Pirates of Australian Politics

A mutiny on deck.

While Captain Rudd sailed us through harsh and malevolent weather, too many of his ship’s crew and a few passengers, unfortunately appeared to have gotten sea sick by the Captains sailing technique.

Captain Rudd sailed as smoothly as he could through rough seas, but while the ship has avoided catastrophe unhappiness still abounded through some of the crew and passengers.

Some of the decisions the Captain insisted on made many passengers angry, which in turn made the crew worried and too unhappy. One such decision was that some of the biggest passengers we’re told the more rations you find the more you’ll need to share. This didn’t sit well with some of the passengers. Many passengers started to rebel against this decree, many putting pressure on the ships’ crew to talk the captain into changing his mind. Ultimately scared that a ship wide mutiny may be afoot, many of the crew turned to first mate Gillard to talk to the Captain. The first mate at first tried to avoid such things, weeks past with rumours spreading that the First mate would soon take the Captains place. Finally the First Mate took a stand. Captain Rudd and his first mate Gillard drew their swords in private and fought back and forth to decide what was best for the ship and its crew and passengers. Finally Captain Rudd conceded that there was unrest within the crew and it must be dealt with swiftly. Captain Rudd addressed his passengers, speaking of the peril they had faced and survived with him at the helm, but how the unrest of the crew could surely debunk any attempt at smooth sailing and thus needed to be squashed as quickly as one could thus employing the democratic decision of letting his crew decide who should proceed as Captain for the rest of their journey. His words rung strong and proud as he spoke, confident of his past achievements, but unsure of his future as Captain. He turned to depart for the night and wait for the morning tide to bring resolve. But alas the crew still seemed unhappy and decided it best not to allow a democratic vote and they stormed the Captains lodge and pulled him from his positions, forcing him passed the passengers towards the plank. Captain Rudd seemed saddened to be made to leave his post, trying to hold his head high he was forced to walk the plank. The crew then swore in first mate Gillard to take position as the crew’s leader and ship’s Captain. To can take the helm and, they hoped, sail the vessel into another victorious election.