Posted on 03/25/2012 3:16:01 PM PDT by maddog55
Queensland has decisively rejected Labor, reducing them to a political rump which may not even achieve party status (10 or more seats in the new parliament).
While State issues have strong influence in State elections this is a severe repudiation of Labor and its National policies – notably the despised carbon tax and the assault on State revenues through an additional profits tax on mining States’ main exports of coal and iron ore (mainly afflicting Western Australia, Queensland, New South Wales and South Australia).
Watch for Federal Labor to blink and delay the proposed carbon tax until the next election (which they will inevitably lose short several industrial-grade miracles).
Politicians globally are likely to take this bloodbath as a warning – voters will not tolerate enormous and entirely pointless energy taxes imposed to “address” a problem which does not exist.
This is the beginning of the political demise of global warming, carbon constraint and energy rationing. Moreover voters have severely thrashed the anti-development Greens and obstructive environmentalism.
The people have spoken. It’s development all the way.
I keep thinking of the Declaration of Independence where it is declared that when the oppression is so bad one cannot take it, it is time to throw off the bonds of that oppression.
Paraphrasing, of course.
But, unlike then, we can do this at the ballot box.
I am hoping that over the next few election cycles, we will see many of our elected officials turned out. That means on both sides, since many of them are like minded or faint hearted.
I 2nd that idea. I am in IT, it would be no problem for me to get a job there. But, I would have to sell my house here.
I 2nd that idea. I am in IT, it would be no problem for me to get a job there. But, I would have to sell my house here.
love it!!!
Sort of.
We have six states and two territories.
Western Australia, the Northern Territory, and Queensland (the west and north of the country) tend to be the most conservative. The south eastern states - New South Wales, Victoria, the Australian Capital Territory, South Australia, and Tasmania, are somewhat less so. New South Wales and Victoria are, by a fair margin, the most populous and most powerful states
This election has taken place in Queensland and that is reflected in the size of the conservative majority. But over the last couple of years, conservative governments have been returned in Victoria (just), Western Australia, and New South Wales. Labor has held on - just - in South Australia and Tasmania.
So, basically, most of the states are now in the hands of conservatives.
Federally, Labor is in severe trouble - they have a minority government which is only in power with the assistance of a Green and some independents - and the polls indicate that at the next election, they will be defeated in a landslide - not on the scale of Queensland, but a landslide nonetheless. But the election isn't due until the end of next year.
Sort of.
We have six states and two territories.
Western Australia, the Northern Territory, and Queensland (the west and north of the country) tend to be the most conservative. The south eastern states - New South Wales, Victoria, the Australian Capital Territory, South Australia, and Tasmania, are somewhat less so. New South Wales and Victoria are, by a fair margin, the most populous and most powerful states
This election has taken place in Queensland and that is reflected in the size of the conservative majority. But over the last couple of years, conservative governments have been returned in Victoria (just), Western Australia, and New South Wales. Labor has held on - just - in South Australia and Tasmania.
So, basically, most of the states are now in the hands of conservatives.
Federally, Labor is in severe trouble - they have a minority government which is only in power with the assistance of a Green and some independents - and the polls indicate that at the next election, they will be defeated in a landslide - not on the scale of Queensland, but a landslide nonetheless. But the election isn't due until the end of next year.
No, this was a state election, and she heads the Federal government.
Gillard take note,you and your greeny-loving commy party will be out on your ass come the next election....assuming your own don't eat you beforehand.We've had a total gutfull of your BS!
You can get a one year tourist visa now. Just be prepared for a real shock on food and fuel pricing. Its on a different scale than America.
If you do visit try out a new hobby like gold prospecting, many places you can rent a detector and you have a good chance on finding nuggets.
So my question is whether OZ voters are that much smarter than U.S. voters or whether this presages a similar Rat slaughter come this November.
I don’t know what the make up is in Australia or if they like this country have pockets of political leanings throughout.
I do know that, I think his name was Howard, was their equivalent of our GWB and was in power during the same time.
Just as in this country, the conservatives were defeated and a more liberal ruling party installed, right about the same time or just before the election of Pres. Obama.
Now, several years later, we are seeing the rejection of that liberal rule.
I think that is a good sign as the Australians are often compared to Americans and seen as very similar in their sense of independence and self reliability.
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