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by Turambar (sersguenda at hotmail com) on Sat Nov 24th, 2007 at 06:34:57 AM EST
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BBC NEWS | World | Asia-Pacific | PM Howard concedes Australia poll
Australian Prime Minister John Howard has admitted defeat in the country's general election, and looks set to lose his parliamentary seat.

Mr Howard said he had telephoned Labor leader Kevin Rudd "to congratulate him on an emphatic victory".



Any idiot can face a crisis - it's day to day living that wears you out.
by ceebs (ceebs (at) eurotrib (dot) com) on Sat Nov 24th, 2007 at 07:02:10 AM EST
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Do you know who casts the deciding vote in a tied vote in the senate when it comes to legislation?
by fls on Sat Nov 24th, 2007 at 02:25:16 PM EST
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I saw somewhere that to win a vote in the Senate you need a majority. A tied vote is a defeat for whatever the Senate is voting on.
by Gary J on Sat Nov 24th, 2007 at 03:06:34 PM EST
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The relevant provision of the Australian constitution is:-

"23. Questions arising in the Senate shall be determined by a majority of votes, and each senator shall have one vote. The President shall in all cases be entitled to a vote; and when the votes are equal the question shall pass in the negative."

by Gary J on Sat Nov 24th, 2007 at 03:13:19 PM EST
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