Tag Archives: Australian Election 2010

Looking back on 2010, here’s an assortment of topics off the top of my head that stood out as being worthy highlights or forgettable lowlights for the year. The Best of the Year The iPad I picked up an iPad at launch when it came out in May this year and am still absolutely in love with it.  It’s simple ...

Took long enough but we got there in the end. Australia’s political stand-off has finally ended, to Julia Gillard’s immense relief and Tony Abbott’s deep disappointment. Labor will hold onto power after winning the support of two regional independents – Rob Oakeshott and Tony Windsor. – ABC News I’m not really sure what to make of this myself.  I was ...

Two weeks after the Election and we’re still sorting out this hung parliament business.  As expected, both of the major party leaders have been holding talks with the Independant candidates and offering a crapload of pork in exchange for their support to form a government.  So while the major election issues were around the National Broadband Network and population growth, ...

83% of Australians didn’t believe Labor deserved to be in government. However, 52% said it was better than the alternative. – Galaxy Poll taken late in the campaign “In terms of running the campaign, decisions are made by a small group of people who quite frankly just operated on political cliches.” – Alannah McTiernan, recently retired Labor MP referring to ...

It just wouldn’t be a complete election without a Liberal party member or supporter providing us with some dodgy race-baiting xenophobia and hardline religious bigotry for us to shake our heads at. If you recall in 2007, some Coalition supporters in the marginal seat of Lindsay thought that handing out these flyers, posing as the ALP, would be a good ...

“This is one of the least important elections in modern Australian history” – Waleed Aly, political analyst. It’s been a thoroughly underwhelming campaign so far in the 2010 election.  As noted by Aly and other political pundits, there’s not really a lot at stake here.  We’ve seen the worst of the Global Financial Crisis, both parties have fallen over themselves ...

Check out this sweet movie-style trailer for the upcoming election.  Fair shake of the sauce bottle indeed. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qub4lWT6GNk[/youtube]

Lets the mudslinging and oneupsmanship begin!  PM Julia Gillard has confirmed that Australia will go to the polls on August 21st.  Over the next four weeks, we’ll get to talk in-depth about mining tax, emissions trading schemes and asylum seekers.  I AM VERY EXCITE. Both parties are on the move and making some huge powerplays to try and woo voters. ...

When it comes to politicans and their policies, does it matter whether they genuinely believe in them?  With Prime Minister Julia Gillard it seems pretty clear that a significant proportion of her policies exist specifically because they will increase the likelihood of her re-election and do not stem from any personal feeling one way or another.  How else to explain ...

Nothing stimulates the electorate like playing this card: John Howard first played this political move in his second term as Prime Minister.  When he incorrectly asserted that aslyum seekers on the boat were throwing their children overboard in a ploy to ensure their rescue and entry in Australia it contributed significantly towards his re-election in November 2001 with an increased ...