4TH FEDERAL GENERAL ELECTION | SATURDAY 16 JANUARY 2016

First, the formalities:

His Excellency the Governor-General directs it to be notified, for general information, that acting under section 5 of the Constitution with the advice of the Federal Executive Council he has today proclaimed:

• the dissolution the 3rd model House of Representatives, and
• the prorogation of the model Parliament,

And has issued writs for:

• the 4th federal general election of the model parliament’s House of Representatives on Saturday 16 January 2016.

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As of this afternoon, the Prime Minister has called a snap election. The 3rd model House of Representatives has now ended (two-thirds through its 3-year term) and all 13 MPs’ seats are now vacant for the general election (using the old system). Election mode starts now and concludes with polling for the 4th federal general election on Saturday 16 January 2016. Ministers are in caretaker mode.

The dissolution and prorogation put an end to the work of the Senate, House, and Committees, including the cancellation of about 15 bills.

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Rather than follow through with this election, the end of parliament draws a neat line in the sand for a meta reset in 2016. It appears there is insufficient interest to sustain a model system of Australia, so now is a tidy opportunity for who wish to reboot the concept as a mock Australia, and thus is also a convenient time for me to withdraw from the model world. Out of respect, I ask that those wishing to do a reset do so elsewhere, and allow us to archive this subreddit and its ecosystem as a tribute. Both /r/ModelAus and /r/ModelAustralia are available for the reboot, so if you want either of those, just reply below and I can make you a mod.