Australian Greens Announce Agreement to Support Labor Party in Post-Election Struggle. By Gemma Daley, Bloomberg, August 31, 2010. "Australia's Greens signed an accord with the Labor Party ensuring their support for Prime Minister Julia Gillard should she form the next government in exchange for the creation of a climate change committee to establish a price on carbon. The accord would also see the party working with Labor to ensure passage of the national budget, Greens leader Bob Brown told reporters in Canberra today. The Greens have also asked for a parliamentary debate on Australia's troop deployment in Afghanistan and restrictions on political donations. "We have signed an agreement for the continuation of the Gillard government," Brown said. "This agreement is a replacement of both the Labor and Greens commitments to dealing with climate change.
"'The agreement is not a coalition... The pact adds an extra seat in parliament for Gillard and Labor as they attempt to form a government following a deadlocked national election on Aug. 21. Labor has so far won 71 seats in the 150-seat House of Representatives, five short of the 76 required to govern... With [with the August 28 election results still being contested]...Tony Abbott's Liberal- National coalition holds 73 seats in the lower house to Labor's 71 with one division still undecided, according to the Australian Electoral Commission (on August 31). Independents Robert Oakeshott, Tony Windsor, Bob Katter and Andrew Wilkie were in Canberra for talks with the main parties as they try to decide who to back."
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