http://www.theaustralian.com.au/new...or-john-mcternan/story-fn6tcxar-1226667858681JULIA Gillard's office is flouting Freedom of Information rules and refusing to hand over documents relating to the hiring of her communications director John McTernan, a Scotsman on a 457 visa for foreign workers.
Nope thats still to come with the Abbott Government
Note, however, that Gillard was the architect of minority government. Remember that if Gillard is deposed by caucus it is Gillard who writes first to the Governor-General.
The normal process is to inform the G-G the party has elected a new leader and advise the G-G to commission that new leader as prime minister. Might, however, Gillard be tempted to include in her letter, advice that Rudd be commissioned "on the basis of confidence from the parliament"? Why not? It would be perfectly proper.
IF members of Julia Gillard's inner circle think caucus numbers have shifted and her leadership is in desperate trouble, they conceal it well.
"Same old movie," one of them said yesterday. "Same ending."
Gillard will prevail, in other words, and Kevin Rudd will once again be sent packing.
It is a view shared by independent Tony Windsor, who has told friends he believes Rudd is "all piss and wind".
Team Gillard is trying to draw him out.Tony Windsor at last gets it right.
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/op...-signify-nothing/story-fni0fha6-1226667790823
As I understand the GG's position, she has no authority to just take the initiative like this.After reading the link below, the Governor General should disolve parliament and call an immediate election of both houses which will put and end to brawling that is going on in the Labor Party.
As I understand the GG's position, she has no authority to just take the initiative like this.
One of the side battles, Bill Shorten vs Peter van Onselen.
http://blogs.news.com.au/heraldsun/...ian_outing_bill_shorten_as_a_bald_faced_liar/
Absolutely she can't. She has the power to do it of course but it would cause a constitutional crisis and it's unlikely HM would approve of it anyway. As long as the government has the confidence of the lower house, and can pass supply, she cannot do anything.
Rudd is just a weak, sniveling, gutless, two-timing, opportunistic, hypocritical rat.
Even "The Age" has joined the chorus of demands for Ms Gillard to step down, essentially on the basis that the entire focus is on Labor's leadership debacle, rather than Tony Abbott's policies.
http://www.theage.com.au/opinion/ed...illard-should-stand-aside-20130621-2oo6e.html
I'm almost starting to feel sorry for her.
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