#itson — Public Fediverse posts

@franksting Yeah about that, after Littleproud’s announcement today, #ItsOn memes are going up the most. Choose wisely.

Jane Hume is Angus Taylor's new henchperson. Australians can depend on Jane Hume to do all that's expected of a woman in her position.

I keenly await the new Deputy Leader of the Opposition Jane Hume's [Crumb] Maiden Speech on behalf of the Patriarchy.

#AusPol #JaneHume #CrumbMaiden #CrumbMaidenOfThePatriarchy #AngusTaylor #LibSpill #ItsOn

Congratulations to Angus Taylor on successfully knifing Susssan Ley.
Your prize is to be the new Leader of the Opposition.
Your punishment is to be the new Leader of the Liberal Party of Australia.

And, commissarations to Susssan Ley. The Liberal Party is such a sexist sausage-fest that their first female leader was only permitted to last a few months (5 May 2025 to 13 February 2026), and had to defend herself from her own followers the whole time.

Angus Taylor won the internal party vote with 34 votes to 17. That margin of support inside the party will mean nothing to the voting public in two years, and it will mean nothing to the party in two months.
#AusPol #ItsOn #LibSpill #AngusTaylor #SussanLey #SusssanLey

It's a nail-biter to see if Susssan Ley will hold on to her position of Leader of the Opposition, or if she'll be undermined by opposition from inside her own political party.

You have to ask Susssan Ley and Angus Taylor: what are you both fighting over?
The Liberal Party of Australia is such a shitshow that the winner's prize isn't worth it.

The same can be said for Jane Hume, Dan Tehan, and Ted O'Brien — they're squabbling as though they're lining-up to be Deputy Prime Minister and one day potentially Prime Minister, but they're going for something else entirely, which is of no value: position of Deputy Leader of the Liberal Party.

#AusPol #ItsOn #LibSpill #AngusTaylor #SussanLey #SusssanLey

Angus Taylor's spill against Susssan Ley today is off to a bad start. He's flubbed a saying about plain-speaking, and he's issued an evasive and ambiguous statement about what he'd bring to the Liberal Party of Australia if he were to be leader. In a sign of how shambolic this spill is, Sky News is sending mixed messages: Andrew Bolt says Angus Taylor's statements are "underwhelming", and Peta Credlin can only repeat her usual anti-feminist drone and try to justify the "glass ceiling" on the careers of women in the Liberal Party.

Political support for Angus Taylor has come from notable trainwrecks such as disgraced MP Timmy "Freedom" Wilson, and Senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price, who ran as Angus Taylor's deputy in is previous failed spill.

Symbolic resignations to show loss of faith in Susssan Ley and support for Angus Taylor include:
- Phillip Thompson, MP from Queensland.
- Claire Chandler from Tasmania, who was Shadow Minister for Cyber Security and Shadow Minister for Science.
- Senator Jess Collins, NSW.
- James Patterson, frontbench seat-warmer.
- Jonno Duniam, Senator for Tasmania.
- Matt O’Sullivan, Senator for Western Australia.

Senator Jane Hume has signalled she wants to be the deputy Liberal leader, which must be a surprise to the current deputy leader, Ted O'Brien, who says he wants to keep his job.

#AusPol #ItsOn #LibSpill #AngusTaylor #SussanLey #SusssanLey

#itsOn

My bet is the one in Gina Rinehart's pocket.

#auspol

Angus Taylor resigns from Liberal frontbench ahead of expected leadership spill
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02-11/federal-politics-estimates-albanese-ley-herzog/106328310

Ot appears Angus Taylor's handlers have convinced him that he has the numbers to shiv Susssan Ley.

My opinion is that Angus Taylor doesn't have a strong enough grasp of mathematics to do the sums for himself — because if he did, he'd be more cautious.

One wonders if Angus Taylor has been taking advice from the same innumerate people who set-up Peter Dutton for his failed spill against Malcolm Turnbull in August 2018 that handed the party leadership and position of Prime Minister to Scott Morrison.

#AusPol #ItsOn #AngusTaylor #SussanLey #SusssanLey #ScottMorrison #ScottyFromMarketing #PeterDutton #MalcolmTurnbull

Angus Taylor resigns from Liberal frontbench ahead of expected leadership spill
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02-11/federal-politics-estimates-albanese-ley-herzog/106328310

Ot appears Angus Taylor's handlers have convinced him that he has the numbers to shiv Susssan Ley.

