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  10. Justine
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    Isn’t it the most wonderful thing ever? I managed to stay up till just before 5:30AM NYC time following it. Only to learn just now that I missed Howard’s concession by seconds. Gah!!!

    Kadie-Wa: Secret Oz business.

  11. Emmaco
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    i haven’t been able to stop smiling all day! at least we ex-pats had the internet and phone and radio and so on to easily keep track of what was happening. time to go have some celebratory drinks i feel!

  16. aden
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    kadie-wa — oz is australia. and they got rid of howard in the elections for prime minister. whoo down under!

  17. kim
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    why it is the best day ever?

    here it is the worst weather ever. it is cold, it is raining, it is cold, and it is below 50

  18. Kadie-Wa
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    ohhhhhhhhhhhhh! thanks! I totally get it now. That helps a TON. Oz=Australia!! ohhh! Yay, now this is my happy day too!

  20. Terry Frost
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    The light on the hill will win out eventually. The Libs and Nats have nothing like it. Here’s hoping the nation’s future is brighter and focused on much more than economics.

  21. Kadie-Wa
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    I feel very left out. Is it a holiday today for Oz…my calander doesn’t say anything about it…hmph. I’m stumped. Is it becasue there’s a full moon? I’m going to stop guessing now.

  22. janet
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    When I heard the news on the radio, one of my first thoughts was “I’m going to have to congratulate Justine!”

    Congratulations!

  24. Ammy
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    I must have been sitting glued to the tv for about 5 hours, watching the coverage. and it worked out my way in the end! yay!

    the friendly dentist is finally our pm!

  27. ruth
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    oh wow
    happy day!!!!!
    so very excited
    and just a little delicate… too much happy making last night 😉

  30. y.manynames
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    happy happy joy joy! i would have responded faster but i was at the paaaaaarrrrrttttaaaaayyyyyyy! there were munchies and libations and dancing and such.

  33. Mike
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    I was so anxious on polling day that I had to play The Smiths, twice. The result is better than anyone hoped.

  34. Kitty-Maree-Dahlila
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    In a big way! We broke into the champers as soon as we got majority! It was actually 11 and a half painful years. Stop the pulp mills, please! (although, I’m actually from brisbane…)

  37. Andrew
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    I hate to be a downer on this happy day for all Australians, but I have two words: Bob Rae.

    I know really obscure. He was the premier of Ontario from 1990 and 1995. He was the leader of the New Democratic party; this is the equivalent to the labour party in Canada.

    He ran as a New Democrat and ruled like a Tory. Still depresses me.

    Hopefully things will work out better in Australia. After all, Howard was evil; anybody who hates unions and loves george bush is evil in my book.

    Cheers
    Andrew

  39. amy fiske
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    excellent news! oz gains hope and happiness and george loses his last toady. what more could anyone ask, really? oh yeah, we still have to do something about george…

  42. seanwilliams
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    Alas! That means you’ll miss the aurealis shindig. 🙁 But I’m looking forward to seeing you and Scott sometime soon after that. There’s champagne to be drunk in honour of Howard’s downfall…

  43. Gillian
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    Sean, you’ll just have to drink Justine’s share of the champers. You can drink mine, too, since it doesn’t look as if I can get to brissie. (I think brissie should pick itself up and move to just ouside queanbeyan so that I can visit more frequently.)

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