Well, the 2010 Australian federal election is over; so to speak and the outcome is a hung parliament.

Neither the two major parties in the LNP or Labor can form Government in their own right due to none of them winning the 76 seats required.  The LNP seems set to win a total of 73 seats and Labor 72 by the time that the dust settles with one Green and four independents making up the lower house of parliament.

While I am all for “keeping the bastards honest”…

What I find more concerning however is the fact that now, the Greens will control the Senate effectively making Bob Brown the PM as the Greens will need to rubber stamp any legislation in order for it to become law.  While I am all for “keeping the bastards honest”, the simple fact of it is that this is going to get ugly…

If as expected, the LNP Coalition forms Government, there is going to be a major and repetitive butting of heads and Tony Abbott must be cringing at the thought even now of what he has in front of him in the days ahead.

On the other hand, the thought of the back room deals that will be done by Julia Gillard with Bob Brown to get legislation passed scares me to death if Labor forms Government.  A carbon trading system that will force the prices of everything up through the roof, 30% of Australia’s coastline closed off to recreational, tourist and commercial fishing, the jobs that will be lost and businesses that will be forced to close on this alone sends shudders down my spine.

My tip if the LNP form Government is for there to be a double dissolution election within 2 months of the new Senate coming into power.  I say this as there will be very little that the LNP will be able to get through the Senate without making major concessions and any budget being blown to bits by the Greens demands.

There are interesting times ahead….