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July 31, 2010

  • All credit to the Aust Electoral Commission for a superb kit of important information distributed to candidates today. #
  • On the ground tonight: local campaigns are finalising rosters for how-to-vote distribution at pre-poll centres starting Monday. #
  • Pre-polls have been increasing in number at every recent election. Thousands of votes being cast in every electorate from Monday. #
  • Getting how-to-vote cards into the hands of postal voters is also a major logistical exercise for local campaigns. #
  • It's a good weekend for printers around the nation as how-to-vote cards are printed. The AEC is printing ballot papers now. #
  • Mobile polling will also take place in hospitals & nursing homes, mainly in final week. More rosters for campaigns to fill with helpers. #
  • Then there's overseas polling at every Australian mission. Australia House in The Strand, London, is one of the largest polling booths. #
  • A "national conversation" – does Kernot have any idea how silly she sounds? #
  • The purple people-eater! Confusing electoral enrolment form, according to report on PM. #
  • Of course you were obstructionist, Coonan. Your party has opposed most measures designed to extend the franchise & simplify voting. #
  • We must start compiling a list of all the programs which now have a Lib/Lab duo commenting on the election. I've heard 4 today already. #
  • @AgnessMack Blame the coalition and Fielding for that one. They blocked it in the Senate. in reply to AgnessMack #
  • @barcafc Radio everywhere. Howes and Kroger seem to on it full-time. in reply to barcafc #
  • Oh dear… more evidence of a lack of understanding amongst candidates about how to use Twitter: http://auspol.info/9EGNwN #
  • @decobroad It's easy to say that but most people have no idea what to do with Twitter. We need to explain it. in reply to decobroad #
  • @xposya Yes. in reply to xposya #
  • Proposed redistribution for Victoria abolishes Murray electorate, moves McEwen north, makes Casey more rural, creates new seat of Burke. #
  • The Redistribution Commission proposes Burke for north-west of Melbourne. http://auspol.info/c9N49A #
  • Make that Redistribution Committee… #
  • The new seat of Burke includes Kyneton, Woodend, Romsey, Gisborne and Sunbury. http://auspol.info/aymCtE #
  • @decobroad It's difficulty and matching it to your own needs. It took me 6 months before I really worked out what to do with it. in reply to decobroad #
  • @decobroad And it's resources. MPs/candidates have more important things to do. Most are wary of instantaneous responses which can rebound #
  • @decobroad No idea, it's growing but still small. Facebook vastly more popular. in reply to decobroad #
  • The Vic redistribution will shift me from Goldstein to Hotham – from a safe Liberal to safe Labor seat. From Andrew to Simon. #
  • These boundaries are quite significant. Not sure but I think it makes Bruce less safe for ALP. #
  • We need the numbers crunched but the Vic redistribution means a few winners on Aug 21 will be in big trouble next time round. #
  • 849 candidates have nominated for the 150 House of Representatives seats: http://auspol.info/bItjKy – this is 205 fewer than in 2007. #
  • That means 699 candidates will lose in the House on Aug 21. At least 500 of these will lose their deposits… #ausvotes #
  • There are 349 candidates in the Senate elections, 18 fewer than in 2007. There are 84 candidates in NSW up 5 from 2007. #
  • @richardtuffin Only 5 more than last time! Just a small increase in the table cloth. in reply to richardtuffin #
  • There are only 20 candidates for the 5 seats in Tasmania. #ausvotes #
  • Queensland has the largest drop in the number of candidates: 158 for 30 seats, compared to 216 in 2007. #ausvotes #
  • @BronwynHinz And all from the same family….? in reply to BronwynHinz #
  • The AEC will be posting the complete list of candidate names later this evening. #ausvotes #
  • The Proposed Redistribution of Victoria report is here: http://auspol.info/9zOryd #
  • RT @richardlfarmer: politicalowl: Five winning days in a row for the Coalition http://auspol.info/biSv36 #
  • Friend returning from Europe lands in Singapore, reads online papers and says Gillard is doomed. #ExpertOpinion #
  • "Politics isn't working," says Kernot, after leaving the ALP, after leaving the Democrats… #ausvotes #
  • The complete list of candidates in the House and Senate elections is available here: http://auspol.info/anNDDM #
  • Of course, had to check Lindsay first: 7 candidates…. #ausvotes #
  • Gillard has 8 opponents in Lalor – as usual, the PM attracts a large field jostling for their brief moment in the sun. #ausvotes #
  • @RealJohnRocket I think it's Greek intuition… in reply to RealJohnRocket #
  • There are 11 candidates in Bennelong and 7 candidates in Melbourne, Deakin and Griffith. #ausvotes #
  • 10 candidates in Robertson (Belinda Neal) – anyone found others over 10? #ausvotes #
