I don't understand how this became a party issue. There are practically no LNP members here in WA, so they don't need to follow the national LNP directives.

The result is: the opposition leader here said she's resigning and voting yes. Our two most well-known Libs (one the former deputy PM) are both publicly in the 'yes' camp.

Not that any of it matters.

[–] DogMuffins@discuss.tchncs.de 10 points 1 year ago

Yeah see this is the part that really grinds my gears. Labor has wasted a lot of political capital on this. They didn't have much to start with. I'm not looking forward to a decade of Dutton.

[–] youngalfred@lemm.ee 5 points 1 year ago

Something I'd read/listened to recently suggested that it might have more of a detrimental affect on Dutton when it comes to the election - people will remember his campaigning during this, and be really turned off it when voting for a leader. On the other hand, Albanese has done some work towards keeping his leadership separate from the outcome of the result.

[–] unionagainstdhmo@aussie.zone 1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

It's interesting, I don't know if Dutton will be able to win back the moderate seats they lost at the last election

[–] vividspecter@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago

Yeah the yes vote is crushing it in traditional Liberal seats, and they are going to remember this.

[–] AllNewTypeFace@leminal.space 1 points 1 year ago

The swinging seats were largely the apolitical suburbs, who aren’t idealistic lefties but aren’t rusted-on megachurch culture-warriors either. They bend with the wind. Morrison was on the nose, so they swung to Labor; whether they stay with Labor or conclude, after surveying the famously impartial media, that we need a change is an open question.