knockoff nige

Also makes them a bit gay too.

knockoff nige

Am I reading this wrong? ALP ahead of the individual vote count?

http://mobile.abc.net.au/news/federal-election-2016/results/

bcworld

The AEC has Labor on 50.2% of the 2PP currently.

2016 Federal Election - AEC Tally Room

No idea how they do things really. The have a small list of 'Not yet determined' seats but these include Higgins where the Libs have 50%+ of the primary vote and Grayndler where Albanese has won easily for the ALP.

Beoz

Wrong ..... both are being used as political tools and both are ignorant.

the troubadour

What is a global theme is the rejection of mainstream parties with little blue water between them. Populist parties are in vogue as people seek solutions to falling living standards and ever deepening divides between the rich and the rest.


It is not the far right alone. The far left are equalling gaining in popularity.

bcworld

I reckon the coalition has its 76 seats in the bag now, maybe 77.

GarryP

Not sure any of the seats that have come down one way or the other were assumed differently on election night.

It looks like it's "13% chance of 76 seats, rather than 10% it was before", but no more than that as yet.

And it really doesn't matter, since either way the LNP would need to keep everyone in a row to have a majority - and the far right are looking to revolt. And then there's the senate.

Turnbull would be way worse off than Gillard was - she just had Rudd briefing against her.

Amazulu

Maybe but one thing that is certain is that the reporting on the count is, generally, hopeless - and the AEC website is the worst

All news outlets have different seat tally's as they stand - probably based on their political standpoints

The only one I'm following is the ABC's and their election guy seems to know what he's talking about - he's saying that the coalition has a chance to get an outright majority

commonwealth

The next Parliament should pass a law to automate the counting. Even some 3rd world countries use counting machines why can't we?

Beoz

It will be blocked by the senate

bcworld

I struggle to imagine a counting machine that could deal with a senate ballot paper! It would have to be fully electronic.

knockoff nige

They could have had a SSM referendum on the same day, saving millions. If we have this government until early August, what difference does it make if another vote count adds a week or two?

bcworld

Notwithstanding the issue of Turnbull's leadership...that's the next thing they're going to tear themselves apart over!

Beoz

A revolt after such a tight election? Hardly. All their jobs are on the line and they know where their issues are.

If they win they will pull into line. They have no choice just like Labor has had no choice in the past 3 or so years.

Beoz

Well. Not federal but interesting read none the less. For those in Sydney who have seen the recent mass development, a lot of it quite bland, but making some developers very wealthy in the process, some welcome news in my boat. And special thanks must go to Labor for the years of neglect.

http://m.smh.com.au/comment/the-one-thing-missing-from-bairds-plan-to-take-on-the-developers-decent-public-transport-20160706-gpzjax.html