Election is still in two years, no ? Well, I know Gillard has only a two seat majority, but I've not heard about the possibility of a dissolution so far.
I hope we'll be spared from crazy Abbott.
Cameron, Key, Harper and Abbott would be like an Anglosphere of Doom.
What about if the Republicans win in the US, that would mean for the first time in at least 20 years, possibly longer, all Anglosphere countries have right of centre governments. Mind you, I believe almost all EU countries have right of centre governments now and I think about 70%, maybe even 80% of developed countries have right of centre governments so far whatever reason it seems the developed world is swinging to the right. Not much to celebrate for those on the left. Off course things go in cycles, so that will change in time, but I think the overall trend in the West and rich countries is rightward. My guess is the aging population is big part of it as people tend to become more conservative as they get older and the rich countries generally have older populations than elsewhere.