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The Coalition’s bounce in the polls is nothing more than a honeymoon – one of those honeymoons you sometimes hear about where the bride and groom sell up, quit their jobs, and travel the world with no real intention of returning, Labor says.
Opposition Leader Bill Shorten said it was important not to read too much into recent polls. “Just as there’s a honeymoon period with marriages, there’s one with new leaders as well. This one just happens to be one of those ones where the couple goes and lives in another country for a few years, maybe does a stint in New York, some backpacking through Europe and Asia on the way home, before returning relaxed, refreshed and with a couple of high-school aged kids,” he said.
Mr Turnbull was unreachable for comment, lying on a beach in the Maldives sipping cocktails.
We must remember this Follow the power: Shorten’s gaffe-a-thon … by CrikeyUncategorized
Bill Shorten’s week of gaffes. He may have pulled the ultimate power move on the Heath Services Union yesterday, but this week The Power Index is finding it a little difficult to take Bill Shorten seriously.
When the self-described “Gillard man” makes statements like: “I haven’t seen what she said, but let me say I support what it is that she’s said,” as he did yesterday on Sky News, we wonder whether Shorten really deserves his spot at the top of the Political Fixers power list.
When questioned how he can support the PM if he doesn’t know just what she’s said, Shorten responded with: “My view is what the Prime Minister’s view is.”
http://www.crikey.com.au/2012/04/27/follow-the-power-shortens-gaffe-a-thon-bof-beats-on-judiciary-twiggys-trap/