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Well, anyone else hear who won the Australian election?

Yes, despite all our efforts, it's three more years of he who can't be named (but who's surname is Howard, in case you're not sure who i mean). I just feel completely let down, degraded, powerless and irrelevant. It's not so nice.

The worst thing is that a new party called 'family first' now holds the balance of power in our senate. And from what i've heard, they don't just mean 'family first', but 'gays, lesbians, single women, students, atheists, indigenous people, immigrants, environmentalists LAST'. Since i'm 5 of those 8 people, i'm pretty much f**ked. They also support the 'liberal' party (that's he who can't be named party). So the libs are gonna push all their stuff (like selling telstra, but don't even get me started) straight through into law, and then let family first run riot (think abortion now illegal, discrimination legislation back to the dark ages...). Oh man, switzerland is looking more and more attractive.

but then again, switzerland has the same problems with their extreme right taking over the government.

Anyone got any suggestions of a country i can move to until the next election?

Ami of zx

In a drugs, rock and roll, casual sex kind of mood

I did hear about the Austrailian election. Mostly from this thread which I thought might interest you. F1697644?thread=500514. I can't say I know much about it otherwise except I'm sorry. "Family First" sounds like that "Family Values" crap we've had for close to 20 years now. Or that "Compact with America" the people behind that have fallen since which made me very happy. Unfortunately they've been more than replaced.

*wanders over from the other thread*

Yes, well, I'm only four of the eight people you listed above, and I'm definitely f***ed now...

Ami, Helly, you're both welcome in my wine cellar any time.

Ivan.