but there would have to be a much stronger imperative than there is now for the Opposition to get away with it.
Abbott is making a very poor fist of things - so many broken promises, so much good legislation overturned simply because it's Labor legislation, but he's still polling well enough for blocking supply to be enormously risky for Labor. The divisions that caused so much anger in 1975 are still remembered by enough people to be a warning signal to both parties. And Labor itself has been the cause of so much of its own trouble, I think they'll think three times before taking any more risks. It's Labor that now has to project an image of stability in comparison to Abbott's twisting and turning.
And who knows what Clive Palmer would do in such a situation? Nobody can be sure what stand Clive will take on anything; he doesn't know himself from one day to the next. And he's the one who'll have the most power from July – neither party will be able to achieve anything without his support, but given his background, he's far more likely to side with the LNP than with Labor, because it will be in his own best interests.
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