24th November 2007, 06:13 PM
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|  Re: Kevin Rudd Australia's new Prime Minister
Seems they have a strong majority. Quote: |
By 11pm Labor had secured 83 of the 150 seats in the House of Representatives, compared with the coalition’s 58, and was heading towards wins in at least three others, giving it a substantial mandate to pursue new policies on education, health, foreign affairs and industrial relations.
| Flailing Howard is tossed from power in Australian 'Ruddslide' - Times Online
Info on how double dissolutions work. Fact Sheet 33 Double dissolution | Students | Parliamentary Education Office, Parliament of Australia http://www.aph.gov.au/house/info/infosheets/is18.pdf |
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