Tony Abbott casts his vote

The Election is over but we have no winner! In this fast-tracked™ episode of The Ploy we look at the results so far, and discuss how a Hung Parliament works and what to expect from it and whoever forms Government.

We cover whether or not Kevin Rudd is responsible for Labors decline, The backlash against Labor in West Sydney never eventuated as first though, why not? The Greens were the only real winners of the election, picking up the seat of Melbourne (VIC) and seats in the Senate, was Mike solely responsible?

Plus for those not interested in politics, we have Paul’s brand new movie review segment ‘Popcorn Paul’s Extra Buttery Movie Reviews’. This week its the new Stallone flick “The Expendables“.

Ben tells us about Facebook Places, the new service to take on 4Square. Paul is into the new show ‘Whale Wars‘, and asks should the Japanese Whalers face potentially violent protests for breaking International Laws?

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Please note, this episode was recorded on Sunday, 22 August 2010 in the early evening hours AEST. Details are correct at time of recording but may have since changed.

Gulf Oil Spill

Paul chimes in on this weeks news live from his Summer Vacation in the Bahamas as we tackle The BP Oil Spill in the Gulf. Who is to blame and why is it taking so long to fix?

Tech with Ben covers the new iPhone 4, what are the hot new features on the latest update, and should we all run out to line up at the Apple Store? The latest pricing is out for The National Broadband Network roll out in Tasmania, will it be worth the price when it rolls out nationally across Australia?

Hollywood Blitz looks at the Sandra Bullock and Scarlett Johansson kiss at the MTV Awards last weekend. Is this a desperate attempt from Bullock to move on from her split with Jesse James? Paul thinks so.

Prime Minister Kevin Rudd’s polls have taken a nosedive at we approach a Federal Election, what is he doing wrong? How can he fix it and will we really face Tony Abbott as Prime Minister?

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Also this week more on the devastating fires in Victoria. How the media reacted, how Australia donated and what should we all do now.

Plus

• Bailout is a Go
• Mike Ages
• Buffalo Air Disaster
• We speak to Tim Cooke
• Ben still loves Bill O’Reilly

To Donate to the Red Cross Bushfire Appeal call 1800 811 700 or visit the Red Cross website.

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Election fallout

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