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@real talk not really. if the possible floods and cyclone damage are happening peoples concerns arent gonna be around federal policies its gonna be whos helping them there and now at least thats what i would think
Far too simplistic. You’re assuming voters switch their allegiances literally as the wind blows.
For your assertion to be correct, the opposite must be true too.
Would the voters of Moreton punish the LNP if the state government mismanaged the cyclone?
I doubt it.
probably. they are punishing federal labor for state labor down in vic and will probably pnish state labor in wa for federal labor
Moreton is low lying, much of Rocklea and Willawomg disappeared in the 2011 floods, Chelmer, Graceville, Sherwood, Yeerongpilly, Tennyson also copped it.
I’d expect the LNP have been releasing water from Wivenhoe and Somerset for a while in time with the tides in the river.
Conversely, the cyclone may also help the Greens hold on. Significant floods contributed to the result in 2022. Furthermore, it could be the tipping point in Richmond.
@gympie i heard the engineers in charge of the dams have to make that call. and they havent done so as yet.
It’s too late to make the call now, it’s predicted to land around midnight. One thing I find curious is the prediction of making landfall between Double Island Point and Coolangatta. That’s a 500 km spread, stops at the border.
Don’t want to step on NSW toes?
seems everything that happens is a negative for Labor – Israel/Gaza, interest rates dropping and now a cyclone
Can’t fight nature.
@bazza March 6, 2025 at 11:35 am
That’s politics. Running executive government is hard, who knew?
Labor made a mistake not making Albo Oppo leader in 2013, he was the rank and file choice, woulda had Abbott and Turnbull on toast, imo.
Now, he’s just burnt out, old, and hasn’t got the troops to do the work anyway.
@Bazza How is interest rates falling a negative for Labor?
One way Nick G is it remids everyone of the 12 rate rises.
Imagine if you were dying of thirst and all you were given was a couple of drops of water.
@john and @Darth know how to spin it
If the Coalition were in power, old Darth would be applauding the falling interest rates as evidence of prudent economic management, the emergence of a new economic sunrise after a short, cold period of nightfall.
Oh to be so offended to the point that everything was triggering and reminded one of Labor; I swear some people on this site would be upset by the alphabet, as it contains the letters one would use to spell Labor, Albo, Chalmers etc. Numbers too! Labor released a budget which contained numbers! The colour red! Triggering! Ahhhh!
@real talk i dont think anyones suggested its anything but a good thing they falling but its too little, too late. after 13 interest rate rises (12 on labors watch) 1 cut isnt gonna help. though tbh i dont have any sympathy for people who borrowed the maximum amount of money they could when they were at record lows with the assumption they would never go up and then cried poor when they increased. you should never borrow more then you can afford if they were to rise. if you cant afford to pay your mortgage then unfortunately you cant have one. there are people out there who dont have the fortunate position of being able to borroww money to get a home.