May 2018 Overall

May 2018 Overall

April Overall: http://fardell34.blogspot.com/2018/05/april-2018-overall.html

52 Tales of 2018 - Reverse Map Game 2017 - 1856 'Dusk': http://fardell34.blogspot.com/2018/05/52-tales-of-2018-reverse-map-game-2018.html

Thor: Ragnarok rating: https://fardell24.dreamwidth.org/245859.html

Church notes - 6th May 2018: http://fardell24b.tumblr.com/post/173630398080/church-notes-6th-may-2018

Colossians series: https://brenorenz.deviantart.com/journal/Colossians-series-notes-743694691

Avengers: Infinity War review (Spoilers!): http://fardell34.blogspot.com/2018/05/avengers-infinity-war-review-spoilers.html

Ages of Change v1.1 - Part 2: http://fardell24b.tumblr.com/post/173666019875/ages-of-change-v11-part-2

52 Tales of 2018 - Back in the USSA - 1915: http://fardell24b.tumblr.com/post/173729501575/52-tales-of-2018-back-in-the-ussa-1915

Church notes - 13th May 2018: http://fardell24b.tumblr.com/post/173853283125/church-notes-13th-may-2018

Ages of Change v1.1 - Part 3: https://brenorenz.deviantart.com/journal/Ages-of-Change-v1-1-Part-3-744898806

52 Tales of 2018 - Rise of Weirdness - Daniella's Escape: https://brenorenz.deviantart.com/journal/52-Tales-of-2018-Daniella-s-Escape-744899399

Church notes - 20th May 2018: https://brenorenz.deviantart.com/journal/Church-notes-20th-May-2018-745768458

Changes in Time and Space - Chapter 24 - Thirteen Meets Twelve: http://fardell34.blogspot.com/2018/05/doctor-who-changes-in-time-and-space.html

Test Thread - 1850: http://fardell34.blogspot.com/2018/05/test-thread-1850.html

Changes in Time and Space - Chapter 25 - The Tenth Doctor: https://fardell34.blogspot.com.au/2018/05/doctor-who-changes-in-time-and-space_24.html

Ages of Change v1.1 - Part 4: http://fardell24b.tumblr.com/post/174236210750/ages-of-change-v11-part-4

52 Tales of 2018 - Rise of Weirdness - Hanna's Arrival: https://brenorenz.deviantart.com/journal/52-Tales-of-2018-Hanna-s-Arrival-746545045

Changes in Time and Space Chapter 26 - The Lazarus Experiment - Part 1: https://brenorenz.deviantart.com/journal/Changes-in-Time-Space-Lazarus-Experiment-Part-1-746679007

Church notes - May 2018: http://fardell34.blogspot.com/2018/05/church-notes-may-2018.html

Church notes - 27th May 2018: http://fardell34.blogspot.com/2018/05/church-notes-28th-may-2018.html

Church notes in 2018 so far: http://fardell34.blogspot.com/2018/05/church-notes-in-2018-so-far.html

Changes in Time and Space Chapter 26 - The Lazarus Experiment - Part 2: http://fardell24b.tumblr.com/post/174331223775/doctor-who-changes-in-time-and-space-chapter

Changes in Time and Space Chapter 26 - The Lazarus Experiment - Links: https://brenorenz.deviantart.com/journal/Changes-in-Time-Space-Lazarus-Experiment-Links-747272976

Church notes in 2018 so far

January: http://fardell24b.tumblr.com/post/170213533805/church-notes-january-2018

February: http://fardell24b.tumblr.com/post/171257524885/church-notes-february-2018

March: http://fardell24b.tumblr.com/post/172404215310/church-notes-march-2018, https://brenorenz.deviantart.com/journal/Church-notes-March-2018-737924254

April: http://fardell24b.tumblr.com/post/173407301760/church-notes-april-2018, https://brenorenz.deviantart.com/journal/Church-notes-April-2018-742609330

May: http://fardell24b.tumblr.com/post/174294714720/church-notes-may-2018

Church notes - 28th May 2018

27th May
Psalm 142
Romans 12:1 - 2
Church is better and worse than you've imagined - documentary:

Mark 4:21 - 25
vs24
We need to be replenished with God's Word (as the lamp is replenished with Oil)
Jesus needs to be on the lamp stand.
Hearing is important
'Hear' appears 9 times through Chapter 4.
The Word needs to be assimilated into our thinking and actions. The Light is the Word of God, the message of Jesus, what He came to do at the Cross, the Gospel Message. It needs to be seen by the rest of the world. We have a responsibility to share this news.
vs 21
it mustn't be hidden. It must be shared openly. Don't hide it, proclaim it! We don't often do this - held back by fear.
Have you been tempted to hide the message of Jesus' Kingdom.

