this is implying she had any credibility in the first place lol
47737373 on
Yep. Sussan Ley is such a joke of an opposition leader, most days she speaks and news reports on it I can’t even tell if it’s satire or real. Most of the time it’s real.
If she’s still opposition leader by the time of the next election, Albo will make history and jump into an even higher majority of 3 figures (100+ seats) and I simply cannot wait for such a historical moment 😍
typhoonandrew on
I didnt like the pile-on when she took the leadership, this is far better – her own words and deeds being her reason for failing.
Elcapitan2020 on
A lot of opposition leaders feel a need to constantly criticise the government on literally everything, and eventually tie themselves in knots over it. This is what happened here.
Ley called for “immediate action” without really considering what was needed, and now is criticising the govt for rushing legislation. She is right on the second count, the legislation is bad legislation, but having called for action, it will look silly for her to now be opposed to it.
She missed a real opportunity politicising Bondi.
chomoftheoutback on
I’m mean I’m not the target audience but her leadership being diminished seems hardly possible. The party is moribund and a way out of the hole seems unlikely.
CrystalInTheforest on
Bullshit. Pretty sure it’s impossible to loose something you didn’t have to begin with.
Itchy-Description977 on
One or two sentences.
She did it with one word.
The only single reason she has less credibility in that party is because she’s a woman
ThiccBoy_with3seas on
People just can’t handle a sssstrong, principled, courageoussss woman /s
RepresentativeOver34 on
Sussan Ley is a huge part of the problem and illustration of why the LNP is where it is these days. She’s the type of politician that has been around for 25 years but most people had no idea who she was until she became the Opposition Leader. The fact that Sussan Ley had a swing of -8.7% in her own seat says it all. She’s got progressively worse over time and stands for nothing.
DrSendy on
Here we go, conservative rags getting ready for Angus to have a run.
Well done Angus! Top Work!
Appropriate_Volume on
The fundamental misjudgement by Ley here was to immediately politicise the terrorist attack. Oppositions usually are very careful to avoid doing this, with the normal approach being to support the immediate government response while looking for areas to make criticisms once the crisis period has passed. Albanese did this very effectively during the 2019-20 bushfires and the pandemic, for instance.
By attacking the government from the outset, with this getting considerable traction in the media Ley dealt herself into the response. As she doesn’t seem to have any constructive input to offer and is, very unwisely, seeking to block the actions the government wants to take, this has blown up in her face.
Wadege on
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LordWalderFrey1 on
Albo doesn’t come across as looking good in the response and the aftermath of Bondi. But the one thing he did do was to make sure that Ley and the Coalition didn’t score any wins from it either.
The Coalition’s divides were briefly sidelined, and one could argue the royal commission capitulation was a win by the Liberals. But now they look like hypocrites in opposing the government’s bill when they wanted Parliament recalled ASAP and hate speech laws passed. If they oppose gun laws or if the Nationals opened their mouths on it, which they did, it made them look even more out of touch with wider Australia.
900days on
It’s amazing that the AFR published an article that was even remotely critical of her.
It’s been awash with one-eyed opinion pieces on this topic. Zero journalistic integrity or balance.
Entirely-of-cheese on
The board at Nine Entertainment have made the call on Sussan, it seems.
Harclubs on
The LNP have pulled defeat from the jaws of victory? Or maybe it was just the media who said that they had won the political battle over the repercussions of the tragedy at Bondi? I reckon it was the latter.
scorebored on
Imagine making an argument supporting racism.
Bananaman9020 on
This position looks a bit divided into what it actually stands for. From an outsider opposition
Adventurous-Jump-370 on
It is same thing as Turnbull. The moderate leader bends over to the will of right of their party so that they can remain in leadership only to be fucked over the right any way at the first opportunity.
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this is implying she had any credibility in the first place lol
Yep. Sussan Ley is such a joke of an opposition leader, most days she speaks and news reports on it I can’t even tell if it’s satire or real. Most of the time it’s real.
If she’s still opposition leader by the time of the next election, Albo will make history and jump into an even higher majority of 3 figures (100+ seats) and I simply cannot wait for such a historical moment 😍
I didnt like the pile-on when she took the leadership, this is far better – her own words and deeds being her reason for failing.
A lot of opposition leaders feel a need to constantly criticise the government on literally everything, and eventually tie themselves in knots over it. This is what happened here.
Ley called for “immediate action” without really considering what was needed, and now is criticising the govt for rushing legislation. She is right on the second count, the legislation is bad legislation, but having called for action, it will look silly for her to now be opposed to it.
She missed a real opportunity politicising Bondi.
I’m mean I’m not the target audience but her leadership being diminished seems hardly possible. The party is moribund and a way out of the hole seems unlikely.
Bullshit. Pretty sure it’s impossible to loose something you didn’t have to begin with.
One or two sentences.
She did it with one word.
The only single reason she has less credibility in that party is because she’s a woman
People just can’t handle a sssstrong, principled, courageoussss woman /s
Sussan Ley is a huge part of the problem and illustration of why the LNP is where it is these days. She’s the type of politician that has been around for 25 years but most people had no idea who she was until she became the Opposition Leader. The fact that Sussan Ley had a swing of -8.7% in her own seat says it all. She’s got progressively worse over time and stands for nothing.
Here we go, conservative rags getting ready for Angus to have a run.
Well done Angus! Top Work!
The fundamental misjudgement by Ley here was to immediately politicise the terrorist attack. Oppositions usually are very careful to avoid doing this, with the normal approach being to support the immediate government response while looking for areas to make criticisms once the crisis period has passed. Albanese did this very effectively during the 2019-20 bushfires and the pandemic, for instance.
By attacking the government from the outset, with this getting considerable traction in the media Ley dealt herself into the response. As she doesn’t seem to have any constructive input to offer and is, very unwisely, seeking to block the actions the government wants to take, this has blown up in her face.
Paywalled articles need full text in the comments, as per rule 10 of the subreddit.
Albo doesn’t come across as looking good in the response and the aftermath of Bondi. But the one thing he did do was to make sure that Ley and the Coalition didn’t score any wins from it either.
The Coalition’s divides were briefly sidelined, and one could argue the royal commission capitulation was a win by the Liberals. But now they look like hypocrites in opposing the government’s bill when they wanted Parliament recalled ASAP and hate speech laws passed. If they oppose gun laws or if the Nationals opened their mouths on it, which they did, it made them look even more out of touch with wider Australia.
It’s amazing that the AFR published an article that was even remotely critical of her.
It’s been awash with one-eyed opinion pieces on this topic. Zero journalistic integrity or balance.
The board at Nine Entertainment have made the call on Sussan, it seems.
The LNP have pulled defeat from the jaws of victory? Or maybe it was just the media who said that they had won the political battle over the repercussions of the tragedy at Bondi? I reckon it was the latter.
Imagine making an argument supporting racism.
This position looks a bit divided into what it actually stands for. From an outsider opposition
It is same thing as Turnbull. The moderate leader bends over to the will of right of their party so that they can remain in leadership only to be fucked over the right any way at the first opportunity.
What credibility?
This appears to suggest she had some