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Australian Election Produces First Hung Parliament in 70 Years

by David Calleja

August 23, 2010

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David Calleja

David Calleja
David Calleja graduated with a Bachelor of Social Science and Master of Social Science from RMIT University in his home city of Melbourne, Australia. He has taught English in China, Thailand, South Korea and Cambodia, where he worked for a local NGO, Sorya, based in Tropang Sdok village. In addition he has also volunteered as a kindergarten English teacher, tutor and a football coach to male orphan students in Loi Tailang, Shan State. He has narrated and produced a video biography of Cambodian students learning English entitled I Like My English Grilled. His video documenting life at Stung Meanchey, Cambodia, A Garbage Life, can be viewed online. Contact him at david_calleja@foreignpolicyjournal.com. More...

25 Responses to Australian Election Produces First Hung Parliament in 70 Years

  1. TheAustralianPost.com

    August 23, 2010 at 3:33 am

    Hung Parliament? Australia seem to follow the Brits when it comes to politics?
    http://www.theaustralianpost.com/2010/08/hung-parliament-will-australia-follow-the-uk/

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  4. masealake

    August 27, 2010 at 12:26 am

    No matter who will win a government?

    Hung parliament result the fact people wanted fairer live resources supported

    “Health Olympic Australia” is a nationally and international significant movement in the 21 century “knowledge economy” in “Health Economy Gold Rush”:

    ● By pass all economy in human history that benefit to every habitant on earth;

    ● All habitant must to face either lost, or to win;

    ● The dead lock situation either lost health supply, or getting enough supply to win the battle of health demands in health rebuilding in her/his own right efforts to achieve wealth creation.

    There are at least five economic productivity outcomes will resulting significant GDP progressing from a “Health Olympic Australia” as follow:

    1. Reductions in Australian Health Workforce cost;

    2. Reduction in Healthcare cost;

    3. Reduction in lost productivity cost;

    4. Increase from agriculture outcome;

    5. Increase from “Health Olympic Australia” creation in goods/products exportation.

    Ma kee wai
    (Member of Inventor Association Queensland since 1993)

  5. masealake

    September 3, 2010 at 4:16 am

    What Australia hung parliament demonstrating deep in voter’s heart?

    Australia citizens now enter a very challenging political era for 70 years in the 2010 federal election, many reforms are demanding by voters are looking for a change with anger to share fairer resources supplied lives from the first term of government?

    Voters handed down their decisive votes during election time are looking for an efficient, effective and economically run government. A high transparency in less mistaken caused processing under no discriminately enforced services government. A long term wealth creative vision with fast action moving forward progressing resulting value add to voters benefits in each term of governing.

    Voters are crying for action right now to have improved resources support lives that suppose lead by a government in the following eight commitments:

    1. What vision of prosperity voters seen?
    2. Why action not enough in the past 3 years?
    3. How many election promises has been fulfilled?
    4. Where productivity motivation to voters?
    5. What materials to speed up election promises processing?
    6. Why some election promises in powerless process?
    7. How far transparency in each department service voters wanted?
    8. Where prioritized direction to empowerment the nation?

  6. masealake

    September 6, 2010 at 12:58 am

    Who parties danger Australia’s social fabric?

    Australia citizens now enter a very challenging political era for 70 years in the 2010 federal election, many reforms are demanding by voters are looking for a change with anger to share fairer resources supplied lives from the first term of government?

    Australia social fabric repair long over due?
    Voters’ voices do not hear?
    Voters’ pains do not ease?
    Voters’ cries do not care?

    ● Poverty will not be phase out if no fairer resources to share;
    ● Illness will not be reducing if no preventive measurement in real action;
    ● Agriculture will not be revitalize if urbanization continuing its path;
    ● Housing affordability will not be reach for young generation if government continues cashing from young generation debt by eating out the whole cake of education export revenue without plough back;
    ● Manufacture industry will shrink smaller and smaller if no new elements there to power up to survive,
    ● Employability will not in the sustainable mode for so long as manufacture and agriculture not going to boost.