The disciples were to spread the news.
We need to be bigger, brighter lights. A light that allows others to give the glory to Jesus.
vs 23

James 1:22 - 24
We need to deeply imbed God's Word in ways that show in our thoughts and actions.

vs 25
We need to exercise our knowledge of the Word every day.

No one can prayerfully and systematically study the Word of God without entering into an expanding world of truth
On the other hand, if study of the Word is ignored, truth tends to drain away, sin flows into the vacuum, and the truth is lost - David McKenna.

If we have a superficial understanding it would be like a torch with a corroded battery.

Church notes - May 2018

On LiveJournal: https://fardell24.livejournal.com/311102.html

On Dreamwidth: https://fardell24.dreamwidth.org/247596.html

Doctor Who - Changes in Time and Space - Chapter 25 - The Tenth Doctor

Chapter 25 – The Tenth Doctor

The Eye of Orion (Unknown Time)

The Doctor was resting, he had not been to the Eye of Orion since before the Time War. He did not understand why he had never taken Rose to see it. He grew sad at the thought of her name, even after the many (months? Years? He knew that the TARDIS kept track somehow).

He thought more, about Martha Jones. The medical student he had met when the Judoon were chasing after a Plasmavore who had taken refuge in an Earth hospital, and whom he had taken to see Shakespeare, New New York and New York in the 1930's (Where they had defeated Carrionites, met the Face of Boe and defeated a plot by the Cult of Skaro respectively).

He thought about the parting. But then something in the background of the memory caught his attention! Next to Martha's sister on the television screen was a scientist. But what he said was what caught his attention. 'which will change what it means to be human'.

“What!” he said. He knew that it was something which he needed to look into. He had to go back to Martha! He bounded into the TARDIS and set it in motion, back to Earth.

In the TARDIS – travelling through the vortex

The Doctor was waiting as the TARDIS careened through the vortex, backtracking the route that it had just travelled. Then something unexpected happened. The Cloister Bell started ringing. “What?” he said. There was now another problem... He looked on the scanner. “Another TARDIS, very close-by. And an anomaly in the corridoor near the console room.”

He looked at the destination. Still Martha's flat in London. Still the same time as before. He then bounded off to look at the anomaly.

Felicia looked around as she recovered from her 3^rd trip through the TARDIS-intratemporal-anomaly. The corridors were a lot more organic looking, like coral. “Hi most likely earlier TARDIS, I suppose that you are as surprised as the Doctor will be, and I am sure that she or he will be here soon,” she said. She hoped that she or he wouldn't be as morose as his next incarceration. She could then hear the Doctor running, amplified by the accoustics of the TARDIS corridors.

The Doctor rounded the corner and saw someone in the corridor. “Hi, Doctor,” she said.

“Who are you? How did you get into my TARDIS? It is impossible to generate such an anomaly,” the Doctor said.

“I am a future companion. I normally travel with your 13^th self,” the young person said.

“Really?” the Doctor asked.

“Yes, I know you are the Doctor, and I am guessing that you are the tenth incarnation,” the young person said.

“Yes, I am the Tenth! But I ask you again, who are you? And how did you enter my TARDIS?” the Doctor asked.

“My name is Felicia Lovell, and I don't know why I am going backwards in the TARDIS. I also don't know what is causing the anomalies,” the young person, Felicia, said.

The Doctor thought. 'So the anomaly was connecting to the version of the TARDIS belonging to my next incarnation?'

“You came directly from the TARDIS to the TARDIS?” the Doctor said.

“Yes,” Felicia said.

“I guess that might be possible,” the Doctor said, to himself. Then the TARDIS made a noise.

“We are approaching our destination,” the Doctor said, he started walking back the way he came and motioned for Felicia to follow him.

“Which is?” Felicia asked, as she began to follow the Doctor.

“London. A scientist is claiming that he has created a device 'that will change what it means to be human',” the Doctor said.

