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Costello may have to fight for leadership

4/08/2008 6:24:00 AM.  | 
Senior Liberal Tony Abbott has publicly called for Peter Costello to put his hand up for the opposition leadership, rather than wait for it to be handed to him in a bloodless coup.

The former treasurer arrived back in Australia from a family holiday on Saturday, reportedly convinced his party has finally decided he's the only person with a chance of defeating Prime Minister Kevin Rudd in 2010.

Mr Costello is understood to want to be approached to take over, with Opposition Leader Brendan Nelson to step down in his favour to avoid a damaging party room vote.

The government has already begun attacking Mr Costello's record on industrial relations.

Mr Abbott is suggesting it's time for Mr Costello to make a move, saying opposition MPs have made their opinions known publicly.

Australian Associated Press

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Monday, 04 August 2008

Abbott & Costello stoogers for the Liberal Party, thats how we see it, keep them both for the laugh remember they both supported Howards Lies.............

Posted by: g maybury, sydney

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Monday, 04 August 2008

Costello is going to walk back in after the dust settles and fix the world economic woes lol. He's taken a leaf out of howards "how to be sly" book.

Posted by: kp mac, bowraville

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Monday, 04 August 2008

The biggest worry is that if these idiots make Costello their leader, they will have gone backwards. Of course, Malcontent Spinbulldung has proven himself to be a total flip flopper, he is right into the non-core promise thing, Brengun is hopeless and there is no one else worth considering. So really going backwards is the most progressive option for the Libs. They need mass resignations and then hope that someone with leadership potential gets selected by their idiot supporters. Libs are losers

Posted by: Graeme Henderson, Darling Downs

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Monday, 04 August 2008

Go get em Pete. You owe it to your Countrymen and women. The idiots Rudd,Swan and Tanner have managed to take a strong economy to the brink of recession in just about eight months-and theres worse to come!!!!!LJ

Posted by: Desmond Harris, Beacon Hill

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Monday, 04 August 2008

Thanks Desmond Harris! Finally some balance with our Graeme friend.

Posted by: J Glover, Cromer

Monday, 04 August 2008

J Glover, Cromer, I understand your point about balance but competing with Hendo's stupidity is too much sometimes. Most of the time his posts are too damn stupid to read, I just have no patience to read it. I assume it’s the same for most here. This doesn’t mean im not interested in Labor supporter posts, as some of the Labor posts actually make some sense. Hendo is just so far left and stupid the buses don’t even go their.

Posted by: Bart R, Sydney

 

Monday, 04 August 2008

You again? Graeme? STOP reading political articiles if you can't represent your opinion without balance. Labor are the worst handlers of the economy ever. They are LIBERAL not "Libs", beside, who would take advice from you? And to top it off Grem you can't even speak right! SUPPORTERS ARE NOT IDIOTS your maniac. K RUDD is the real "loser".

Posted by: J Glover, Cromer

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Monday, 04 August 2008

J Glover. If I can't represent my opinions without balance? The supporters of the Libs are idiots and I offer you as a classic example to prove my point. I shall continue to PRESENT my opinions WITH balance even if that offends biased Lib supporter type idiots like you. And you talk about speaking correctly? Oh I see, primary school is out now. Look, take your last post to your English teacher tomorrow and ask her to help you, she'll be really embarrassed to find her pupil publishing that.

Posted by: Graeme Henderson, Darling Downs

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Monday, 04 August 2008

Why are Liberal supporters (in Henderson's mind) "biased"? When in fact Henderson expresses daily (if not hourly!) the same bias (albeit in another direction - although we cannot be sure if Henderson's direction is "up" and "down" as opposed to "left" and "right"). And, as far as the Liberal leadership goes, it is the business of the Opposition as and when they want to do anything about it. In the meantime we would like to see the media scrutinising Rudd as much as they scrutinise the Opposition

Posted by: Geoffrey Bolton, Lane Cove

Monday, 04 August 2008

Gloves, Hendo wouldn't know "balance" if it jumped up and bit his bum!

Posted by: Gareth "balanced" Benson, Blacktown

Monday, 04 August 2008

Bolton and Benson, two more Lib idiots jumping in without looking. The idiot J Glover wrote; "STOP reading political articiles if you can't represent your opinion without balance." I realise that you pair, like this bozo like to present your opinions without balance, I however seek to have balance, which of course means that the Libs look really bad, because the Libs are really bad, the Libs are losers, everywhere, well except for Newman, he being the exception that proves the rule. Dumbies.

Posted by: Graeme Henderson, Darling Downs

Monday, 04 August 2008

Now Hendo Darling....that's what I call a balanced posting. Well done!

