I didn't vote for him and won't miss him. Don't write off the New Englanders yet. We did elect Tony Windsor who proved to shake up the system. Where there is life there hope. :)

Strangely he is only 58 which surprises me, l thought he would be older. Perhaps the drink has hastened his aging. Politically he has peaked if you could say that because really in our electorate it's hard to put his name to any major achievements. Maybe he will shine with porline.

Nailed it Dee, his type of party politics is gone. No place for egos as big as his with the abilities as small as his. Won't be missed.

The collapse of the Lib party could prove to be a very good thing for Oz politics. They are making it hard for the Albo to get things done therefore he must move out of his usual MO and negotiate! Unheard of in duopoly, best outcome.

The coalition as a brand is on the nose and should take this recess time to think on their future. Sadly they are not team players, have no goals and lacking leadership so good luck with your recess break.

He will miss the infamy he has generated and will be very bored on his farm. I dare say his cows won't be thrilled with him spending more time with them. His ego will survive, thats all he has.

Why would Hastie want to lead the Libs? Unless they have a dramatic rethink on their policies they are headed to oblivion. I don't know which party the big end of town will turn to now. The next election will be interesting to say the least.

Sounds like a great day for Oz all over! And Bj left the Nats! Hope we don't get another Nat in this seat. There is hope. :)

Thank you, very informative and enlightening. EVs are ideal for retirees especially with home solar. :)

Thank you for sharing, Professor of Encouragement is a wonderful name to have and a true source of joy to me. Thank you.

Great work, so glad to see excellent journalism hasn't died with the sacking of the ABC.
The true media has a future.

I don't care, he has past being relevant in our electorate and should just piss off. BJ is just a talker, no depth. He will do well with the redheaded rat for a time but not long. He is revelling in the spotlight at the moment but that will be gone soon enough. Ego is a flighty bird.

If BJ had any sense he would see the burka repeat and wonder, what can l add to that and do l want to.

BJ would look a lot better in a burka.

Definitely a construct, they are telling porkys about farmers support with nett zero.

I would venture to say most Nat reps have never seen a farm or a farmer for that matter let alone what they think about climate change. Do coal miners vote Nat?

When you have nothing but hate to bring to the table! She mustn't have been getting enough attention, poor porline. ;)

So many statements both literal n implied and so little action on fossil fuel reduction. How many years has it been? And l thought BJ was a windbag!

Surely the crime industry on both sides of the courts are aware that curtailing welfare boosts crime disproportional to money saved. Are all pollys prepared to do the same to their erring collegues under judicial review?

Should there be a COP31? Seems like it's been railroaded by vested interests. There has been little progress so just a waste of time, l suppose that is the FF industries goal.

Good to see Tassians coming out in force. Bread n the plural of circus? :(

Is becoming a republic an improvement to our political position when you look at how the US treats small republics? Will they be bombing Manly ferries to stem the tied of Mary j? Sorry, our political framework will make buggerall difference to how we will be treated internationally, sadly.

Can't be down in that environment, live in the now. :)

And Tassie wants to spend a billion on a footy franchise that will return the state coffers zilch. No financial details required. Bread n circus. Grr

I like to think that is a future we could look forward to. That is if Labour doesn't self destruct after a few terms, which it probably will then the new mix will get interesting. Maybe a European type multiparty alliance. Sounds to exotic for Oz though. :)

Hastietaylor and his henchmen sounds more like 60s rock band. If there is a recoil to this it could be a partial resurgence in the Greens.
That duopoly sounds combative, just what we need to jolt the career pollies into life.

Perhaps time to revisit our banking relationships? So much apparent competition out there, may even get a better deal. Environmental ethics is a thing, let the money changers flocking around the FF industry that it is not in their best interests or anyone's for that matter.

Very true, but while they're performing acts of disunity and self destruction they're opening the door to change. Most old coalition voters don't like change. With younger voters avoiding them there is no future for them. Add radical right influences, not good for mass support. Love your work. :)

Blunt, maybe to the extreme but sadly accurate.

Sorry his political rival should have won, Timmy is an absolute tosser to use an absolutely accurate expression.
We get the govt we vote for. I feel for his electorate much the same as l feel for US voters, sad. Libs with so much talk and so few runs on the board in environmental issues, sad.