Independent MPs begin talks – answers

questions

  1. How many independent MPs might decide the makeup of Australia’s new government? 3 (plus one Green Party Member)
  2. How is the election result described? as ‘deadlocked’
  3. What will the four MPs meeting here hold? the balance of power
  4. How many seats are the major parties expected to win? 73
  5. How many are needed to form a government? 76
  6. How many of the independent MPs are certain to support Labour? one
  7. What kind of government is desired by many MPs? a ‘stable’ one
  8. Who expects this kind of government? the people
  9. What does Australia need? a competent and stable government
  10. Which two labour policies may be at stake? a 30% tax on resources and a $38billion fibre-optic broadband network