09/10

@ Christian Real
I was about to quote real stats to you. Things like Rudd in the last 12 months having the highest rating as PM since 1654AD or some such thing.  But really, that is irrelevant now. 

What is astounding is that a Labor supporter such as yourself thought this election was unwinnable for Labor,  even after just one (shortened) term, despite our history of first term governments being re-elected and rocketing polls in Labors favour. 

Yet still, you thought the coalition could not lose

Your statement speaks volumes to me.

Ryan says:

10:42pm | 12/09/10

@Pelu: well lets see now, if there were “core promises” and “non-core promises” then there might actually be some that this incompetent bunch of clowns might have delivered, sadly there are zero notable deliverable promises (other than some half baked tokenistic, insincere speeches).
If the promise is to spend every last dime this country has with the result of absolutely nothing to show for it except the preventable deaths of four kids trying to earn a dollar then they would be well on track, nope it appears that isn’t a promise, its a Labor fait accompli.