Australia General Discussion 2.0

[AustralianSwingVoter]

James McGrath, the Assistant Minister to the Prime Minister, has also offered his resignation.

[AustralianSwingVoter]

Fairfax has the full list for the spill
https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/malcolm-turnbull-v-peter-dutton-who-voted-for-who-the-full-list-20180821-p4zyvg.html

[AustralianSwingVoter]

According to Chris Kenny on Sky, Concetta Fierravanti-Wells (Minister for International Development and the Pacific) and Zed Sesjela (Assistant Minister for Science, Jobs and Innovation) have also offered their resignation.

[AustralianSwingVoter]

Angus Taylor (Minister for Law Enforcement and Cyber Security) has offered his resignation.

[AustralianSwingVoter]

Darren Chester and 3 other Victorian Nationals will sit on the crossbench if Dutton becomes leader per Probyn.
Party whispers are that the Victorians want the second spill put back until after the state election. The Victorians think that if Dutton becomes PM he'll ruin they're chances in the state election, and they're not wrong.

[AustralianSwingVoter]

Steve Ciobo (Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment) has offered his resignation.

[AustralianSwingVoter]

David Rowe

[AustralianSwingVoter]

David Pope

[AustralianSwingVoter]

A recap on who's resigning
Health Minister Greg Hunt
Trade Minister Steve Ciobo
Citizenship Minister Alan Tudge
Human Services Minister Michael Keenan
International Development Minister Concetta Fierravanti-Wells
Assistant Treasurer Michael Sukkar
Assistant Minister to the Prime Minister James McGrath
Law Enforcement and Cyber Security Minister Angus Taylor
Assistant Minister for Science, Jobs and Innovation Zed Seselja

[AustralianSwingVoter]

On Triple M this morning Peter Dutton called for GST to be removed from power bills and a royal commission into electricity companies.

[GoTfan]

It's a bit like watching a house burn down, only you don't care about the things you left inside.

[AustralianSwingVoter]

It's a bit like watching a house burn down, only you don't care about the things you left inside.

How can't you care for this poor poor man?

[AustralianSwingVoter]

https://twitter.com/InsidersABC/status/1032073267098529792

I think this is some good analysis..

Turnbull remembers what happened the last time he was bi-partisan. It didn't end well.

[AustralianSwingVoter]

The deciding factor is going to be the Victorian branch. Dutton doesn't resonate in NSW, however he's helped by the fact that the migrant population in Western Sydney is quite socially conservative and agreed with him on gay marriage. Meanwhile in Victoria he's reviled firstly because of his constant comments about the "scary-wary gangs stopping people from going to restaurants" and additionally by the fact that the Melbourne immigrant community is substantially more socially liberal and are only present in safe Labor seats.
The Victorian branch is sh*t-scared about a Dutton Prime Ministership, because he's basically insulted Melbourne and Victoria at every turn for the last couple of months.

[AustralianSwingVoter]

David Rowe


David Pope

[AustralianSwingVoter]

On a lighter note, courtesy of SBS's The Feed
https://twitter.com/TheFeedSBS/status/1031850021245804544

[AustralianSwingVoter]

https://twitter.com/lucybarbour/status/1032189834020831233
It looks like there might be a spill tonight.

[AustralianSwingVoter]

https://twitter.com/chaser/status/1031895808617066496

[Blair]

Just caught up with this; is there any actual reason for the coup beyond worries about next years election?

[AustralianSwingVoter]

Just caught up with this; is there any actual reason for the coup beyond worries about next years election?

Queensland. We're bleeding votes to One Nation in Queensland which don't come back on preferences. Also, Turnbull has lost everyone's confidence, as he has now given up on Tax Cuts. The conservatives want Turnbull's head on a stake, and they're going to get it.

[AustralianSwingVoter]

https://twitter.com/murpharoo/status/1032406050144575488

[AustralianSwingVoter]

Cormann, Cash and Fifield are going to hold a press conference about blocking Huawei from 5G. Weird time for it.

[AustralianSwingVoter]

CORMANN CASH AND FIFIELD HAVE FLIPPED TO DUTTON
THEY CALLED FOR TURNBULL TO RESIGN

[AustralianSwingVoter]

CORMANN CASH AND FIFIELD HAVE FLIPPED TO DUTTON
THEY CALLED FOR TURNBULL TO RESIGN

THEY HAVE ALL TENDERED THEIR RESIGNATION

[GoTfan]

I have live footage from the Labor party room: