Australia: You Have Decided

Well, congratulations to both Prime Minister Rudd which was elected on Saturday and Natalie Gauci which was voted to be the 2007 Australian Idol winner last night. In a weekend of voting, Australia decided whose face they want to see more on TV and whose voice they want to hear most.

Election 07
PM Rudd won the election fairly comfortably. He got plenty of seats and some say his win was historic. Well, it's kind of historic considering that there were a few seats that was taken over by his party from the Liberal.

The biggest loser on Saturday night was the Liberal party. John Howard not only lost the government, he also lost his seat. He wanted to create history by becoming the PM for the fourth time in a row but instead he made a history in another way (by losing his seat and his government). Peter Costello however, still retains his seat but made a statement to everybody that he will not be the leader of the Liberal party and now the party seems to be in a bit of mess.

Congratulations again PM Rudd, and we hope that you keep your promises and be a wise leader.

Australian Idol
On a lighter note, Natalie Gauci from Melbourne has won Australian Idol beating Matt Corby, the show favourite. She won just hours away from her birthday, making the win a sweet birthday present.

I think it's great that she won and not Matt Corby. Matt is a really really talented boy and it didn't matter whether he came second or first last night because I'm pretty sure he'll be around the (music) industry. But I do have something to say about the boy. He's been wearing the ugliest stuff throughout the competition. The outfit he wore on grand final (when he was performing) was a tight red pants and it sure made him look like Santa's elves but hey if he can pull it off, that's fine by me.

Natalie's winner single, Here I Am is on sale today. You can grab them here.

It can also be downloaded on Telstra Bigpond Music (other online retailers will get it on Monday). She will also be touring on the new year and tickets for that will be available on Monday. For more details, check the website australianidol.com.au

pictures from theage.com.au, heraldsun.com.au