“That isn't good in my experience,” Felicia said.

“So you have travelled with your Doctor for a while?” the Doctor asked.

“Yes, quite a while,” Felicia said, as they approached the console room.

The TARDIS stopped and the Doctor went to the main door and opened it. Someone was outside the TARDIS. “I'm sorry, but did he say 'change what it means to be human'?”

Test Thread - 1850

1850
Americas
United States
Midgard County native language statistics.
Minnesota Norse 93%
English 5%
Other 3%
(Doesn't indicate numbers of those who are bilingual)

The proportion of Minnesota Norse speakers in eastern Minnesota overall, the number drops below 55.5%.
In Minnesota overall, the number drops below 30%.
Within the US overall (excluding Minnesota) it drops below 8%.


Other
The Yggrasil hardline clergy gain supporters in North America.


Europe

Asia
The Najdi War continues.

As does the Omani Civil War. The forces of the 'Sultan' gain ground.


Africa
In Ethiopia, the King orders that troops be moved into position in preparation for an attack across the Straight. By the end of the year, the troops are in position.


Oceania
Antepodia

New South Wales
Armidale's population reaches 1020

Dubbo's population reaches 1330

A large load of Iron ore is discovered in the far west of New South Wales. Broken Hill is established.

Doctor Who - Changes in Time and Space - Chapter 24 'Thirteen Meets Twelve'

Chapter 24 – Thirteen meets Twelve

The TARDIS (Thirteenth, with Daniel, Jia'hale, Sabir and Sigrun)

It had been days, possibly over a week, since Felicia had disappeared into an anomaly in the TARDIS structure.

The Doctor and most of her companions had spent most of the time searching the various places where the TARDIS had landed, looking for clues as to where Felicia had ended up (except Jia'hale, something was up with her, she had remained undressed since Felicia had disappeared, whereas before she usually did wear something, even if minimalistic). In any case, Felicia had been to none of those places (although they had run into a Clara clone, it had been a while since that had happened). Only twice did the TARDIS land where her previous self had been.

It had been a some time since she had been there (less than a year, but still months), however there had been no evidence that Felicia had been. (One person at one place had described Clara, another at the other had described Tamsin.)

The TARDIS changed course again. 'She may be honing in on her,' she thought. He heard footsteps, and looked. Sabir entered the console room. He looked well rested, as if he had had a long, restful sleep, 'He probably has,' the Doctor thought. Only Daniel and Sigrun had occompanied her on the previous adventure.

“Are we close?” he asked.

“I have no idea. The TARDIS may be going about as random as before,” the Doctor answered. She was sure that she wasn't but she didn't want to rule that out.

“I hope not.” Sabir sat next to her, and looked at the readout. “Heights of Oranuri?” he asked.

“A floating city above an Australian forest in the 22^nd Century.”

“Sounds interesting,” Sabir said.

“I do remember being there,” she said with a hopeful tone.

He leaned closer. “Good,” he said. He pressed against her, but that didn't last more than a second before he flinched away. “Oops!” he said.

She stood up. The TARDIS was about to land.

“We're landing?”

“Yes, Sab.”

“I'll get Daniel and Sigrun.”

Heights of Oranuri, New South Wales, Australia

18 September 2164

The TARDIS materialised near the edge of a platform that looked out over the forest below. A few minutes later, the Doctor, Sabir, Daniel and Sigrun emerged.

“How high is this place, Doctor?” Sigrun asked.

“Two kilometres above sea level. 1600 – 1700 meters above the ground.”

“Looks like it,” she said as she glanced through the glass at the forest below. She could see a normal city in the distance, with two other complexes hovering above it.

“Right, we need to determine if my previous self is here or not.”

“Hopefully we'll run right into him,” Sabir said, “What did you look like again?”

“Older male, with brownish hair, and a black suit.”

“There may be many people meeting that description, Doctor,” Daniel said.

“Possibly, but Australia of the 22^nd Century was more Victorian in their tastes, mostly.”

Indeed as she looked, Sigrun could see many people dressed similarly to late 19^th Century Britain, though some outfits wouldn't have been worn by people in that period. Not by any stretch of the imagination. 'Like something Jia'hale would have worn,' she thought.

Sabir took out his phone. “Let's see if something happened recently that you would have been invovled in,” he paused. “Unless we're going to be involved alongside him, that is,” he added with a look at the Doctor.

“I hope not!” the Doctor said. 'I don't particulary want to be,' he thought.

Fifteen minutes later, Sabrina noticed something. A blue box. 'The TARDIS! The previous Doctor's TARDIS.' It looked slightly different, but it was still recognisable as the ship. “Doctor!”

“Yes, Sab!”

“The earlier TARDIS!”

The Doctor saw it instantly. “Right, let's go up to her and wait.”

The earlier TARDIS was in a park. The Doctor stopped in front of the doors. She directed her companions to surround it. Sabir and Daniel went to the sides and Sigrun to the back.

The Twelfth Doctor and his companions, Tamsin and Laranna, approached the TARDIS after having driven the air pirates away from the Hights of Oranui.

“Doctor,” Tamsin said. “The TARDIS is surrounded.”

“I see that,” the Doctor said. He walked closer and looked at the woman in front of the doors. 'Of course!' He realised what was happening. 'Too bad she's arrived too late,' he thought. “Tamsin, I think this is Felicia's Doctor.”

“You're right,” the other Doctor said, as her other companions came alongside her.

“You're right,” the Doctor said, in response to his other self.

“Unfortunately, it has been some time since Felicia was with us,” Tamsin said.

“I suspected such, for I don't remember you as you now appear,” the Doctor said.

“Huh?” Tamsin asked.

“What do you mean?” Sabrina asked.

“I don't remember Tamsin travelling with me, for some time prior to Laranna joining me in the TARDIS.”

“Really?” the younger Doctor asked. “Are you saying that Felicia has changed our personal history?”

“It appears so,” the older Doctor said.

“Wait a minute. It wasn't her,” Tamsin said.

The Doctor's looked at her. “What?”

“It would be best if we all went into the TARDIS,” Tamsin said. “Even with the perception filters we'd be drawing too much attention.”

The older Doctor entered the younger's TARDIS. The sight of the console room filled her with nostalgia. Tamsin had sat next to the console, and brushed her long hair away from it. (That was another thing, according her memories, she still had much shorter hair when she had stopped travelling.) “So, you're responsible for the change in the personal history, Tam?”

“Tam?” Tamsin asked.

“It's an idiosyncracy. My name is Sabir, he calls me 'Sab.'”

“I shouldn't have known that,” the younger Doctor said, with an eyeroll.

“Anyway, there were many times when I would have stopped travelling in this amazing ship. But there was one thing that caused me to reconsider. What had happened to Felicia? It seemed that we had become friends. I couldn't stop travelling. And so I have, on and off for six years, as far as I can reckon.”

“That answers that, I guess,” Sigrun said. She glanced at Laranna, leaning on one of the upper railings. Her intricate cloak concealed her figure and face.

“Yes, but were you travelling with me alone when she appeared?”

“No, Kiara and Nathan were as well. Although Nathan left before Felicia did.”

“During our investigation of Vile's plot,” the older Doctor said. “She must have changed those events.”

“If she changed those events, then she changed the events in the universe with that Stargate network too,” the younger Doctor added.

“Great, and it was touch and go with Adria as it was!”

“Only Dr. Jackson and Lana escaped when we were captured by the Priors,” Tamsin related. “Is that right?” she asked the older Doctor.

The older Doctor paused. “That's right. Then we spent months trying to follow the Stargate wormhole, before I figured out how to take the TARDIS through the 'gate.”

“Was SG6 with you?” the younger Doctor asked.

“Yes.”

“I don't think that too much has changed.”

Tamsin then related the incident in which Felicia went further back. “And so she went to the earlier Doctor.”

“Right, I'll start searching for him. I don't know where to start,” the older Doctor said.

“I guess so. Jia'hale is going to be disappointed. I know I am,” Sigrun said.

“You have a fifth companion?” the younger Doctor asked.

“All you need to know, for now, is her name,” the older Doctor said.

“Sure,” the younger Doctor said, with a disappointed tone.

Tamsin started and stood up. “I'll be right back!” She dashed out of the console room.

“I guess we'll wait, for her to get back?” Daniel asked.

“Of course,” the younger Doctor said.

While Tamsin was gone, Sigrun unsuccessfully tried to engage Laranna in conversation But the enigmatic girl (or woman, no one, not even the Doctor, was sure of her age) had remained as silent as ever. All that had happened was that Laranna had thrown her cloak back to reveal that her hair and face were hidden beneath a mask as intircate as the cloak. That had surprised Sigrun to say the least. 'Interesting,' she thought.

