If you believe the media we have disastrous times ahead due to the election result but there are a number of ways to look at it.
Having a hung parliament, especially with the balance of power in the hands of non-party MP’s, is a good thing because parties will have to have good policies for them to pass the vote. The flip-side of the coin is that whichever PM we end up with will more than likely ask the Governor General to call an early election because it is so difficult to get anything done. The PM won’t see the unique situation as a challenge, they will simply put government in the ‘too hard’ basket and hope start again.
The Australian today suggests that we should return to the polls though I fail to see how the result would be different, especially as post-election both major parties are as bland as ever. In fact, we’d probably see more of a move to the greens if another election was called.
On a related note, I noticed Tony Abbott refused to have the Treasury look at his proposed budget even post-election which in my opinion puts the nail in the coffin of any hope he may have had at leading the next government. All I can say is the NBN had better be worth the hell we’re about to go through.
I wouldn’t count him out, even after the seemingly terrible admission that his figures probably don’t hold up. The pedigree of the independants naturally incline more towards his party. Interesting times.
I’m enjoying the way things are panning out too. The sooner we can break this 2 party thing, the better I say.
When i saw the title of this post, I really thought it was about something else!