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Welcome to the Australian politics thread where we blah blah no one cares because      Newman is loving gone! Shockingly Campbell Newman, the glans that walks like a man, and his LNP have proven everyone wrong by showing that it is actually possible to be too stupid, corrupt and evil for Queensland to support. I know, it seems contrary to all sense but here we are. Enjoy Wayne Swan expressing the collective feelings of the latte sipping communists that make up this thread.  Newman is dead, Abbott is bleeding and the sharks have begun to circle. All in all, a rare time of optimism for Auspol, so let us all come together in the spirit of spiteful schadenfreude and enjoy this brief lull before we return to our great home country's regularly scheduled crimes against humanity and erosion of every value we hold dear.  We have an irc channel but you probably won't like it and we don't really want you there. Weblink here.  If you're thinking about joining us on #auspol here are some things you should know:
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Holy poo poo it's Redwolf
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Jan 31, 2015 13:05
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And we won in football so it's been a pretty good day
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Jan 31, 2015 13:05
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DEMOCRACY BUBBLY WOOOOO 
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Jan 31, 2015 13:05
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Holy crap Redwolf posted. Also, victory pancakes are sweet.
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Jan 31, 2015 13:06
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She never left 
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Jan 31, 2015 13:06
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-9.9% swing against Katter's Australia Party. rip
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Jan 31, 2015 13:06
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I, for one, welcome our new wolf overlords.
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Jan 31, 2015 13:06
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Bundaburg seat - 22% swing against LNP. Holy poo poo
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Jan 31, 2015 13:07
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ColtMcAsskick posted:-9.9% swing against Katter's Australia Party. rip KAP only ran a few candidates and so lots of the people who voted for them last time voted Labor instead.
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Jan 31, 2015 13:07
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is this real life
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Jan 31, 2015 13:07
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Now, it's QLD Labor's job to pull their poo poo together really quick. Because it's not gonna be hard to be better than Newman, but it is going to be hard for them to do so in an orderly manner while they're trying to piece together the fact they won in the first place. Newman might've been evil, but he was productive enough that he could pretend he had a plan for prosperity.
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Jan 31, 2015 13:08
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it feels so surreal, i totally expected for the LNP to still be the government and i didn't want to let my hopes up but 
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Jan 31, 2015 13:08
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Only now do I realize the dark side of having an ideologically pure facebook feed.
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Jan 31, 2015 13:08
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Tony has a press conference scheduled for Monday. Every question is going to be about his Leadership. He's already set to dump his PPL scheme. He won't last a week. OneTermTony is toast.
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Jan 31, 2015 13:09
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It seems like a bunch of the Labor MPs were ones previously ousted from office?
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Jan 31, 2015 13:09
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I'm not leaving till Richard gives a good ol pash on Van Olsen.
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Jan 31, 2015 13:10
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Those On My Left posted:Holy poo poo it's Redwolf How could i not come back to join you all in joyous celebration of Newman getting kicked in the dick.
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Jan 31, 2015 13:10
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Yay, it's Redwolf!  !I'm giddy, this is turning out to be quite a good day. I was not expecting this kind of swing!
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Jan 31, 2015 13:10
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http://www.ecsa.sa.gov.au/elections/2015-davenport-by-election/davenport-results-menu/districtsummary/709 Looks like Davenport will remain a Liberal seat. 75% counted, 2pp favours Libs 52.1 to ALP 47.9. This is a seat the tories usually win on first preferences.
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Jan 31, 2015 13:10
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cpaf posted:is this real life Or is this just fantasy? Caught in a landslide.......
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Jan 31, 2015 13:11
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Comstar posted:Tony has a press conference scheduled for Monday. Every question is going to be about his Leadership. He's already set to dump his PPL scheme. My nipples harden until they are hard enough to cut diamonds. Come, it is time.
