The Labor leader Julia Gillard has begun talks with independent candidates after her party lost its parliamentary majority. Photograph: Mick Tsikas/ReutersMarkets Nervous As Australia Faces Hung Parliament -- Yahoo News/Reuters
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Australia's two major parties wooed independent lawmakers on Sunday after an inconclusive election left the nation facing its first hung parliament since 1940 and set up financial markets for a sell-off.
The Australian dollar and shares were likely to fall when trading resumes on Monday, analysts said, with the vote count threatening to drag on for days and both the ruling Labor party and opposition seemingly unable to win a majority.
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More News On Australia's Election
Australian parties seek backing of independents -- Yahoo News/AP
Australian PM vows stability despite polls crisis -- Yahoo News/AFP
Gillard talks to Greens, independent MPs -- Sydney Morning Herald
Australian PM starts coalition talks -- The Guardian
Australia elections end with no clear winner, and a hung parliament ahead -- L.A. Times
Australia Deadlocked After Indecisive National Election -- Voice of America
Independents in Talks With Both Parties -- Wall Street Journal
Australian Independents to Meet Tomorrow Amid Vote Deadlock -- Bloomberg Businesssweek
Fate of Australian parliament rests in hands of independent MPs -- The Telegraph
Scenarios: Where now for Australia's hung parliament? -- Reuters
Factbox: Penpix of Australia's independent & Green MPs -- Reuters
Australia: Labor's wasted opportunities -- Tim Soutphommasane, The Guardian
Cliff-hanging on -- The Economist
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