Liberal Leadership Spill 2018: The Best Twitter Reactions

Our government is in a state of utter chaos right now, and while we’re all shaking our heads in disgust, it’s the Aussie way to take a shitty situation and have a good old laugh at it. Because if you don’t laugh, you’ll cry, right.

So while we wait to find out who will become our sixth Prime Minister in eight years, here’s the #LibSpill according to Twitter:

https://twitter.com/bernietb/status/1032437293208895489

https://twitter.com/RashellHa/status/1032437883733401600

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

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#libspill

*Aliens land*

Aliens: Take us to your leader.

*Australians look around nervously*

Australians: Ok, so here's the thing…
— mp (@mparker179) August 23, 2018

Exclusive live footage of the Liberal party room today #libspill #auspoll pic.twitter.com/2VgNn7Z9MU
— Shannan Dodson (@ShannanJDodson) August 23, 2018

While I understand the glee with which people are watching the Liberal Party self destruct, the thought of Dutton as PM is so chilling that I just can't take any pleasure from this
— gerry (@geraldmellor) August 22, 2018

This is a man unmoved by a burned baby, and who regularly and falsely claimed that refugees were hurting themselves cynically (as if that mattered), instead of out of desperate hopelessness, in an attempt to justify his own cruelty to them in the first place.
— Omar Sakr (@omarsakrpoet) August 23, 2018

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I’m Mal-ting #LibSpill pic.twitter.com/v17pf4DHyJ
— Jim McIlwain (@TwoGlassTaste) August 23, 2018

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Not sure what I’m more concerned about:
(1) The revolving door of Australian PM’s OR (2) That the potential next PM is Lord Voldemort #harrypotter #auspol #LibSpill #LibSpill3 pic.twitter.com/TEiOQFprBu
— Craig Murphy (@Murfolator) August 23, 2018

Something evil this way comes… #dutton #auspoll #LibSpill pic.twitter.com/iDWcMhCase
— Neil Clugston (Cluggo) (@neilclugston) August 23, 2018

Unacceptable criticisms of Peter Dutton:

❌ Looks older than 47
❌ Resembles potato
❌ Can’t name AC/DC songs

Acceptable criticisms of Peter Dutton:

✅ Voted against LGBT rights
✅ Imprisoned refugee children
✅ Boycotted Apology#libspill #auspol
— Paul Richards (@PaulOfFame) August 22, 2018

Julia Gillard on #libspill
🤣😅😄😃😆 pic.twitter.com/PtGQgYzyeE
— Bluebird 💚💛 (@giveoutmore) August 23, 2018

This meme will never die! #libspill #LibSpill3 pic.twitter.com/LrNKBO3KJw
— Gaik (@GaikMasis) August 23, 2018

You get to be PM, and you get to be PM, and you get to be PM, everyone in Canberra gets a turn at being PM!#libspill pic.twitter.com/7vMxt2Hlqd
— Rewster (@Rewster7) August 22, 2018

Victory by default, the sweetest kind #libspill #Libspill2 #turnbull #dutton #auspol #Morrison #wtfaus pic.twitter.com/CrTfEArVXQ
— 💧Louis (@LouieKonk) August 23, 2018

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