My opinion is that Angus Taylor doesn't have a strong enough grasp of mathematics to do the sums for himself — because if he did, he'd be more cautious.

One wonders if Angus Taylor has been taking advice from the same innumerate people who set-up Peter Dutton for his failed spill against Malcolm Turnbull in August 2018 that handed the party leadership and position of Prime Minister to Scott Morrison.

#AusPol #ItsOn #AngusTaylor #SussanLey #SusssanLey #ScottMorrison #ScottyFromMarketing #PeterDutton #MalcolmTurnbull

Angus Taylor resigns from Liberal frontbench ahead of expected leadership spill
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02-11/federal-politics-estimates-albanese-ley-herzog/106328310

Ot appears Angus Taylor's handlers have convinced him that he has the numbers to shiv Susssan Ley.

My opinion is that Angus Taylor doesn't have a strong enough grasp of mathematics to do the sums for himself — because if he did, he'd be more cautious.

One wonders if Angus Taylor has been taking advice from the same innumerate people who set-up Peter Dutton for his failed spill against Malcolm Turnbull in August 2018 that handed the party leadership and position of Prime Minister to Scott Morrison.

#AusPol #ItsOn #AngusTaylor #SussanLey #SusssanLey #ScottMorrison #ScottyFromMarketing #PeterDutton #MalcolmTurnbull

Angus Taylor resigns from Liberal frontbench ahead of expected leadership spill
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02-11/federal-politics-estimates-albanese-ley-herzog/106328310

Ot appears Angus Taylor's handlers have convinced him that he has the numbers to shiv Susssan Ley.

My opinion is that Angus Taylor doesn't have a strong enough grasp of mathematics to do the sums for himself — because if he did, he'd be more cautious.

One wonders if Angus Taylor has been taking advice from the same innumerate people who set-up Peter Dutton for his failed spill against Malcolm Turnbull in August 2018 that handed the party leadership and position of Prime Minister to Scott Morrison.

#AusPol #ItsOn #AngusTaylor #SussanLey #SusssanLey #ScottMorrison #ScottyFromMarketing #PeterDutton #MalcolmTurnbull

Angus Taylor resigns from Liberal frontbench ahead of expected leadership spill
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02-11/federal-politics-estimates-albanese-ley-herzog/106328310

Ot appears Angus Taylor's handlers have convinced him that he has the numbers to shiv Susssan Ley.

My opinion is that Angus Taylor doesn't have a strong enough grasp of mathematics to do the sums for himself — because if he did, he'd be more cautious.

One wonders if Angus Taylor has been taking advice from the same innumerate people who set-up Peter Dutton for his failed spill against Malcolm Turnbull in August 2018 that handed the party leadership and position of Prime Minister to Scott Morrison.

#AusPol #ItsOn #AngusTaylor #SussanLey #SusssanLey #ScottMorrison #ScottyFromMarketing #PeterDutton #MalcolmTurnbull

#itson

Littleproud challenged for leadership over 'political suicide' split
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01-28/david-littleproud-faces-nationals-leadership-challenge/105435280

Colin Boyce said he'll challenge David Littleproud to be leader of the National Party. Despite the bluster from unnamed Littleproud loyalists, this isn't about whether or not Colin Boyce has the numbers. It's an indication of loss of faith in David Littleproud. It's a rejection of David Littleproud's personal mission to (a) drive-out the last representation of farmers and other rural voters from the National Party and (b) further the National Party's embrace of extreme-rightwing ideology.

In my opinion, David Littleproud has decided the National Party can afford to lose a bunch of rural votes because he thinks the party can steal more Nazi votes away from One Nation. I think he's playing an appallingly stupid and dangerous tactical game, and if he keeps going he'll lose to Pauline Hanson and Banarnaby Joyce. To make matters worse, along the way, he'll destroy the National Party. On that basis, Colin Boyce is doing what's right for the Nationals.

