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6 to 12 months is about right... Mix Send a noteboard - 22/08/2010 02:57:40 AM
The Liberal (Conservative) Party doesn't have 71 seats. The coalition of 4 parties (Liberal Party, National Party, Liberal-National Party (Qld) and Country Liberal Party (NT) has 71 seats.

That's absolutely correct, yes. I blame the fact that it was 1 in the morning, and I'd just been watching 7 hours of election coverage.

I was also trying to keep it simple for people who may not be as familiar with the system.

2 or 3 Independents will support the Coalition the other independent and the Greens will support the ALP. Even if the coalition gets up they it will not be long until the next election.

I give it 6 to 12 months, regardless. And I doubt Gillard will be in charge then.


Yep if Abbot becomes PM the ALP will go into melt down and he will quickly see his polls go up, once he is in a winning spot and before the ALP can recover he will call an election.

If the Gillard holds on then she will be in the weakest position of any PM ever and all abbot will need to do is sit back and wait for the inevitably.
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So...Australia had a federal election today, and no-one won Colonel Logain - 21/08/2010 03:21:26 PM 528 Views
.... why is there an even number of seats?? *NM* jh - 21/08/2010 04:23:39 PM 171 Views
Well. the polls I saw had it at too close to call. Which is how it is. Rebekah - 21/08/2010 04:44:36 PM 383 Views
Re: Well. the polls I saw had it at too close to call. Which is how it is. Colonel Logain - 22/08/2010 02:49:38 AM 310 Views
spelt Labor, eh? Didn't know they specialized in producing wheat *NM* BlackAdder - 22/08/2010 05:04:11 AM 331 Views
So, the Liberal Party is the "conservative" one? Australia is a crazy place! *NM* trzaska2000 - 21/08/2010 04:50:08 PM 171 Views
... depends on your perspective. jh - 21/08/2010 04:55:22 PM 350 Views
Once upon a time in America, "liberal" meant "wanting minimum government interference". Tim - 21/08/2010 09:22:55 PM 377 Views
Ignore. Dunno what happened there. *NM* Tim - 21/08/2010 09:23:56 PM 152 Views
thank you for this post!! i've been trying to get a better grasp on australian politics LadyLorraine - 21/08/2010 05:57:23 PM 403 Views
You're very welcome Colonel Logain - 22/08/2010 02:52:03 AM 453 Views
I hope the liberals can do it. Tom - 22/08/2010 12:10:43 AM 477 Views
actually Mix - 22/08/2010 02:38:57 AM 369 Views
You're right, of course Colonel Logain - 22/08/2010 02:48:39 AM 351 Views
6 to 12 months is about right... Mix - 22/08/2010 02:57:40 AM 382 Views
Yes, Labor will not win a re-election with Gillard at the helm Colonel Logain - 22/08/2010 02:59:59 AM 343 Views
I can see that. Mix - 22/08/2010 03:09:21 AM 483 Views
And then there is the senate Mix - 22/08/2010 03:39:01 AM 545 Views
That's a bit surprising BlackAdder - 22/08/2010 05:09:49 AM 373 Views
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