<p><br /> Australia could have its first minority government in 70 years.<br /> </p><p><br /> Around 14 million people will have voted in the country's general election when polls close this morning.<br /> </p><p><br /> A hung parliament is a worst-case scenario for investors with one financial analyst tipping a 2-5 per cent fall in the Aussie dollar as a result.<br /> </p><p><br /> Without a clear winner, the next government would have to rely on a handful of independent or Green MPs to form a government, leaving policies such as Labor's new mining tax in limbo and creating market uncertainty.<br /> </p><p><br /> Two of the three key independents, who may decide who takes office in the event of a hung parliament, have said they cannot guarantee passage of a minority government budget, leaving the possibility of a fiscal crisis or a short-lived government.<br /> </p><p><br /> Even a razor-thin win by Gillard would diminish her mandate to introduce the 30 percent resource tax, the cornerstone policy of her campaign, and leave her weakened as she seeks to have a hostile Senate pass the tax.<br /> </p><p><br /> Labor has also pledged to take action on climate change with a possible carbon trading scheme and to construct a $38 billion fibre-optic national broadband network. The Liberal-National opposition opposes these plans.<br /> </p><p><br /> The vote looks very tight, the result may be based more on which leader, Labor Prime Minister Julia Gillard or the opposition's Conservative Tony Abbott, is favoured most.<br /> </p>

Greek parliament approves austerity bill

As expected, first round results show President Francois Hollande's party is set to win a majority in the French National Assembly.<br/> <br />(SOUNDBITE) (English) ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS AT THE INSTITUTE FOR POLITICAL STUDIES IN PARIS CHRISTOPHER BICKERTON, SAYING:<br/> <br />"I think the overwhelming sensation really is that there aren't many surprises in this first round result from what I think was in many respects quite a lacklustre campaign."<br/> <br />But Hollande's Socialist party is not taking any chances.<br/> <br />Politicians worry voter fatigue and an already low turnout at polls could mean lost seats.<br/> <br />That's why party leaders are renewing calls for support as the second round of elections approach.<br/> <br />(SOUNDBITE) (French) FRENCH SOCIALIST PARTY LEADER MARTINE AUBRY SAYING:<br/> <br />"We need a strong majority to continue on employment, growth and justice."<br/> <br />That message could fall on deaf ears as the French turn their attention away from politics.<br/> <br />(SOUNDBITE) (French) PARIS RESIDENT OLIVIER DELAVARE SAYING:<br/> <br />"The campaign was a bit long and now I think the French want to talk about other things. And you have the euro and all that. People are not going to vote."<br/> <br />France elected its first socialist president in 17 years after conservatives struggled to boost jobs and the economy.<br/> <br />Jessica Gray, Reuters

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In the days of yore, the mace we often saw carried by the Sergeant-at-arms before the Parliament speaker had a more practical and less than ceremonial function. <br /> <br />It was to be wielded to knock out and silence unruly members of the assembly. <br /> <br />As history tells it, the maces are actual weapons of Sergeants-at-arms who are to protect the body of the sovereign or anyone presiding over an assembly. <br /> <br />Full story here. <br /> <br />Video by Hazlan Zakaria

Minister in the Prime Minister's department Nazri Aziz says that there is every likelihood that the under-utilized Putrajaya International Convention Centre (PICC) could be the venue for a new Parliament building.

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On December 13, five heavily-armed terrorists had stormed Parliament House complex on this day 15 years back but they were killed before they could enter the main building.

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Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer did "mislead Parliament" over the appointment of Peter Mandelson as US Ambassador says the Conservative's Shadow Housing Secretary Kevin Hollinrake. His comments follow a vote in which MPs rejected calls for the PM to face a parliamentary probe into whether he misled the commons over Mandelson's security checks. <br /> Report by Johals. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn

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Ecuador's National Assembly yesterday rejected a lawsuit filed against its government by the International Press Association over a new law passed last year regulating media which includes an ethical code for journalists working in the country. teleSUR

Lok Sabha was adjourned till noon on Wednesday (March 6) after uproar by opposition members on the alleged farm loan waiver scam.

According to gizmodo.com, "Over 150 experts in AI, robotics, commerce, law and ethics from 14 countries have signed an open letter denouncing the European Parliament's proposal to grant personhood status to intelligent machines." Many technologists have critiqued their actions, because they think it's too soon to consider robot's people. Still the EU Parliament believes the best way to control future conflict with human-like technology is with Electronic personhood. <br />

Egypt's parliament discusses football "massacre"<br /><br />Al Jazeera's Rawya Rageh reports from Cairo.