Nominations close for Australian Federal Election
The last chance to nominate as a candidate for the federal election on October 9th has just passed. Despite the leaders of the political parties and their minions campaigning, it is only today that voters will know who they have to choose from.Last night we heard that Pauline Hanson will be running for a spot in the Senate for Queensland. She will be running as an independent and not as part of the One Nation party that she started a couple of elections ago.
In terms of predictions, it is too early and I have not yet done a seat by seat analysis, but I can confidently predict a Coalition win.
Each time government has changed hands, the incumbent has been trailling the challenger in the polls by a fair margin and has done so for around 12 months. With the polls showing a close call, history shows that the incumbent gets over the line. The scare tactics used by both sides convince voters to stick with the devil they know, rather than risk facing a greater peril.
Australians are basically given a choice of two parties that are so closely aligned that they have been called tweedle dee and tweedle dumb. It has also been said that we can choose from the Liberal Party and the ALP, which stand for Another Liberal Party. (The real name is Australian Labor Party).
To see who I have to select from, stayt tuned. The political stuff will be sprinkled lightly throughout , leaving room for other topics as I continue to practice and hone my writing skills.
posted by Kevin Paine @ 1:23 pm
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