Comments on: Not even fit for opposition

By: Theleastofthemall

Theleastofthemall — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 14:51:39 +0000

Australia is headed striaght into a whirlpool. you might be able to get pull out if you reach toward us. the USA.

By: Chris

Chris — Sun, 27 Jul 2008 08:57:52 +0000

I thought you had gone missing inaction for a few weeks graham. There seemed to be no comment about the merger shenanigins for weeks, but you are back with a very coherent and incisive article. I could not agree more with your article.
This IS a takeover,
Plan A …. takeover libs
Plan B …. change the name of national party
I agree that the Nats are state focused, but they now have completely changed the balance of power in the joint party room federally (and this cannot be just happenstance). Shifting conservative politics further to the right in Qld, and federally will do us no good in the long run.
This is a very retrograde step for conservative politics in Australia.

By: Steve

Steve — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 22:54:22 +0000

Graham, I think you have contributed a great amount to non-Labor politics and I think you could continue to do so. Much of pineapple politics may be stuck in the 80â€²S with most bloggers, but you still call it as it is. The fact that QLD is once again a first is actually a testament. I hope you see so as a united non-Labor party should welcome you with open arms. At least, that is what I have proposed. I hope you see this as a birth rather than a death.

By: Joe

Joe — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 21:36:09 +0000

Whatever the details, the public of qld have been wating many many years for a united conservative party and it is finaly here in the LNP!
There is a real excitement in the air and i believe a lot of people will come back to politics now, while others will join for the first time to get behind this new united party.
Watch out Bligh, your days are numbered!

By: Joe

Joe — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 21:34:55 +0000

By: Joe

Joe — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 21:32:35 +0000

Whatever the details, the public of qld have been wating for over 20 years for a united conservative party and it is finaly here in the LNP!
There is a real excitement in the air and i believe a lot of people will come back to politics now, while others will join for the first time to get behind this new united party.
Watch out Bligh, your days are numbered!

By: Joe

Joe — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 21:31:44 +0000

By: Joe

Joe — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 21:30:47 +0000

By: Joe

Joe — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 21:29:58 +0000

By: airliestar

airliestar — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 16:12:18 +0000

Well the LNP is now here. Completed to be launched officially in the ceremony tomorrow morning. It is an historical but sad day in QLD politics. When the divide has finally been removed from true liberalists and the conservatives, leading a party with not any specific philosophy but rather a party that is just marketed on being anti labor.
It will be interesting to see where it all goes from here. Whether it is approved by the federal body will make quite a difference at this stage. Mel Brough is still the president of the Liberal party of Australia (QLD division) until such time as it approved at a federal level and if it is not approved then we will just have to see what happens from there.
Mal Brough was doing the job that he campaigned on doing, that was working on the merger but without liberals giving away everything and anything to make it work. Mal wanted more time to have it done properly to allow the merg to be fairer rather then just a national takeover. However, this was against the opinion of the majority and he could not do it right, now the liberals have made major sacrifices and im sure one day they may realise what they have done.
But now it just comes to seeing what happens from here.