09-07-2013, 12:22 PM
I've only followed it on the surface. Hoping crash and aussie weigh in.
Abbott won the election.
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From what I've read, his campaign centered around promises to rein in government spending, do away with tax on carbon emissions, and stop the influx of refugees. (Rudd took some drastic measures to curb the refugee influx to Australia, as covered in the "Smugglers" thread; maybe it was too late to make a big impact on undecided and possible swing voters?)
The Labor party lost their shirts in this election after having tried to regroup with leadership turn-overs. They booted Prime Minister Kevin Rudd in 2010, put Julia Gillard in place as Australia's first female prime minister, and then put Mr. Rudd back in charge a few months ago.
Will be interesting to learn the Senate election results next week. Abbott could be facing similar challenges as Obama if the Greens and Independents retain power there.
Abbott won the election.
From what I've read, his campaign centered around promises to rein in government spending, do away with tax on carbon emissions, and stop the influx of refugees. (Rudd took some drastic measures to curb the refugee influx to Australia, as covered in the "Smugglers" thread; maybe it was too late to make a big impact on undecided and possible swing voters?)
The Labor party lost their shirts in this election after having tried to regroup with leadership turn-overs. They booted Prime Minister Kevin Rudd in 2010, put Julia Gillard in place as Australia's first female prime minister, and then put Mr. Rudd back in charge a few months ago.
Will be interesting to learn the Senate election results next week. Abbott could be facing similar challenges as Obama if the Greens and Independents retain power there.