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Australia Elects New Abbott Conservative Government

Categories: Oceania, Australia, Elections, Politics

Australia has a change of government. Labor Prime Minister Kevin Rudd's brief return ended on 7 September 2013 with the election of Tony Abbott's conservative Liberal/National coalition. Michael Taylor, a staunch online advocate of Labor, reflects on life under the new government in his post Should I really care who governs Australia? [1] It is probably no surprise that his answer is Yes: “I only hope the new government cares about the people that I care about.”