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The conventional wisdom is that the Liberals and National government will be re-elected in New South Wales. The betting markets have the coalition odds on favourite at $1.50. The Owl does not understand why. He thinks there has been an over reaction to the replacement of an Opposition Leader. He is happy to have a dollar or two on Labor at the $2,65

Hats off to Phil Coorey of The Financial Review for using the phrase "buyer's remorse" when he spoke on radio this morning of the increasing number of Liberals who now regret helping make Scott Morrison Prime Minister.

Liberal Senator Jim Molan might be smarting because he's been dumped to an unwinnable position on his party's Senate ticket but he pledges he is still loyal to the party.

The bad blood between former Prime Ministers @TurnbullMalcolm and @TonyAbbottMHR is now playing out on social media. Malcolm Turnbull has thrown his support behind an instagram page dedicated to kicking Tony Abbott out of his seat. #auspol #7News pic.twitter.com/ehCF2PdrX1 — 7 News Sydney (@7NewsSydney) November 20, 2018

13/11/2018 Scott Morrison says he's part of a religious community and his pastor and his wife would know if someone was teaching things that weren't in accordance with what the faith believes. Nine's 60 minutes tonight told us of this story involving The PM's Pentecostal Church: Hillsong church, Brian Houston, spoke in the witness box during the Royal Commission on Child Sex Abuse. He told the commission he learned of his father’s paedophilia in 1999. But in his view, it was up to the victim to report their abuser to the police pic.twitter.com/OtIuDW5BA8 https://t.co/cQI3kBMSyA — Jade Chinese (@FamilyMassageWA) November 18, 2018 Surely a Scomo explanation will soon be forthcoming. Note: The Urban dictionary definition of a Scomo:

In light of the Israeli embassy move impasse, the Owl’s standout Scomo tip for today is Sandown Melbourne race 3 no 7 Into The Abyss.

Reader Approved Since becoming Prime Minister Scott Morrison has shown a rare mastery of one of the essential skills of politics. After his mighty effort on the Foodbank funding cuts, the Owl thought others might benefit from Scomo's training manual How to do a backflip In this Article: Article Summary Preparing for the Backflip Mastering the Takeoff Perfecting the Tuck Sticking the Landing Community Q&A Also known as a back tuck, a somi, or a salto, a back flip is one of the most impressive and easily recognizable skills in gymnastics. With this move, your body makes a 360 degree rotation, beginning in a standing position and landing in a standing position. Whether you're looking to become a gymnast or just want to impress your friends with your cool new skill, you can get the hang of flipping backwards—if you're willing to invest some time and effort.

The United Australia Party is not really on the agenda of the political pundits. This reincarnation of businessman Clive Palmer's ambitions to have a say in how Australia is run passes largely without comment. Apparently it is seen as something of a joke and therefore irrelevant. In the media section of the Oz today there are details of an advertising campaign by the UAP that suggest Mr Palmer should again be treated seriously. If money does count in politics then perhaps this effort should be treated seriously.

Grattan on Friday:  Michelle Grattan , University of Canberra Malcolm Turnbull has delivered a hefty blow to the struggling Morrison government by refocusing attention on the one question it has desperately tried to smother. That is: why was he sacked? When he appeared on Thursday’s Q&A special, Turnbull was on a dual mission. His neat blue jacket told the story. There would be no reversion to the pre-prime ministerial free-wheeler dressed in leather. He was there to hold his executioners to account, to ensure they have no escape, from him or from the public. And he was primed to defend his record, to write the history of his three years in office as a story of accomplishment and success. He wants to be defined by what he did, rather than by how badly things ended. Essentially he presented himself simultaneously as the victim and the victor. The opening question was predictable but central: “Why aren’t you still prime minister?” Turnbull’s reply was reh

In a post earlier today the Owl ventured the opinion that we are in for our lengthiest election campaign ever because Prime Minister Scott Morrison has his bus at the ready and is off and driving. Tweeter Lucien Ey has thoughtfully supplied suitable musical accompaniment. And here's the soundtrack: https://t.co/RgzlTBbAlz — Lucien Ey (@PollHereford) November 4, 2018

I fear we are in for our lengthiest election campaign ever. Prime Minister Scott Morrison has his bus at the ready and is off and driving. And the flow of You Tube videos is reaching epidemic proportions. $200 million to secure Townsville’s water future. We’re backing Queenslanders and there’s more to come. I’m listening, I’m hearing and we’re getting on with it. See you on the road! 🚌 pic.twitter.com/oSQb9ZAPIG — Scott Morrison (@ScottMorrisonMP) November 4, 2018 ICYMI: Here's what our Government is doing to honour our nation's veterans. pic.twitter.com/GnrZ02NQCi — Scott Morrison (@ScottMorrisonMP) October 31, 2018 More investment. More tourism. More jobs. Our Geelong City Deal will be a game changer. pic.twitter.com/BCSX4kiGR5 — Scott Morrison (@ScottMorrisonMP) October 29, 2018 You asked about how we're getting electricity prices down. Here's my answer. pic.twitter.com/LFrxFLcLpR — Scott Morrison (@ScottMorrisonMP) October 23, 2018 The

On Tuesday night’s edition of The Outsiders on Sky News, Ross Cameron had this to say: “If you go to Disneyland in Shanghai on any typical morning of the week, you’ll see 20,000 black-haired, slanty-eyed, yellow-skinned Chinese, desperate to get into Disneyland.” Sky has sacked him over the remarks, saying the language was “totally unacceptable” and has “no place in Australian society”. With his pay television gig gone The Owl thought this song appropriate:

Michelle Grattan , University of Canberra There’s a nice story about Arthur Fadden - the Country Party leader who became PM in the 1941 hung parliament amid conservative leadership turmoil - deciding not to move into the Lodge after a colleague told him he’d “scarcely have enough time to wear a track from the backdoor to the shithouse before you’ll be out”. The warning was prophetic: Fadden was dispatched in little over a month, replaced in a House of Representatives vote by Labor’s John Curtin. Scott Morrison, ensconced in Kirribilli, has already had a longer spell than Fadden, and his government appears safe in parliament, despite losing its majority. Regardless of these differences, Morrison’s likely trajectory seems as clear as that of “Artie” all those years ago. The widespread feeling that the Morrison government is doomed will only be reinforced by this week’s outbreak of hostilities between the former and current prime ministers. At one level, it’s hard to believe we’r

It was most entertaining this morning listening to the 2GB screechers denouncing Malcolm Turnbull for remarks he made in Indonesia. There are people who just love hating someone and for the moment Malcolm is the number one hated one. But a tweet this morning suggest that the anger is being wrongly directed. A few facts. @ScottMorrisonMP asked me to discuss trade and the embassy issue in Bali and we had a call before I left to confirm his messages which I duly relayed to @jokowi There was a detailed paper on the issue in my official brief as well. — Malcolm Turnbull (@TurnbullMalcolm) November 1, 2018 Unless Malcolm Turnbull is telling an outrageous lie, what he said to Indonesian President Joko Widodo was what Prime Minister Scott Morrison had asked him to say on the subjects of trade and the location of the Australian embassy in Israel. Making public the "detailed paper on the issue in my official brief" would clarify matters but my guess is that it will take a le