Carlton Supporters Club

No doubt young crims are a problem but there's plenty who aren't easily identified as African. AFAIK, Squizzy Taylor, the Morans and the others in the Carlton Crew, and Carl Williams weren't black. Italians and Vietnamese had issues in times past but as time goes on those transcultural problems have mostly receded. Does the black skin make an aggravated burglary more terrifying?

Firstly, I'm not sure where you get that from, I haven't seen it implied or otherwise unequivocally stated.

I'm a neutral with regard the two major parties and both have their pros and cons.
I'm just surprised Plibersek would go the man so early on after Albo said he wanted
everyone playing the ball and especially when you have a husband who was found guilty of drug dealing and spent time in the big house and target a bloke like Dutton who was a copper in his previous life.
Going to be hard for Albo when your deputy has the undeveloped mind of a 12 year old...

Well, I knew a guy (not a close friend but we'd chat when we crossed paths) who was gunned down in the street after a Mafia guy took a contract out on him. And I knew another guy whose father was gunned down in the driveway of his family's house, again a Mafia hit. I guess terror can come in all forms. Are hitmen with guns less terrifying than black youths in a group? Fortunately, I never really had any run ins with organised crime. My closest shave was when I attended a training session at Princes Park. I was up the Legends Stand end and as I was by myself I thought I'd sit next to a group of guys in suits hoping to hear comments about the players. That was until one of them got up and approached me to ask me to move away. I don't know why I didn't tell him to rack off, but I'm pretty sure it was Mark Moran so I'm glad I didn't. Something about him made me not only get up but then ask whether I'd gone far enough before I sat down. Years later, I read in the papers that the Carlton Crew would get together at Princes Park to discuss their business. D'oh!

plibersek .... always been a two faced nobody

What? Dutton has a decent background in politics does he? From where I stand it's a decently indecent background.

I'll have a guess at the result, Libs to lose 7-8 seats and lose Government.
In the Senate be a bit more of a mess with Labor getting some help from the Greens who may add another senator but still needing the support of the following,
Lambie, Hansen and Nick X.
Reckon Lambie and Hansen might have a mate each in the Senate but NickX will be on his lonesome.
So Albo to win but pushing his ideas through the Senate might need some work with the independents.Tough times ahead with  inflation, interest rates, wars etc and I reckon one term might be all Albo gets ,not a great time to govern imho.

I've been meaning to comment on this post and your courage in making such a bold prediction EB.  Even the seasoned poltical analysts wouldn't have been brave enough to make such a call.

So, how have we ended up?

Labor has won 75 seats and is leading in Macnamara by 22% so there’s little doubt that Labor will be a majority government.  On the way, the Liberals lost 10 seats to Labor, 6 to independents, and 2 to the Greens.  Labor lost one seat to an independent (but there's a question mark over that candidate's eligibility.

The Senate still has a way to go but at this stage the Liberals will have 29 senators, Labor will have 26, the Greens will have 12, the Nationals will have 3 (plus their Queensland LNP senators counted as Liberals), the Lambie Network will have 2, PHON will have two, David Pocock will be a senator and UAP could have 1 senator.

Nick Xenophon didn’t get any traction, and I think that was predictable given his past history and failure to deliver on anything.
David Pocock’s election is a bit of a surprise but probably not if you live in Canberra.

So, what does that all mean?

The Teal independents will have virtually no influence; Labor won’t need them in the House of Reps and they aren’t represented in the Senate.

Labor won’t have a majority in the Senate but will be able to pass legislation with the support of the Greens.  A quick look at David Pocock’s platform suggests that he would support most government legislation.

Of course, Labor could also pass legislation with the support of the Liberals. The Nationals, PHON, Lambie Network and UAP senators, and David Pocock, will be largely irrelevant.

While the Teal independents played a major role in consigning the happy clapper's pitiful excuse for a government to the rubbish bin of history, they will have limited opportunities to have an impact in the House of Reps.  It will be interesting to see how their impotence plays out at the next election.  Of course, independents Andrew Wilkie, Helen Haines and Zali Steggall all won their seats with increased majorities despite not being in a position to influence the previous government.

Actually, I'm very pleased that Zali Steggall was re-elected; anyone who can end the political career of the Budgie Smuggler deserves a couple of terms in Parliament 

You are taking the p!55 right?

DJ, couldn't stand Abbott as I have said previously, his religious mania with regards abortion and banning drugs used for serious illness for women was horrendous self centered politics.
Brother Abbott we are well rid off in Parliament...

I’m all for greater diversity in our Parliaments; they should reflect our population.  However, that shouldn’t extend to decision making based on personal religious beliefs.

At least we are largely spared the hypocrisy of politicians praying over preventable tragedies.