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imron -



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The election is today, so we'll soon know if I lied in the thread title.

Looks like you called it right. Big swing to Labor by the looks of things, and John Howard may
even lose his seat of Bennelong!



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rob07 -

Yes, Howard has just conceded. Rudd is PM.










md1101 -

So I won't have to move to China for good after all. Praise the heavens










atitarev -

Congratulations to all who voted for Labour. We won!










muyongshi -

I like how there is a distinctly asian face in behind Rudd. Very appropriate for this discussion.










Josh2007 -

Newsflash: 25 November 2027

President Kevin Rudd of the Republic of Australia addressed his nation in Mandarin--the official
language of the Southern Continent for 10 years now since the Constitutional Reforms--and
officially communicated the result of the recent referendum. Australia, 澳洲省 as it is to be
known, will become the 32nd province of the People's Republic of China from January 1st 2028.
President Rudd said the move made sense given the economic rise of Asia and the demographic
changes in Australia, which particularly accelerated following his election as prime minister 20
years ago. The abolition of the AUS$ in 2025 and the adoption of the renminbi had provided the
basis for Australia's prosperity said Mr Rudd, or Rudd Xiansheng as he likes to be known, despite
the debate over whether a modern nation should really have a Communist mass murderer on its
banknotes. Rudd Xiansheng claims to be interested in environment issues, but the rump
conservatives grouped round the Liberals, mainly attracting support in Queensland and Western
Australia (to be relabelled prefectures rather than states in the new Chinese setup) continue to
argue that allowing the population to balloon up to 60 million was beyond the continent's carrying
capacity.

"Aozhou has severed links with its past," Rudd Xiansheng said. "The 20 million Anglos in Australia
have to embrace an Asian future. We are no longer an English-speaking nation: 35 million of us are
ethnic-Chinese, and Mandarin is the language of the future." Rudd Xiansheng outlined plans
allowing companies to discipline recalcitrant Anglos who refused to learn Chinese - apparently
claiming it was too hard or --more darkly--whispering in corners that English ought to be
Australia's official language.

Aozhou's future was clear since the 2012 referendum that abolished the monarchy, said Mr Rudd.
Labour politicians had occupied the presidency since, forming the "natural party of government."
Rudd Xiansheng has refused to quash speculation that the Labour Party will merge with Zhong Gong
in 2028.

Rudd Xiansheng delivered a stern message to the Freemantle rioters who had protested against the
referendum result. The Aozhou Republican Security, the Mandarin-speaking force accused of
brutality towards Anglo Australians, had been authorized to use rubber bullets against the
rioters. Mr Rudd promised that welfare benefits would continue to be available to Anglos who were
not fluent in Mandarin and therefore unable to work in the new Aozhou. Ultimately the refusal to
learn Chinese was prejudice, he said, which would get you nowhere in the PRC's new southern
province.

The Republic of Xin Xilan, like its Asian neighbours Singapore and Aozhou a largely ethnic Chinese
republic, is considering an application to join the PRC. The sticking point seem to be Maori
objection over China's plans to class them as part of the Gaoshanzu.










Josh2007 -

A little bit of fun in my last post!










md1101 -

lol! not bad josh.










imron -



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A little bit of fun in my last post!

See also here.










roddy -



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Originally Posted by md1101

So I won't have to move to China for good after all. Praise the heavens


Yeah, everyone here is pretty glad about that too












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