From The Age, The genius of the Australian people
The leaders would not lead - so the voters would not elect. ... In an election of policy nothingness, the voters returned the nothingness... Ms Gillard said it's hard to understand what the Australian people said when they spoke on Saturday. I disagree. The message was clear: neither of you are good enough....
It will take time to sink in, but the major parties will have to seriously rethink what they are up to by the time the next election comes around.
This outcome is the best Australia could have achieved. The best of a bad lot.
A likely outcome is that the independents and Greens will now make whoever becomes prime minister do some governing.
It sucks because it's true...
"The debate on same-sex marriage is being led by right-wing Christian lobby groups who have dominated politics for way too long and have been holding Australia back"
Danby talks up prospect of gay marriage, then retreats