Canberra Reporting – The Doddcast

So, it’s the first week of the new paradigm.

While the AFL GF has left everyone feeling a little flat, fans should consul themselves that one of the teams for next week’s game is not trying to destroy the MCG – as would appear to be happening in politics.

However it’s easy to see how after a bruising encounter, both teams could throw their hands up and declare the management a joke.

The group hugs merely a memory, and fading fast, it’s more looking like a house of domestic violence after the debacle over the weekend of the Speaker deal.

In Canberra, a new report has come out saying that Canberrans are feeling like they are working a lot more – but actually are working less.

Which is a great segue to this most interesting week of Parliament, which begins with… a Public Holiday in Canberra.

Tuesday is nothing but ceremony in the big house, all rods, bells, whistles and the opening of doors.

With Tuesday being all formalities, the rub is that the GG is hosting a great spread in the afternoon, with excited guests all welcoming actually knowing what will be happening at this one.

So expect the love to hit the fan on Wednesday proper.

The government has yet to list any of the bills going in this week, because it is still negotiating the rules of the house.

The rules and legislative agenda seem as ready as the athlete’s village in Delhi.

And while I’m not really across the changes to Parliamentary procedure, neither is it seems are the Opposition. But they’re so determined to wreck the Parliament that the changes are only going to be witches hats in the steamroller.

Given the Opposition are practicing the withdrawal method of intercourse for negotiations and the government are riding bare back in house, we have an interesting week ahead.

At least we have the media. Outing bloggers.

They’re reporting that Canberra’s hotels are full of lobbyists. Just not what they’re up to.

QANDA Mungo Macallum, Stephen Conroy, Pattern of the sex party and Mirabella from the Liberals. Oh, and Oakeshotttttttttttttttt.