Crossing over...
Barnaby Joyce style! Today Babs crossed the floor to vote down a (relatively small and un-noticed) bill to strip the ACCC of its powers to prevent mergers in corporate Australia, if they decide it is against the interest of consumers. This cause great anger in the Liberal and National ranks - to the point where there is a story going round that Bill Hefernen came within whiskers of blows with Babs. All we can hope for, is that this Babs will develop a taste for crossing over, and maybe, just maybe, block the VSU and IR reforms (both of which he has taken issue with).
Look - i'm no fan of the Nats, and no fan of the fact that Barnaby is demanding compensation (in the case of VSU) for regional Universities only - but in such trying times, any potential ally is a good ally.
Look - i'm no fan of the Nats, and no fan of the fact that Barnaby is demanding compensation (in the case of VSU) for regional Universities only - but in such trying times, any potential ally is a good ally.
Hefernen is such an old fool. I really despise him, almost as much as I despised Richard Alston (and that is a hell of a lot). Unfortunately it is these 'old school' libs which are giving a great party a bad name.
The biggest "old school" lib is Howard - and he defines the party. So i'm not so sure its such a great party after all... i might just head down to the pub instead.