Posted by: Gazza Benson, Blacktown

Monday, 04 August 2008

Benson, you failed to deal with the issue which is the absurdity of the statement J Glover wrote. I is even more idiotic than the sort of posts you habitually make. I am trying to think of a time when you actually made an original and intelligent comment, but I can not recall one that was either original, or intelligent. I know you support J Glover's call that comments should not be balanced where politics is involved. Costello is unlikely to become leader, but if he does we shall rejoice.

Posted by: Graeme Henderson, Darling Downs

 

Monday, 04 August 2008

Obviously Costello is the man LABOR fears the most. Ranging from top politicians to supporters, LABOR people are hysterical at attacking Costello in all forms & shapes (including name calling). It should be clear Costello possesses something LABOR severely lacks - the economic credential. Juding we are at the verge of another LABOR imposed recession (their trademark), Costello is an excellent alternative for the electorate. Unfortunately one will have to tighten the belt until 2010 for relief.

Posted by: W O, Turramurra

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Monday, 04 August 2008

W O, Turramurra, CORRECT. The funny thing is Labor keep on talking about Costello. Most people know he is a good economic manager, regardless of Hendo's stupid comments. So basically Labor is giving Costello free advertising. Im sure Costello is secretly thanking Labor for it. Get that india Hendo.

Posted by: Bart R, Sydney

Monday, 04 August 2008

Bart, thanks. One can only hope Australians exercise some intelligence when presented a choice in 2010! As for some diehard labor creatures....I suggest we don't waste time debating with them - they have their minds made up in stone & it's futile for any sane persons to have logical discussion with them.

Posted by: W O, Turramurra

Monday, 04 August 2008

W O, Turramurra, Labor supporters have their minds made up in stone "age"

Posted by: Bart R, Sydney

Monday, 04 August 2008

WO: I think most fair minded People understand that most of the problems that we are facing today are not Rudds Fault and also not all Howards Fault.The whole world is facing exactly same problems as us.High petrol prices,Fuel ,Food etc.The global credit crunch is hurting us all.Climate change is upon us,It's going to be very interesting times ahead.As far as 2010 is concerned, if the Libs keep going the way they are ,then it will be an easy choice to make.

Posted by: Paul Keating, Dapto

Tuesday, 05 August 2008

Keating. If as YOU say, "most of the problems are not Rudd's fault", then "some" obviously are (in your opinion?). Please enlighten us...as it would be the first glimmer of honesty from the llloney left that this column has seen. Also, I can't understand why you make the point that "The only thing Labour voters worry about Costello is who's next?", I wouldn't think that Labor "true believers" would be worried about anything? (other than an opponent that would beat Rudd)?

Posted by: Geoff Bolton, Lane Cove

Tuesday, 05 August 2008

Paul, we don't blame Rudd for CAUSING these, but it's Rudd's faul for not ACTING on these. Didn't he promised to keep "downward pressure" on interest/inflation/grocery/petrol prices during the election? He failed to keep these promises. He attacked Howard over high petrol prices when Howard indicated that it's due to global oil prices, and now he is using the same excuse. One assumed he had answers to these when he attack others on these. it gets repetitive talking to you as it gets repetitive.

Posted by: W O, Turramurra

Tuesday, 05 August 2008

WO:It seems your main issue with Rudd/Labor is Based on Rudds comments during Election about High Petrol prices,Inflation etc.Now i am going to get repetitive again but thats what Politicians do during an Election PROMISE a lot!!!!!.Rudd did a better job than Howard so he got Elected.It's been happening for decades so whats the Problem? I don't assume any Politician will fulfill all Election promises and if you do then you don't understand Politics.

Posted by: Paul Keating, Dapto

Tuesday, 05 August 2008

Keating. Correction. Rudd LIED MORE than Howard so he got Elected!

Posted by: Geoff Bolton, Lane Cove

Tuesday, 05 August 2008

Paul, there is an error in your last entry: "Rudd did a better job than Howard so he got elected". What did Rudd do during the election that is better than Howard? As an opposition leader then he didn't have power to "do" anything (not that it has made a difference - he has power now and still hasn't done anything!). So your entry should read more like this: "Rudd lied a better job than Howard so he got elected."

Posted by: W O, Turramurra

 

Monday, 04 August 2008

Wiseacre Ordure. Still ashamed to put your name to your prattle I see. If Costello were to be elected leader of the Libs it would make the next election a Labor certainty, Groundhog Day X2. Costello's economic credentials are in tatter's inspite of your efforts at spin. His Cowardice has also been revealed, not a good quality in a leader, I know, Howard was a coward, but he hid it better than Runawaycrybaby Costello. Also if Costello stays it marks him as a liar. Still you have no choice really.