#AusPol #NatSpill #ItsOn #ColinBoyce #DavidLittleproud #PaulineHanson #BanarnabyJoyce #OneNation

Littleproud challenged for leadership over 'political suicide' split
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01-28/david-littleproud-faces-nationals-leadership-challenge/105435280

Colin Boyce said he'll challenge David Littleproud to be leader of the National Party. Despite the bluster from unnamed Littleproud loyalists, this isn't about whether or not Colin Boyce has the numbers. It's an indication of loss of faith in David Littleproud. It's a rejection of David Littleproud's personal mission to (a) drive-out the last representation of farmers and other rural voters from the National Party and (b) further the National Party's embrace of extreme-rightwing ideology.

In my opinion, David Littleproud has decided the National Party can afford to lose a bunch of rural votes because he thinks the party can steal more Nazi votes away from One Nation. I think he's playing an appallingly stupid and dangerous tactical game, and if he keeps going he'll lose to Pauline Hanson and Banarnaby Joyce. To make matters worse, along the way, he'll destroy the National Party. On that basis, Colin Boyce is doing what's right for the Nationals.

#AusPol #NatSpill #ItsOn #ColinBoyce #DavidLittleproud #PaulineHanson #BanarnabyJoyce #OneNation

Littleproud challenged for leadership over 'political suicide' split
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01-28/david-littleproud-faces-nationals-leadership-challenge/105435280

Colin Boyce said he'll challenge David Littleproud to be leader of the National Party. Despite the bluster from unnamed Littleproud loyalists, this isn't about whether or not Colin Boyce has the numbers. It's an indication of loss of faith in David Littleproud. It's a rejection of David Littleproud's personal mission to (a) drive-out the last representation of farmers and other rural voters from the National Party and (b) further the National Party's embrace of extreme-rightwing ideology.

In my opinion, David Littleproud has decided the National Party can afford to lose a bunch of rural votes because he thinks the party can steal more Nazi votes away from One Nation. I think he's playing an appallingly stupid and dangerous tactical game, and if he keeps going he'll lose to Pauline Hanson and Banarnaby Joyce. To make matters worse, along the way, he'll destroy the National Party. On that basis, Colin Boyce is doing what's right for the Nationals.

#AusPol #NatSpill #ItsOn #ColinBoyce #DavidLittleproud #PaulineHanson #BanarnabyJoyce #OneNation

Littleproud challenged for leadership over 'political suicide' split
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01-28/david-littleproud-faces-nationals-leadership-challenge/105435280

Colin Boyce said he'll challenge David Littleproud to be leader of the National Party. Despite the bluster from unnamed Littleproud loyalists, this isn't about whether or not Colin Boyce has the numbers. It's an indication of loss of faith in David Littleproud. It's a rejection of David Littleproud's personal mission to (a) drive-out the last representation of farmers and other rural voters from the National Party and (b) further the National Party's embrace of extreme-rightwing ideology.

In my opinion, David Littleproud has decided the National Party can afford to lose a bunch of rural votes because he thinks the party can steal more Nazi votes away from One Nation. I think he's playing an appallingly stupid and dangerous tactical game, and if he keeps going he'll lose to Pauline Hanson and Banarnaby Joyce. To make matters worse, along the way, he'll destroy the National Party. On that basis, Colin Boyce is doing what's right for the Nationals.

#AusPol #NatSpill #ItsOn #ColinBoyce #DavidLittleproud #PaulineHanson #BanarnabyJoyce #OneNation

Littleproud challenged for leadership over 'political suicide' split
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01-28/david-littleproud-faces-nationals-leadership-challenge/105435280

Colin Boyce said he'll challenge David Littleproud to be leader of the National Party. Despite the bluster from unnamed Littleproud loyalists, this isn't about whether or not Colin Boyce has the numbers. It's an indication of loss of faith in David Littleproud. It's a rejection of David Littleproud's personal mission to (a) drive-out the last representation of farmers and other rural voters from the National Party and (b) further the National Party's embrace of extreme-rightwing ideology.

In my opinion, David Littleproud has decided the National Party can afford to lose a bunch of rural votes because he thinks the party can steal more Nazi votes away from One Nation. I think he's playing an appallingly stupid and dangerous tactical game, and if he keeps going he'll lose to Pauline Hanson and Banarnaby Joyce. To make matters worse, along the way, he'll destroy the National Party. On that basis, Colin Boyce is doing what's right for the Nationals.

