What a drop in the latest Australian Federal Election [of which I finally get to vote in ], John Howard falls from being second longest lasting Prime Minister of Australia after Sir Robert Menzies, his idol, to becoming the second Prime Minister to have lost his position as Prime Minister by losing his seat in a general election, like that of Stanley Bruce in around the 1930s. =D
Take that, Liberals![who have become the conservative party. How they have fallen.]
A Labor win of 81 House of Representative seats vs. 58 Liberals.
Kevin Rudd is Prime Minister.
That said, a RuddSlide might not be the greatest thing. After all, the focus of the Australian Labor Party campaign has been gaining public favour, and other than the education revolution campaign, there is no sign of what plans will be undertaken, other than the favourable signing of the Kyoto Protocol, and removable of that deplorable WorkChoices.
But we shall see. Whether one likes to or not. Though, after John Howard being around since 1996, damn right a change is necessary.