Australian PM To Face Leadership Vote

[Webster]

Australian Broadcasting (ABC): Tony Abbott - Western Australian Liberal MP Luke Simpkins confirms he will seek leadership spill against PM
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Prime Minister Tony Abbott will face a spill motion against his leadership early next week after West Australian Liberal MP Luke Simpkins emailed party room colleagues to announce he would push for the PM's leadership to be put to a vote.

The spill motion will be seconded by MP Don Randall, with a third WA Liberal, Dennis Jensen, saying he will support it.

The ABC has been told the MPs called the Prime Minister shortly before sending the email. In Mr Simpkins' email he writes that: "In the last two weeks I have been inundated with emails and walk-ins to my Electorate Office all questioning the direction the Government is being led in. The knighthood issue was for many the final proof of a disconnection with the people. These contacts have come from many people that I personally know and are firm supporters - in some cases they are booth workers as well.

"The last time this outpouring of concern happened was when we were being led to support the Rudd Government's ETS, and faced with this erosion of our base support we acted.

"I think that we must bring this to a head, and test the support of the leadership in the party room.

"As I have said in the past, I have no front bench ambitions. I just want to make sure that the economic vandals do not get back into power and our children and grandchildren are not left to pay Labor's bill. I do this because I believe it is in the best interests of the people of our country."

Mr Simpkins said he had submitted a motion to the Government's chief whip asking for the spill to be conducted via a secret ballot at Tuesday's party room meeting. The Government's chief whip Philip Ruddock confirmed he had received notice of the motion and said Mr Abbott had "indicated this motion will be listed for discussion at the Liberal Party Meeting on Tuesday".

Thoughts?

 

[identityissues8]

Oh yipee! A spill!
Why don't they cut to the chase and call an early election, so we can vote them out now instead of in 2016...

 

[Webster]

Oh yipee! A spill!
Why don't they cut to the chase and call an early election, so we can vote them out now instead of in 2016...

Just out of curiosity, what is a spill, my friend?

 

[identityissues8]

A spill is when a political party declares their leadership vacant.
This party will then vote for a new leader.

In this case, a new leader for the Liberal party would mean a new Prime Minister for us.

They don't seem to get it though.
The Liberal party have God-awful policies. As insufferable as their leader is, he is not the complete reason the next election is unwinnable for them.

 

[Webster]

A spill is when a political party declares their leadership vacant.
This party will then vote for a new leader.

In this case, a new leader for the Liberal party would mean a new Prime Minister for us.

They don't seem to get it though.
The Liberal party have God-awful policies. As insufferable as their leader is, he is not the complete reason the next election is unwinnable for them.

In other words, we have the Australian equivalent of a palace coup....
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Let me ask this question: as I understand it, Australia has a bicameral Parliament...knowing he could very well fall, could PM Abbott call a double dissolution, dissolve both halves of Parliament, and send everyone packing?

 

[identityissues8]

I'd have to look into it, I'm not entirely sure.

 

[DrLeftover]

"Let's make a deal.....

The Aussies send us Abbott, we send them Obama. Fair swap. Even up.

OK?"

 

[identityissues8]

Oh God.
I really don't think putting Abbott in charge of the US is a good idea..
Bush Jr all over again.

 

[Webster]

Oh God.
I really don't think putting Abbott in charge of the US is a good idea..
Bush Jr all over again.

*deadpans* He's got a point...then again, given my views towards the current occupier of 1600 Pennsylvania, Dubya might be a better alternative...