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The Senate comes through again for democracy

Four weeks after the election, we finally have the full Senate results. There were no surprises; the only state that was particularly close was Victoria, where the ALP beat the Greens for the last vacancy by about 17,000 votes, writes Charles Richardson.

Not the first time ALP candidates have been “smeared” with Islam

If there’s one person who won’t be surprised at senior Liberal Party figures being caught red-handed distributing allegedly Islamic material in a marginal Western Sydney seat, it is former ALP candidate for Greenway Ed Husic, writes Irfan Yusuf.

Take a punt on Election ’07

No election party is complete without a punt. It’s like watching the Melbourne Cup without previously making a trip to your local TAB, only to tell all your friends you knew the winner would get up. So what do to? Hack punter Leigh Josey has the answers.

Citizen Crikey: Bringing the marginals to you

Citizen Crikeys are hard at it, reporting on the election from their marginal seats. How much pork has rolled into town? Are there any lampposts left with candidates nailed to them? And what songs does Liberal candidate for Makin Bob Day play when he sings for voters?

Rundle: How the Coalition could win

With the most recent Newspoll putting Labor back at 58-42 2PP where they have been since Rudd became leader, everyone is writing the Coalition off. So let’s think of how they could win, writes Guy Rundle.