Tamsin returned with a couple of large suitcases. “Sorry for the delay. It took time to pack everything.”

“What?” the younger Doctor asked.

“I'm going to travel with your older self. Seeing that he's actually looking for Felicia.”

“Go ahead!” the younger Doctor said with a resigned tone. “But you could leave your stuff here. It will be in her TARDIS when you get there.”

“I doubt it. If she doesn't remember, then my stuff won't be there.”

“You're welcome to come, Tam, but it's some distance to my TARDIS.”

“No problem. This TARDIS can be moved closer.”

“I knew you were going to say that,” the younger Doctor said. He set the TARDIS in motion.

While the TARDIS was moving, Tamsin went up to Laranna. “Bye, Laranna. I'm sorry I never got to show you around Exeter, like I promised, but we may meet again.” She then gave her a short hug.

Laranna for her part, seemed to be surprised (not that anyone could see if she was) and returned the hug. She then waved goodbye to Tamsin. Then they curtsied to each other.

The TARDIS landed. The younger Doctor switched on the Scanner.. “There it is, the other TARDIS.”

Tamsin turned to Sigrun. “Tamsin.” She held out her hand.

Sigrun took it. “Sigrun. The others are Sabir and Daniel.”

“Thanks,” Tamsin said as the shake concluded.

As soon as the other TARDIS had dematerialised, Tamsin entered the older Doctor's ship. The console room was different. “Wow. It's different,” she said.

“That it is, Tam.”

'That's going to take some time to get used to,' she thought. 'As well as the fact that he's now a she.'

Sigrun picked up one of the suitcases. “Let me help you,” she said.

“Thanks.”

“And we're on our way, looking for Eleven,” the Doctor said.

“Cool,” Sabir said.

Tamsin had unpacked everything, so she decided to explore the TARDIS, to see how it had changed...

Jia'hale turned a corner and ran into someone she didn't know. “Who are you?” she asked, with slight fear. She put herself into a defensive stance.

The look of shock and slight disgust in the other person's face disappeared. “Tamsin.” She averted her eyes. “Jia'hale, right?”

“Yes.”

“I travelled with the previous Doctor, where Felicia had gone.”

Hope welled within Jia'hale's bosom.

Tamsin established eye contact. “However, your Doctor was too late by years,” she said with an apologetic tone.

Jia'hale collapsed to a sitting position. “Oh!” she said.

The Doctor has started looking for the previous Doctor.

“Good.”

“You want me to stay for a while?”

“Yes.”

Ages of Change v1.1 - Part 3

28 October – 3 November 2018

The Midterm Election campaign heat up in the final week...

28 October 2018

Controversial statements by Trump threaten to derail the campaigns of several Republican candidates. But what else is new?

29 October 2018

The Republican candidates strike back at Trump, saying that they won't cooperate with him on his agenda...

30 October 2018

Trump strikes out at a Democratic candidate this time...

31 October 2018

Many people lampoon Trump as they go as a version on him on Halloween. (“Vampire!Trump. No I'm Zombie!Trump!” “Werewolf!Trump!”

Many Ghost!Trumps would find themselves investigated by the FBI...)

November 2018

In the United States Midterm Elections, the Republicans maintain their majority in both houses of Congress.

1 November 2018

The Democratic candidate strikes back at Trump.

2 November 2018

Some violence breaks out in some northern cities as a result of particularly harsh attack ads...

3 November 2018

The violence dies down in most of the cities, except Flint, Michigan...

4 – 10 November 2018

The Republicans maintain their majority in both houses of Congress in the Midterm elections. This is despite some of them having quite unsavory skeletons in their closets.

4 November 2018

Unsavoury revelations are made about some of the Republican candidates in the Midterms...

5 November 2018

The Republicans attempt to refute the 'unsavory accusations'.

11 – 17 November 2018

Trump tries to push through initiatives he had failed to push through earlier. Failing because the old Congress is still sitting until January...

18 – 24 November 2018

Abbott recommits Australia to an alliance with the United States.

25 November – 1 December 2018

Abbott's approval ratings rise...

December 2018

President Trump's approval ratings drop to an all time low of 30%.

2 – 8 December 2018

Trump approval ratings drop to 32%.

