Australian politics – State election a stunning blow against PM via ForexLive

A surprise result in the Queensland state election. The sitting premier, a party ally of Australian PM Tony Abbott, was defeated in a very big surprise …  shock … result.

Some of the media comments:

• It was a result no … player had predicted, with even Labor insiders conceding a win was almost impossible at the outset of the campaign
• Not even federal opposition leader Bill Shorten had expected (the win) … a political comeback for the history books
• While the LNP looks back at what went wrong, with many pointing to federal issues, potentially signalling the end of Tony Abbott's prime ministership

More:

• The rout of the Liberal National Party in the Queensland election is being described as “catastrophic” by federal Coalition MPs, with some claiming the Prime Minister is now terminally wounded
• “All we are talking about now is the timing and method of execution,” one Queensland MP said
• “This is catastrophic, unimaginable,” said another
• Labor looks set to pull off a stunning victory in a cliffhanger election, after securing a double-digit swing

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