Before the sun sets on this Tuesday in December the leadership of the Liberal party will have experienced change. The scene is set for a spill - and the likely contest will be between present leader, Malcolm Turnbull and leadership pretender Tony Abbott - and heir apparent Joe Hockey.
At the same time New South Wales premier Nathan Rees will be looking over his shoulder as his party plots to replace him with either Frank Sartor or treasurer Eric Roozendaal. Lurking in the background are the " danger people ", John Della Bosca and Planning minister Kristina Keneally.
The Liberal party gives as it's reason for leadership change a sharp difference of opinion on the proposed Emissions Trading Scheme ( ETS ), but in reality both Liberal and state Labor unrest over leadership boils down to a single factor - the inability of the present leaders to attract the voters.
Both have low approval ratings and neither give their party confidence that they are heading for a win at the next election.
The game of " musical chairs " will continue in both houses of parliament until a person emerges with that magical charisma to which the voters flock.
Leadership challenges only become a thing of the past when the person leading the party is seen as a clear " election winner " !
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