Abbott/Liberal Govt Watch

[Dogwatcher]

FEDERAL ELECTION ODDS NOW 50/50


Online bookmaker sportsbet.com.au has updated the next Federal Election odds following the failed spill motion this morning.



The Coalition and Labor can’t be split, both currently at odds of $1.85 to win the election.



Before this morning’s spill motion, the Coalition were paying $1.75 and Labor $2.00.



Malcolm Turnbull is $1.35 to be Coalition leader at the election with Tony Abbott paying $4.00.



Markets courtesy of sportsbet.com.au

Federal Election Winner

$1.85 Coalition

$1.85 Labor



Coalition leader at Federal Election

$1.35 Malcolm Turnbull

$4.00 Tony Abbott

$7.00 Julie Bishop

$21 Scott Morrison

$26 Andrew Robb

$26 Mal Brough

$34 Joe Hockey

$41 Christopher Pyne

$41 Greg Hunt

$41 Peter Dutton

$51 Tony Smith

$251 Peter Dutton

$251 Andrew Robb

[topsywaldron]

No price on Eric Abetz or Kevin Andrews seems tough on two of Australia's deepest thinkers.

[mighty_tiger_79]

Abbott just put out a short statement via TV

Didn't look convincing at all

[mighty_tiger_79]

Why wouldn't Abbott have held a press conference??

seems like he is hiding

[Dogwatcher]

I wish he'd stop referring back to the Labor party when discussing disunity.

And I also wish he'd stop saying the public voted him in as PM, the public voted in the Liberal party, not him. It's the same for any government in this nation.

[dedja]

Abbott is gone, it's just a matter of time now.

[topsywaldron]

Why wouldn't Abbott have held a press conference??

seems like he is hiding

Hard to fit them all in that tiny airless bunker.

[Footy Chick]

Abbott is gone, it's just a matter of time now.

Phooey

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-02-09/tony-abbott-keeps-liberal-leadership-failed-spill-motion/6079006

[stan]

There will be plenty more of this. The in fighting looks to have been kicked off. The factions will be at there best now. And that makes the Libs just like Labor.

And who wins from all of this. Not the people because time spent with this crap is time away from doing the job.

[Look Good In Leather]

I wish he'd stop referring back to the Labor party when discussing disunity.

And I also wish he'd stop saying the public voted him in as PM, the public voted in the Liberal party, not him. It's the same for any government in this nation.

By focusing on those points, he is effectively telling his party "you take me down, you all go down"

[dedja]

LOL, Labor using the Abbott wrecking ball playbook by attempting to suspend standing orders for a vote of no confidence in the PM, something Abbott did 5 billion times in opposition.

[mighty_tiger_79]

gotta love how Question Time on day 1 this year has already gone down the gutter

[stan]

gotta love how Question Time on day 1 this year has already gone down the gutter

I assume its all about the spill and crap like that.

[mighty_tiger_79]

Who are the liberal MPs that got busted switching sides away from Abbott after telling him they supported him?

[stan]

Who are the liberal MPs that got busted switching sides away from Abbott after telling him they supported him?

I thought it was a secret ballot. But who knows really.

Normally and I think there is some old convention, maybe Westminister convention which dictates that front bench ministers vote with the PM.

[dedja]

Can't tell you, secret ballot, unless I'm desperately clinging to any hope to keep my job as PM, then I'll arrange for the secret vote tallies to be leaked to further damage the party.

[stan]

Can't tell you, secret ballot, unless I'm desperately clinging to any hope to keep my job as PM, then I'll arrange for the secret vote tallies to be leaked to further damage the party.

Lol touché.

[RB]

Who are the liberal MPs that got busted switching sides away from Abbott after telling him they supported him?

I thought it was a secret ballot. But who knows really.

Normally and I think there is some old convention, maybe Westminister convention which dictates that front bench ministers vote with the PM.

This has nothing to do with any conventions arising out of the Westminster system; it's just an internal party thing.

Either way, I can't imagine Turnbull voted against the spill. I guess we'll never know...

[dedja]

So the PM's new and recycled strategy is now clear, attack the Labor party to discredit them. Works well in opposition, but fatal in government.

It's actually painful to watch now.

[mighty_tiger_79]

Member for Wakefield ejected AGAIN