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[Section 5]

Despite labour doing everything they can to mess up the olympics I can’t vote for LNP either, looks like it will be an independent or donkey vote for me

When you say Donkey vote do you mean informal. Just trying to clarify.

Donkey vote is numbering the candidates starting at the top being 1 then going down the ballot with 2,3,4,5 etc
Informal votes are just deliberately not filling out the ballot correctly.
At the last election informal votes totaled 101,023 or 3.4% of the vote.

 

[Johnny Bananas]

The problem with voting Greens is they can't do anything unless it is a hung parliament.

Since there's only one house of parliament like in Queensland, Labor won't be able to do anything unless it's a hung parliament either, just as the LNP can't do anything now.

 

[Happy_Neale]

When you say Donkey vote do you mean informal. Just trying to clarify.

Donkey vote is numbering the candidates starting at the top being 1 then going down the ballot with 2,3,4,5 etc
Informal votes are just deliberately not filling out the ballot correctly.
At the last election informal votes totaled 101,023 or 3.4% of the vote.

Good question. I’ll decide in the moment

 

[Billy ray]

Good question. I’ll decide in the moment

just put LNP before LAB if you wanta new stadium, even if they are the last two numbers on the ballot. by all means put indpeendents, green, trump, one nation whoever first up but just make sure when numbering LIB comes before LAB. otherwise, raygun arena at QSAC

 

[Section 5]

Since there's only one house of parliament like in Queensland, Labor won't be able to do anything unless it's a hung parliament either, just as the LNP can't do anything now.

What i was implying is the Greens can't get into power in Queensland on their own to actually have their policies enforced.
It may take another 50 years for that to change.

I am aware as all Queenslanders are, that there is no upper house. Thank heavens for less politicians to muddy the waters.
The Greens have 2 seats and that is only because they took South Brisbane from Labor at the last election.

South Brisbane: The Greens will be against any Gabba pulldown and possibly refurbishment and school disruption.
That may be the reason they won't be preferencing the LNP this time around as that could be a chance of happening.

The Greens holding on to South Brisbane won't matter one bit in the election result.
If it falls back to either of the major parties, it may matter.

 

[Johnny Bananas]

What i was implying is the Greens can't get into power in Queensland on their own to actually have their policies enforced.
It may take another 50 years for that to change.

I don't find that a compelling reason to not vote for any minor party since we have preferences, but this isn't the politics thread so I'll leave it there.

I am aware as all Queenslanders are, that there is no upper house. Thank heavens for less politicians to muddy the waters.

But is that getting us better governance than other states? Having an upper house didn't prevent NSW, WA or Tasmania from building new stadiums, or SA from upgrading theirs.

 

[Elixuh]

I wish things were going so well in this country that the only issue to vote on is a new stadium build.

 

[Dalions]

I wish things were going so well in this country that the only issue to vote on is a new stadium build.

What else is there?

 

[Elixuh]

What else is there?

That’s the spirit

 

[Viceregal]

What else is there?

Well if the LNP get in there will be at least another 100 days of input into this thread...

 

[Dalions]

Well if the LNP get in there will be at least another 100 days of input into this thread...

Probably 150 by the time they get the review panel set up.

 

[Section 5]

Probably 150 by the time they get the review panel set up.

It should be finished under 100 days after the election if they win.
I doubt they really need that much time anyhow.
I think he has allowed a few weeks off over the Christmas/New Year period in those 100 days.
I would be surprised if he did not have his panel names in place now on the good chance they win the election.
The panel would have to do the majority of their work pre-Christmas.
The first thing they should request is all the files from the Quirk review.

 

[BigCat2]

It should be finished under 100 days after the election if they win.
I doubt they really need that much time anyhow.
I think he has allowed a few weeks off over the Christmas/New Year period in those 100 days.
I would be surprised if he did not have his panel names in place now on the good chance they win the election.
The panel would have to do the majority of their work pre-Christmas.
The first thing they should request is all the files from the Kirk review.

The Kirk review, or the Quirk review?

 

[Section 5]

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The Kirk review, or the Quirk review?

Not the first time i used Kirk instead of Quirk. Fixed
I am still stuck in the 60's

 

[Grasshopper17]

I would be surprised if he did not have his panel names in place now on the good chance they win the election.
The panel would have to do the majority of their work pre-Christmas.
The first thing they should request is all the files from the Quirk review.

I admire your optimism. Remember these guys are politicians. They will find ways to invent red tape and draw out the process to 2026 and beyond. If it goes ahead at all.

 

[Viceregal]

I admire your optimism. Remember these guys are politicians. They will find ways to invent red tape and draw out the process to 2026 and beyond. If it goes ahead at all.

Maybe they should offer to call it Crisafulli Stadium ...

 

[Section 5]

I wonder if Crisafulli stole this 100-day action plan from the Nationals in New Zealand
Just changing it to suite Queensland issues.
NZ have "Restore law and order" as the number two issue though.

https://assets.nationbuilder.com/nationalparty/pages/18431/attachments/original/1696107664/100_Day_Action_Plan.pdf?1696107664

 

[notliondown]

I admire your optimism. Remember these guys are politicians. They will find ways to invent red tape and draw out the process to 2026 and beyond. If it goes ahead at all.

Conversely though that's why I reckon Crisafulli will make it happen... is there a bigger ego massage than driving past something like this after it's built going "I made that happen"...

The need for legacy is strong...

 

[Johnny Bananas]

Conversely though that's why I reckon Crisafulli will make it happen... is there a bigger ego massage than driving past something like this after it's built going "I made that happen"...

The need for legacy is strong...

But he'll do that with youth detention centres already.

 

[notliondown]

But he'll do that with youth detention centres already.

Yeah but they will be deliberately out of sight. Additionally to the drive by, this will be shown every weekend for decades on national TV... not too much other infrastructure ever gets that glory shot.

 

[lionraven]

Chrisafulli is a big nerd. Cant even bench a 100kgs. He's probably going to turn the Gabba into a bible library that nerd.

 

[Grasshopper17]

Bit of election spam this evening...



I certainly didn't solicit this, and as far as I know I'm not affiliated in any way to the LNP. Or any other political party for that matter.

So as far as I'm concerned they are fair game. Number at the top of screenshot... Pin yer ears back.

 

[Perrip]

I certainly didn't solicit this, and as far as I know I'm not affiliated in any way to the LNP. Or any other political party for that matter.

Can't do much about it, it's standard for political parties to do this.

 

[luthor]

Not the first time i used Kirk instead of Quirk. Fixed
I am still stuck in the 60's

She'll not take it skipper!

She'll break up

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[Perrip]

With the recent uptick in ALP doing well in the polls this week, I wonder how Crisafulli would handle trying to get a new stadium built if he's in minority government with the Katter Party.