00:00The final sitting day of Parliament feels a lot like the last day of school.
00:07You know, it's like leavers.
00:09For the six opposition MPs, it marks the end of four years that felt like an eternity.
00:15It has certainly been a challenging period, but it's also a privilege to be in Parliament.
00:21After a humiliating election wipeout in 2021 left the Liberals with just two lower house MPs,
00:28the party has been trying to rebuild.
00:31A task made even more difficult this week,
00:34after secret polling designed to undermine leader Libby Metham was leaked to media.
00:40A little bit disappointing, it really was.
00:43It's been revealed the polling, which spruced the Liberal Party's enhanced chances
00:47under the leadership of candidate Basil Zemplis,
00:50was commissioned by Mr Zemplis' former mayoral campaign manager Cam Sinclair,
00:55whose marketing agency is also employed by Liberal Party HQ.
01:00Ms Metham raising concerns about his ongoing contract.
01:04The Liberal Party's contract with Cam Sinclair sits with the State Director.
01:10It is the Liberal Party and the State Director that need to provide some assurance
01:15that going forward there is confidence in that contract.
01:19Mr Sinclair has now apologised for his error of judgement
01:23and failure to consider the conflict of interest
01:26when he facilitated this polling on behalf of a mystery client.
01:30The party's State Director, Simon Morgan, has told the ABC
01:33he had nothing to do with the polling and still hasn't seen it.
01:37The Liberal saga providing endless ammunition for Labor.
01:41Don't let the crayons fool you.
01:44It talks about the John Kerry effect.
01:50And through these incredible graphs it says we love John Kerry.
01:57Several long-serving MPs won't be returning after the March state election.
02:02I genuinely wish you the best as the parliamentary term draws to a close.
02:07Aren't we so very lucky to have trod these halls together
02:10with a shared purpose of making our state the best place to live and work.
02:15Among them David Templeman, his famous end-of-year ditty,
02:18this time a swan song.
02:20Thank you for your friendship and kindness,
02:24but screw you guys I'm going home.
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