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Australia elects a legislature – the Parliament of the Commonwealth of Australia – using various electoral systems: see Australian electoral system. The Parliament consists of two chambers:
* The House of Representatives has 150 members, elected for a three-year term in proportional single-member constituencies with a system of alternative vote known as preferential voting.
* The Senate has 76 members, elected through a preferential system of proportional representation in 12-seat state constituencies and two-seat territorial constituencies with a system of single transferable vote. Electors choose territorial senators for non-fixed terms that are delimited by the election dates for the House of Representatives. The state senators serve for a six-year term that is fixed except in the case of a double dissolution, with half of the seats renewed every three years. In the event of a double dissolution, the terms of all the members of the Senate and the House of Representatives seats end immediately.
Australia has a de facto two-party system between the Australian Labor Party and the Coalition of the Liberal Party of Australia, National Party of Australia and Country Liberal Party. It is very difficult for other parties to win representation in the House, let alone form the government. However, minor parties and independent candidates do have reasonable access to the Senate by virtue of its more favourable voting system. In recent decades, several parties besides the ALP and the Coalition have secured significant representation in the Senate, notably the D.L.P (1955-1974); the Australian Democrats (1977-2007); the Greens (WA) (1990-present)[1] and the Australian Greens (1996-present). Independent and other individual senators have also exercised influence, e.g., Brian Harradine (1975-2005), Family First's Steve Fielding (2004-current), and Nick Xenophon (2007-current); and, variously from 1984, representatives of the Nuclear Disarmament Party and One Nation.
Voting in Australian federal and state elections is compulsory.
Do you get a fine if you dont vote ?
Julia Gillard, Australia's first female prime minister, is facing a fight to the finish with conservative coalition leader Tony Abbott.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-11033157
I like Julia, she is a heck alot better than the retard before her.
2 brits fighting it out to control Australia
we shall unite the empire once again!
Via nine msn
Prime Minister Julia Gillard and Opposition Leader Tony Abbott have begun to woo independent MPs after an inconclusive election result.
Labor currently holds 69 seats in the House of Representatives and the Coalition holds 71 seats.
In a speech to party faithful at the Melbourne Convention Centre late last night, the prime minister congratulated a number of independents including NSW independent Rob Oakeshott and Melbourne Greens candidate Adam Bandt.
"What we know from tonight's result is there will be a number of independents in the House of Representatives playing a role as the next government of Australia is formed," Ms Gillard said.
She described Opposition Leader Tony Abbott as a "formidable advocate" and "made of stern stuff".
Minutes later, in a speech to Liberal supporters, Mr Abbott was defiant.
"The Coalition is back in business," he said. "We stand ready to govern.
"What is clear from tonight is that the Labor Party has definitely lost its majority," Mr Abbott said in his speech at Sydney's Four Seasons Hotel.
"What that means is that this government has lost its legitimacy."
But he praised Ms Gillard for "working extremely hard for her cause under difficult circumstances".
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Looks like it could go either way. Even with no majority after talks with the independants.
I personally would like a second election so i hope that the independants don't take any sides =)
you get fined about $20 if you don't vote so it isn't a big deal
Because its so much effort to walk down to the polling booth get your named marked off then walk out tossing your vote forms in the bin.Originally Posted by luvcuminbum
Well i guess it might be 10 minutes of your life, but thats hardly worth $20 for most people.
$20AUS is like 5 cents US
spent 5 minutes trying to come up with a suitable reply but with the current state of the us economy i really couldn't decide on what.
Oh and its more than $20 I got fined $50 for not voting in a fucking local COUNCIL election last time around. That shit REALLY sucks.
Oh and Aurora - at least our money is NOT from "Quantitative Easing" so technically worth a truckload more so fuck off
the $50 is for repeat offenders i thought. You really must value your time
"repeat offenders"
"Australia"
I've heard you can just show up and draw a dick on the ballot.
I've also heard that's how most of your politicians get elected.
true story
and
Have you not seen the name of my Alliance? fuck get with the program mate."repeat offenders"
"Australia"
Labour got the last 2 independant votes and will be forming Goverment. Suck it abott and bring on the NBN.
yay we didnt get the religious weirdo, we got the weirdo that wants internet censorship.
"pyyhic victory"
From ninemsn
Labor has successfully formed a minority federal government after clinching the support of independents Tony Windsor and Rob Oakeshott.
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.
But Mr Oakeshott said the minority government would deliver a "cracking parliament".
"It's going to be ugly, but it's going to be beautiful in its ugliness," he said.
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Goign to take a damn long while to get it in the city here by the looks of things. Not expecting it for the next few years.
But at least we know its coming eventually, its like waiting for adsl all over again.
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