Empty Coalition echoes with Bernardi scorn

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From Parallel PM Abbott:

“No government entirely satisfies all of its supporters. This is not an argument to leave; it’s a reason to stay in and fight more effectively for the things we believe in.”

A great time to leave the party as it falls apart under pressure from our Tony.

…Financial Services Minister Kelly O’Dwyer said Senator Bernardi was on an ego trip and should have been “upfront and honest” with voters before the last election.

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And what of your housing affordability betrayal, Kelly?

…Defence Industry Minister Christopher Pyne said Senator Bernardi should quit Parliament and recontest his seat, while Treasurer Scott Morrison accused him of betraying the Liberal Party and its voters.

And what of your astonishing $75bn subs pork, Christopher?

…Trade Minister Steven Ciobo said Senator Bernardi had spent his whole career causing internal trouble and “had never laid a glove on the Labor Party”.

And what of your policy necrophilia in coal and FTAs, Steven?

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…Education Minister and South Australian Liberal Senator Simon Birmingham, who received almost 12,000 first preferences on the same ticket, said Senator Bernardi has betrayed Liberal voters and the party and should surrender the seat.

Who?

George Brandis said Senator Bernardi’s ratting on the Liberal voters of South Australia was a clear example of the dishonest conduct that has eroded faith in politics.

And what of your ceaseless scandals, George?

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Good on you, Cory. It’s no less than this pack of valueless, policy-free, realty-worshipping, national interest destroying wankers deserves.

About the author
David Llewellyn-Smith is Chief Strategist at the MB Fund and MB Super. David is the founding publisher and editor of MacroBusiness and was the founding publisher and global economy editor of The Diplomat, the Asia Pacific's leading geo-politics and economics portal. He is also a former gold trader and economic commentator at The Sydney Morning Herald, The Age, the ABC and Business Spectator. He is the co-author of The Great Crash of 2008 with Ross Garnaut and was the editor of the second Garnaut Climate Change Review.