    Ma kee wai
    (Member of Inventor Association Queensland since 1993)

  7. masealake

    September 9, 2010 at 6:47 am

    Will Julia Gillard’s re-elected Labor Party government fixed voters voices, pains and crying?

    Australia citizens now enter a very challenging political era for 70 years in the 2010 federal election, many reforms are demanding by voters are looking for a change with anger to share fairer resources supplied lives since the first term of a Labor government?

    Australia social fabric repair long over due? The historical hung parliament demonstrated deep in voter’s heart a fixed must to carry on in vision and action immediately:

    Voters’ voices do not hear?
    Voters’ pains do not ease?
    Voters’ cries do not care?

    1. Poverty will not be phase out if no fairer resources to share;
    2. Illness will not be reducing if no preventive measurement in real action;
    3. Agriculture will not be revitalize if urbanization continuing its path;
    4. Housing affordability will not be reach for young generation if government continues cashing from young generation debt by eating out the whole cake of education export revenue without plough back;
    5. Manufacture industry will shrink smaller and smaller if no new elements there to power up to survive;
    6. Employability will not in the sustainable mode for so long as manufacture and agriculture not going to boost.

    Ma kee wai
    (Member of Inventor Association Queensland since 1993)

  8. Sallie Jenson

    September 11, 2010 at 8:24 pm

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  9. masealake

    September 12, 2010 at 6:05 am

    What time bombs will rock Australia democratic society?

    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 poor/less wealth off?

    Voters’ voices do not hear?
    Voters’ pains do not ease?
    Voters’ cries do not care?

    1. Poverty will not be phase out if no fairer resources to share;
    2. Illness will not be reducing if no preventive measurement in real action;
    3. Agriculture will not be revitalize if urbanization continuing its path;
    4. Housing affordability will not be reach for young generation if government continues cashing from young generation debt by eating out the whole cake of education export revenue without plough back;
    5. Manufacture industry will shrink smaller and smaller if no new elements there to power up to survive;
    6. Employability will not in the sustainable mode for so long as manufacture and agriculture not going to boost.

    Ma kee wai
    (Member of Inventor Association Queensland since 1993)

  10. David Calleja

    September 12, 2010 at 9:28 am

    Australia’s hung parliament officially ended on Thursday, September 9, when the three independents cast their votes. Bob Katter sided with the opposition Liberal/National Coalition, and both Tony Windsor and Craig Oakeshott backed the current Labor Government, thus returning Julia Gillard as Prime Minister.

    Labor, together with the support of three independents and the Greens, have 76 seats. The Liberal/National opposition have 74 seats.

    The first session of the new parliament resumes within a matter of weeks.

  11. David Calleja

    September 12, 2010 at 9:29 am

    Australia’s hung parliament officially ended on Thursday, September 9, when the three independents cast their votes. Bob Katter sided with the opposition Liberal/National Coalition, and both Tony Windsor and Craig Oakeshott backed the current Labor Government, thus returning Julia Gillard as Prime Minister.

    Labor, together with the support of three independents and the Greens, have 76 seats. The Liberal/National opposition have 74 seats.

    Yesterday, the Prime Minister announced her cabinet line-up. Kevin Rudd, the man she deposed, has been named Minister for Foreign Affairs. The first session of the new parliament resumes within a matter of weeks.

  12. masealake

    September 18, 2010 at 2:34 am

    What goodwill of Australia parliamentary reform? Peoples power to ease their pains?

  13. masealake

    September 18, 2010 at 2:35 am

    What democratic societies should learn a lessen from Australia election 2010:
    1. What goodwill of Australia parliamentary reform? Peoples power to ease their pains?
    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?

    Voters’ voices do not hear?
    Voters’ pains do not ease?
    Voters’ cries do not care?

    1. Poverty will not be phase out if no fairer resources to share;
    2. Illness will not be reducing if no preventive measurement in real action;
    3. Agriculture will not be revitalize if urbanization continuing its path;
    4. Housing affordability will not be reach for young generation if government continues cashing from young generation debt by eating out the whole cake of education export revenue without plough back;
    5. Manufacture industry will shrink smaller and smaller if no new elements there to power up to survive;
    6. Employability will not in the sustainable mode for so long as manufacture and agriculture not going to boost.

