Gillard PM
June 24th 2010 00:22
Well, maybe Gillard will make a good PM, but in any case her party is in big trouble. In killing the king so easily they have made regicide a simple option when things get tough.
The signs of this event are bad with the apparent involvement of the right wing unions and arch rightist Gary Gray. Their main complaint is the Rudd leadership style in which he relied on his baby staffers over the caucus. But this would only have happened because the party let him do it.
Anyway, let's see how Gillard moves now. Will she recommit to action on climate change and continue the agenda for meaningful tax reform, or will her right wing supporters demand a lurch the other way?
More basically, it is another indication that the political system in Oz is increasingly dysfunctional and dominated by media and instant polls. Abbott is enjoying being Mr Populist at the moment, but further scrutiny will undo him as well. With the serious structural challenges now facing the country we can little afford this situation for much longer.
The signs of this event are bad with the apparent involvement of the right wing unions and arch rightist Gary Gray. Their main complaint is the Rudd leadership style in which he relied on his baby staffers over the caucus. But this would only have happened because the party let him do it.
Anyway, let's see how Gillard moves now. Will she recommit to action on climate change and continue the agenda for meaningful tax reform, or will her right wing supporters demand a lurch the other way?
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