Battling Bob has gone the right way in establishing himself as a credible independent candidate by saying 'no thanks' to the bruvvers at the CFMEU. Seems he took my sage advice.

Bob said:

"I'm not going to become part of a power play by one of their executive that perhaps, that does want to get his wife elected, that's not what union funds should be spent on at any time,"

Well done Bob. That's exactly what it is. Kevs last gasp at keeping his slipping hold on power. A desperate attempt by a desperate man.

Also today another labor pollie has risen in my estimations, the member for Perth, John Hyde.
In parliment he used private members statements time to vent his spleen on all and sundry, calling all his fellow pollies boring.

"Inside this anachranistic chamber you become verbose, tedious and irrelevant,''

Well done. We need PJK.

The colourful limp wristed lefty from Perth better watch his back though. The again maybe it is his swan song and this is his 'bugger you all' speech.