Jungle Drums...

Judith Ireland outlines 5 reasons why this coming week might be PM Gillard’s last.

While Gillard has a long history of survival and keeping her minority government intact, several factors could threaten her grip on power this week.

 For political junkies such as myself, it’s going to be one week to hang around close to the radio, TV or internet.

As I have mentioned in previous posts, the best scenario for the Coalition is to keep this bungler in the Lodge right up to the election.  That would ensure an utter routing.

If Gillard is tapped on the shoulder and forced out of office, I wouldn’t mind betting she will flounce right out of politics which of course, could mean one by-election for the Seat of Lalor.  Should former Attorney-General, Robert McClelland take up an expected appointment as NSW Industrial Relations Commissioner, that could mean another by-election for the Seat of Barton in Sydney.

Would we end up going to the Polls a little bit earlier than the proposed date of 14^th September? 

Federal Parliament rises at the end of next week for seven weeks before delivery of the May Budget.  Whatever Labor does this week taking into account bad poll results and even worse, a leader who is distrusted and now seriously compromised, I don’t see a re-aligning of the deck chairs with only a few months till Australia marches off to the Polls as anything but pathetically inadequate patching of an overworn pair of cheap rip-ridden jeans.   This government is rotten and the stench is permeating all but a small division of mindless rusted-ons who are incapable of an original thought.

UPDATE:  Simon Crean calls for a Spill at approximately 1.10pm - 21st March, 2013.

Stand by for a Motion of No Confidence in the Federal Parliament today.

2.10pm:  Opposition Leader, Tony Abbott moves to suspend Standing Orders for a Motion of No Confidence.

He nearly got there!