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    Abbott teeters...

    Tony Abbott, climate change denialist, boatstopper, wind power sceptic, solar power sceptic, divisive slogan-maker, sabre rattler, refugee punisher.... may have minutes left as Aussie PM.

    Poll could be happening as this posts.

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    Turnbull avoided those divisive issues in his pitch and attacked Abbott's economic record and dictatorial style of government. Sounds familiar.

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      There's nothing like an Aussie "spill". None of this campaigning for months nonsense. Just wake up one morning as PM and go to bed, not.

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        This happened in both of the last two Australian administrations as well, didn't it, with Rudd and Gillard?

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          UK angle (see all media, shortly): "oh, it's the Spycatcher bloke" ...

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            Time in office:

            Gillard: 3 yrs, 3 days
            Rudd: 2 yrs, 286 days
            Abbott: 1 yr, 357 days??

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              #7
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              Turnbull wins.

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                #8
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                Perhaps it's been mentioned before, but how the fuck is Abbott a "Liberal"?

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                  #9
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                  He's reportedly missed qualifying for his parliamentary pension by four days.

                  Which would be glorious.

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                    Oh that just makes it sweeter.

                    This has been A Good Day. I believe that despite being a "Liberal", Turnbull is a lot closer to the centre, has a brain, and even a number of sensible opinions. For example the fact that the ice caps are, in fact melting.

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                      #11
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                      Rupert's thoughts make it sweeter still.

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                        ursus arctos wrote: He's reportedly missed qualifying for his parliamentary pension by four days.

                        Which would be glorious.
                        I’m sure that Abbott will put his hands up, admit he didn’t work hard or smart enough and is therefore not deserving of this public handout due to his moral failing.

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                            #14
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                            And the replies to his tweet even sweeter...

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                              #15
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                              And that link for the grown-ups...

                              https://twitter.com/rupertmurdoch/status/643393860312399872

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                                #16
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                                Looking forward to Squires' take on this.

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                                  #17
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                                  At the moment, it is akin to this.

                                  You know it’s true that politics does make for strange bedfellows. I read a quote from Saddam Hussein two days after the [Clinton] election, we had to wait two days for him to quit gut laughing. “Aaaahahahahaha, the elephant is dead,” Saddam Hussein says in his quote, “we have nothing against America, we just want to see George Bush beheaded and his head kicked down the road like a soccer ball.” And I thought: that’s so weird, ’cause … that’s what I wanted to see! Wow, me and Hussein, we’re like this! Who would’a thunk it?!

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                                    #18
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                                    Could someone explain to me, as you would a six year old child, what has happened here?

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                                      #19
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                                      The leader was a bad man. But another man contested him for being leader and the bad man lost. Better still, the bad man missed out slightly on getting paid lots of gold each year for many years.

                                      We have yet to find out if the new leader is a bad man, but we are confident he is better than the bad man he replaced.

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                                        #20
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                                        I can't wait for Aussie politicians to bring back defenestration.

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                                          #21
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                                          @rupertmurdoch Why not focus on your countries politics and let us Australians focus on ours! #libspill

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                                            #22
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                                            Did Rupes ever regain his Aussie citizenship after they changed the law that saw him lose it automatically when he became American?

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                                              #23
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                                              Guy Potger wrote:
                                              Originally posted by Sits
                                              And that link for the grown-ups...

                                              https://twitter.com/rupertmurdoch/status/643393860312399872
                                              Thanks Dad.

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                                                Abbott departs with all the good grace that would be expected of him - none.

                                                Turnbull today polls 56-44 as preferred Prime Minister against Bill Shorten - among LABOR voters. 70-24 across the board.

                                                It will be interesting to see how long it takes people to realise that to gain the leadership Turnbull has committed to the same policies as Abbott on climate change and SSM.

                                                He'll get the same agenda through, but with a smile instead of a snarl. In many ways far more dangerous than Abbott.

                                                Shorten is, of course, a complete dud, but I can't see anyone else wanting the leadership against Turnbull.

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                                                  #25
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                                                  With any luck Turnbull will call an election before the end of the year so as to clear out some of the more irrational policies. He must realise there is now an awful lot of expectation on him.

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