Election Day in Australia

[Aliantha]

Originally Posted by Sundae Girl

So does this mean Labor are in?
Congrats if you got the result you wanted.

I remember staying up and getting very drunk in 1997 as the results came in and we realised we were finally shot of the Conservatives. Despite all that has happened since (to me and the country!) it is still a landmark memory for me.

Yep, Labor are in! It's the result I wanted along with the vast majority of Australians. A lot of people were predicting a tight race, but even after only 5% of the votes were counted it was becoming fairly clear who would be the victor.

I got a little bit drunk last night while watching, and being a silly bugger on here. It was interesting and I'm glad Labor have won. It means that there will be more fair funding for public systems such as health and education and it also means that Australia will finally ratify the Kyoto Protocol which to my mind was one of the most important issues.

As Mr Rudd (our new PM) spoke clearly about during the course of his campaign, Australia can now move forward and become leaders who set precedents instead of the followers Mr Howard has turned us into.