05-31-2022, 03:43 AM
(05-31-2022, 02:23 AM)dodge link Wrote:A speaker needs to be appointed by Labor. If they come from the Labor party, doesn't that mean they have 75 members to vote. Need 76 votes to pass. The last time this happened, the speaker (Peter Slipper) was appointed from Independents and he was in strife with taxi rorts?
Some lower house negotiation may be required, but not as much as the upper house. Part of the Teal appeal was that they represented some of the views of the electorate, unlike Labor/LNP. Labor would be making a mistake if they ignored them.
The Speaker has a tiebreaker vote so Labor will still have a majority in the House. That would only be required if the Libs, Nats, Greens and independents all voted against Labor. However, I suspect there could be some negotiations with the crossbench to find an "independent" Speaker.
Albo seems pretty keen to have an inclusive government and was the last Labor government's key negotiator with the independents. Kerryn Phelps was on the wireless this morning and mentioned how good Albo was when negotiating with her and the other independents.
The independents all seem to be around the centre so there shouldn't be too many points of difference.
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