The people have spoken, but what did they say?

John A Neve says:

07:52am | 24/08/10

“The people have spoken, but what did they say?”
I’d like to believe they have said we are sick of Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dum.

This result in my view is the best result if the parliament remains a hung one. It is, I hope the first crack in our dualopoly system. One can only hope the Greens and Independents make the most of this opportunity and give all Australians some hope for the future.

Joe Blow says:

08:34am | 24/08/10

I think way to much is being made about what the people said.  In essence, all that has happened is that in the absence of any realdifferentiation, or any visionary policies being put forward, the population just defaulted to the party that they historically voted for, or made a ‘home town’ decision in the case of SA and Vic. 

It is ridiculous for the media to portray this as somehow the people cast their votes so as to ensure a hung parliament???

Old Clive says:

09:20am | 24/08/10

Computers and the press have disabled our minds, we have been dumbed down by the technology and the majority of voters don’t know how to think and disseminate information anymore, on that basis Labor will rule forevermore,even after that when they bankrupt us with their NBN, I hope the Gunyahs of the outback have electricity and landlines before long so that that project can be completed. Then social services can pay for the computers and the ISP.

Andrew says:

02:17pm | 24/08/10

As far as I was concerned the election was a no win senario. One of the big issues for me was Conroy and his filter. That one issue made me do something I never imagined myself doing, voting for someone other than Labor, and I know many other people for whom this one issue was enough for them to change their vote.

The problem is the Libs are no better, so who do you vote for then? I think we don’t want Libs and ALP being carbon copies of each other, and that is exactly where they where heading, we want real alternatives.

mervyn ford says:

03:34pm | 24/08/10

We didn’t all get together before election day and decide to vote for a hund parliament!
Ther was a 12% swing against the labor party.Included in that swing was labor voters whocould not bring them selves to vote liberal so they went further left to the greens.
I believe that mainstream media has a lot to answer for.
They either blindly report the day’s sound bite or inflict us with teir political bias, not once was there any in depth analysis, pollies pulled up for half truths or outright lies.
I think we can improve govt by getting rid of the press gallery.

Jay says:

04:39pm | 24/08/10

Labor gave everyone the stimulus package, tax cuts,increased the pension by a wopping $32.00 per week,gave away free insulation, tried to get the carbon tax through but was blocked by the Greens…and they still got smashed at the polls. This will teach them one lesson. Never give away anything in your first year or your second year, because people never remember. If there is nothing to give away in the final year of your term your time is up.Howard always gave the goodies in the last year and that is what people remembered.People are stupid and the Labor Party momentarily forgot this and now they are paying the price.Here endeth the lesson.

Tony of Poorakistan says:

08:29pm | 24/08/10

Hard to believe Tim and Joolya are so old-fashioned as to actually require hardcopies of the news. Thought she was the harbinger of the digital revolution.

Or something.

masealake says:

01:28pm | 26/08/10

Why a minority government good to Australia people?
People will have better resources supported of lives
A letter regarding “Shaping a Healthy and Wealthy Future for Australia “sent to The Prime Minister Kevin Rudd on 29 October 2009.
My “Health Olympic Australia” project will not only assist the Australian Government to shape a better health system for Australians but will also improve the general health of Australians. This will put Australia in a strong position for long term wealth generation and prosperity.
“The China Project” is referred “The China Study” outcome conducted jointly by Cornell University, Oxford University, and the Chinese Academy of Preventive Medicine over the course of twenty years.
Prime Minister, the steps that will allow Australia to pioneer in achieves the worlds “Health Economy” is by Australia:
• Inventing health improvement patterns;
• Growing high antioxidant healthy grains and plants;
• Manufacturing high antioxidant healthy grain powder products;
• Exporting its health improvement knowledge and pattern; and
• Exporting health improvement resources (including human resources).
The highest regards
Ma kee wai
(Member of Inventor Association Queensland since 1993)

masealake says:

05:58pm | 01/10/10

What democratic societies should learn lessen from Australia election 2010:
1.  What productive action has PM Julia Gillard in office 100 days?
When inflation is a looming threat, with the nation’s CPI growing by 3.5 per cent year on year - a 22-month high - just last month.
When ultimately slow down the country’s growth and subsequently hose down the demand for Australian commodities.
The Australia historical hung parliament demonstrated the big gap of inequality society between the small educated elite groups who get highest pay by talk feast used mouth work controlling live essential resources of the country in every social platforms against the biggest less educated groups who get lowest pay by hands work squeezed by discriminative policies that sucking live blood from individual poor/less wealth off?
Ma kee wai
(Member of Inventor Association Queensland since 1993)