All the predatory animals at the zoo were intrigued by The Outsiders‘ Ross Cameron’s Machiavellian analysis of NSW National’s Leader, John Barilaro’s condemnation of Prime Minister Turnbull.

Cameron noted:

• the date of Barilaro’s comment – the day before the by-election in New England and after the disaster in Queensland’s State Election for the LNP
• the political status of Barilaro – not a member of the Federal National Party in coalition with the Federal Liberal Party but the State Leader
• the impact of the statement on disaffected Conservatives – Barnaby Joyce is not Malcolm Turnbull. Voting for the Nationals is not endorsing the Left-Leaning Liberals.

As descendants of jungle warriors fighting for survival in the wild, we animals applaud the National’s wily, astute and successful strategy.

Gibber! Gibber!

Chugley the Fighting Chimpanzee

P.S. We note that Barilaro was attacked personally by his parliamentary colleagues. (Always a sure sign that his strategy was correct!)

We also observed that the Queen of Political Campaigning herself, Peta Credlin, congratulated the Nationals on their campaign on Credlin last evening.