#AusPol #NatSpill #ItsOn #ColinBoyce #DavidLittleproud #PaulineHanson #BanarnabyJoyce #OneNation

Jess Wilson has successfully knifed Brad Battin to seize the position of Leader of the Opposition, this driving a knife deeper into the rotting corps of the Liberal Party of Victoria.

Jess Wilson, nepo-baby of former Victorian Liberal MP Ron Wilson, will represent the Neo-Conservative faction of the Liberal Party. To promote broad public appeal and prop-up her party-room numbers Jess Wilson is yet to rule-out appeasing the anti-environment faction of the Liberal Party, the Rupert Murdoch faction of the Liberal Party, the anti-immigrant faction of the Liberal Party, the TERF faction of the Liberal Party and their anti-LGBTQIA runningmates, or the Neo-Nazi faction of the Liberal Party.

Jess Wilson is currently the preferred candidate of The Institute of Public Affairs for the position of Premier of Victoria. An unnamed spokesman for the IPA said the thinktank is optimistic she'll survive until November next year to lead the party to a crushing defeat in the 2026 Victorian State Election.

#AusPol #VicPol #ItsOn #LibSpill #BradBattin #JessWilson #InstituteOfPublicAffairs

Jess Wilson has successfully knifed Brad Battin to seize the position of Leader of the Opposition, this driving a knife deeper into the rotting corps of the Liberal Party of Victoria.

Jess Wilson, nepo-baby of former Victorian Liberal MP Ron Wilson, will represent the Neo-Conservative faction of the Liberal Party. To promote broad public appeal and prop-up her party-room numbers Jess Wilson is yet to rule-out appeasing the anti-environment faction of the Liberal Party, the Rupert Murdoch faction of the Liberal Party, the anti-immigrant faction of the Liberal Party, the TERF faction of the Liberal Party and their anti-LGBTQIA runningmates, or the Neo-Nazi faction of the Liberal Party.

Jess Wilson is currently the preferred candidate of The Institute of Public Affairs for the position of Premier of Victoria. An unnamed spokesman for the IPA said the thinktank is optimistic she'll survive until November next year to lead the party to a crushing defeat in the 2026 Victorian State Election.

#AusPol #VicPol #ItsOn #LibSpill #BradBattin #JessWilson #InstituteOfPublicAffairs

Jess Wilson has successfully knifed Brad Battin to seize the position of Leader of the Opposition, this driving a knife deeper into the rotting corps of the Liberal Party of Victoria.

Jess Wilson, nepo-baby of former Victorian Liberal MP Ron Wilson, will represent the Neo-Conservative faction of the Liberal Party. To promote broad public appeal and prop-up her party-room numbers Jess Wilson is yet to rule-out appeasing the anti-environment faction of the Liberal Party, the Rupert Murdoch faction of the Liberal Party, the anti-immigrant faction of the Liberal Party, the TERF faction of the Liberal Party and their anti-LGBTQIA runningmates, or the Neo-Nazi faction of the Liberal Party.

Jess Wilson is currently the preferred candidate of The Institute of Public Affairs for the position of Premier of Victoria. An unnamed spokesman for the IPA said the thinktank is optimistic she'll survive until November next year to lead the party to a crushing defeat in the 2026 Victorian State Election.

#AusPol #VicPol #ItsOn #LibSpill #BradBattin #JessWilson #InstituteOfPublicAffairs

Jess Wilson has successfully knifed Brad Battin to seize the position of Leader of the Opposition, this driving a knife deeper into the rotting corps of the Liberal Party of Victoria.

Jess Wilson, nepo-baby of former Victorian Liberal MP Ron Wilson, will represent the Neo-Conservative faction of the Liberal Party. To promote broad public appeal and prop-up her party-room numbers Jess Wilson is yet to rule-out appeasing the anti-environment faction of the Liberal Party, the Rupert Murdoch faction of the Liberal Party, the anti-immigrant faction of the Liberal Party, the TERF faction of the Liberal Party and their anti-LGBTQIA runningmates, or the Neo-Nazi faction of the Liberal Party.

Jess Wilson is currently the preferred candidate of The Institute of Public Affairs for the position of Premier of Victoria. An unnamed spokesman for the IPA said the thinktank is optimistic she'll survive until November next year to lead the party to a crushing defeat in the 2026 Victorian State Election.

