Summary: This week on Something Wonky we bid farewell to the Napthine government in Victoria, attempt a reset for Tony Abbott, and ask Christopher Pyne to stop texting us. Australia Versus Humanity looks even grimmer than usual as Scott Morrison’s bill is on the verge of passing. And Stop The Press asks whether stalking six year old girls is in the national interest. The Focus Group Victoria says goodbye to the LNP Victoria’s Swing To The Left: Eltham’s Analysis Of Saturday’s Result Nationals could lose party status after disastrous showing Tony Abbott had ‘toxic’ effect on Victorian election, say former premiers Victorian state election 2014: Greens leave preferences blank in key seats, angering Labor What reset button? TheVine - Karl Stefanovic just savaged Tony Abbott on The Today Show - Life & pop culture, untangled Edumacation Pyne embarrassing himself over uni reforms says Glenn Lazarus PUP’s Glenn Lazarus can’t stand heat of the Senate scrum Senate votes down Abbott government’s higher education changes University cuts: government spends $150,000 gauging need for advertising “Better Economic Managers” Weak economy to push interest rates down Joe Hockey - Economy faces new headwinds GDP: Australia enters income recession, dollar dives as economy stalls Tax the rich not the poor, corporate advisers tell Tony Abbott Government is hard Tony Abbott faces another Senate headache over David Leyonhjelm threat Australian soldiers win battle with PM Tony Abbott over pay with the help of Senator Jacqui Lambie Joe Hockey rejects open tender for new submarines Liberal Senator’s ag-gag bill targets whistleblowers | Lee Rhiannon Freya Newman’s ordeal sparks Greens bill to bolster whistleblower protection Global Citizenship Julie Bishop ‘went bananas’ at Tony Abbott over climate chaperone report Federal Government cuts funding to UN environment agency by over 80pc ahead of Peru climate talks - ABC News Cuts to foreign aid ‘another broken promise’ More cuts in store for foreign aid Australians abroad may be cut off from consular assistance in claims crackdown A grab bag Nobel prize contender San Thang cut from CSIRO “Remember when Hockey DARED car manufacturers to leave Australia?” New report finds gas is uneconomic at home Opening of world’s largest solar power plant in California brings inspiration and disappointment to Australia’s renewable energy sector - ABC News NBN: next 1.9 million homes and business to be connected to broadband network revealed Ebola paperwork: It looks important, but no one collects it Australia Versus Humanity Jailing four not-guilty Indigenous men with disabilities ‘breached human rights’ Australian asylum seeker policy may contravene torture convention - UN Manus Island asylum seeker had to rip out infected tooth, says case worker Sailors talk of torment of pulling asylum seeker bodies from ocean Federal Government approves plans for new detention centre near Port Moresby | Australia Plus Palmer United party backs asylum bill after Scott Morrison concessions Scott Morrison vows to increase refugee intake if crossbench senators support migration bill Manus Island detainee fears jail for homosexuality if rape reported to police Pregnant protesters locked up in detention despite refugee status Chris Kenny vs Gillian Triggs Stop The Press ABC and SBS could save $6m by refusing to pay Foxtel retransmission fee Here is Christian Kerr in the oz using a photo of a 6 year old to sledge a senator. No Gender December: Abbott criticises bid to end gender stereotypes in toys Nobody panic, Larissa Waters is not trying to kill Christmas And Finally This Government Is Shit - Ross Sharp
