Australia may soon have an election result.
The political turmoil in Australia may soon be at an end as Labour and Liberal entered into an agreement to end the political controversy.
Since the election on August 21st Australia has been in the state of a hung parliament since neither Labour nor Liberal could claim a majority government. Both leaders have been in talks with the Green Party and three independents in Canberra to try and bash out an agreement that would see one party in power.
However after a week of speculation both parties have now agreed that they must both push for an end. They either gain the support of the independents or they call for a re-vote.
According to various media reports, the shift has changed from Liberal to Labour and back again, with some reports stating that the independents support the mining tax and others claiming that they don’t.
Julia Gillard has agreed to give the independents access to Treasury reports, which was one of their seven demands, whilst Mr Abbott has refused full access, accusing Labour of being “desperate”.
No doubt many Australians would be relieved if the reports of a general agreement are correct. Going back to the polls would mean a huge upheaval for the country, but how long a minority government would last is also open to question. In a similar situation in Britain, the coalition with the Conservatives and the Liberal Democrats has proved unpopular.
Hopefully by next week an outcome will be now be reached, it’s time for the independents to make up their minds.
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