Scott Morrison says he still believes in miracles. For the Liberal Party, there was no second coming.
Michael Baume is still wearing a sweat stained Liberal cap from a long day working at polling stations. He is 91 years old and has run into a not quite so old friend, John Howard, a former prime minister he once served as parliamentary secretary. For people used to the binary proposition of Australian politics, it is discombobulating experience seeingAdvertisementShe says some of the MPs losing their seats are among best people in the party. She spent voting day with Dave Sharma, who lost the seat of Wentworth to Independent Allegra Spender. She tells the story of how, when the Taliban took Kabul, Sharma worked to get visas for Afghani women to come to Australia.“The man is an absolute legend,” she says.
A night earlier, it was a tired but relaxed Morrison who walked out of the private office in the prime minister’s jet and joined the small team of advisers who had been with him throughout his entire four years in office.They didn’t know whether this would be Morrison’s last trip as prime minister but they’d seen the latest polls and knew their prospects were bleak.
His final campaign stop on Saturday morning was a polling place in Doreen, an outer-suburban community in Victorian electorate of McEwen. From there, it was short hop into Sydney and a winding drive past Cronulla’s Shark Park and into the familiar streets of Lilli Pilli. Outside the school assembly hall where people are waiting to vote, there are sausages sizzling and cakes for sale. They’ve been baked and donated by school parents to raise money for laptops and library books.Heavy overnight rain has left the local soccer pitch too waterlogged to play on, so there’s a swarm of kids in green and gold striped jerseys with energy to burn.
Melbchief So God did not see him as fit to lead the country then?
Melbchief Oh but There was a miracle- thanks Alanis
Melbchief Good riddance Scomo & Dutton
Melbchief … the fuck are youse lot going to do now!?
Melbchief Also I just learnt there’s a non fictional adult human named Chip Le Grand
Melbchief Will the SMH still be officially supporting the LNP then?
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Melbchief Election was rigged helped by the media. Zero doubt. With the fraud confirmed in the US we can only expect Australia to collapse with it. Same criminals involved
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