A World Turned Upside Down: Australian News

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It’s great…two elections ago, my seat was Lib (although a moderate MP, doesn’t mean much when you toe the party line). It went Green last election, and now the Greens & ALP are pulling 60% of the first preferences.

The way things are going, there’s every chance Costello’s old federal seat will finally change colour next year…

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I heard a prediction Labor could end up with 60 out of 88 seats in Vic parl! Including the previously very Lib Brighton, Sandringham and… Hawthorn maybe? It’s late, I start work in less than 2 hrs and haven’t slept. Things are getting fuzzy.

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https://twitter.com/rubyhamad/status/1068033501671317505?s=21

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It looks like Miki is taking after his friend 45 in more than one way:

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You know, I don’t expect much of the Federal Parliament at the best of times, but today - that was an absolute shameful clusterfuck on every possible level.

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Remember how the Liberals brought in internships instead of actually doing something about unemployment and everyone said “that’s a terrible fucking idea, companies will just use this to underpay a disposable workforce rather than paying people for an actual job” and the Liberals were all “oh no, really, it’ll totally work (you fucking serfs)”?

Colour me surprised
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It’s hot enough to boil a monkeys bum, eh, Bruce?

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No backsies on McInnes. At least deport him to Canada.

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