Right, so there’s a lot of talk about what happens next with regards to the Australian parliament.

Current official numbers from the Australian Electoral Commission (5:30pm, Monday the 4th) are:

• Coalition: 64 likely with another 3 possible.
• Labor: 69 likely with another 2 possible.
• Undecided: 6

The House of Reps has 150 seats, and 76 are required to ( Read more... )

Three years ago in the lead up to the last Australian federal election I did a series of posts describing how the Federal Parliament and the voting systems work in Australia.

With a new federal election just around the corner, it's probably worthwhile bringing them back up again. So, without further delay:

How Your Vote Works:

• Introduction
• The ( Read more... )

So, the election is over, the politicians are in Canberra, and something happens to one of them. How is that handled ( Read more... )

The Australian Senate currently has 76 members. 12 each from the six original states, plus an additional 2 each for the Northern Territory and the Australian Capital Territory ( Read more... )

The House of Representatives currently has 150 members, and in each Federal Election all of the seats are up for election ( Read more... )

I've been enrolled to vote now for almost 18 years, and I think I understand very well how the electoral system in Australia works. However, there's a lot of people out there who don't have that understanding, and I'm in the mood for explaining how it all works ( Read more... )

First assassination attempt on Obama has been foiled.

As an aside: I hit the post button, and the automatic spell check kicked in. The only word it had issues with was Obama. It's suggested spelling? Osama! Oh dear...

I have too much power: Immigration Minister.

Now, does anyone think that something like that would ever have been said by the former Liberal Government?

A news article on AEC payouts after the Federal election. Thought you might be interested.

People who are actually interested in the upcoming Australian Federal Election, might want to have a look at Antony Green's Election Guide on the ABC Election website.

Very informative.