Politics

[featherxquill]

So, you guys. Looks like Australia has a hung parliament.

I have to say, if nothing else, this appeals to my sense of drama. Not as much as Julia Gillard deposing Kevin Rudd did, but I have to say that I have never found politics this interesting before.

It's also kind of... validating, maybe, to see the entire nation's voting choices mirroring my own indecision? I voted Green, but I was dithering over who to preference - Labor with the Internet Filter *vomit*, but supporting the National Broadband Network *thumbs up* and Liberal opposed to censorship *cheer* but insisting that the NBN was a waste of money *boo*. In the end I went with Julia, because I honestly feel better represented by an unmarried athiest woman than by more of the same middle-aged religious white man. And I kind of have a thing for redheads. Which is a terrible reason to choose a Prime Minister, but hey, it's my vote so I'll do what I like with it.

Will be interested to see how this all plays out.

In other news, I just logged into photobucket to upload something and found something hilarious. That image that I uploaded two days ago, of Tony Abbot in his speedos?



AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA *dead*

Comments

[minervas-eule.livejournal.com]

Photobucket did WHAT ?!?! That is incredible.... I mean, he was wearing the thing, since when do they censor bad taste ?!? *dead, too!*

[kellychambliss.livejournal.com]

Looks like Australia has a hung parliament

So what happens now? Another election, or just everyone at constant loggerheads and nothing getting done except dirty partisan fighting (ie, the US system)?

[featherxquill.livejournal.com]

I'm not entirely certain how it will work out, in the long run. There hasn't been a hung parliament in Australia since the 1940s, apparently. I think preferential voting usually takes care of that.

But from my understanding, it works something like it did in the UK earlier this year - it is now up to both parties to negotiate with the four seats that went to Independent/Green candidates. In the end, it will be the party that those four seats decide to ally with that will decide who leads the government.

Remains to be seen what that will actually mean for decision-making.

[dreame-waever.livejournal.com]

I agree, I've never been so excited by an election. I guess its the (horrifying) possibility of Abbott actually getting in that kept me watching! Haha, love what happened to the picture.

As for what happens from here, I think each party tries to sweet talk either the independents or the greens into a coalition government, and if that fails, another election? Though, I got this from facebook where everyone and their dog seems to have a different view. :)

[modernpirates.livejournal.com]

Labor and Liberal leaders need to negotiate with the independents to form a government which takes 76 seats to do so/or a minority government and then need to convince the Governor General that they can lead a stable government. If GG says no, another election will happen.

And ROFL at photobucket, they do have some sense sometimes! Tony in speedos = violation of the eyes!