Hung Parliament - lost opportunity for reform?

[Sunfish]

Now do some of you understand why a strategy of targetting sitting members in marginal seats would have been so effective in forcing the government to commit to aviation reform?????? This morning Turnbull would give you CASA on a plate!

[Ixixly]

We still have Xenophon with a seat in the Senate, surely someone with close connections with him and Aviation would view this as an opportunity to use that position to force some movement?

[p.j.m]

Originally Posted by Sunfish

Now do some of you understand why a strategy of targetting sitting members in marginal seats would have been so effective in forcing the government to commit to aviation reform?????? This morning Turnbull would give you CASA on a plate!

Or we could dump the 2 party preferred system, which guarantees we always get liberal and labor back in one form or another.

[Snakecharma]

Last time I checked Mr X had an excellent aviation advisor

[Clare Prop]

Election 2016: Grey a hope for NXT as Nick Xenophon ready for talks on hung parliament - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

[JamieMaree]

Can someone please post anything that Nick has achieved for public benefit either as a State parliamentarian or as a Senator. He is very good at being all things to all people and agreeing with everyone or appearing that he can fix an issue or getting his head on TV or his voice on radio.

[On eyre]

You will be waiting JM - eg number of pokies in South Australia gone up by 20% since 2008 when he started in state parliament. Populist stunt man.

[RENURPP]

Last time I checked Mr X had an excellent aviation advisor

I have searched, can't find a name, can you inform me/us who it is or give some direction please?

[Ixixly]

RENURPP, Mr X is the nickname for Nick Xenophon, and to the naysayers, in all fairness he hasn't had much power before, he has gained the power he is about to get in/through the senate by saying the things he has said and being the person he is, now I'd say is his first real opportunity to actually shine and show us what he is capable of.

[RENURPP]

Thanks, I know who mr X is I don't know who his excellent aviation advisor is.

[Snakecharma]

If the person concerned wants to out him/herself then that is up to them, but they are intelligent, articulate and have a heap of experience in a number of areas of aviation.

[Ixixly]

Oh, my apologies RENURRP, I misread that

[SHVC]

I agree with JM, what has he achieved? To me, he is the "I'll look into it" guy and that's about as much as you hear about it.

[sillograph]

Being in the senate only means you can lean on legislation as put forward by the house of reps. But you can't propose new legislation etc.
What you need is seats in house of reps and the senate, now that he has both we may see what is possible, but really aviation is and forever will be a minority..... We are all stuffed....

[poteroo]

But it does present an opportunity for Senator X to chair one of the Senate Select Committees, eg Transport, which would allow for a more thorough follow-up to the Forsyth Review. Perhaps it could focus on the Regulatory Review fiasco? happy days,

[Horatio Leafblower]

I was fortunate to spend nearly an hour speaking to the Minister For Transport's av advisor pre election and there is great hope for the future. We need the Coalition in power (even if only just) and not the other mob. Albo is more worried about his new teeth than the viability of the industry.

Nick X had a bloke named Jeremy R. in the Aviation Advisor role but he moved on last year. Not sure who the new bloke/blokette is.

We nearly had an Aviation candidate for the Senate. Oh Well.

[mcgrath50]

We nearly had an Aviation candidate for the Senate. Oh Well.

Tell him he's dreaming! You wouldn't have gotten close to a quota I'm sorry to say Horatio. In my opinion we are better off lobbying than trying to win outright political power.

[Horatio Leafblower]

You wouldn't have gotten close to a quota I'm sorry to say Horatio.

....true.

...if the Rooters, Shooters and Neuters can run in every state and never get a candidate up or influence policy, what hope does GA have?

[Flying Binghi]

I suggest some here need to do a little research about the 'political' priorities of those such as xenophon.

xenophon cares nought about any Australian small business, especially Aviation small business...

Some background:

After Tony Abbott became Prime Minister, al gore and clive palmer meet to ensure the corruption of carbon trading continues. Big banks and gore to profit...
Palmer and Gore exchange fond words

Al gore 'helps' a candidate go against Tony Abbott. Andrew woodward "is a climate reality leader as part of al gores climate reality project". Big banks and gore to profit...
https://au.linkedin.com/in/andrewwoodward1966

And that muppet xenophone ploted to ensure 'carbon' is taxed. Big banks and gore to profit...
https://www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/...14135508001142


Al gore and his Australian stooges such as xenophon are ensuring that Australian business costs are higher then their overseas competitors and that money from Australian taxpayers flow to the carbon trading scam..





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[mcgrath50]

carbon trading scam

Yes the scam that will help Australia transition to a carbon free economy, make sure at the cutting edge of where the world is going technology wise and ensure the planet is still habitable for my and future generations. What an evil man Xenophon is.