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No New Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 14	Is this what the Balance of Power means? Aug 22^nd, 2010 at 2:57am Does this simply mean if Labor say yes Liberal say no The 2-3 seats of the in the senate Greens decide if the legislation passes through. And if that is the case how come Rudd couldn't get the ETS through with support from the greens and his own party?
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Reply #1 - Aug 22^nd, 2010 at 3:25am

The majority have already decided, the important thing now is for a coin-operated Gillard to know when her puppeteers are risking her own reputation to serve themselves.

... I know for a fact, she herself knows how risky this would be.

... But, if she insists...

May the better man or woman win.

You know, I think I dislike Bill now more than ever, that's 2 lives he's stuffed in one term.

Cool

..It comes down to principle.

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shampain socialist Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 1004	Re: Is this what the Balance of Power means? Reply #2 - Aug 22^nd, 2010 at 3:27am no, it will probably come down to a legal decision by the High Court. If they don't do that, or even if they do, it will probably come down to a fight. Great. Bring it on.
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No New Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 14	Re: Is this what the Balance of Power means? Reply #3 - Aug 22^nd, 2010 at 3:32am Guys was after definitions not party lines but go on!
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shampain socialist Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 1004	Re: Is this what the Balance of Power means? Reply #4 - Aug 22^nd, 2010 at 3:36am Rudd's gone, so is the ETS; Gillard is gone, she's at the ATM doing an EFT. Savvy?
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Reply #5 - Aug 22^nd, 2010 at 9:07am

No wrote on Aug 22^nd, 2010 at 2:57am:

Does this simply mean if
Labor say yes
Liberal say no

The 2-3 seats of the in the senate Greens decide if the legislation passes through.

And if that is the case how come Rudd couldn't get the ETS through with support from the greens and his own party?

Not exactly. I think one leader must go to the governer general and say I have control of the lower house, I am the PM. So they need to negotiate with the Greens and independents before then. We can't have both major parties alternating the leadership. So there will be some very difficult negotiations in the coming days, out of which will come our government, which will only hold onto power if they can maintain whatever coalition they form.

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Reply #6 - Aug 22^nd, 2010 at 10:40am

Adam Bandt and Andrew Wilkie will side with Labor, while Tony Windsor, Robert Oakeshott and Bob Katter will side with the Coalition. That gives Labor plus 2 and the Coalition plus 3 on their projected seats of 72 and 73 respectively. So the Coalition will be able to govern with 76. The only thing that can change that is if Labor somehow woo two of the ex-Nat independents. Apparently that's somewhat possible because they each hold a grudge against the Nationals. But I think their constituents would be very angry if they help Labor form government. The types of voters who vote for an ex-Nat would not want a Labor government. So the balance of power tips in favour of the Coalition as far as I can tell.

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Reply #7 - Aug 22^nd, 2010 at 10:45am

I'm not sure whether Windsor, Oakeshott and Katter will side with the Coalition. There has been a lot of animosity between a couple of them and the Nationals.

The Independents have all virtually said that in the 12 years under the Coalition, nothing was done for the farmers. In Labor's 3 years - the same has occurred but there could be some hope there as they've only had one term to prove themselves.

Wasn't the bush promised a good internet service by the coalition around the time Telstra was divided up and being sold? That never happened.

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Reply #8 - Aug 22^nd, 2010 at 10:51am

mantra wrote on Aug 22^nd, 2010 at 10:45am:

I'm not sure whether Windsor, Oakeshott and Katter will side with the Coalition. There has been a lot of animosity between a couple of them and the Nationals.

The Independents have all virtually said that in the 12 years under the Coalition, nothing was done for the farmers. In Labor's 3 years - the same has occurred but there could be some hope there as they've only had one term to prove themselves.

Wasn't the bush promised a good internet service by the coalition around the time Telstra was divided up and being sold? That never happened.

Good points, Mantra - and there is a lot of bad blood due to the contempt with which the LNP have treated these Independents in the past...

