Liberal/National : 3,059,695 Votes (46.12%)
Labor: 3,575,113 Votes (53.88%)
| Party | NSW | VIC | QLD | WA | SA | TAS | ACT | NT | Total Divisions Won | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This Election | Last Election | |||||||||
| Liberal | 12 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 74 |
Topic: Australian Government
Breaking News: ABC Election analysts says Labor Wins
ABC election analyst Antony Green says Labor is on the cusp of victory and needs only two seats in Queensland to claim victory.
Mr Green says on current figures he predicts Labor winning 78 seats with a majority of six. On those figures he says he can make a cautious prediction of Labor forming a government.
Election Result: Lindsay, NSW
First Preferences | ||||
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | Swing (%) |
| BAYLEY, Grant | LDP | 329 | 0.73 | +0.73 |
| EDWARDS, Lesley | The Greens | 1,507 | 3.32 | -0.05 |
PM In Danger in Bennelong
Prime Minister John Howard could be on track to become the first sitting PM since 1929 to lose his seat, with Labor challenger Maxine McKew ahead by more than 6 per cent after preferences with more than 9 per cent of the vote counted in Bennelong.
Deputy Labor leader Julia Gillard says the signs are good for Ms McKew but it is too early to call the result.
ABC Results : 7:35PM
Results from ABC Online
Liberal – 36.5%
Labor – 43.0%
National – 5.3%
Greens – 7.8%
Family First – 2.2%
Others – 5.2%
National Count
According to Seven Network
ALP – 40%
LIB – 34%
NAT – 10%
GRN – 9%
OTH – 7%
DEM – 8%
Update: 7:00PM
Liberal – 71,864 Votes (54.64%)
Labor – 58,661 Votes (45.36%)
NSW
2 seats won by Nationals
VIC
2 seats won by Labor
2 seats won by Liberal
TAS
1 seat won by Labor
Current Totals: 6:36PM
Liberals – 9,360 Votes (59.30%)
Labor – 6,315 Votes (40.29%)
Polls are closed
The Polls are closed. Stay tuned for TECH.GEEK as we broadcast the election here and on Twitter (http://www.twitter.com/election07/)…
Terence Huynh
Twittering Now
Less than 30 minutes to the polls close, we have now launched our Twitter account. We have now got http://twitter.com/election07, so you can now add us to recieve latest updates on the Election.
It’s Time to Go, Howard?
We have made a panel of people of what they think before the count is on. The questions we ask are not based on political ideas, but to see an outcome over the election. We will be asking a few people over our network, even some outsiders to give your ideas..
“If the Liberals win, do you think that John Howard will give the job to Peter Costello?“ Please give a full answer.
Switchoff decision now falls to someone else
Senator Helen Coonan, the Communications Minster, will no longer decide the fate of Telstra’s CDMA connection. After launching their ‘Next G’ network, the government intervened when Telstra wanted to switched off the CDMA.
Telstra takes minister to court…
Telstra has posted a legal complaint against the Communication minister, Helen Coonan, because she wouldn’t reveal how the AU$1 billion WiMax funding was awarded to.
Coonan revealed in June that Optus and Elders won the tender, joint funding the project.
“You Need Help,” says minister
Communications Minister Helen Coonan has initiated action against a Sydney-based game developer for making an online game based on the Virginia Tech massacre and asking him to seek help.
The online game, called V-Tech Rampage; was referred to ACMA, the government body that controls print, radio, television and online media. The creator, Ryan Lambourn, moved from the US to Australia when he was 14. The character is based on Cho Seung-hui. Lambourn has fuelled the outrage by posting a “ransom” note for US$2000 in donations, another US$1000 to apologised for the stunt.