Their empty, cynical campaigns leave Australia in a mess, facing its first hung parliament since 1940, politics that is poisonous even by Australian standards, and a dangerous policy vacuum.

他们空洞而愤世嫉俗的选举将整个澳大利亚搅乱，使其即将面临从1940年起的第一个悬空议会。甚至以澳大利亚的标准悬空议会都是危害性极强的，而且还会造成危险的政策真空。

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