9 – 15 December 2018

Trump's approval ratings reach a low of 30%.

16 – 22 December 2018

Jacinda Ardern (and other New Zealand VIPs) meet Trump at Mar-a-Lago.

30 December 2018 – 5 January 2019

It is announced that Meghan, Duchess of Sussex is pregnant.

6 – 12 January 2019

The agreement between the UK and the EU 27 regarding the border in Ireland is hammered out, after much discussion.

13 – 19 January 2019

The Brexit talks stall again.

20 – 26 January 2019

May visits Brussels in an attempt to get the talks restarted.

20 January 2019

The Sunday papers again claim that there will be a hard Brexit.

27^th January - 2^nd February 2019

A Britain First member's attempt at assassinating the Duchess of Sussex fails.

3^rd - 9^th February 2019

Despite continued attempts, the Brexit talks continue to stall.

3 February 2019

PM Theresa May insists that a Brexit deal will be made.

10^th - 16^th February 2019

Britain First denounces the assassination attempt of two weeks before as 'An Islamic Terrorist placing blame on us.'

17^th - 23^rd February 2019

Time running out on Brexit, Conservative Party backbenchers begin discussing a possible leadership challenge.

17 February 2019

With discontent at Theresa May's leadership regarding Brexit growing, some Conservative backbenchers meet to seriously consider a possible leadership challenge.

18 February 2019

The discussions from the previous day continue.

19 February 2019

An article in the Times predicts that there will be a leadership challenge if there is a Hard Brexit.

24^th February - 2^nd March 2019

The situation with North Korea flares up again.

March 2019

The United Kingdom officially exits the European Union. There is an agreement in place such that the border in Ireland isn't closed, but not much else.

3^rd - 9^th March 2019

Brexit talks continue with less than a month remaining.

10^th - 16^th March 2019

Brexit talks continue with less than a month remaining.

10 March 2019

Theresa May insists that Brexit will not be Hard.

11 March 2019

The European negotiators walk out, yet again, from the Brexit negotiations.

12 March 2019

The Brexit negotiations begin again, but still get nowhere.

17^th - 23^rd March 2019

Some panic sets in in the last days remaining before the official Article 50 exit date.

24^th - 30^th March 2019

Life goes on as the United Kingdom officially exits the European Union.

31^st March - 6^th April 2019

May meets with Secretary of State Pompeo to begin to negotiate a trade deal with the United States.

Agitation rises in the UK with the agreement to remain in the EU institutions for an additional two years that was struck towards the end of 2017.

7^th - 13^th April 2019

Further protests occur in London, Birmingham, Leeds, Cardiff, Liverpool, Blackpool, Nottingham, Oxford...

14^th - 20^th April 2019

The Post-Brexit protests expand to further cities in the United Kingdom.

Ages of Change v1.1 - Part 2

18 July 2018

The Daily Telegraph publishes more rumours of trouble in Canberra's back-rooms.

19 July 2018

Question Time again goes nowhere. Shorten attacks Turnbull's lack of leadership yet again.

20 July 2018

Several Liberal Party members are removed from the chamber for personal attacks...

21 July 2018

Turnbull retires to the Lodge, exhausted from the week's events.

22 – 28 July 2018

Turnbull becomes more beleaguered as Prime Minister by the day.

22 July 2018

Protests against Turnbull's leadership begin outside Parliament House...

23 July 2018

The anti-Turnbull protests continue...

24 July 2018

The protests outside Parliament House continues to grow.

25 July 2018

The Federal Police arrest some of the protesters...

26 July 2018

Demands for Turnbull to step down as Prime Minister increase.

27 July 2018

Tony Abbott tells journalists that Turnbull should step down as Prime Minister.

28 July 2018

Turnbull announces that he will not step down as Prime Minister...

29 July – 4 August 2018

Tony Abbott builds up his support in the Liberal Party Room...

29 July 2018

In New South Wales, the Sunday papers both report that Abbot has gained support in the Liberal Party room.

30 July 2018

Abbott meets with other backbenchers to gauge support for a leadership challenge.

31 July 2018

Abbot continues to build up support for his leadership challenge.

August 2018

A leadership challenge occurs in the Australian Liberal Party. Tony Abbot is re-instated as Prime Minister. He calls an election for 13 October.

1 August 2018

Abbot meets with more Liberal backbenchers...