  • Christopher Pyne has a Family First fingerprint investigator running against him. http://auspol.info/djD9QE #ausvotes #
  • Braddon (Tas) and Canberra (ACT) have only 3 candidates each. Lowest in election? #ausvotes #
  • Braddon, Canberra and Barton each have only 3 candidates. @j_marce #
  • The Fred Nile candidate in Eden-Monaro describes herself as a "domestic engineer"… #ausvotes #
  • @Gibbot5000 No, Fred Nile always meant raving nutter… in reply to Gibbot5000 #
  • @j_marce More regional seats, travelling times, etc?? Lots of Seventh Day Adventists? in reply to j_marce #
  • @Rubbachook Quite a list we're getting with 3… in reply to Rubbachook #
  • @JudeEkerick His is already the most talked about seat of the election… if that counts for anything. in reply to JudeEkerick #
  • Next Monday's 4 Corners looks like it might fuel the boats issue: http://auspol.info/cdkTqG #
  • @j_marce Then we may have stumbled across the answer to your question! in reply to j_marce #
  • RT @LarvatusProdeo: On LP: Neilsen – Coalition leads Labor on 2PP 52-48, on primaries by 45-38 http://bit.ly/a43qrt #ausvotes #
  • The official ALP campaign launch is apparently set down for Monday 16 August, five days before election day. Are these people mad? #
  • @djackmanson No, that's not it. It's this cynicism about the public's capacity to concentrate and remember. It's insulting. in reply to djackmanson #
  • This is the third time today I've seen Howes and Kroger together dissecting the campaign. #Lateline #
  • Kroger: "Wake up son, everyone in the country is talking about this… we've never seen anything like this in our lifetimes." #Lateline #
  • Kroger and Howes have been rehearsing these lines all day from Ch 9's Today, through multiple radio appearances and now #Lateline #
  • Growing pessimism and the ghost of Rudd hovering over everything: http://auspol.info/duFrSR – Laurie Oakes puts the case Gillard cannot. #
  • @Drag0nista I've been thinking about that… and I don't know! in reply to Drag0nista #
  • @Drag0nista Maybe it's similar to voters turning out early on election day when they're going to turn the govt out… in reply to Drag0nista #
  • @Drag0nista … this time only the main groups nominate because minds are made up? in reply to Drag0nista #
  • Sky News says The Australian is reporting another leak – that Gillard sent a bodyguard to a security meeting. #
  • Let us entertain you: http://auspol.info/c27nRO – Shaun Carney says the Labor base is fracturing & the party is victim of its own mythology #
  • Abbott seizes the lead: http://auspol.info/coGYKI – SMH report on the Nielsen poll confirms ALP primary vote on 36%. #
  • Coorey in SMH says Nielsen poll shows 60% still support emissions trading scheme, while only 41% support a citizens' assembly. #
  • The Julia Gillard experiment is failing, says Peter Hartcher: http://auspol.info/agDxvH #
  • RT @GhostWhoVotes: SMH has just released the full #Nielsen result, 2PP for women has dropped from 58-42 to 49-51 http://bit.ly/aBdhDW #
  • @tpstudent Hehe… one draw to allocate numbers to candidates, another to determine order. They couldn't do that in Florida. in reply to tpstudent #
  • RT @AntonyGreenABC: Full summary of candidates and parties contesting House and Senate elections at http://auspol.info/9RcbN5 #ausvotes #
  • RT @richardlfarmer: …a cartoon to put television political reporting in context – http://goo.gl/b/Alb8 #
  • When was the last time we saw Anthony Albanese on television? #ausvotes #
  • @aussenatesnoop Doing what? in reply to aussenatesnoop #
  • And has Lindsay Tanner given any interviews during the campaign? #
  • @sspencer_63 I sense a withdrawal of labour. in reply to sspencer_63 #
  • RT @mumbletwits: There's little point blaming meeja for today's Nielsen (& ones to come); blame delusional ALP re-election strategy. #
  • Tony Abbott is speaking at a press conference in Darwin… #ausvotes #
  • Abbott announces policy of free basic medical and dental health to families of Defence personnel – cost $77 million. #ausvotes #
  • Abbott: Polls go up and down… this is a govt that has terribly disappointed people… good at politics, bad at government. #ausvotes #
  • On Afghanistan, Abbott says circumstances haven't changed and he still supports the troop commitment. #ausvotes #
  • Abbott opens Defence pork barrelling, supports Afghanistan policy, demands Gillard release NSC attendance records. Prime Ministerial look? #
  • Abbott: What we've got is a govt people invested a lot of hope in… people are rightly anxious about renewing their contract with it. #
  • Abbott nearly caught out by question on revised Kevin O'Lemon ad – had just said Rudd deserved to be treated with respect. #ausvotes #
  • Abbott: The point is the government has gone from bad to worse since the changeover. #ausvotes #
  • Victorian Bushfires Royal Commission final report is here: http://auspol.info/arDATv #
  • Julia Gillard is speaking in Perth… "I'm here to say I'm for jobs, I'm here for apprentices… we created jobs during the GFC" #ausvotes #
  • Gillard: 1.2 million kids would miss out on trades training if Abbott is elected. #ausvotes #
