seban123

Come stability... Congrats Julia..

roaringmouse

It's not really a win - wouldn't have been for either side.

The independents have all said they won't block supply, and won't support any frivolous no-confidence votes. Other than that they've managed to add extra policy, and say on other issues they will vote how they like.

foha2012

Guys,

Does that mean that Senetor Evils is out ?

Cheers!

TAA

roaringmouse

This is just for the House of Reps. Don't know Senate result, and in any case the Senate doesn't change until July next year.

IvanM

I think they have won a poison chalice of their own making.

JackTheLad

Yep, I'd run a million miles from that minority government of self-agrandising indepedents and a green and party backstabbers.

Let them screw up for a year or so, and then have another election.

JTL

IvanM

Is that so we can have the Coalition with [QUOTE=JackTheLad;8831124 minority government of self-agrandising indepedents and party backstabbers.

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ex_exile

There will be changes to the senate front bench because the defense minister is retiring but Gillard can change any Minister she choses to at any time, shes the PM she gives and takes away the jobs.

Amazulu

I would have liked the coalition to have won but ultimately this is a good election to lose.

IvanM

You are probably right however Abbott will be walking on eggshells. I suspect the electorate will punish those seen to be rocking the boat. Policy will be so safe Abbott will have little ammo. I think lack of stability will come from Labour itself though.

Interesting that two ex nationals sided with labour rather than old colleagues. Two common themes were NBN and lack of trust in Abbott due to his costings. I think the latter was more important.

The behaviour of the Greens will also determine if those protest votes stick or swing another way which would be more likely to be in favour of Labour.

quoll

Labor didnt win anything except a very uncomfortable alliance with some folk who are going to make life in Australia even harder than it currently is. Mind you, I think it will implode fairly soon and hopefully the coalition will be back in force.

Petals

I am pleased they deserve to stay, they saw us through the recent economic problems, I do not believe the coalition would have let us get off so lightly.

It was a poison chalice when labour came to power originally as the overseas money problems had just started and I think they did a good job.

Libs lost me when they got rid of Turnbull.

Deancm_MKII

Agree. Abbott should have handed it to Gillard and walked away.

Deancm_MKII

With the surplus left over from the Libs. What will Labor do now they don't have the luxury of a surplus to play with if we enter a double dip recession?

They had been in power for about 12 months before the GFC hit Aussie shores.

ABCDiamond

Looking at it like that, there will be some very relieved Liberals about.