Senator Jackie Lambie, a somewhat controversial figure, has revealed she is a UK dual citizen and she has resigned, no doubt to pursue a career in the Tasmanian parliament. Jacqui has been there quite a while, since the Clive Palmer days, and would owe quite a bit if she had to pay it all back

These crossbenchers and single issue candidates have proven to be the ones who are caught out through lack of due diligence and it isn't as though the rules are not plain, Jacqui can be added to the list of recent days, John Alexander, as well as the controversial move by One Nation to sack their replacement Senator as soon as he took the oath of office, I guess he wouldn't roll over and hand the post to the outed Malcolm Roberts. The Liberal Party will now refer other Labor representatives and Senators to the High Court and all Parliamentarians will be required to formally declare their status by December 2

Where can we rent a big tent, the clowns are running out of room?

LOL, we have dumbkoffs, you have clowns. So much for advanced civilization.

Yes it is a sad reflection on western civilisation

The OTHER civilizations ain't looking so good either so go figure.

Might be something to be said for anarchy

http://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/rea...031da3cefcdcb0

You clowns need to hire lawyers.

Most of our clowns are lawyers

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Most of our clowns are lawyers

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One of our clowns has just prorogued Parliament. Turncoat knows he hasn't the numbers and with a lower house revolt on the way, he has prorogued Parliament, deferring sitting dates and avoiding votes he knows he will loose, such as a banking royal commission and defeat of the government on the reduction of penalty rates. This means that the same sex marriage bill will be delayed and so will further referrals to the High Court on Parliamentarians caught out in the citizenship debacle.

The vultures circle waiting for a dead corpse and this could be what kills off Turncoat. Ah what the hell centuries ago parliament only met at the convenience of the King, all hail King Turncoat

Hey Thank you

You elected these clowns so what's the problem? When is the next election so you can upgrade to better clowns. If there is such a thing in your country.

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You elected these clowns so what's the problem? When is the next election so you can upgrade to better clowns. If there is such a thing in your country.

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There are no better clowns in sight, election is a couple of years away unless a snap election is called, in this environment it would be stupid to do it again after the last one produced what is essentially a hung parliament. The Liberals operate with a majority of 1 in the House and the support of the cross bench on confidence, the Senate only operates with cross bench support, a resignation is all it takes and there is a bi-election in a couple of weeks that could go either way. I don't like what our political process has become, it is a circus with the biggest tent of all. Leftist politics here produces a bad result and we had hoped we would be free of it for a while

Gridlock can be expected as obviously there are enough lefties to destroy the righties lock on power, or the righties screwed up pretty bad last time they made policy, and the electorate need a better balance.

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Gridlock can be expected as obviously there are enough lefties to destroy the righties lock on power, or the righties screwed up pretty bad last time they made policy, and the electorate need a better balance.

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I think in general we might have a better balance here, tal, since the lines of left right are a little blurred here. From left to right there are Greens, Labor, Liberal, National, Conservatives, NXT, One Nation. The major parties are in the centre left and centre right and in things such as health care, welfare, indigenous, illegal migration, Foreign policy they are much closer, The real divide comes in monetary policy, environmental issues and in allowing people to suck on the government teat

Do you guys have CORPORATE welfare for rich guys who suck on the government teat? Righties love that.

Well of course, a lovely set of tax deductions, subsidies for greenhouse gas abatement and thoughts about lower taxes. There are also nice initiatives for development in regional areas

As the indigenous might say; "poor fella, my country"

Here we go again, this time we have the I was told otherwise excuse

Another Senator bites the Dust, Nick has gone and one of his flock follows. The government relies heavily on cross bench support and it is dwindling fast, when December 5 gets here will there be anyone left in the Senate?
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-11-2...ncerns/9179502

Here we go again, the Senate list is out and surprise , surprise, there are more. The House list comes out today and I predict disarray

Well the House list is out and it becomes more bizzaire, not only do you have to renounce foreign citizenship but you have to factor in the time it takes for a british civil servant to get off their collective Arses

Two of the errant Representatives have now been returned to the House in Bi-elections. The vote in Bennelong however heralds the return of Canadian born Kristina Kennerly, former Premier of New South Wales, who will now undoubtedly be appointed to one of the vacant Senate seats. Kennerly's term was remarkable for the era of corruption it condoned and being parachuted into the Senate means the Labor Party is committed to ensure feeding at the trough continues like the good little socialists they are. Shorten thinks the result gives him the keys to the kingdom at the next election, but one day does not a year make

I wonder what Penny Wong, Labor leader in the Senate will think about having such a powerful politician as KK beside her, time for a change perhaps

ERRANT - my favorite word of the moment.

Means either straying off the correct path, or wandering in search of adventure.
Knights-errant were regular good-guy knights, out and about fighting evil and saving damsels, but they didn't own land. So they hoped to be given some as a reward, without asking or getting pushy about it. Their one purpose was to fight evil.