#AusPol #VicPol #ItsOn #LibSpill #BradBattin #JessWilson #InstituteOfPublicAffairs

Jess Wilson has successfully knifed Brad Battin to seize the position of Leader of the Opposition, this driving a knife deeper into the rotting corps of the Liberal Party of Victoria.

Jess Wilson, nepo-baby of former Victorian Liberal MP Ron Wilson, will represent the Neo-Conservative faction of the Liberal Party. To promote broad public appeal and prop-up her party-room numbers Jess Wilson is yet to rule-out appeasing the anti-environment faction of the Liberal Party, the Rupert Murdoch faction of the Liberal Party, the anti-immigrant faction of the Liberal Party, the TERF faction of the Liberal Party and their anti-LGBTQIA runningmates, or the Neo-Nazi faction of the Liberal Party.

Jess Wilson is currently the preferred candidate of The Institute of Public Affairs for the position of Premier of Victoria. An unnamed spokesman for the IPA said the thinktank is optimistic she'll survive until November next year to lead the party to a crushing defeat in the 2026 Victorian State Election.

#AusPol #VicPol #ItsOn #LibSpill #BradBattin #JessWilson #InstituteOfPublicAffairs

Brad Battin faces spill after group of Victorian Liberal MPs say they have lost confidence in his leadership
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/nov/17/brad-battin-faces-spill-after-group-of-victorian-liberal-mps-loses-confidence-in-his-leadership

Brad Battin's job has been on shaky ground since he "won" leadership of the Liberal Party of Victoria. The party lacks a cohesive message for the voting public, and it lacks a cohesive party-room — this is more than just a coincidence. In any case, this latest leadership squabble is immaterial because the LNP have been ineffective in Victoria for the better part of a decade.

#AusPol #VicPol #ItsOn #LibSpill #BradBattin

Not much entertainment in Tas until Dark Mofo starts.

#taspol #politas #tasmania #itsOn

https://kevinbonham.blogspot.com/2025/06/labor-tables-no-confidence-motion-in.html

Holy fuck! The coalition is the ONLY way the Liberals have formed government in decades! With this bust, no more Liberal governments! (stupid fucking liveblog link - Nationals leader has disolved the Liberals-Nationals coalition) #AusPol #ItsOn www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

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Early vote counting tonight suggests Peter Dutton's political career is about to end.

The Spud is cooked.

Peter Dutton has little hope of retaining his seat of Dickson, and even if he does, his role as Leader of the Opposition is gone.

The kiss of death has come already from Senator James "Freedom Boy" Paterson, who has a peculiar way of showing support.

It's on!
LIBSPILL!

#AusPol #AusVotes #AusVotes2025 #DicksonVotes #PeterDuttonIsNotAMonster #FuckDutton #ItsOn #LibSpill

Early vote counting tonight suggests Peter Dutton's political career is about to end.

The Spud is cooked.

Peter Dutton has little hope of retaining his seat of Dickson, and even if he does, his role as Leader of the Opposition is gone.

The kiss of death has come already from Senator James "Freedom Boy" Paterson, who has a peculiar way of showing support.

It's on!
LIBSPILL!

#AusPol #AusVotes #AusVotes2025 #DicksonVotes #PeterDuttonIsNotAMonster #FuckDutton #ItsOn #LibSpill

Early vote counting tonight suggests Peter Dutton's political career is about to end.

The Spud is cooked.

Peter Dutton has little hope of retaining his seat of Dickson, and even if he does, his role as Leader of the Opposition is gone.

The kiss of death has come already from Senator James "Freedom Boy" Paterson, who has a peculiar way of showing support.

It's on!
LIBSPILL!

#AusPol #AusVotes #AusVotes2025 #DicksonVotes #PeterDuttonIsNotAMonster #FuckDutton #ItsOn #LibSpill

Early vote counting tonight suggests Peter Dutton's political career is about to end.

The Spud is cooked.

Peter Dutton has little hope of retaining his seat of Dickson, and even if he does, his role as Leader of the Opposition is gone.

The kiss of death has come already from Senator James "Freedom Boy" Paterson, who has a peculiar way of showing support.

It's on!
LIBSPILL!