Posted by: Graeme Henderson, Darling Downs

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Monday, 04 August 2008

Well thats the end of Speculation about Costello coming back as Leader.Well if he has to fight for it then it's not going to happen Is It! End of story lets move onto the next one.

Posted by: Paul Keating, Dapto

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Monday, 04 August 2008

Dapto, brilliant..that ends the speculation started by Rudd and Labor and followed blindly by our inept media. It will happen when the opposition is good and ready, not before. Why don't you comment on something interesting, like how Rudd is screwing up the country. Really, its only you Labor fools that are paranoid about a Costello return.

Posted by: Geoff Bolton, Lane Cove

 

Monday, 04 August 2008

I wonder why the loonie left are so worried about the prospect of a Costello return? Me thinks they prosteth too much!

Posted by: Geoff Bolton, Lane Cove

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Monday, 04 August 2008

Another day another opposition headline. We have a recession looming, a policy to allow illegals out of the "horrific" detention centres the labor party created, but still the media want to flog the oppositioon leadership issue. I also note the the labor party stooge posting here still lacks the ability to debate intelligently without resorting to child like insults. My advice to any one posting comment here, would be to ignore the obvious childish barbs from the one whose only talent is insults

Posted by: susan lowe, gippsland

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Monday, 04 August 2008

Susan,Gippsland.I hate to break the news to you but when your opposition leader your under the microscope.Dont you remember the media examining Rudd's chilhood before the last election.Wake up !!! A recession looming eh?A recession is two successive qtrs of negative growth and we havent had one yet.Labour may have had a detention policy but it never took them six yrs to determine status.Everyone except you knows that the Libs sat on info and deliberately delayed decisions for political ends.

Posted by: Lance Freestone, Cambridge Park

 

Monday, 04 August 2008

It always amazes me how dumb Liberals are.Labour voters want Costello to be leader tommorrow.Fancy this pretender trying to defend eight lnterest rate rises,no infrastructure,Workchoices and a climate change sceptic to boot.He wont last till the next election even if he gets a spine and challenges Nelson.Where does that leave Turnbull who will not wait forever.The only thing Labour voters worry about Costello is who's next? The 20% of swinging voters who decide elections dont vote on ideology.

Posted by: Lance Freestone, Cambridge Park

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Tuesday, 05 August 2008

Lance, if Labor wants Costello why are they attacking him NOW? Workchoice - well, would you want it with a job or would you want labor to scrap it without a job when the economy heads recession? Why would labor worry about who the opposition leader is when they are even unable to run the country effectively? There is only one answer - a distraction based on fear - fear a capable Costello will expose Labor's economic deficiencies & also divert people's attention away from their incompetencies.

Posted by: W O, Turramurra

 

Monday, 04 August 2008

Lance, Number1 he isnt MY opposition leader, and yes I remember the scrutiny of Mr Rudd, he was asking to become the next PM just prior to an election. We are NOT expecting another election for another 3 yrs, whoever the leader of the opposition may be, he/she is a long way out from asking us to vote them in as PM. As for the recession how long can you keep blaming the last Govt. I have voted for both parties in the past I WAS a Labor grass roots, until they forgot who they represented, workers.

Posted by: susan lowe, gippsland

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Tuesday, 05 August 2008

Susan, I agree. Hawke gave workers The Accord - froze our wages. Keating gave us the recession and high interest rates. Howard gave us the opportunity to recover from Hawke and Keating. Rudd has paid back his minority supporters - the Sorry people, the Climate Change Greenies, the Refugees, the Immigrants, the Unions. Pensioners and workers can kiss his arse.

Posted by: Shawn Lamb, Canberra

 

Monday, 04 August 2008

CONT. I am also one of the 20% of swing voters Lance, and I dont vote on theory either, climate change THEORY. The Labor party wants to tax "working families" into the poor house on one hand, and professes to be for them on the other. Another point Lance, infrastucture, maybe you should be looking to the state Labor Govts who have allowed state infrastructures in capital cities and rural australia, fall to pieces. The Labor party has been in Govt in all states much longer than federally.

Posted by: susan lowe, gippsland

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Tuesday, 05 August 2008

Wiseacre Ordure, no one is attacking Costello, we are just telling the truth. Now that will never sit well with the radical rightwingers, but get used to it. Costello owes Aus an apology for allowing inflation and interest rates to rise to dangerous levels. He is also culpable for the Invasion of Iraq with the resultant damage to the US and World economy, as well as it's disastrous effect on oil prices. We love Costello staying in the news because like with Howard it helps to remind people.

Posted by: Graeme Henderson, Darling Downs

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