These Independents have won their seats on a platform of independence (obviously) and integrity - and there is so much mutual distrust with the LNP that these Independents won't be easily bought-off by cynical and tokenistic LNP carrots...

Certainly, they'll not readily grasp an LNP olive branch - and it would be unrealistic to expect that all (if any) of them would gain a Ministry...

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Reply #9 - Aug 22^nd, 2010 at 10:58am

Well I personally think that all those who are saying the current seat projections are not going to change, are getting ahead of themselves, with so many seats so close, I know that parties will be searching frantically for any inconsistencies they might find, and that could see potential legal action in some seats.

It is far from a settled result, just yet.

If we cannot get an agreement between the independents, and the major parties, we may be doing this all again sooner than we think.

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Reply #10 - Aug 22^nd, 2010 at 10:59am

mantra wrote on Aug 22^nd, 2010 at 10:45am:

I'm not sure whether Windsor, Oakeshott and Katter will side with the Coalition. There has been a lot of animosity between a couple of them and the Nationals.

BOB KATTER JNR - KENNEDY

He is a climate change sceptic and has been an opponent against enacting legislations to control emissions. "I mean, if you could imagine 20 or 30 crocodiles up there on the roof, and if all that roof was illumination, and saying that we wouldn't see anything in this room because of a few croco-roaches up there," he continued stating that "Are you telling me seriously that the world is going to warm because there's 400 parts per million of CO2 up there?"

Can you see Katter siding with an ETS believing Labor???

There is one thing for sure (other than the hilarious spectacle of Labor kicked out of office after one term) - and that is a carbon scheme is DEAD, DEAD, DEAD, DEAD!!!

Good times!!!!

Well done Tony!

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Bobby. Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 119192 Melbourne Gender:	Re: Is this what the Balance of Power means? Reply #11 - Aug 22^nd, 2010 at 10:59am I think we'll have another election within 3 months. Any government formed will be too unstable.
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Reply #12 - Aug 22^nd, 2010 at 11:01am

Bobby. wrote on Aug 22^nd, 2010 at 10:59am:

I think we'll have another election within 3 months.

Any government formed will be too unstable.

Bobby we've got a Conservative minority Government in Britain right now and it's proving to be a damn sight better for people than the majority Labour Government it replaced!!!

No sign of an election in the UK and it's been well over 3 months now.

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Reply #13 - Aug 22^nd, 2010 at 11:38am

Andrei.Hicks wrote on Aug 22^nd, 2010 at 10:59am:

mantra wrote on Aug 22^nd, 2010 at 10:45am:

I'm not sure whether Windsor, Oakeshott and Katter will side with the Coalition. There has been a lot of animosity between a couple of them and the Nationals.

BOB KATTER JNR - KENNEDY

Can you see Katter siding with an ETS believing Labor???

There is one thing for sure (other than the hilarious spectacle of Labor kicked out of office after one term) - and that is a carbon scheme is DEAD, DEAD, DEAD, DEAD!!!

Good times!!!!

Well done Tony!

Don't be too confident just yet Andrei.

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Mr Katter also pointed out today that Nationals leader Warren Truss had attacked him personally on election night.

“Warren Truss was the leader and he attacked me personally last night,” Mr Katter said. “And Barnaby Joyce, in a similar piece of incredible unfortunateness.”

Mr Katter said improving the ethanol industry and broadband infrastructure were high on his agenda.

“A privatised broadband, I mean, please, don't even talk about it, privatised Telstra has been absolutely disastrous for rural Australia,” he said.

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/barnaby-joyce-urges-independent...

I think he means privatised wireless.

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freediver Gold Member Offline www.ozpolitic.com Posts: 52908 At my desk.	Re: Is this what the Balance of Power means? Reply #14 - Aug 22^nd, 2010 at 11:48am Oh well, looks like there will be more handouts for farmers, whoever wins.
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