    Ma kee wai
    (Member of Inventor Association Queensland since 1993)

  14. masealake

    September 24, 2010 at 5:34 am

    What democratic societies should learn lessen from Australia election 2010:
    1. What creative vision of Gillard Labor government’s nation-building agenda without support to Australian Inventors?
    The Australia historical hung parliament demonstrated the big gap in 70 years 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?

    Voters’ voices do not hear?
    Voters’ pains do not ease?
    Voters’ cries do not care?

    1. Poverty will not be phase out if no fairer resources to share;
    2. Illness will not be reducing if no preventive measurement in real action;
    3. Agriculture will not be revitalize if urbanization continuing its path;
    4. Housing affordability will not be reach for young generation if government continues cashing from young generation debt by eating out the whole cake of education export revenue without plough back;
    5. Manufacture industry will shrink smaller and smaller if no new elements there to power up to survive;
    6. Employability will not in the sustainable mode for so long as manufacture and agriculture not going to boost.

    Ma kee wai
    (Member of Inventor Association Queensland since 1993)

  15. masealake

    September 25, 2010 at 6:17 am

    What democratic societies should learn lessen from Australia election 2010:
    1. What productive action Gillard Labor government UN 5 billions to buy ousted PM Kevin Rudd’s face?
    Voter’s pains did not link to high income Politicians and Bureaucracy.
    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?

    Voters’ voices do not hear?
    Voters’ pains do not ease?
    Voters’ cries do not care?

    1. Poverty will not be phase out if no fairer resources to share;
    2. Illness will not be reducing if no preventive measurement in real action;
    3. Agriculture will not be revitalize if urbanization continuing its path;
    4. Housing affordability will not be reach for young generation if government continues cashing from young generation debt by eating out the whole cake of education export revenue without plough back;
    5. Manufacture industry will shrink smaller and smaller if no new elements there to power up to survive;
    6. Employability will not in the sustainable mode for so long as manufacture and agriculture not going to boost.

    Ma kee wai
    (Member of Inventor Association Queensland since 1993)

  16. masealake

    October 1, 2010 at 3:09 am

    What democratic societies should learn lessen from Australia election 2010:
    1. What productive action has PM Julia Gillard in office 100 days?
    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?
    Voters’ voices do not hear?
    Voters’ pains do not ease?
    Voters’ cries do not care?
    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.
    Ma kee wai
    (Member of Inventor Association Queensland since 1993)

  17. masealake

    October 1, 2010 at 5:44 am

    What democratic societies should learn lessen from Australia election 2010:
    1. What productive action has PM Julia Gillard in office 100 days?
    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?
    Voters’ voices do not hear?
    Voters’ pains do not ease?
    Voters’ cries do not care?
    1. Poverty will not be phase out if no fairer resources to share;
    2. Illness will not be reducing if no preventive measurement in real action;
    3. Agriculture will not be revitalize if urbanization continuing its path;
    4. Housing affordability will not be reach for young generation if government continues cashing from young generation debt by eating out the whole cake of education export revenue without plough back;
    5. Manufacture industry will shrink smaller and smaller if no new elements there to power up to survive;
    6. Employability will not in the sustainable mode for so long as manufacture and agriculture not going to boost.
    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.
    Ma kee wai
    (Member of Inventor Association Queensland since 1993)

  18. masealake

    October 1, 2010 at 6:27 am

    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?
    Voters’ voices do not hear?
    Voters’ pains do not ease?
    Voters’ cries do not care?
    1. Poverty will not be phase out if no fairer resources to share;
    2. Illness will not be reducing if no preventive measurement in real action;
    3. Agriculture will not be revitalize if urbanization continuing its path;
    4. Housing affordability will not be reach for young generation if government continues cashing from young generation debt by eating out the whole cake of education export revenue without plough back;
    5. Manufacture industry will shrink smaller and smaller if no new elements there to power up to survive;
    6. Employability will not in the sustainable mode for so long as manufacture and agriculture not going to boost.
    Ma kee wai
    (Member of Inventor Association Queensland since 1993)

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