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.
It just shows - he can't be satisfied with good news. He needs to try and spin it into great news.
I turned on BBC World News to see what that had to say about it....THEY ARE SO DEPRESSED!!! LOL!!! They made snide remarks about how this just goes to show, that even though the liberal party is part of the coalition, they can still win. DOOM AND GLOOM! I say "WAY TO GO AUSTRAILIA, WE ARE VERY HAPPY FOR YOU!!!!"
OK - well, now you Yanks need to make sure Bush wins - because we don't want to have to deal with Kerry either!
It is actually "because of Iraq" but of course the folks at the BBC can't face this truth. New Zealand's Richard Prebble warned many weeks ago that Labor's foreign policy platform could be their undoing.
Official Australian Electorial Commission tally
Primary votes counted: 51.27%
Two party preferred votes counted: 35.66%
Seats needed to win government: 76
Lib/Nat: 68
ALP: 43
Ind: 3
swing to Lib/Nat of 2.13%
Believe me, the idea of Kerry getting near the reins of power here in the US makes many a FReeper shudder with fear. That man is truly Unfit for Command. We're hoping that the Howard win over there helps Bush build a little momentum. He can tell the American people that the Australians stand behind us and reelected their leader who helped prosecute the War in Iraq too.
I am sure Kerry is deeply saddened.
Congrats again on keeping your Conservative goverment in the Land Down Under. Cheers.
Kerry should be deeply saddened. After all, he sent his sister over there to swing the election there. Too bad for him!
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51.3% counted.
Last updated Sat Oct 9 08:17PM EST
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| Party | % Vote |
Swing | Won | Likely | Total | In Doubt |
Change | Predict | ||
| Liberal | 40.7 | +3.3 |   |
61 | 1 | 62 | 11 | 0 | ||
| National | 5.9 | +0.3 |   |
12 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Labor | 37.9 | +0.0 | 49 | 3 | 52 | 9 | 0 | |||
| Greens | 7.2 | +2.2 |   |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Democrats | 1.2 | -4.1 |   |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| One Nation | 1.2 | -3.1 |   |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Others | 5.9 | +1.5 |   |
3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
Yet another FAILURE for Kerry "coalition" building LOLOL.
Actually San Diego has that sort of government. Our mayor is little more than one extra vote on the City Counsel.
Senate results are starting to become apparent - no details yet
Australians have indeed done their job..It is now up to us!
Its good news. Aussies are among the friendliest people you could know. My late friend was one of them - born in Sydney and buried in Miami. I'm looking forward to paying my respects one day.
WOO! 22 seat gain projected!
I'm no longer Canadian :-)
We have such a measure on our ballot this November election. I hope it passes. We've been held hostage by unelected "city manglers" for too long.
22 seat gain? Where did you hear that?
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