Labor party to meet on who to lead party. Aka thousands of Australians to be disappointed. - Polidicks

[IMG]http://resources3.news.com.au/images/2013/06/26/1226670/376595-pm-rudd.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://resources2.news.com.au/images/2013/06/26/1226670/396110-310be57e-de3d-11e2-83d7-0411b5c5213d.jpg[/IMG][B] JULIA HAS ANNOUNCED LEADERSHIP BALLOT 7PM AEST TONIGHT [/B][URL]http://www.news.com.au/national-news/federal-election/labor-leadership-live-julia-gillard-or-kevin-rudd-who-will-lead-party/story-fnho52ip-1226669921693[/URL] [quote][B]IT'S ON - a petition is circulating among Labor MPs to call for a leadership spill with Kevin Rudd's supporters saying he has the numbers. [/B]Backers of the former PM are circulating a petition for a special caucus meeting tomorrow. Mr Rudd's supporters need 35 signatures to call on a special meeting of the Labor caucus. A petition for a ballot circulated among Labor MPs is believed to now have the required numbers for a spill of the PM. [I]The Daily Telegraph has confirmed that the special caucus meeting has been called for tomorrow morning. However, the timing is not yet known. [/I] [I]Meanwhile, Foreign Minister Bob Carr told the Press Club he would not speculate on what he called "unconfirmed" news of a petition calling for a ballot. [/I] [I]Earlier this morning, Independent MP Bob Katter said he will back Kevin Rudd and protect his government from a no-confidence vote even though he hasn't spoken with the member for Griffith. [/I] [I]Mr Rudd's backers have brushed off the threats of a key independent Tony Windsor to consider a no-confidence motion in the Gillard Government if there is a leadership change as another Independent Andrew Wilkie declared he had an "open mind".[/I] [I] Read more: [URL]http://www.news.com.au/national-news/federal-election/labor-leadership-live-julia-gillard-or-kevin-rudd-who-will-lead-party/story-fnho52ip-1226669921693#ixzz2XIN2ZUuv[/URL][/I][/quote]

Either way everyone hates the labor party enough, and now they're going to elect goddamn Tony Abbott. The best ending to this scenario would be a giant truck accidentally driving into Parliament and killing all of our political leaders.

And then as all the MP's cry out in pain, Malcolm Turnbull rises from the rubble and becomes Prime Minister. I'm sure that's 99% of Australians dreams.

R.I.P Labor Party.

Go Ruddy, it's your birthday

JULIA JUST ANNOUNCED BALLOT AT 7PM TONIGHT! Same night as state of origin, interesting.

Now or never really. Rudd's pretty much the last chance Labor has at saving themselves. Whether you feel Gillard's a good prime minister or not.

It's not just Rudd who could be elected. Any of the Labor ministers, Combet is pretty chill.

[QUOTE=MuTAnT;41191976]Now or never really. Rudd's pretty much the last chance Labor has at saving themselves. Whether you feel Gillard's a good prime minister or not.[/QUOTE] TBH this election has become "Who do you not want to be in charge?"

[QUOTE=Best4bond;41191945]JULIA JUST ANNOUNCED BALLOT AT 7PM TONIGHT! Same night as state of origin, interesting.[/QUOTE] Sounds like she doesn't want to be prime minister any more.

So. Maybe. Wouldn't it be great. Just grand. If. If... Julia lost, then the next day, Tony Abbott is ousted and Malcolm Turnbull gets back opposition leader and wins Prime Ministership next election? Wouldn't that be... just, amazing?

Heh. notevenenrolledlol.jpg

[QUOTE=gerbe1;41192156]So. Maybe. Wouldn't it be great. Just grand. If. If... Julia lost, then the next day, Tony Abbott is ousted and Malcolm Turnbull gets back opposition leader and wins Prime Ministership next election? Wouldn't that be... just, amazing?[/QUOTE] If you wanted Malcolm Turnbull as leader, the weaker opponent would be Gillard. Not to say he wouldn't have it totally in the bag by default.

[QUOTE=BradB;41192220]If you wanted Malcolm Turnbull as leader, the weaker opponent would be Gillard. Not to say he wouldn't have it totally in the bag by default.[/QUOTE] There is no reason the opposition would ever consider changing leader whilst Julia Gillard is still in charge.

[img]http://img593.imageshack.us/img593/3078/h1yw.jpg[/img] Australian Ballot for tonight.

Rudd seemed pretty confident in that conference.

Kevin Rudd will contest the leadership, he will resign if he loses the ballot. [editline]26th June 2013[/editline] source = Kevin Rudd

Is this like the third comeback of Rudd? Either way sometime good better come out of this.

Holy shit just dissolve the Labour party into the basically two distinct parties it is

If Rudd wins, Oakshott said he would withdraw Labor support, which means we may have to go back to an election within the month, since we are still in a hung parliament from 2010. Crazy stuff!!

[QUOTE=Bradyns;41192574]If Rudd wins, Oakshott said he would withdraw Labor support, which means we may have to go back to an election within the month, since we are still in a hung parliament from 2010. Crazy stuff!![/QUOTE] The cross benchers have to renegotiate their deals since they were made with Julia Gillard. Bob Katter supports Kevin, the Greens will always support the Labor party. The support will not necessarily be withdrawn.

It doesn't matter, liberal will still win cause people don't understand that it costs money to have good things. And it doesn't help that the media say we are in more debt than we actually are.

[QUOTE=DwarfOverlord;41192601]It doesn't matter, liberal will still win cause people don't understand that it costs money to have good things. And it doesn't help that the media say we are in more debt than we actually are.[/QUOTE] Debatable; support for Kevin Rudd is high. Polls will reflect it in the change, Kevin will roll off the back of the honeymoon and after an election win fail to do anything and lose Prime Ministership again. But yes, people don't understand debt. Apparently one of the free to air breakfast shows told people GDP has nothing to do with income, when GDP is a measure of income.

[QUOTE=Lonestriper;41192561]Holy shit just dissolve the Labour party into the basically two distinct parties it is[/QUOTE] Well, it's happened before, I believe. I think in the 1960s or some such, Labor split into Labor and Democratic Labor. The latter being full of fundamentalists. Frankly, I hope Rudd wins the ballot, but frankly, unless there's some sort of divine act of God, the seat I'm in will be staying Liberal, just like it always has for over a hundred years.

the DLP really need to dissolve so non social-conservative catholics can use its cool name

well, fuck the government.

Man, Abbot's a fucking retard.

[QUOTE=gerbe1;41192590]The cross benchers have to renegotiate their deals since they were made with Julia Gillard. Bob Katter supports Kevin, the Greens will always support the Labor party. The support will not necessarily be withdrawn.[/QUOTE] If that negotiation doesn't start immediately it can cause a lot of trouble. I am willing to put a bet on a 'vote of no confidence' motion getting mentioned at 2pm tomorrow. :v:

All hail Rudd, new leader of the Labor party!

Abbott on 7 news tonight "This election needs to happen now" He's so fucking up himself like he thinks he's guaranteed to win