The Coalition gets more votes and more seats and still loses - not fair. I hope that idiot Oakehurst and Windsor get pelted with rotton eggs when they get home.

I haven't fully thought it through yet. But I am inclined to think that this

will prove to be a NON functional Government which will collapse within

12 months. Will Bill Shorten be loyal to the original Gillard, that he put

there, or will he get rid of the new Gillard? It will be very interesting to

see what happens to Tony Windsor's Seat of New England, when he

retires before the next election. I also would not be putting any money on

Oakshotte winning a second term.

Julia Gillard will lead the new minority government not because she is in the stronger position but because at least one independent thinks she is in the weaker.



It was a strikingly candid remark from the Member for New England, Tony Windsor, whose support for Labor will give Gillard the barest possible majority – 76 seats in a 150-seat chamber – to Tony Abbott's 74.



In announcing his decision, Windsor told a press conference this afternoon that he had decided to support Labor because it was more likely to allow the Parliament to run a full three year term. The Coalition, he said, was more likely to run to a new election as soon as possible. Asked why he thought so, Windsor replied: “Because I think they would be more likely to win.” Labor, however, is “more likely to be here for a longer period of time.”



The longevity of the new government, he added, was “key” to his decision.In other words, Windsor has chosen deliberately to side with the party that he thinks is less likely to win the support of the Australian people at another election.



Asked specifically if this were the case, he replied: “That's my call.”

I'm tipping the voters in Oakeshott's electorate are cringing every time he opens his mouth. This hollow man can talk for 15 minutes saying nothing more than 'grandmother' statements wanting everyone to feel warm and fuzzy with each other. What an absolute idiot to get the final word on who gets to govern.



The earth shattering agreement on Question Time he demanded is a farce. If Oakeshott had bothered to watch the Senate which uses a timed scheme, he would have seen the answers are rambling, not to the point and of no value at all.



The more straight talking Windsor doesn't care as he will be retiring next election, which I hope is very soon, where I think the Greens vote will plummet once the electorate sees what loopy uncosted policies they have.



And Katter? Well I bet he has a diploma for being a fool. A loose cannon that Labor are welcome to, with his 'safe ports every 30km of coastline in his electorate' costs. Gillard will soon realise that her cobbled together coalition is a circus.

Alan Jones was spitting chips this morning, he went up there and helped Oakeshott get elected and he won't let him come on his radio show - that must have hurst. What a complete idiot he is. His mid-north coast electorate of Lyne was held by the Nationals and their predecessors from 1949 until he took it from his old party in a by-election two years ago.



Tony Windsor's seat of New England had an even stronger Nationals pedigree: it has only been in Labor hands for 7 of its 109 years. When Windsor took the seat from the Nationals in 2001, he ended the party's 79 year hold on the seat.



I like Bob Katter and think he's come out of this with his credibility and integrity firmly in tact, he will return home to a heroes welcome, hopefully Windsor and Oakeshott will return home to rotton eggs. This government should be anything but boring with the independents throwing their weight around.

Tony Windsor doesn't use the computer - he doesn't know how to. Unbelievable!



"I can't even operate a computer. I haven't got one on my desk. But I've got people in here who can," he said.



"I did computer programming at university and they were punch cards then, and I used to be fascinated with linear programming in terms of problem solving. But I'm ignorant now."

THE Greens and the independents have offered Tony Abbott the opportunity to help govern from opposition, saying they would pass any policies with which they agreed, including paid parental leave, whether Labor liked it or not.



As the political establishment comes to grips with the concept of minority government, the Greens leader Bob Brown said the Parliament belonged to everybody, not just the government.



''Please think about it,'' he said.

Trying to find a few interesting things to read as I have to wait in

for a Plumber today :( yep could be a long wait so settling in

to read but this whole post is by TOOT2000and EVERY Post

bar a couple BY TOOT2000.



You poor thing Toot2000 your spare time taken up answering yourself.

Not a lot of people contribute here but some interesting ones nevertheless.

Let's see some different names please.

Not a lot of people contribute here but some interesting ones nevertheless.

Let’s see some different names please.

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I take it that you will be one of the different names then .............that will be nice and a big help too...............

Thank you Clay, I got a bit over excited about the election, I'll have to settle down a bit. :cheese: