The Tripartite Pact, also called the Three-Power Pact, Axis Pact, Three-way Pact or Tripartite Treaty was a pact signed in Berlin, Germany on September 27, 1940, which established the Axis Powers of World War II. The pact was signed by representatives of Germany (Adolf Hitler), Italy (foreign minister Galeazzo Ciano) and Japan (ambassador Saburo Kurusu).
Prime Minister Julia Gillard says a formal agreement with the Australian Greens has put Labor ahead in the race to form a minority government.
However, the real kingmakers remain the four independents: the rural trio of Rob Oakeshott, Tony Windsor and Bob Katter and Tasmania's Andrew Wilkie.
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