WHICHEVER party wins government at this election, the Australian political landscape will change in another significant way — for the first time, the Australian Greens are almost certain to have the balance of power in the Senate in their own right.
The senators facing the polls in 2010 were last elected in 2004, when John Howard’s victory over Mark Latham was so profound that he won an absolute Senate majority.
As that situation unwinds at the election called yesterday, psephologists and party officials say the Greens will be the main beneficiaries.
The Age
