The current scandals in NSW and Victoria have shone a harsh light on political factions’ dark deeds. What’s the betting on new teal-slides in the November and March elections in Australia’s two biggest states?
It’s like ‘On the Buses’ with Benny Hill, except it’s retitled ‘Under the Buses’. Ayres wants to throw Amy Brown under a bus. The Premier wants to throw Ayres under a bus. Ayres says: ‘Just try, and I’ll throw you and your government under a bus.’ ” Meanwhile, “Benny Hill gets to play John Barilaro in this screwball comedy featuring newcomer Spooky Moohkey as ‘The Nerd from Hell.’ ”
Claims of jobs for the boys and a cover-up have embroiled the NSW government in a crisis. There is even private speculation in Liberal Party ranks that Perrottet could be vulnerable. As the story unfolds, it suggests a rebadged version of an old saying: losing one minister in a week in unfortunate but losing two is downright careless – especially if there’s more to come.
According to Dennis Glover, a former speechwriter for Labor leaders Kim Beazley and Simon Crean, the hearings by the“resembled a tawdry, outer-suburban version of Watergate”. Victorian ALP factions “were using people on the public payroll to stack their Party and rort ballots”. In an attempt to turn the tables, the Victorian Labor government said it would refer the matter to anti-corruption authorities.
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