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Despite massively delayed public transport (we were told a bus went missing - thankyou for that helpful information, 131500!) and the heat, Yabun was great.
Redfern Park was absolutely packed, there was plenty of good cheap food (even TI cuisine) and various stalls with plenty of free stuff. The main stage PA was set up so you could hear the music no matter how far from the stage you were seated, which is a difficult thing in the best of venues, let alone a big open park. I even enjoyed Troy Casser-Daly, but that could've been the heat stroke haha! Nah just kidding Troy was pretty good live, not as good as the Stiff Gins though.
In other non-Indigenous politics, what the hell is going on with the Labor party? Once Latham finally admitted his health was deteriorating rapidly and resigned from politics altogether, Labor had the opportunity to pull their socks up and show some unity and backbone in finding a new leader for their completely directionless party. The three main contenders were obvious, previous party leader Kim Beazely, shadow minister for health Julia Gillard and shadow minister for foreign affairs, Kevin Rudd. What wasn't so obvious was where the caucus held their preferences and who out of the three would make a great Labor leader.
Unfortunately those two questions don't matter now, as both Julia and Kevin have developed what could only be called 'cold feet' and subsequently withdrawn from the race. Why? Kevin Rudd rang Kim Beazely personally to say that he does not have enough votes within the caucus and will be withdrawing. Julia follows the exact same train of thought, claiming "There are obviously issues in having a ballot in circumstances where I know I can't win." So by that logic, if you don't think you can win, there's no point in even trying. With that sort of mentality perhaps it's a good thing they've both withdrawn, who knows what kind of leader they would both make? Now we'll never know, as the caucus only has one option, rendering the process of nominating and electing a new Labor leader absolutely useless.
Redfern Park was absolutely packed, there was plenty of good cheap food (even TI cuisine) and various stalls with plenty of free stuff. The main stage PA was set up so you could hear the music no matter how far from the stage you were seated, which is a difficult thing in the best of venues, let alone a big open park. I even enjoyed Troy Casser-Daly, but that could've been the heat stroke haha! Nah just kidding Troy was pretty good live, not as good as the Stiff Gins though.
In other non-Indigenous politics, what the hell is going on with the Labor party? Once Latham finally admitted his health was deteriorating rapidly and resigned from politics altogether, Labor had the opportunity to pull their socks up and show some unity and backbone in finding a new leader for their completely directionless party. The three main contenders were obvious, previous party leader Kim Beazely, shadow minister for health Julia Gillard and shadow minister for foreign affairs, Kevin Rudd. What wasn't so obvious was where the caucus held their preferences and who out of the three would make a great Labor leader.
Unfortunately those two questions don't matter now, as both Julia and Kevin have developed what could only be called 'cold feet' and subsequently withdrawn from the race. Why? Kevin Rudd rang Kim Beazely personally to say that he does not have enough votes within the caucus and will be withdrawing. Julia follows the exact same train of thought, claiming "There are obviously issues in having a ballot in circumstances where I know I can't win." So by that logic, if you don't think you can win, there's no point in even trying. With that sort of mentality perhaps it's a good thing they've both withdrawn, who knows what kind of leader they would both make? Now we'll never know, as the caucus only has one option, rendering the process of nominating and electing a new Labor leader absolutely useless.
posted by dreamonblackgirl at 12:24 PM
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