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Australian Election
vanity | 9th October 2004 | naturalman1975

Posted on 10/09/2004 12:47:55 AM PDT by naturalman1975

I hesitate to suggest this, as I am fairly new around here, but I have noticed that there is quite a lot of interest in the Australian eleciton, so I thought I would make an offer here. I will be watching the election coverage and if people are interested, as the coverage proceeds, I can post updates in this thread, so people can follow what is happening in Australia.

Just an offer. Coverage starts in 15 minutes.

Oh and if any other Aussies want to post updates as well, of course, I wouldn't object. It's just I can see interest.


TOPICS: Australia/New Zealand; Front Page News; Politics/Elections; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: australia; coalitionofwilling; elections; howard; johnhoward; napalminthemorning; parliament; wot
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To: naturalman1975

Official Australian Electorial Commission tally

Seats needed to win government: 76

Lib/Nat: 55

ALP: 41

Ind: 3

swing to Lib/Nat of 2.08%


161 posted on 10/09/2004 2:57:36 AM PDT by Dundee (They gave up all their tomorrows for our today’s.)
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To: naturalman1975; All

And Australian (and New Zealand as well) cities' mayors are apples and oranges when compared with US cities' mayors. Sure, he sits up and rolls the ball for the day, but unlike US cities' mayors he doesn't command police force, education, firefighting, and even "social welfare". All city councillors are as powerful as him in council meetings.


162 posted on 10/09/2004 2:58:04 AM PDT by NZerFromHK (Controversially right-wing by NZ standards: unashamedly pro-conservative-America)
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Labor party representative on ABC seems to have given up - now looking for positives in winning a few new seats, but doesn't seem to think they can win. Not conceding yet, but close.


163 posted on 10/09/2004 2:58:32 AM PDT by naturalman1975 (Sure, give peace a chance - but si vis pacem, para bellum.)
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To: Pikamax

164 posted on 10/09/2004 2:59:32 AM PDT by Pikamax
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To: naturalman1975

Official Australian Electorial Commission tally

Seats needed to win government: 76

Lib/Nat: 67

ALP: 40

Ind: 3

swing to Lib/Nat of 2.10%


165 posted on 10/09/2004 2:59:52 AM PDT by Dundee (They gave up all their tomorrows for our today’s.)
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Nick Minchin, Liberal Minister claiming

VICTORY


166 posted on 10/09/2004 3:00:23 AM PDT by naturalman1975 (Sure, give peace a chance - but si vis pacem, para bellum.)
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To: naturalman1975

Official Australian Electorial Commission tally

Seats needed to win government: 76

Lib/Nat: 67

ALP: 41

Ind: 3

swing to Lib/Nat of 2.07%


167 posted on 10/09/2004 3:01:26 AM PDT by Dundee (They gave up all their tomorrows for our today’s.)
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To: Dundee

Thanks for these AEC updates, Dundee.


168 posted on 10/09/2004 3:01:34 AM PDT by Byron_the_Aussie (http://www.theinterviewwithgod.com/popup2.html)
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To: Pikamax

So, the likely prediction is, that the colalition is going to get 76 seats exactly? That's good. Though I hope they can pull a few more seats.


169 posted on 10/09/2004 3:02:02 AM PDT by Simmy2.5 (Kerry served in Vietnam. Really. Just as the Swift Boat Vets.)
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ABC EXPERT PREDICTING MAJORITY OF 20 FOR COALITION - INCREASED MAJORITY.

LANDSLIDE


170 posted on 10/09/2004 3:02:22 AM PDT by naturalman1975 (Sure, give peace a chance - but si vis pacem, para bellum.)
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To: Simmy2.5

That 76 is a bit old now - new graphic on TV is predicting 85.


171 posted on 10/09/2004 3:03:06 AM PDT by naturalman1975 (Sure, give peace a chance - but si vis pacem, para bellum.)
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To: naturalman1975

I'm not infront of a TV, what are the talking heads saying about how things are shaping up?


