Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.

Whatever happens over the coming days and years it will be a bonus for this site. Maybe even as big as yahoo closing down. Politics will be interesting again, with real people taking on real issues, not professional politicians dripfeeding us carefully crafted spin.

I'd like to invite everyone here to participate in this event maturely and not scare off newbies by flinging mud everywhere. This is your opportunity to have your say and for once the politicians and the public will be listening. What do you want them to hear?

Congrats FD, you have provided a site that people can share ideas with each other on, and have maintained it through thick and thin, offering all members the freedom to truly express their views openly and honestly, and it is nice to see so many enjoying that freedom responsibly.

We had an Election did we????
I had hardly noticed.

Yes, it has been an interesting election, and it is still far from over.
I love the idea of a Gillard government that HAS to develop policies acceptable to both a Greens Member, and a former Country Party member, because then we would se all the extremist ideological detritus stripped away, and policies held up to the most basic test of, Do they offer the greatest benefit to the greatest number?

I still have very grave concerns about Tony Abbott as far as the real personal ideals he hides from the public, but no doubt is strongly attached to, so the thought of a minority government with him at the helm is certainly much less frightening than the prospect of him leading a majority government where he might indulge more of his personal ideas than the country would like.

Hooray! I stood in line in the cold of the morning just to vote for you and OzPolitic, Freediver. Congratulations; all your hard work has finally paid off

philperth2010 wrote on Aug 22^nd, 2010 at 8:36am:


Not necessarily white Australia. I'd like to see immigration screening out those who oppose democracy and freedom on principle. Apparently that discriminates against Muslims (even the white ones), but that's OK, it would keep out all the loonies.

mozzaok wrote on Aug 22^nd, 2010 at 8:28am:



Well said - Abbott will be on a leash if he gets in.
( so will Labor )
We'll know in one week who won  - hopefully.

Congrats, FD!

Bring on secular democracy...

The question is, who is going too do the best deal for the country. One independent stated how both major parties have crippled those living out on the farms too a point he once had 250 constituents who where farmers now down too 50 and one point he said suicide was high losing 1 farmer every 4 days at one point.
What would make a real difference too those in the bush would too be too reduce this free trade rubbish that has been destroying Australian manufacturing, farms and country towns.

So the government should prop up small uncompetitive farmers and small towns?