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Hi Ann,

Yes we had the election yesterday. The Labour party was preferred and won the majority of seats in the Lower House of Representatives in Parliament so their leader Kevin Rudd will be the new Prime Minister. Labour has not held office in 11.5 years so it is a historic occasion. Our former PM John Howard will not be Opposition Leader or leader of the Liberal party because he lost his seat of Bennelong to the Labour candidate. If he loses his seat he cannot sit in Parliament and they can only choose a leader from those who are eligible to sit in Parliament.

It was a bit sad because though I don't support Howard - he was obviously upset at losing. And it's scary because Rudd will be responsible for changes and govt decisions that will affect the way my generation will live in the future. Whether I voted for him or not, not knowing what the future will hold is a scary thing.

Cheers, The Little Tornado.