172 posted on 10/09/2004 3:05:14 AM PDT by Dundee (They gave up all their tomorrows for our today’s.)
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To: Dundee

Basically, they are pretty sure it's Coalition victory, they're just not sure how big it is.


173 posted on 10/09/2004 3:07:13 AM PDT by naturalman1975 (Sure, give peace a chance - but si vis pacem, para bellum.)
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To: naturalman1975

85? Holy Crap! That sounds like a landslide!

BTW, checked over at DU...funny how this election isn't in the Breaking News. Hmmmmm.


174 posted on 10/09/2004 3:08:06 AM PDT by Simmy2.5 (Kerry served in Vietnam. Really. Just as the Swift Boat Vets.)
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Bob Brown (Leader of the Greens) is claiming the Liberal policies didn't work in Tasmania, because they only gained two seats, rather than three!

'They didn't really win, because they didn't win by a bigger margin!'

Pathetic.

175 posted on 10/09/2004 3:09:04 AM PDT by naturalman1975 (Sure, give peace a chance - but si vis pacem, para bellum.)
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To: naturalman1975

Official Australian Electorial Commission tally

Primary votes counted: 46.48%

Two party preferred votes counted: 30.67%

Seats needed to win government: 76

Lib/Nat: 67

ALP: 42

Ind: 3

swing to Lib/Nat of 2.11%


176 posted on 10/09/2004 3:10:38 AM PDT by Dundee (They gave up all their tomorrows for our today’s.)
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To: naturalman1975

Bob Brown sure does sound a lot like Terry McAwful. Trying to spin crap into gold.


177 posted on 10/09/2004 3:10:53 AM PDT by GAGOPSWEEPTOVICTORY
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To: Dundee

South Australia, which was expected to be strongly Labor is split evenly between Coalition and Labor.


178 posted on 10/09/2004 3:11:29 AM PDT by naturalman1975 (Sure, give peace a chance - but si vis pacem, para bellum.)
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AUSTRALIAN ELECTIONS: TASMANIA
9.10.2004. 19:52:11

Labor has conceded defeat in the Tasmanian seats of Bass and Braddon.

Sitting member for Bass Michelle O'Byrne conceded to her Liberal Party rival Michael Ferguson, after suffering a swing of 5.4 percent.

With almost 80 percent of votes counted, Ms O'Byrne trailed Mr Ferguson by more than 4,000 votes.

Sitting member for the key marginal seat of Braddon Sid Sidebottom had a 7.44 percent swing against him.

Asked if he conceded his seat, Mr Sidebottom said: "Yes, I'm extremely disappointed," speaking on ABC radio.

He said Labor leader Mark Latham did not make enough of an effort to sell his policy on saving Tasmania's forests in Braddon.

"In the end my electorate has made a decision about certain things and I have to wear it," said Mr Sidebottom.

Logging is a key issue in the two seats in Tasmania's north.

However it appears Labor has retained Denison, Franklin and Lyons.

Greens leader Bob Brown said his party is polling between 7 percent in Braddon and 17 percent in Denison, and these figures will translate into a strong showing for the Greens in the Senate.

"This is a big vote for the forests in Tasmania," said Mr Brown.

"I'd be happy if we picked up three Senate seats tonight."


179 posted on 10/09/2004 3:12:25 AM PDT by snopercod ( 'Be in good health our leaders, the most leading leaders in all the world!')
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To: naturalman1975

Official Australian Electorial Commission tally

Primary votes counted: 48.07%

Two party preferred votes counted: 32.30%

Seats needed to win government: 76

Lib/Nat: 68

ALP: 42

Ind: 3

swing to Lib/Nat of 2.15%


180 posted on 10/09/2004 3:12:41 AM PDT by Dundee (They gave up all their tomorrows for our today’s.)
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