Looks like a hung parliament in Australia

[malaise]

http://www.abc.net.au/elections/federal/2010/
Live coverage

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/08/21/2989732.htm
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Voters in the key states of New South Wales and Queensland have deserted Labor, with pundits bracing for a long night as the prospect of a hung parliament looms.

Booths across the country are now closed and counting is underway in Western Australia, which is emerging as a key election battleground.

With more than half of the votes counted, Labor has suffered a national two-party preferred swing against it of about 2.6 per cent, but the swing on the primary vote is more than 5 per cent.

The swing against Labor was more than 9 per cent in former prime minister Kevin Rudd's home state of Queensland.
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The Greens will have more say

[MrScorpio]

1. Is this a move to the left? nt

[malaise]

2. No so far this looks like a swing against Labor

They need 76 seats to win and are one behind the Coalition.

[BootinUp]

3. If true, it seems the financial crisis

has resulted in a slight rightward shift in many countries over the last year, the whole austerity thing. I think we were lucky in the timing of the Presidential election. Of course we have yet to get through November.

[MineralMan]

4. Hmm...this title just cries out for a humorous response.