I was surprised this morning to see that the lead story on The New York Times website was about the Australian election. This was especially true since the Australian press repeatedly referred to the election as routine (although how could it be with the Sex party and the Shooters up and running?) , and the Sunday paper the day after the election pointed out that it had barely appeared in the international news.
However, this has all changed, because for the first time since World War II the Aussies are facing a hung parliament. As of last night, in the House of Representatives, the two major parties were separated by just one seat, with three seats undecided and three independents from the boonies of the Land Down Under, who now have captured the attention of the international. If you're at all interested in the story from someone who understands Australian Politics, see the NYT article: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/26/world/asia/26australia.html?hp
Also (shameless plee for visitors coming up), I got an email about a great deal on Australian vacations today. Basically it's the flight and 10 nights lodging for less than the price of most flights. Now you have no excuse! http://www.travelzoo.com/vacations/asia/874441/?utm_source=top20_us&utm_medium=email_top20
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