#AusPol #AusVotes #AusVotes2025 #DicksonVotes #PeterDuttonIsNotAMonster #FuckDutton #ItsOn #LibSpill

Early vote counting tonight suggests Peter Dutton's political career is about to end.

The Spud is cooked.

Peter Dutton has little hope of retaining his seat of Dickson, and even if he does, his role as Leader of the Opposition is gone.

The kiss of death has come already from Senator James "Freedom Boy" Paterson, who has a peculiar way of showing support.

It's on!
LIBSPILL!

#AusPol #AusVotes #AusVotes2025 #DicksonVotes #PeterDuttonIsNotAMonster #FuckDutton #ItsOn #LibSpill

Albo's on his way to Yarralumla #itson

A sickness has taken hold of the Victorian Liberal Party. They've had ample time and attempts to find their way out of this mess of transphobia and white supremacy. Today's LibSpill makes it clear that any attempts to fix the problem were made by a minority in the party. Today, the majority voted to amplify the voices of TERFs and nazis.

This is the heart of the issue the Victorian Liberal Party party-room voted on today. They eagerly dived down that slippery slope to extremism. To them, it's the politically expedient path to power. They voted to normalise hate.

What's the role of politicians and leadership in a Representative Democracy? Some say it's the job of politicians to listen to and interpret the will of the people, then act as their voice in Parliament. Another view is that politicians are leaders and ideal thinkers, elected in recognition of their wisdom, and in the hope that they possess the insight to do what's morally best for the wellbeing of the people.
If you think what I said there is a massive simplification, you'd be right: real life is a lot more complicated. Regardless of which school of thought you follow — that politicians are a mere conduit to recite the voice of the plebs, or that politicians are great men who are born to rule with inscrutable paternalism — the Liberal Party of Victoria have lost sight of the party's very reason for existence.

Are they doing their job of representing the will of the people in their electorates? If they are, that says something absolutely sickening about Victorians. Or, are they trying to shepherd the citizens of Victoria by shifting the Overton Window to a new right-wing extreme?

When it's time to vote in the next state election, remember today, and remember this quote from Maya Angelou:
"When someone shows you who they are, believe them the first time."

#Auspol #VicPol #SpringSt #BradBattin #JohnPesutto #MoiraDeeming #TERF #Transphobe #Transphobia #Nazi #NeoNazis #WhiteSupremacists #LibSpill #ItsOn

Victorian Liberals replace John Pesutto with Brad Battin as leader
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-12-27/vic-libs-john-pesutto-moira-deeming-brad-battin-jess-wilson/104764726

John Pesutto has paid the price for trying to stop the RWNJ Liberal Party of Victoria from overtly becoming a proverbial Nazi Bar.

Today's LibSpill sees John Pesutto exit the revolving door and Brad Battin getting the role of Leader of the Opposition. In a follow-up vote, Moira Deeming has been readmitted to the party-room because I guess they want voters to know their political party is a safe space for a transphobe who hangs out with neonazis.

Brad Battin's bio shows he failed a brief stint as a baker, and then joined the police, then got into politics. You can expect him to push the usual RWNJ "Tough on Crime" bullshit.

This is Brad Battin's third attempt to become leader of the Victorian Liberal Party. Previously, he tried to beat Michael O'Brien ("Who?") in a spill. Then, he tried again when Matthew "Lobster with a Mobster" Guy resigned following yet another catastrophic loss in the 2022 state election.

#Auspol #VicPol #SpringSt #MoiraDeeming #TERF #Transphobe #Transphobia #Nazi #NeoNazis #WhiteSupremacists #JohnPesutto #LibSpill #ItsOn #BradBattin #MatthewGuy #LobsterWithAMobster

Victorian opposition to vote on John Pesutto's future as leader after four MPs seek special meeting
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-12-22/john-pesutto-calls-meeting/104755834

The headline on this article used to say: "Victorian Opposition Leader John Pesutto apologises to Moira Deeming, calls new vote" but it appears there have been further developments overnight. If John Pesutto had a backbone and a shred of integrity, he'd know one does not apologise for calling-out a white-supremacist TERF.

