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interview with the minister of education...

pyning...

Christopher Pyne says few voters in his electorate seemed to care about Labor’s so-called “Mediscare” campaign, despite the claim by Liberal party officials that it had a huge effect on the outcome of the election.

He told the ABC’s 7.30 on Thursday that voters in his electorate, in Sturt in South Australia, “hardly ever” raised the issue with him during the campaign.

“I think it worried people but it didn’t seem to worry people in Sturt as much as in other electorates, and for that I’m very grateful,” Pyne said.

The admission appeared to contradict the claim by Malcolm Turnbull and other senior Liberals that thousands of voters were swayed by Labor’s warning, in the final weeks of the election campaign, that the Coalition was planning to privatise Medicare.

read more: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2016/jul/07/mediscare-campaign-didnt-worry-my-electorate-says-christopher-pyne

 

The truth about Medicare is here: media-scare over medicare by murdocchio...

 

meanwhile turdball might need the kat in the hat...

Bob Katter has now agreed to offer "supply and confidence" to the Coalition in the event of a hung parliament.

But what does the term "supply and confidence" actually mean?

Let's take a look...

If neither party wins the magic 76 seats to form a majority government, a minority government may be formed through what are known as supply and confidence agreements.

The party seeking minority government can negotiate such agreements with any elected independents or minor party representatives.

They don't need to be written agreements – the government of the day simply needs to be able to assure the Governor-General they have enough support.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-07-07/what-does-supply-and-confidence-ac...

right wing bird singing out of tune...

Cabinet minister Christopher Pyne has lashed out at right-wing colleagues who anonymously brief the media, labelling them as "cowards".

Key points:

  • An unnamed Liberal MP told News Corp that right-wing backbenchers could now dictate government policy
  • Pyne says colleagues who leak anonymously "lack character"
  • Says the MP that made the comment should put their name to it

Mr Pyne's criticism came as the ABC's election computer determined the Coalition had retained the central Queensland seat of Flynn, taking it to 75 seats, one short of forming a majority government.

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull's tight election win is expected to embolden conservative elements of the Coalition.

A conservative MP reportedly said right-wing backbenchers would now be able to dictate government policy.

"[The Prime Minister's] theory was to win and win comfortably, so the conservatives would all have to kneel at the altar of Malcolm Turnbull," the unnamed MP told News Corp.

"Well, I think someone else will be kneeling at the conservative altar now."

Mr Pyne said colleagues who snipe anonymously lacked "character" and "wherewithal".

"Whoever said that, if they did really say it, they should put their name to things like that," he told RN Breakfast.

"It sounds very brave and chest beating when you say it anonymously, but I'd love a person who says things like that to actually put their name to it.

"Because without their name it's just cowardice obviously ... cowardly statements in the press from anonymous sources who haven't got the wherewithal and the strength of character to put their names to those kinds of flowery statements."

read more: http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-07-11/pyne-says-colleagues-who-leak-to-media-anonymously-are-cowards/7586594


Of course this treason goes against the well-crafted song line of Turnbull and Pyne "listen to the people" (see toon at top) which means nothing, but sounds nice...