Australians React With Fatalistic Humour Toward The #Libspill

Last Tuesday the 21st of August, the Minister for Home Affairs, Peter Dutton, challenged the leadership role of the current prime minister Malcolm Turnbull.

The leadership challenge lasted less than an hour and saw Turnbull winning with 48 votes over Dutton’s 35.

The prospect of suddenly having Dutton as the new PM shook many Australians. In varying degrees of panic, confusion, and angst, individuals took to Twitter to post humorous memes and gifs.

Under the #libspill, they revealed their thoughts.

I would very much like to tell Mr Dutton he did not receive a rose #libspill https://t.co/0w67PlLW6Z

— Osher Günsberg (@oshergunsberg) August 21, 2018

We cross live to the latest from the race for the Liberal Party leadership #auspol #libspill pic.twitter.com/4MQ0fvNHZw

— David Alexander (@davidFalexander) August 20, 2018

https://twitter.com/p_webs/status/1031649165653102593

Climate change waits for no party #auspol #libspill pic.twitter.com/icCCJkzpaS

— Peter Broelman (@Broelman) August 20, 2018

https://twitter.com/cameron_adams/status/1031691047808581633

Liberal spills:

Tony Abbott def Malcolm Turnbull: 42 to 41
Tony Abbott def empty chair: 61 to 39
Malcolm Turnbull def Tony Abbott: 55 to 45
Malcolm Turnbull def Peter Dutton: 48 to 35

Latest on today: https://t.co/QMTJhdd2fN

— David Crowe (@CroweDM) August 20, 2018

https://twitter.com/GrogsGamut/status/1031686976506712064

What the fuck is happening

— Sabine Wolff (@sabinewolff) August 20, 2018

Timeless tweet https://t.co/D6RAUi9oR1

— Farmering Dad (@DamienCWalker) August 21, 2018

Today in #auspol pic.twitter.com/AkPGPipHW8

— Andy Park (@andy_park) August 20, 2018

https://twitter.com/sleemol/status/1031685721755545601

https://twitter.com/suspirialex/status/1031685117494710272