If nothing else politics is a game of numbers, and Victoria University mathematician Professor John Zeleznikow has cranked the numbers in the final three federal seats to be decided to work out who will form government.
Broadband and Mining, Gillard and Abbott
If the Gillard Government wins this marathon election, it will have been broadband that gets it over the line. That is, unless Opposition leader Tony Abbott's refusal to submit his election promises to Treasury for costing hasn't already handed Labor the win.
Gillard offers independent MPs Quigley briefing
Prime Minister Julia Gillard has offered the three independent rural MPs who hold the key to forming the next federal government a detailed briefing from NBN Company chief executive Mike Quigley in response to their "keen interest" in broadband.
Independents Day offers few NBN clues
The so-called "Independents' Day" at the National Press Club provided few clues on who will form the next federal government and even fewer about what the nation's future broadband infrastructure might look like.
Abbott cuts Nationals out of broadband role
Tony Abbott has consigned the party of regional Australia - The Nationals - to the sidelines for the Coalition's negotiations with three rural independent MPs on forming Government, effectively cutting them out of any discussion on broadband in the bush.
Google censors Sex Party political ads
The Australian Sex Party has charged that anti-filter corporate campaigner Google censored its lampoon advertisement "Jerk Choices," reclassifying it as Adult Only despite the parody already having been played in prime time on free to air television.
NBN looms large for regions: Independents
The three rural independent MPs who hold the key to forming of the next Government of Australia - all of them ex-Nationals - will meet in Canberra late today to discuss areas of cooperation before negotiations start with the Prime Minister and Tony Abbott later this week.
Broadband a central issue to form Govt
With all eyes now shifting to independent MPs after an historic election that appears to have delivered a hung Parliament, the National Broadband Network and regional services is emerging as the key issue that will decide which party forms Government.
Election 2010: Govt deserves to be returned
Opinion: After an election campaign in which starkly different plans for Australia's broadband future have provided a clear choice between Gillard Labor and the Coalition, on balance, the tech sector's best interests are served if the Government is returned.
Julia on NBN: Don't risk jobs, economy
Julia Gillard has used her last set-piece speech of the campaign to warn that Australia will lose jobs to offshore markets if it does not go ahead with the construction of a high-speed national broadband network.
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