Australian General Election rivals neck and neck as election day looms

[-:Undertaker:-]

I heard today that Abbott is close to forming a government which is good news.

[Jordy]

I heard today that Abbott is close to forming a government which is good news.

About time, I'd completely forgotten about it all. Bet they're pretty close to a constitutional disaster.

[Jordy]

Gillard is staying as PM with a minority coalition government. People are saying it's a good day for democracy but taking 2 weeks to negotiate with a few independents while the country has no functioning government doesn't sound very practical to me.