australia elections

Continued from here. As usual the split point is arbitrary and participants may quote from the preceding thread. True. But some of those have come by plane, which the government can't stop, and the one boat they needed to stop they didn't.

All, I've been away from the forum for a while but thought I'd share what election day was like on Saturday: It's a Saturday, so there's plenty of time to vote. I decide to wander to the local school, which is set up for the day as a polling booth So, after breakfast, walking up the street...

Just trying to be a bit optimistic here. ;)

So we have a new Prime Minister, and that means a new period in Australian political history. XXXX has won the vote in the Liberal Party Room after the spill motion was carried 45-40. Scott Morrison defeated Peter Dutton, again 45 votes to 40.

So so so pleased to hear that In Australia's "non binding total waste of money, not a vote" if we should allow gay marriage it's been a conclusive YES!!!! I am so pleased, I feared the opposite result. Now let's see how long our dopey pollies can drag out the whole procedure...

It's official - Turnbull has just been elected PM by 54 votes to 44 and Julie Bishop is the deputy PM.

Who will you vote for in the coming Australian Federal Senate elections.

Who will you vote for in the coming Australian Federal Election. I have already voted. Voted early going to USA on Monday for the all of September.

You see this preferred Prime Minister poll a lot. So I am doing one here, of course it will be as accurate as the Murdoch Press. There are 5 options. .Worst Prime Minister Ever (Julia Gillard aka Juliar, aka burn the witch, aka Bob's bitch). .Kevin Rudd aka Kev07, Kev13? .Stalin (Tony Abbott aka...

"WikiLeaks has announced its founder and leader Julian Assange is planning to run for a seat in the Australian Senate." ""We have discovered that it is possible for Julian Assange to run for the Australian Senate while detained," WikiLeaks said on Twitter. WikiLeaks said it would also be...

I have decided to start a thread on the Upcoming federal elections due in late 2013. It would be good if we could compare the policies, if known. I am starting it off with a comparison of the two major parties NBN policy. To me this is one of the most important pieces of Federal infrastructure...

... Bob Brown! In your face, haters! :p

The latest Neilson poll is in. http://www.smh.com.au/national/reshuffle-wont-help-pms-poor-polling-20111211-1opu1.html#ixzz1gFskuRrL 2PP 57:43 Abbott is preferred PM again after a very brief stint with Gillard in front. Primary vote up for the Coalition: 49%, up 4; Labor 29%, down 1; and the...

Since there has been an election announced for August 21, I figure we should have a proper thread for this, so here it is. For those who are interested the ABC has their 2010 election page up already. It hasn't been too long but already someone has attacked Jassmine Wood one of the Liberal...

Looks like Dubbya's next best pal is now facing the chop. He may even lose his own seat as Kevin Rudd and his cronies take over the Treasury benches. Won't be much missed in this corner of the planet.

Americans may not be aware but we Australians are having an election too. This election is happening before yours. No doubt concerned americans will want to become familiar with our candidates and thier platforms. To help out I have found a very good site that clearly lays out the positions of...