labor is in 76 (2 independents and 1 green.)

Now we know the result.
Labor is in with Oakshot and Windsor's support.
Julia is about to see the Govenor General now.

If we do have another election , can I ask all of you to consider supporting others (any like minded independent senate and or marginal seat contenders.) and explore how you can claim a 3rd party support refund for any money spent. (it is refundable)

I can only say, its a bit like investing..
you can't put all your eggs in one basket.
Not when so much is at stake. You must diversify and spread the risk.

Mning Tax, here it comes. The greens in the senate, will certainly push harder then Gillard. A constitutional challenge might work, but might not.

re Sedition laws-- not old and outdated.

re Sedition laws: Not old or outdated..

Australian sedition law is the area of the criminal law of Australia relating to the crime of sedition.Effectively defunct for nearly half a century, these laws returned to public notice in 2005 when changes were included in an Anti-terrorism Bill announced by Prime Minister Howard prior to a "counter-terrorism summit" of the Council of Australian Governments on September 27.
The Bill was introduced on November 3 and passed into law on December 6, 2005 after government amendments adding some protection for the reporting of news and matters of public interest were introduced in response to community pressure. The changed laws are to be reviewed in 2006.

Early prosecutions for sedition in Australia include:

the conviction of Henry Seekamp for seditious libel over the Eureka Rebellion in 1854; (how amazing that Julia Gillard is standing in the seat of Lalor Victoria- named after Peter Lalor the Eukeka Hero!)

the conviction of 13 trade union leaders of the 1891 Australian shearers' strike for sedition and conspiracy; and

the action against radical Harry Holland, jailed for two years in 1909 over his advocacy of violent revolution during the Broken Hill miners' strike.
During the First World War Sedition laws were used against those who opposed conscription and war, in particular the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) in Australia [1]. In 1916 members of the IWW in Perth were charged with sedition including 83 year old Montague Miller, known as the grand old man of the labour movement. Miller was released after serving a few weeks of his sentence but was re-arrested in 1917 in Sydney at the age of 84 and sentenced to six months jail with hard labour at Long Bay Gaol on the charge of belonging to an unlawful association [2].

The Sydney Twelve were all charged and convicted with various offences including sedition.
ref wikpedia.

is Mark Latham guilty of Sedition or not..

Press release:
Wollongong Resident, Meg Sampson , senate candidate for NSW in Col K, said
today, " that she
supports Mark Latham's call to voters to not vote at all. Even though we
could both be charged with sedition. This election has been a sham, and
voters cannot trust labor, liberals or the greens.
The greens lied about not swapping preferences, and then swapped with
labor before other any candidates were known, and you can't trust the
other two leaders.
Experienced Federal election Candidates like myself and Mark Latham, know
exactly how the photo opportunities are manipulated and oppose such
deliberate orchestration.
Australians deserve better treatment."

Meg added that "she doesn't care if she doesn't get any votes, her job
right now is to highlight issues, and to support pensioners, and the
disadvantaged".
she also clarified that she had given a 3 party (lbor, Liberal and greens equally) split ticket to AEC fo rthe preferences