this is the date for upcoming election!
scoop :runaway:

where'd u get that from?

the panel ;-)

Should've made it a week earlier - how's that for respect!


ZING!

The Panel??? Is that a reliable source?

Bring it on biznitch

http://www.news.com.au/common/imagedata/0,3600,368899,00.jpg

lol you sure do love those howard photos

http://www.zipworld.com.au/~rocket/graphics/vatladies.jpg

^^ lol

"I'll break YOUR arm in a minute!

http://www.spin.net.au/~soren/latham.jpg

no really! I'm not a loopy-left-wing commie!

http://www.netspeed.com.au/bryan/peace/BobBrown.jpg

tays has gone insane.

The Panel??? Is that a reliable source?
a regular guy come on and chatted about betting. most was about Olympics ect and he was asked about the election and that was the date has has been told be "reliable" sources. :)
lol tays

They have reason to be correct. Howard told MP's at partyroom meeting on Tuesday that there will no meetings of parliament for the remainder of this term after Thursday's night session. He also wished all his MP's all the best for the future.

Also Howard is rushing legislation to clear the decks for the campgain including the FTA with the US and maratime boundaries with East Timor.

I doubt he'd call it during the olympics. They're also thinking he may wait until after the US election.

a regular guy come on and chatted about betting. most was about Olympics ect and he was asked about the election and that was the date has has been told be "reliable" sources. :)
lol tays

It wasn't so much that he had reliable sources, more so that September 18 was where all the money was going.

Check out this new thread: Jimmy's Top Tens (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?p=2027042#post2027042)

TOP 10 Signs John Howard is going to call an election

10. Came out of burrow, didn't see own shadow - Election in 6 weeks!
9. Seen franticly scanning the northern coast for invaders
8. Had grounds staff at Parliament House recently mow eyebrows
7. Seen on morning jog in Pimpin' new track suit!
6. Hansard recording an increase in Prime Ministerial addresses to "The
Leader of the Opposition: Mark 'Man-Boobs' Latham"
5. To appeal to younger voters - has been seen sporting Shannon Noll
style "Flavour Saver"
4. Laurie Oakes getting into fighting trim shape cutting down to 7 meals
a day
3. Steve Leibmann seen going door to door telling folks to be alert not
alarmed
2. Strange new government mail-out: "To Violence against Cab Drivers:
Australia Says No."
1. Jana Pitman bungs up knee - that was the secret signal!!!

they are all doing a very shitty job of trying to buy my vote

Howard is banking on Australia doing well at Athens Olympic Games, so that Australians will feel good about 'Johnny the sport', so an election after the games would suit him. On the other hand, there is a strong chance the USA Bush Govt will change to Kerry, so he will want it before Nov 2nd. But whatever, one only votes for the candidate in local electorate. The party decides who the leader is, so essentially the only votes for Howard are coming from the seat of Bennelong, in Sydney. :)

Well I don't give a shit who the local member is - what do they do anyway? On the other hand I vote for the party not the candidate, usually whatever party is pissing me off less.

I care who my local member is. I have this goose.
http://www.vhood.net/vandal/war_cabinet_files/abbott.jpg

I may have to vote twice, nay, thrice to get him out! ;)

What do you suppose would happen if both Kerry and Howard get in? Think the White House will finally nail up the doggie-door?

Well I don't give a shit who the local member is - what do they do anyway?

Vote in favour of Howard's policies, and use their question in question time to ask Nelson, Howard, Costello or Downer how much of a fantastic job they're doing.

I don't even know which Federal election seat I'm in. I know I'm in the state seat of Moreton with Judy Spence and the local seat of Wishart with Graeme Quirk. But I have NFI about the federal election.

Guys, all local members toe the party line when in parliament, whichever party they are.

And for those calling Howard a lap dog to the US. Do you seriously think, that had a labor government been in office for the last couple of years, that we wouldn't have joined the US in the Afghanistan and Iraq wars? Look at the Blair Labour government in the UK, they are accused of the exact same stuff as you guys have a go at Howard about. Hawke sent forces to the first Gulf war, I know, I was on one of the ships.

Vote in favour of Howard's policies, and use their question in question time to ask Nelson, Howard, Costello or Downer how much of a fantastic job they're doing.

True Nuff - they may as well get them to unzip while their at it! :puke:

Guys, all local members toe the party line when in parliament, whichever party they are.


One of the things wrong with this country - look at the US - in congress and the senate they 'cross the floor' all the time to support the objectives of their constituents, that's why local members in this country are useless, they tow the party line, basically all their there to do is fill a seat so the government has a majority vote.

I don't even know which Federal election seat I'm in. I know I'm in the state seat of Moreton with Judy Spence and the local seat of Wishart with Graeme Quirk. But I have NFI about the federal election.


Check out this threadWho they voted for at the last election (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=115592)

Here are the outer brisbane federal electorates
http://www.aec.gov.au/_content/who/profiles/images/brisbane.gif

And the Brisbane City Electorates
http://www.aec.gov.au/_content/who/profiles/images/brisbane2.gif

By the look of this map your State Seat is Wishart and your federal seat is Moreton (they never overlap on names) For Briz city you would be part of a ward - I wouldn't have the first clue what that is.

Thanks Jimmy James. Looks like I'm in the Federal seat of Moreton.

I'm registered to vote in Brisbane by that map.

Jimmy James, that's how the Westminster style of government works, the whips ensure that party members vote with their parties. Otherwise the members would be dis-endorsed from the party, and just about no-one can be elected with the backing of a major party, especially in the lower house.

At least unlike the Brits, we have an elected upper house, they have a hereditary and appointed upper House of Lords, we have the senate.

Historically the upper house in Queensland was abolished because they kept blocking the lower house. :lol:

I'm amazed the other states outside of Queensland feel there is a need for an upper house in a state government.

The Canadian provinces, Scotland, Wales and many other countries (not sure about NZ) are also unicameral legislatures.

Qld did it under the Labor government in 1922.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unicameral

http://www.gu.edu.au/text/centre/qsc/docs/content6-link1.html

The Queensland government have been screwed up since thier inception. Whether Libral or Labor the QLd government have always been shitheads with NFI what they are doing.

What do you base that upon?

People love to have a go at politicians, but someone has to do it, they do get somethings right. And they aren't all idiots either.