Well the election was today and as we speak the votes are being tallied and have been for a while now. It seems as though John Howard has lost the election and that Kevin Rudd will now be the Prime Minister of Australia. Another shock that I saw was that the Bennelong Seat which is held by John Howard, may be lost to Maxine McKew. At this time she is winnign in votes but only 73% of the votes have been counted for that region. Labor has in my mind dominated this election, with over 70 seats in there position, I think it is a great result and a change of leadership is exactly what Australia needs. I am not old enough to vote, but I have a strong interest in politics, and I just think that Kevin Rudd deserves to win the election as he has put up a more stronger campaign and he has alot of better policies than Howard. You can see the virtual tally room here: http://vtr.aec.gov.au/Default.htm Any comments and thoughts on the election so far?
Well it's definite that Kevin Rudd has won, as he got the majority seats, just wait for the unemployment and interest rates to rise dramatically, the unions to take over and the economy to crash.
haha, I do not believe that to be true. But only time will tell. I have alot of faith in Rudd and his policies adn I believe he will run this country right.
Yes I also reckon it is time to change hands, Howard's time was up and time to let the country go forward . Only time will tell if his time was premature but I believe Rudd will make his thoughts and agenda on how to make us better a positive start to a new era for Australia. But was very impressed on Howard's speech and the way he handled it all, it was a little sad to watch as he learn't he has lost his seat to Maxine McKew...
I've started my stopwatch Kev. Get digging. --- I hope Costello has his new tracksuit ready for his morning power walk....
George Bush just lost another "friend", all Australian troops will withdraw now from Iraq and Afghanistan. Maybe now Bush can go and hide in his bedroom and cry like a bitch!!! ....all by himself.
These are the choices we are faced with around the world today. Neo-Conservative military adventurism or Neo-Liberal Marxism. If the government is going to invest in broadband, whose money are they using, and who is going to get it? The truth in politics usually lies at the end of the money trail.
I think the party that supports Kevin Rudd (the Labor Party) is the most unprincipled party in Australia. I helped out at the last two elections. Last election the local candidate was living in a different area. This election same story: while the Labour candidate was hoping to win the poor man votes (which he did), he himself lives in a rich suburb. Labor party made a big deal about how bad the work choices are for working Australians. Yet Kevin Rudd's wife (one of the richest women in Australia) put ALL workers that were working for her company on work choices. If it's so bad for working Australians why do it? Who is Labour party representing anyway? I say Labour party is the most deceptive party. But then again, what should one expect from a communist leaning party? And for those voting for Kevin Rudd, how do you like having as prime minister a guy who eats his own ear wax???? YUCK!!!!! Here's the link anyway http://youtube.com/watch?v=_ipvdBnU8F8 (keep your eye on the blond haired guy)
Have you looked at this guys policies??? His deputy prime minister was a member of the communist party and of course she now denies her full "involvement" with the communist party. The communists always rant about how we are all equal and so on YET they always lived much better than anyone else. Explain to me how can a guy whose wife is one of the richest women in Australia really care for the "working class". Can't you see through the smoke? She got her workers on individual contracts while her husband cries all the way how bad these contracts are. From the polling booth yesterday I learned how totally unprincipled the Labour party and leftists really are. See, you took aim with my claim about the communist leaning views of Labour party. Shouldn't the fact the Labour party is a very unprincipled party bother you more?
We all have equal rights, because we are human. That does not mean that we all equally get a share of bread, beer and cheese. That's where communism fails. It fails to recognize individuals, and instead thinks of everyone collectively in groups or one big group. Oh, that's the poor. We have to care for them. Oh, those are the blacks. We have to give them advantages. Oh, those are the illegal immigrants, we have to clothe and feed them at the cost to the citizens. Instead of judging people as individuals, and by the merits and deficits, Communism tries to equate the productive value of a brain surgeon to a pizza deliveryman. It never occurs to people, that if everyone had equal PROTECTION of their rights, there would be no need to subsidize their differences.
People confuse commodity boom with the Maestro John Howard. Commodity boom economy like Brazil, Canada and Australia based on consumption. Nothing more. Any baboon could of played the cards right. John Howard's mistake was inviting Bush to Austria.
Sure. John Howard the leader of a small population country knew enough to keep an alliance with USA. If not an alliance with USA then an alliance with whom? BTW, Bush must have been really smart: even though according to you John Howard invited him to Austria, somehow Bush was smart enough to understand Howard meant Australia.
They voted for a change after 11 years of that crap They voted now lets hope they voted for the right man
Yeah he won in a "Ruddslide" Lol. Personally I cant wait to see the changes he makes! Goodbye John Howard!