Australian Federal Election 2004

[Filuwaúrdjan]

ABC have a Very nice website up with electorate profiles and stuff

[Platypus]

Al, my mum wants me to be the next Antony Green. Not a bad idea actually, he's a master at what he does and what he does interests me A LOT, so...

Antony Green rocks

(BTW, i'm in the seat of Melbourne Ports, which he did a reasonable job analysing )

[cwelsch]

I understand that ACT is a little more more right than Libertarianz, and that NZ is less ideological than the US.  Regardless, I feel they deserve the label libertarian even if they are moderately so.

[2952-0-0]

Err...don't Aussies vote preferentially? What do the polls say there?

[Filuwaúrdjan]

What do the polls say there?

The Best and the Worst firms show a small ALP lead, the more average show a small Coaltion lead.
Too Close To Call

[TheCommentator]

According to a poll released yesterday, the coalition has just reached an all-time high of support at 54%. In a two-way Lib-Lab race, the government holds a 14-point 50-36 advantage. Howard is now set to be the first prime minister to control the senate since 1981. Australia's future is set for another few years and likely beyond.

[Tory]

What do the lastest polls say?

[Platypus]

52-48 to Latham.

Basically, this election will be closer then 2001. The only question is-will Latham be able to win enough seats to govern? There is no doubt he will pick up some seats, probably mainly in South Australia and Queensland. He needs to pick up 13 to win the right to govern though, and I predict he'll be lucky to get that. My prediction is that Labor wins 8 seats back, we have a hugn parliament, and the independents support the coalition for 'stablity'.