2 August 2018

Turnbull, beginning to see the writing on wall, also meets with backbenchers to gauge support.

3 August 2018

More discussion of a possible leadership challenge in the media.

4 August 2018

Abbot calls for Turnbull to step down.

5 – 11 August 2018

Abbott challenges Turnbull for the Liberal Party leadership. This leadership challenge succeeds...

5 August 2018

Abbot again calls for Turnbull to step down.

6 August 2018

Turnbull announces that there won't be a leadership challenged.

7 August 2018

Speculation continues as to when Abbott would challenge Turnbull.

8 August 2018

Abbott issues his Leadership Challenge. By the end of the day, Turnbull has been deposed as leader of the Liberal Party.

9 August 2018

Abbott announces that he will review many of Turnbull's decisions since he had became Prime Minister.

10 August 2018

The Australian publishes an editorial that is very critical of Abbott's leadership.

11 August 2018

Abbott begins his Cabinet reshuffle.

12 August 2018

Abbot courts controversy by stating that he appreciates what Trump is doing in America...

12 – 18 August 2018

With increasing negative press (from the ABC, Fairfax Media, Newscorp, Nine, Macquarie Media...) from the successful leadership challenge, Abbott calls a Federal Election for the 13^th October.

12 August 2018

All Sunday papers publish articles about the public having a negative view of Abbot's leadership challenge.

13 August 2018

Citing the negative press, Abbott calls an election for the 13^th of October.

14 August 2018

Campaigning begins... (unofficially.)

15 August 2018

Shorten sets out the Labor Party's election promises.

16 August 2018

The minor parties begin to set out their agendas for the election campaign.

17 August 2018

The first campaign event is held in Canberra.

19 – 25 August 2018

The Federal Election campaign begins in earnest.

26 August – 1 September 2018

Labor's election campaign suffers a setback when it is revealed that more Labor Parliamentarians had dealings with people with links to the Chinese Communist Party.

September 2018

The Australian Federal Election campaign is tumultuous, with One Nation and the Australian Conservatives going all out in stirring up emotions in the populace.

2 – 8 September 2018

Poll numbers begin to suggest that third parties are more popular than ever in the regional areas of Australia, especially in New South Wales and Queensland.

2 September 2018

The Sunday Telegraph reports that third parties are gaining in support in western New South Wales, particularly the Shooters, Fishers and Farmers Party.

3 September 2018

Poll numbers in southern Queensland suggest that One Nation is gaining supporters in the region.

4 September 2018

Poll numbers for the Christian Democrats in New South Wales are up.

9 – 15 September 2018

There are dust-ups on the campaign trail in Western Sydney between Labor and Green supporters...

16 – 22 September 2018

More Election Campaign tumults occur in Brisbane and Melbourne...

16 September 2018

A group of Green supports fight against a group of Labor supporters outside a church in a southern suburb of Brisbane...

23 – 29 September 2018

A terrorist attack on a campaign event is averted at the last minute.

30 September – 6 October 2018

A little more controversy in an already controversial campaign. A candidate in rural Victoria declares himself as the successor of Ned Kelly...

October 2018

The Coalition is re-elected to minority government, with a Confidence and Supply agreement with the Australian Conservatives, the Katter Party, the Christian Democratic Party and some Independents.

1 October 2018

One of the Independent Candidates for the seat of Indi declares himself the successor of Ned Kelly...

2 October 2018

Both Cathy McGowan and Sophie Mirabella urge their supporters to put the 'Kelly Successor' on the last place.

3 October 2018

The 'New Ned Kelly' holds a press conference in Glenrowan.

7 – 13 October 2018

The Election result is inconclusive as of the end of the Election Night.

14 – 20 October 2018

It emerges that the 46^th Parliament of Australia is a hung Parliament, with minor parties holding at least 20 seats in the House of Representatives. Negotiations between the Major Parties and these minor parties begins.

14 October 2018

The election result remains inconclusive as of the end of the second night.

15 October 2018

It emerges that both Labour and Coalition have less than 65 seats each.

21 – 27 October 2018

The Coalition comes to an agreement with the Australian Conservatives, the Katter Party, the Christian Democratic Party and some Independents, to form Government. Abbott is still Prime Minister.

Bill Shorten resigns as leader of the Labor Party. Anthony Albanese is elected as his successor.