[quote]Labor has successfully formed a minority federal government after clinching the support of independents Tony Windsor and Rob Oakeshott. [/B]
After 17 days of uncertainty, regional NSW MPs Mr Windsor and Mr Oakeshott finally decided to throw their support behind the Labor Party.
The decision will see Julia Gillard remain as prime minister after taking a narrow margin in the House of Representatives, 76 to 74.
Mr Oakeshott and Mr Windsor announced their decision at a press conference at 3pm today AEST.
In what he described as a very difficult decision, Mr Oakeshott said he had dealt with splits in the community and splits in his family on which party to back.
"It is not a mandate for anyone, nor is it an endorsement," Mr Oakeshott said.
Mr Oakeshott said he was "thoroughly unimpressed" with the political parties in Australia.
Mr Windsor and Mr Oakeshott had been negotiating with both Ms Gillard and Opposition leader Tony Abbott since the August 21 election.
"I want to thank both leaders for the way they've treated us during this process," Mr Windsor said before announcing his decision.
Queensland independent Bob Katter announced his decision to back the Coalition in a hung parliament in an interview with journalists in his Canberra office earlier this afternoon.
Both leaders made their final pitches to the independents today.
Labor required just two of the three MPs to form a minority government, while the coalition required all three.
source: [URL]http://news.ninemsn.com.au/national/election2010/7957575/labor-to-form-government[/URL][/quote]Australia lets hope this filter doesn't fuck our shit up.
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Mind if i take over? lol.
What happened to people liking this lady? I'm as ignorant as can be about australian politics, why's she/labor so bad?
What? This is good. This means Abbott DOESN'T win.
[QUOTE=Xen Tricks;24660061]What happened to people liking this lady? I'm as ignorant as can be about australian politics, why's she/labor so bad?[/QUOTE]
This
Enlighten this uneducated man as to why she blows
I'd rather her than Abbot. Just like in a lot of elections, she's the lesser of two evils.
She's the lesser of the two evils, besides even if they pushed for the filter they wouldn't be able to get it through, they don't have the numbers.
Julia Gillard:
With greens.
Meaning Filter on internet, Bans on fishing, Government internet/monitoring and some more stuff which i can't remember.
You do realise that the greens are against the filter and so are the liberals?
[QUOTE=RaptorBlackz;24660091]Julia Gillard:
With greens.
Meaning Filter on internet, Bans on fishing, Government internet/monitoring and some more stuff which i can't remember.[/QUOTE]
Lol
But fishing man! Fishing!
Don't worry, the teenage European forum members will be along shortly to tell you how to run your country...
The electoral system is rubbish.
The Liberals won the popular vote, the two party preferred and are still in opposition.
[QUOTE=GunsNRoses;24660101]You do realise that the greens are against the filter and so are the liberals?[/QUOTE]
Gillard supports it.
Move to New Zealand.
[QUOTE=GunsNRoses;24660101]You do realise that the greens are against the filter and so are the liberals?[/QUOTE]
the liberals are against the filter only because labor is for it.
[QUOTE=Keeshond v2;24660126]the liberals are against the filter only because labor is for it.[/QUOTE]
Pretty much true.
[QUOTE=RinVII;24660119]Gillard supports it.[/QUOTE]
When did she actually give her opinion on it? Besides, they can't get it through, so who cares?
[QUOTE=Superwafflez;24660117]The Liberals won the popular vote[/QUOTE]
no they didn't.
[QUOTE=RaptorBlackz;24660091]Julia Gillard:
With greens.
Meaning Filter on internet, Bans on fishing, Government internet/monitoring and some more stuff which i can't remember.[/QUOTE]
I'm guessing she say's shes going to do something about the Japanese whaling in their territory? Which she probably won't do shit about like the rest of Australia's incompetent leaders.
[QUOTE=RinVII;24660119]Gillard supports it.[/QUOTE]
Doesn't mean it'll go through.
The filter has been tested and it doesn't "fuck our shit up".
Abbot was an evangelical fucking Christian, Gillard is an athiest, I think I know which one is more likely to support an internet filter.
[QUOTE=Piggah;24660124]Move to New Zealand.[/QUOTE]
everything you could want of australia except without the idiots in power
[QUOTE=1239the;24660168]Abbot was an evangelical fucking Christian, Gillard is an athiest, I think I know which one is more likely to support an internet filter.[/QUOTE]
An atheist that's against same sex marriage. Don't expect great things just because someone's an atheist.
[QUOTE=Xen Tricks;24660187]An atheist that's against same sex marriage. Don't expect great things just because someone's an atheist.[/QUOTE]
I expect better things than to come from a racist xenophobe like Abbot.
[QUOTE=Pat.Lithium;24660166]The filter has been tested and it doesn't "fuck our shit up".[/QUOTE]
Well, actually, it kinda does. Nothing good can come out of the proposed internet filter. If you've seen the list, you'd know there's a ridiculous amount of legal, legitimate sites that are blocked. It's not there to "block child porn".
But I doubt it'll go through anyway.
[QUOTE=GunsNRoses;24660139]When did she actually give her opinion on it? Besides, they can't get it through, so who cares?[/QUOTE]
[url]http://www.smartcompany.com.au/internet/20100708-julia-gillard-confirms-support-for-internet-filter.html[/url]
It won't get passed but I'm just saying...
[QUOTE=1239the;24660203]I expect better things than to come from a racist xenophobe like Abbot.[/QUOTE]
True, but what i'm saying is don't base a person's likely political opinions just off of their (lack of) religion. She's against gay marriage for some traditional bullshit reason , who's to say she won't be against "pedos seeing kiddie porn" and by extension for the filter by the same logic.
EDIT: Oh hey see: [url]http://www.smartcompany.com.au/internet/20100708-julia-gillard-confirms-support-for-internet-filter.html[/url] ^^^^
[QUOTE=RaptorBlackz;24660110]But fishing man! Fishing![/QUOTE]
You mean Whaling?
If she banned Fishing, I'm pretty sure the rest of the world would laugh, and she would end up with a .306 shell between her eyes.
I'm not really sure how popular sports fishing is over their in Australia, but I've heard that river fishing isn't all that bad, and deep water sport is pretty decent.
[QUOTE=Xen Tricks;24660239]True, but what i'm saying is don't base a person's likely political opinions just off of their (lack of) religion. She's against gay marriage for some traditional bullshit reason , who's to say she won't be against "kiddies seein porn" and by extension for the filter by the same logic.[/QUOTE]
The filter is the pet project of a minister who was put in his position because they had nowhere else to shove him, anyway. He doesn't know what he's doing, his filter's not gotten any funding, and noone supports it, so it's barely even gotten off the ground. The filter will [B]never[/B] happen.
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