Amep Secures Senate Seat!

[-Boz-]

http://www.abc.net.au/news/federal-election-2013/results/senate/vic/

Read into that what you will boys and girls.

[Cadmoon]

Will be interesting to see where this goes now.

[ZRBE]

Haha I voted for em'

[t5iv]

This will be interesting...

[-Boz-]

If I'm reading it right I'd expect the AMEP and Australian Sports Party to hold the balance of power. LNP hold 33 seats, Labor/Greens/DLP hold 36, 7 minors. I'd expect Xenophon to go left, Palmer x2, Liberal Democrats and Family First to go right.

Makes it 37-37. Last two seats belong to AMEP and Australian Sports Party...

[Cadmoon]

If I'm reading it right I'd expect the AMEP and Australian Sports Party to hold the balance of power. LNP hold 33 seats, Labor/Greens/DLP hold 36, 7 minors. I'd expect Xenophon to go left, Palmer x2, Liberal Democrats and Family First to go right.

Makes it 37-37. Last two seats belong to AMEP and Australian Sports Party...

Xenophon has said he will vote with libs on several of their policies so it will make this a very interesting government. I just don't want a double disillusion and have to go through all this shit again any sooner than needed.

[-Boz-]

Would only happen if they could engineer a way to ensure that the left can be seen as unreasonable to ensure a public backlash. Otherwise it would be political suicide for whoever causes it.

Only automatic trigger would be a failure to pass supply bills. That HAS to be passed, any other bill can be put on the back burner until the coalition could secure senate passage.

[Cadmoon]

Would only happen if they could engineer a way to ensure that the left can be seen as unreasonable to ensure a public backlash. Otherwise it would be political suicide for whoever causes it.

Only automatic trigger would be a failure to pass supply bills. That HAS to be passed, any other bill can be put on the back burner until the coalition could secure senate passage.

Abbot has stated that he will force one if the senate doesn't pass his bill to repeal the carbon tax so it depends if he was serious or not.

[t5iv]

Don't know how xenophon will go. I actually see him turning left on a number of policies. AMEP will be an interesting mine field though alongside Palmer.

[Cadmoon]

Well Palmer leans heavily right so you would think he will favour the Libs on most things.

[Bunta]

Well Palmer leans heavily right so you would think he will favour the Libs on most things. 

Except that he is now insano pissed off with them. Clives party is a massive unknown that will come up with all kinds head scratchers imo.

[Cadmoon]

He may be pissed off at them but they are more likely to pass things he want's than labor.

[t5iv]

He may be pissed off at them but they are more likely to pass things he want's than labor.

This is true. At heart, he is a right wing capitalist. Just a nutcase.

[-Boz-]

Fairfax news sources are calling the Senate seat in Vic for the AEMP as well

[t5iv]

Fairfax news sources are calling the Senate seat in Vic for the AEMP as well

So Vic and QLD?

[-Boz-]

Unless something drastic has changed only Vic. The first link I had was Vic as well. Was just adding second confirmation from a different source. ABC and Fairfax calling the 6th senate seat for Victoria for the AMEP. That seems like a lock

[t5iv]

Unless something drastic has changed only Vic. The first link I had was Vic as well. Was just adding second confirmation from a different source. ABC and Fairfax calling the 6th senate seat for Victoria for the AMEP. That seems like a lock

Ok that makes sense. Thought you meant QLD and Vic. Which confused the hell outta me

Let's see how they swing.

[-Boz-]

Oh good son of rajab. Did some digging into the new senator for the AMEP. Bad is an understatement. My guess? Unless he gets some VERY good aides and handlers he will do more harm than good.

[t5iv]

Oh good son of rajab. Did some digging into the new senator for the AMEP. Bad is an understatement. My guess? Unless he gets some VERY good aides and handlers he will do more harm than good.

Spill the beans Bozeman.

[Bunta]

Oh good son of rajab. Did some digging into the new senator for the AMEP. Bad is an understatement. My guess? Unless he gets some VERY good aides and handlers he will do more harm than good.

Yeah he seems like a dead shit bogan. Not likely to do us much good