[AusNOG] Conroy will be on JJJ Hack - real soon now

[Matt Shadbolt]

Just want to make one quick comment before Saturdays vote. Was reading up on
the Senate seats and who holds the power.

Apparently in the Senate whoever we vote in on Saturday doesn't officially
take their seat until June 2011, so there's every chance if Labor gets
re-elected they can push the filter legislation through before all these new
Greens seats are filled.

There is one exception though... in ACT and NT their Senator's seat has a
shorter term and will be booted out when the elected government takes their
seats. So just to make sure the balance of power in the Senate is the Greens
and NOT Family First it's really important that NT voters vote Greens in the
Senate to ensure the filter WILL be blocked if it's raised before June 2011.

I'm no political reporter, so I'll gladly be proved wrong, but from my
limited reading this seems the case.

Matt

On Wed, Aug 18, 2010 at 12:29 PM, Jason Lingohr <jason at lucid.net.au> wrote:

>  Yep, absolutely.
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> And I don't get how previously, as a population, we've overthrown PMs etc,
> and yet this clown just gets to keep on mowing the lawn...
>
> I vote tonight, early, and it will be the hardest one I've penciled yet --
> not voting for fibre to my home :/
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>
> On 18/08/2010 12:25 PM, Andrew E wrote:
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> yeah bit of pot calling the kettle black situation there...
>
> Actually, it seems to me that what Conroy is really doing is sticking his
> fingers into his ears going LALALA I'M NOT LISTENING LALALA
>
> Andrew.
>
> On 8/18/2010 12:21 PM, Jason Lingohr wrote:
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>
> What I keep laughing at is how he accuses Abbott of not knowing what he's
> talking about.
>
> That may be true -- but coming from Conknob, it's hilarious.
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