[LINK] Conroy re-commits to filter, slams Lundy amendments

[Richard Chirgwin]

Marghanita da Cruz wrote:
> Does the following mean Conroy is facing election?
>   
>> Senators Facing Election [2007]
>>
>> Liberal (3): Mitch Fifield (*), Rod Kemp (retiring), Kay Paterson (retiring)
>> Labor (2): Robert Ray (retiring), Gavin Marshall
>> Democrat (1): Lyn Allison
>> (Last elected November 2001, term commenced 1 July 2002, expires 30 June 2008)
>> Continuing Senators (Elected 2004)
>>
>> Liberal (3): Michael Ronaldson, Julian McGauran (*), Judith Troeth
>> Labor (2): Kim Carr, Stephen Conroy
>> Family First (1): Steve Fielding
>> (Last elected October 2004, term commenced 1July 2005, expires 30 June 2011)
>>     
> <http://www.abc.net.au/elections/federal/2007/guide/svic.htm>
>
> Marghanita
> Kim Holburn wrote:
>   
>> http://delimiter.com.au/2010/06/28/conroy-re-commits-to-filter-slams-lundy-amendments/
>>
>>     
>>> Conroy re-commits to filter, slams Lundy amendments
>>>       
> <snip>
>   
Oops. Stand corrected by Stil. I understand now. The "Continuing 
Senators" stand at this election, but any changes will not affect them 
until June 2011.

But I'll bet that Antony Green is right, and filtering won't change the 
election outcome.

RC