My impression is that John Pesutto made a high-risk powerplay and called for another party vote to give certainty to the result — he knows he can call in some allies who didn't vote last time because they were on holiday at the time. It could have been a decisive result and quelled arguments about it being a close result or using his deciding vote to make a "captain's call". But, it appears the move has backfired, he looks indecisive and weak, the rightwing media smell blood, and his enemies have had time to organise.

John Pesutto had a golden opportunity to show strength of character and strength of leadership. He should have said: "For the good of the party, and for the good of all Victorians, we're telling Moira Deeming to fuck off and die because she's a nazi and transphobe."

However this matter resolves, this will be awful for his political career. Worse, it has the potential to change the official policy of the Liberal Party of Victoria to overtly include white supremacy and transphobia. His internal party squabbles risk changing the political nature of the party and affecting how minorities live in Victoria. RWNJs have been handed another incremental victory in the sense that they have succeeded again in their ongoing mission to Shift the Overton Window.

John Pesutto has brought this on himself.
He failed to avert a LibSpill.
It's on.

#Auspol #VicPol #SpringSt #MoiraDeeming #TERF #Transphobe #Transphobia #Nazi #NeoNazis #WhiteSupremacists #JohnPesutto #LibSpill #ItsOn

Victorian MP Moira Deeming won’t return to Liberal party room after motion fails
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/dec/20/moira-deeming-victoria-mp-crossbench-liberal-party-room-john-pesutto-ntwnfb

Moira Deeming has narrowly missed-out on returning to Liberal party room after a party vote.

As a public figure who espouses transphobia and attended events with nazis and white supremacists, Moira Deeming fits-in well with a certain segment of her RWNJ political party. Recently, she successfully sued the leader of the party, John Pesutto, for stating that she's a neonazi.

If the party had voted to let her back into the partyroom, it would have signalled extreme shift in the party itself. The close result in the vote looks bad for John Pesutto's leadership. He's dodged a LibSpill, and we can't say "It's on" for now, but don't rule it out some time in 2025 in the lead-up to the next state election.

#Auspol #VicPol #SpringSt #MoiraDeeming #TERF #Transphobe #Transphobia #Nazi #NeoNazis #WhiteSupremacists #JohnPesutto #LibSpill #ItsOn

Moira Deeming wins defamation case against John Pesutto, judge orders $300k in damages
https://live-production.wcms.abc-cdn.net.au/b25cf4de0583bfa3203db6ac3be34dcb

It is a matter of fact that Moira Deeming is a transphobe and attends events with Nazis. That she has a reputation worth defending is highly debatable. The courts have found that although she has associated with Neo Nazis and White Supremacists on a multitude of occasions...somehow we shouldn't call her a Neo Nazi or White Supremacist? I don't understand that part.

I think it's unfortunate that Moira Deeming has joined the ranks of RWNJs abusing Australia's Defamation laws and wasting time of our courts/legal system for the purpose of what appears to be a personal vendetta against people who call her out for being a hateful human being.

Some extremists in the RWNJ media are saying John Pesutto has put his job on the line and failed, so one can only assume that a LibSpill is in motion for party leadership and, as they say, "It's on".

Who will be the new Leader of the Opposition in Victoria? That's hardly relevant to politics-watchers and citizens of Victoria because the Victorian Liberal Party have embarrassingly small numbers in Parliament and couldn't organise a piss-up in a brewery.

#Auspol #VicPol #SpringSt #MoiraDeeming #TERF #Transphobe #Transphobia #Nazi #NeoNazis #WhiteSupremacists #JohnPesutto #LibSpill #ItsOn

John Pesutto facing possible Victorian Liberal leadership challenge as Moira Deeming defamation trial looms large
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-10-07/john-pesutto-liberal-leadership-challenge-moira-deeming-trial/104439866

John Pesutto is a RWNJ, but he's taking a principled stand to push back against transphobia and nazis in the Victorian branch of the party.
Moira Deeming is a raging TERF, and even her own kids reportedly asked if she's a nazi. It looks like her fans are talking to the media and undermining John Pesutto, and her fans include Federal power-player Peta Credlin. It makes you wonder how much influence the Federal Liberal Party exerts over the Victorian Liberal Party, and if they're asking "Can we do even more transphobia and nazism?".

#AusPol #VicPol #LibSpill #ItsOn #JohnPesutto #MoiraDeeming #PetaCredlin