Ryan Gillespie
179 posts





Pauline Hanson’s claims that there are no “good Muslims” are being reviewed by federal police, in what could be the first major test for recently passed hate speech laws. Read more: bit.ly/4b1OUVV











"Dude there's no way you could ever win unless every single person in front of you crashed"








Labor should do anything it can to prevent One Nation winning Farrer. Yes, throw our votes behind the Liberal. Don’t want Australian decency wrecked by race prejudice that makes migrants feel disliked and isolated and sullies our international character.






Here’s how it will play out this morning. 🔵At 8:50 am, Liberal MPs and Senators will leave their offices and march to the Opposition Party Room in Parliament House. 🔵There is a small area where the media are allowed to film from (about 20 metres from the entrance), and they film down the corridor, showing people entering the room. 🔵Many MPs will march as a group behind the person they publicly say they support, trying to get their face on camera. I’ve always thought this looks pathetic—like a schoolyard gang of children or a flock of sheep. 🔵At 9 am, the doors are closed and the leadership is declared vacant. The whip runs the proceedings. 🔵The whip asks anyone wishing to be leader to stand.Angus Taylor will stand. 🔵Sussan Ley may or may not choose to stand. She has lost the numbers and is facing certain defeat.If she doesn’t stand (and no one else does), Angus Taylor is declared party leader.If she does stand, a secret ballot takes place. 🔵There is no debate nor speeches. 🔵Each MP is given a piece of paper and asked to write either “Taylor” or “Ley” on it. The whip then comes around and collects each vote in a special ballot box. 🔵Although it’s a secret ballot, some MPs will choose to show their vote to a person sitting next to them so they have “proof” they voted the way they publicly said they would. 🔵The whip (with a few scrutineers) will count the papers and announce the result. 🔵Some MPs will improperly leak the result to the media immediately—by text message. 🔵The same procedure is undertaken for the position of Deputy Leader. 🔵As soon as the vote for Deputy Leader is announced in the Party Room, the Whip will leave the room and make the announcement to the awaiting media. 🔵Angus Taylor will be the new leader. He will make a short speech in the party room before going in front of the media. 🔵Over the weekend, the new Shadow Cabinet will be announced.








