Australia General Discussion 2.0

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Come on Julie Bishop!

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So should we all just expect Dutton to be Prime Minister within the next couple of hours, or is there hope for someone less sh**tty like Bishop to fill the spot?

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Julie Bishop eliminated.

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Well, this sucks.

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So... Labour is pretty much going to win next year.

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Do we know how many votes Bishop got in the first round, and who she voted for in the second?

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Julie Bishop has decided to quit politics

https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/julie-bishop-quits-as-foreign-minister-and-will-retire-from-parliament-20180826-p4zztq.html

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Correction: Bishop just sent out a statement saying that she HAS resigned as Foreign Minister, but has made no decision regarding the next election. Conventional wisdom points to her bowing out, of course.

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Oh wow! For the first time ever, Bill Shorten is the preferred option for Prime Minister.

Preferred PM-

Shorten: 39%
Morrison: 33%

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New Essential poll backs up yesterday's Newspoll in reaffirming the Liberal Party's sharp decline in support-

Primary Vote-

Lab: 39% (+3)
Lib: 35% (-5)
Green: 10% (-/-)
ONP: 7% (+1)

Two Party Preference-

ALP: 55% (+4)
L/NP: 45% (-4)

PM Morrison starts off with a -4 approval rating 35-40%

57% of Australians believe the Liberal Party is divided and is no longer fit to govern

52% say Morrison should call a snap election

When voters are asked who would make the best leader of the Liberal Party, Julie Bishop takes the lead for the first time with 23% (+7), followed by Turnbull at 15% (-13), and Morrison at 10% (+8). Tony Abbott polls fourth at 9% (-1).

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Julie Bishop has announced that she WILL contest the next election as the Liberal candidate for Curtin.

I can't help but think she still has her eye on the leadership position for the Liberals. After all, if she didn't why would she be running? Her biggest case for the top spot during the spill vote was that she was the only one the Liberals could keep parliament under due to her popularity with the Australian public. Polls showed that the public wanted her as PM, but the MPs had their own agenda. I feel that her plan is this: After their (the Liberals) inevitable loss to Labor in the polls next year, she will force a spill on the basis of "I told you so" to unseat Morrison and take the helm of leadership to combat PM Bill Shorten as the Leader of the Opposition. After all, polls did say Australians prefered her as PM over Shorten by a massive margin so it would be smart for the Liberal MPs to bite the bullet for the sake of their party and hand the top spot to her.

Anyways, that's my schpeel for the day.

https://thewest.com.au/politics/federal-politics/julie-bishop-to-contest-curtin-for-liberals-at-next-federal-election-ng-b88947221z

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Julie Bishop has announced that she WILL contest the next election as the Liberal candidate for Curtin.

I can't help but think she still has her eye on the leadership position for the Liberals. After all, if she didn't why would she be running? Her biggest case for the top spot during the spill vote was that she was the only one the Liberals could keep parliament under due to her popularity with the Australian public. Polls showed that the public wanted her as PM, but the MPs had their own agenda. I feel that her plan is this: After their (the Liberals) inevitable loss to Labor in the polls next year, she will force a spill on the basis of "I told you so" to unseat Morrison and take the helm of leadership to combat PM Bill Shorten as the Leader of the Opposition. After all, polls did say Australians prefered her as PM over Shorten by a massive margin.

Anyways, that's my schpeel for the day.

https://thewest.com.au/politics/federal-politics/julie-bishop-to-contest-curtin-for-liberals-at-next-federal-election-ng-b88947221z

There goes our chance of a leadership calm after we lose the election. Abbott vs Bishop. At least Dutton's losing his seat so we don't have the populist rumblings.

Wouldn't Bishop easily beat Abbott in a spill though? It's pretty clear that the Liberal party would do better after losing parliament under someone as popular as her rather than someone as unpopular and controversial as Tony Abbott. Surely the Liberal MPs would be smart enough not to choose Abbott again?