Finally, after some 17 days of negotiating, Australia has a new Government. Two of the three remaining independents have thrown in their lot in with the incumbent Gillard Government. The threat of an Abbott regime is, for the time being, diminished.
This is Australia's second national Government comprising independents as the bridge to forming a majority. That's two minority governments in 110 years of federation. It is likely to be a slightly wild ride, given the fact that the House majority is made up of 72 (ALP) 4 independents (two Green and two 'country'), and the forthcoming Senate will comprise nine Green senators, who will hold the balance of power.
We can expect lots of crybabying from the Coalition in coming days. Barnaby Joyce has been having a long and irrational whinge on the ABC already.
Meanwhile, let us incline ourselves to the Prime Minister, Julia Gillard.
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