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Jan 31, 2015 13:11
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Even if all the pre-polling and postal votes and all those that haven't been counted yet turn out to be for the LNP and they snatch a victory from the jaws of defeat, who cares, Newman has admitted his career in politics is over 
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Jan 31, 2015 13:11
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It's federal leadership HASHTAG #SPILL time boys and girls! Personally I think Tony's safe because election defeat is all but certain so they're not in OH GOD WE NEED TO WIN mode but OH GOD SOFTEN THE BLOW so a leadership split at this stage would damage the party more than they would gain by dropping Tones. He'll bow out at their loss to save some face and get that right-wing diplomatic posting he wants to keep him quiet and forgotten while they can ride the 'fresh chance' in opposition ticket on a Turnbull / Morrison combo. BUT THAT WON'T STOP THE #SPILL BABY
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Jan 31, 2015 13:11
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lol @ tears from the LNP woman on News24 about the number of interstate Labor people coming to QLD to help QLD Labor  UNIONS!!!!!!
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Jan 31, 2015 13:12
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Wayne Swan is laying down some pretty sick burns. Unions rule -Wayne Swan.
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Jan 31, 2015 13:12
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What a night for Australia. Newman's done, the Socceroos have won, and Abbott's gonna get kicked in the bum.
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Jan 31, 2015 13:12
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Comstar posted:Tony has a press conference scheduled for Monday. Every question is going to be about his Leadership. He's already set to dump his PPL scheme. You think a man like that is going to gracefully step down for the good of the party? Or let himself be ousted without fighting like a hellcat and setting fire to the curtains? I suspect they'll stick with him, although I really do hope they have a crack and wind up destroying the government from the inside like Rudd did.
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Jan 31, 2015 13:12
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You Am I posted:lol @ tears from the LNP woman on News24 about the number of interstate Labor people coming to QLD to help QLD Labor A bloo a bloo Dempsey lost his seat because his opponents campaigned against him. Piss off you born to rule fucks
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Jan 31, 2015 13:13
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Doctor Spaceman posted:KAP only ran a few candidates and so lots of the people who voted for them last time voted Labor instead. What caused them to fall apart between the last election and now? The only time I ever heard anything about them was whenevr Katter said something homophobic.
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Jan 31, 2015 13:13
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Redwolf posted:How could i not come back to join you all in joyous celebration of Newman getting kicked in the dick. Freeze Peach says hi
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Jan 31, 2015 13:14
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UNIONSbikie gangs
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Jan 31, 2015 13:14
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Comstar posted:OneTermTony is toast. Half Term Tony, you actually have to last a whole term to earn the One Term moniker 
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Jan 31, 2015 13:14
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Jesus some of these margins are miniscule.PaletteSwappedNinja posted:What caused them to fall apart between the last election and now? The only time I ever heard anything about them was whenevr Katter said something homophobic. No idea. Targetting fewer seats was probably a smart move though. They still might end up with the balance of power.
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Jan 31, 2015 13:15
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You Am I posted:lol @ tears from the LNP woman on News24 about the number of interstate Labor people coming to QLD to help QLD Labor Funny how the unions came all the way from Victoria, but Tony couldn't make it from Canberra. Shame that, he could've helped the LNP for sure.
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Jan 31, 2015 13:16
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The swing against Kapper honestly kind of bums me out, I don't live in a dusty, 'rural' area, but rural Queensland absolutely needs more effective representation. Not saying Katter offers that, but they need voices.
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Jan 31, 2015 13:18
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PaletteSwappedNinja posted:What caused them to fall apart between the last election and now? The only time I ever heard anything about them was whenevr Katter said something homophobic. exactly that.
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Jan 31, 2015 13:19
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Hey guys so I've been out today and then spent the evening playing some video games with friends what did I mi...
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Jan 31, 2015 13:20
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Burn Down Canberra posted:Wayne Swan is laying down some pretty sick burns. I hope swanny actually said that. Hopefully someone is putting together a YouTube video of all the tears/sick burns tonight...
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Jan 31, 2015 13:21
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I think it was mentioned in the other thread that KAP didn't run the same amount of candidates in this election as they did in 2012, so the KAP votes this time went to Labor
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Jan 31, 2015 13:22
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