Posted on 08/24/2018 8:48:42 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
Devotion to the global warming fraud has driven from office the head of government of a major democracy. Facing a no confidence vote from the Liberal Party (which is actually what passes for a conservative party in Australia – the Labor Party is the leftist party Down Under), Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull resigned.
Turnbull had lost 40 to 45 what the Aussies call a "spill motion" to short-circuit a leadership ballot in the party. The party then chose Scott Morrison as new party leader and therefore prime minister in their coalition with the National Party, which holds 16 seats and represents rural areas.
John McMahon comments from Australia:
Scott Morrison was the treasurer under Turnbull. With Morrison as prime minister, the leftist policies of Turnbull will doubtlessly continue. The vote was close, being 45-40, meaning that Peter Dutton was only three votes away from being P.M.
Thus, the "war" between the true moderates, called the right by the leftists, and the so-called "moderates," who are in effect leftist liberals, will continue. There is the very real probability that in the very near future, possibly after the next federal election, that there will be a formal split in the Liberal Party.
Josh Frydenberg has been elected as deputy leader of the Liberals (remember: the position of deputy prime minister is reserved for the leader of the National Party in terms of the Coalition Agreement).
Josh Frydenberg's mother, Erika Strausz, was a Hungarian Jew born in 1943 who arrived in Australia in 1950 as a stateless child from a refugee camp after escaping from the Holocaust.
(Excerpt) Read more at americanthinker.com ...
AUSTRALIA'S electricity system is in crisis after years of political mismanagement.
And our political system has followed suit.
This week marks the second time Malcolm Turnbull's leadership has crumbled because of his approach to emissions policy. It also brought down Kevin Rudd and was at the heart of Labor's downfall. ...
Why? Because for years, Australia's political leaders have been lying to the people and lacking the courage and determination to implement policies and reforms they know are required: on welfare, the pension, debt, tax and certainly on energy.
Political leaders have been telling voters Australia can reduce CO2 emissions without increasing power prices; that we can have 25 per cent, even 50 per cent, intermittent electricity without our standard of living or economy suffering. That's a lie.
Ping.
‘Because for years, Australia’s political leaders have been lying to the people and lacking the courage and determination to implement policies and reforms they know are required: on welfare, the pension, debt, tax and certainly on energy.
Political leaders have been telling voters Australia can reduce CO2 emissions without increasing power prices; that we can have 25 per cent, even 50 per cent, intermittent electricity without our standard of living or economy suffering. That’s a lie.’
When politicians lips are moving you know they are lying.
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When politicians lips are moving you know they are lying.
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True that. For the most part they are professional liars. Its their only “talent”.
Various elites can bloviate about Gaia Worship all they like. The reality is no country has been willing to pay a huge price for it. The people will go along with it so long as it doesn’t cost them too much but the second it does, they’re out.
Witness NOT ONE SINGLE EUROPEAN COUNTRY is on track to meet its Paris Agreement commitments. In fact, their emissions are going up, not down. Australia just pushed its PM out over the issue. Poll after poll in the US shows its way down the list of important issues to the public.
Let’s coin a definition: Global Warming advocate. A hyperphobic.
Unfortunately, as I understand Australian politics - I could be wrong - the more Conservative party in Australia is divided over Australia’s “Green” policies but Australia’s more Liberal party is not. The divide in Trumball’s party may boost it’s more Conservative wing IN THEIR PARTY, but I am not conviced it will be such a good “victory” for them in the next general election. Their divided party may not do as well over their opponents, with the more moderate members of Trumball’s party voting by not voting, in disillusionment with those who got Trumball ousted. In short - they may have won a battle within their party but, from it, they may lose the next general election war.
Australia could be “A place to call Home” and perhaps write “800 Words” while observing Phryne Fisher were it not so far away
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Kind of, yes. The Liberal Party (which is the conservative party) is pretty split on environmental issues, and openly so. The Labor Party (the progressive party) is much more unified on environmental policy, but there is some dissension brewing that may erupt at some point.
The divide in Trumball’s party may boost it’s more Conservative wing IN THEIR PARTY, but I am not conviced it will be such a good “victory” for them in the next general election. Their divided party may not do as well over their opponents, with the more moderate members of Trumball’s party voting by not voting, in disillusionment with those who got Trumball ousted. In short - they may have won a battle within their party but, from it, they may lose the next general election war.
The next election is almost certainly less than a year away (the mechanics for the date are somewhat complex, but it would be really surprising if it wasn't before May next year, and it must be before November next year) and frankly, the conservative coalition was almost certain to lose it anyway. That's really at the core of why Turnbull is gone - his sole rationale for being put into the Prime Ministership was a belief by his party three years ago that he would be electorally popular and instead, he's been behind in the polls for a long time now.
This change probably isn't going to win conservatives the general election - but we were already going to lose. Our chances are better today than yesterday, simply because we've got rid of the failure that was costing us. Whether Scott Morrison can do better remains to be seen - but it would be very hard for him to do worse at least in the short term. And, honestly, he's been a very competent treasurer and while he isn't as conservative as Dutton (who I would have preferred), he's a lot better than Turnbull.
It's also important to note that voting is compulsory in Australia which does change the dynamic somewhat - people don't have the option to simply not vote unless they want to pay a fine.
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