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Leadership Ballot at 4.30 today

the-kazbar — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 03:05:18 GMT

Julia Gillard has called for a leadership ballot for 4.30pm

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izabsmiling — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 03:19:13 GMT

what a shame .

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izabsmiling — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 03:20:26 GMT

Tony Abbott is saying ...for your party's good and our Country's good you should go

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freakiness — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 03:55:29 GMT

Julia Gillard has called for a leadership ballot for 4.30pm

I think Simon Crean should be ashamed of himself for doing this today within minutes of the apology to people affected by forced adoption.

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izabsmiling — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 03:59:34 GMT

I agree Freaki.

This has been one incredible week politically

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not_an_eloi — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 05:21:53 GMT

it won't be rudd

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katydidthat — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 05:28:40 GMT

Simon Crean doesn't have an "ashamed gene".

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katydidthat — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 05:48:34 GMT

Well, there we go ... situation normal ... until the future.

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izabsmiling — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 05:49:48 GMT

She was the only person nominated

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*ibis — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 06:07:20 GMT

Simon Crean doesn't have an "ashamed gene".

creans been sacked....yikes:O

hell hath no fury like a woman scorned:^O

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the_great_she_elephant — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 06:08:08 GMT

Tony Abbott is saying ...for your party's good and our Country's good you should go

"I command ye, therefore, upon the Peril of your Lives, to depart immediately out of this Place; Go! Get out! Make haste, ye Venal Slaves, begone!"

Oliver Cromwell, dismissing the rump of his parliament - and we all know what the consequences of that little exercise were for the people of England, don't we?

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azureline** — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 06:18:32 GMT

Kevin Rudd....

When I say to my Parliamentary colleagues and to the people at large across Australia that I would not challenge for the Labor leadership - I believe in honouring my word.

Others treat such commitments lightly. I do not.

I’ve been very plain about that for a long period of time.
Secondly, I said that the only circumstances under which I would consider a return to the leadership would be if there was an overwhelming majority of the Parliamentary Party requesting such a return – drafting me to return. And the position was vacant.

I am here to inform you that those circumstances do not exist. And therefore in the absence of any such draft, notwithstanding what Simon Crean had to say this morning, I will be adhering absolutely to the commitments I gave to the Australian people and to my Parliamentary colleagues.

This is a difficult day for the Australian Labor Party – a difficult day for the Australia Government but I take my word seriously. I’ve given that word, I gave it solemnly in that room after the last ballot and I will adhere to that word today.

I therefore suggest to all and sundry across the Party and the Government that we unite in ensuring Tony Abbott does not simply treat the Lodge as if it’s his own personal property. We’re a Government with a proud record in health and education and the economy a record upon which we should robustly stand.

But I am not prepared to dishonour my word which I gave solemnly. I will therefore adhere to that word as I have said before.

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freakiness — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 06:20:15 GMT

creans been sacked....yikes:O

hell hath no fury like a woman scorned:^O

No, because he was a pig to distract from the moment of apology to the people affected by forced adoption.

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izabsmiling — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 06:21:36 GMT

TGSE, Yes, we do

.It's a bit of a shame that everything he said then can't be posted here

:^O

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the_great_she_elephant — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 06:27:47 GMT

TGSE, Yes, we do

.It's a bit of a shame that everything he said then can't be posted here

:^O

You're not wrong, Iza.:^O

Less subtle perhaps than Tony Abbott, but the rhetoric is much the same. and I suspect if he got his way the consequences might be similar.

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possums_place — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 06:28:40 GMT

I don't think this leadership thing is over quite yet.......... lets see what happens in the next few days. I think today was just the start.

I love all this skullduggery, I'm such a politicial tragic 🙂

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laughing-boy — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 06:40:59 GMT

It is over Possum. 🙂 Shot themselves in the foot again. What they have ensured today is a total annihilation in September.

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katydidthat — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 06:45:09 GMT

Possums, I agree. The next negative poll for the ALP will see Rudd being asked to take up the leadership ... I think today marked the beginning of the end for Gillard.

Well, that's my opinion 🙂

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*ibis — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 06:51:23 GMT

well lets hope her party is finished trying to stab her in the back and she can get on with being the leader of this country

me personally i was hoping pete garrett got the nod....hes an awesome dancer

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debra9275 — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 07:21:54 GMT

Julia Gillard has called for a leadership ballot for 4.30pm

I think Simon Crean should be ashamed of himself for doing this today within minutes of the apology to people affected by forced adoption..

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I agree freaky, Unmarried mothers and their children faced a cruel world from the 50's through to the 70's. I think it was very poor timing on his part too