Aussie wrote on Sep 7^th, 2013 at 8:47pm:


no, he's retained pretty comfortably.

Labor almost certainly won't lose any seats in QLD. Apparently the polls were completely warped by the Palmer factor - who is currently getting around 12% - which no one predicted.

Also pleasant surprises for labor in western Sydney. The real killers have been Victoria and Tasmania. Soloman in the NT may be the one gain for labor.

Best news so far - Bandt looks set to retain Melbourne 

Aussie wrote on Sep 7^th, 2013 at 9:06pm:


What do you think of Palmer, Aussie?

Annie Anthrax wrote on Sep 7^th, 2013 at 9:16pm:


He's a complex bloke, not to be taken lightly or dismissed as a buffoon.  Has 'visionary' like ideas, and is willing to stump up his own cash to back himself, and them.  I have met him, and I have seen him 'perform' live on several occasions.  He knows how to deliver a prepared mantra, just like Abbott does.

He is loyal and/but demands it in return.   For example, I did an afternoon shift at a booth for him today, and when I arrived, PUP had more than was required to adequately man the place, and one bloke had been there in the blazing sun for 6 hours.  He had no means of transport back to where he was staying, so I offered to drive him.  Turns out he was the Under 19 Coach for a Southport Rugby Club (Gold Coast).  Their U19s were not in final contention so the entire Team (and Officials) were bussed up to the Sunshine Coast by Clive to assist at Polling Booths.  He gave them all free accommodation at his Resort for two nights, and invited them all to his 'win lose or draw' piss-up which is going on right now.  I asked the obvious question - why?  'Well, Clive throws us a bone every year, and he asked us for help at the Booths."  "Why does he throw your Club a bone?" 

"It's his old Rugby Club from his playing days!"

PUP has a future, but it will be a difficult transition from what it is now, to what it needs to be for further and continued success.

Having very long pockets obviously helps.

polite_gandalf wrote on Sep 7^th, 2013 at 9:54pm:


that'll all depend on what he does with the PUP from this point on. Palmer needs to move into the background a little and let the party develop real policies and real candidates.

Aussie wrote on Sep 8^th, 2013 at 2:03pm:


Brough doesn't deserve to win .... but that's OK if he does, I'll spend the next 3 yrs asking Cods why they preselected someone knowing he was a crook

John Smith wrote on Sep 8^th, 2013 at 2:06pm:


If Brough does scrape home...............

Yeas, you can ask cods that, but it won't be for long.  Even if Mal survives the Ashbygate scandal , there is a much bigger and far more threatening black cloud above Brough ~ Clive Palmer's defamation action against him.  Clive is claiming about $800,000, but that is not really Brough's problem which is costs.

If Brough loses (and on what I know from the detail which I have followed) he will............the costs will be astronomical, and Brough will be bankrupted..............meaning, he will no longer be eligible to be a MHR.

Bye bye, Mal.  It's only a matter of time.  Now,  or soon enough.

matty wrote on Sep 8^th, 2013 at 2:36pm:


I detest acknowledging your existence, because I regard you as a lunatic, idiotic attention seeking troll.  But, this is one I can't ignore.  Care to tell me how Brough can win, given those numbers I have posted (at 2.17 pm. ^^^^^)