  • Gillard asked about polls: "We're in a fight… I'll be fighting for jobs not WorkChoices… I'll be fighting for more doctors & nurses. #
  • Gillard: Imagine waking up on Aug22 with Abbott as PM with all the risk that entails for jobs and investment in health & education. #
  • Gillard: I have the better economic plan. #ausvotes #
  • Gillard defends her actions over the National Security Commitee… attacks Lib chattering classes… #ausvotes #
  • Gillard: I reject as completely wrong & offensive any suggestion I did not pay due regard to my role in national security matters. #ausvotes #
  • Gillard asked about Rudd – says she has sent him a message of good-will. #ausvotes #
  • Gillard asked how worried she is about the electorate of Hasluck… says her message is clear to all areas: Austs are coming upon a choice. #
  • Gillard: Do you keep the economy strong or do you run the risk with Abbott. If he had his way he would have us in recession right now. #
  • Gillard: Whatever he says now, Abbott is comitted to cuts to health, particularly GP super-clinics. #ausvotes #
  • Gillard rejects suggestion she has only just started talking the economy: "what do you think the broadband network is all about?" #ausvotes #
  • Gillard asked about the leaks sucking the oxygen out of her campaign. "I'm a fighter… get on board and join me in this fight." #ausvotes #
  • Gillard: If you vote for Mr Abbott as Prime Minister, guess what? You get Mr Abbott as Prime Minister. #ausvotes #
  • Gillard asked if she needs to shake-up her campaign… says Aug 21 is the day and the decision will be made on that day… photo-finish. #

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July 30, 2010

  • @sunnyhall Yes, indeed! A very interesting excursion it was too. in reply to sunnyhall #
  • @sunnyhall Wandong and Wallan… perilously close. in reply to sunnyhall #
  • What's this about Latham? Is he appearing somewhere tonight? #
  • @sunnyhall It didn't show in this photo but there's "ALP OUT" cut into the hill outside Beveridge. http://twitpic.com/29mimq in reply to sunnyhall #
  • @belinda_1310 Oh… I watched that drivel once, not sure I can face it a second time, even for Latham. in reply to belinda_1310 #
  • @ben_hr His piece in the Fin Review today is quite sharp. Whatever you might say about him, he's an astute observer. in reply to ben_hr #
  • @ben_hr Yes, that 21-page introduction to The Latham Diaries should be required reading in every Australian Politics course. in reply to ben_hr #
  • Aust Electoral Commission says 14,030,528 people enrolled to vote in Aug 21 election: http://auspol.info/bCWW2F – up 385,455 since 2007. #
  • AEC also says 85,996 additional enrolments were received between the Sat election announcement and close of rolls two days later. #
  • You can check enrolment numbers in each electorate plus age groups and gender here: http://auspol.info/dC3nmz #
  • @anthonybaxter The govt tried to change this but it was blocked in the Senate by the coalition and Fielding. Greens & Xenophon supported. in reply to anthonybaxter #
  • Latham's column in the Fin Review today lists 5 ploys being used by Gillard, adopted says Latham, from Bob Carr's election manual. #
  • Latham: Ploy No 1 – The Time-Buyer: putting off difficult decisions, eg. Citizens' Assembly idea. #
  • Latham: Ploy No 2 – The Diversion: shifting the agenda, eg. sustainable population instead of asylum seekers. #
  • Latham: Ploy No 3 – The Illusion: of taking action, eg. East Timor processing centre. #
  • Latham: Ploy No 4: The Sacrificial Lamb: to allow you to 'move forward', eg. Kevin Rudd. #
  • Latham: Ploy No 5 – The Micro-Announcement: nugget-sized policies, eg. old cars rebate, school uniforms rebate. #
  • Latham says the Oakes leak raised at the National Press Club was from Rudd. #PMLive #
  • Latham: When you hear the pitter-patter on the roof at night you know it's rain… when you heard Oakes you knew it was Rudd. #PMLive #
  • Latham says Rudd has options for work… understands Rudd was humiliated and hurt but says he's a coward, is "unmanly" to act this way. #
  • What would I do if I met Latham and wasn't judged manly enough? #ILiveInTheSuburbsToo #
  • Hewson & Latham are two of most prominent political commentators in the Aust media – both led their parties to crushing defeats. #
  • Latham word association…Gillard-red; Swan-duck; Oakes-fat; Abbott-Costello; people who ask you about politics – well-meaning but stop. #
  • Ch 10, first with old news… RT @Sandra_Sully: Mark Latham names Labor's serial leaker. We're clearing it with our lawyers…stay tuned!! #
  • Agendas and bias on the media trail: http://auspol.info/bsuqhs – Jonathan Holmes on the decline of The Australian. #
  • Another profile of Lindsay on #Lateline .. it may be a "powerful symbol" but there are other seats to harp on about… #
  • @nicodonnell And she's a "marketing executive"… the triple whammy! in reply to nicodonnell #
  • @smurray38 A curtain-raiser to the Gillard-Swan contest the following week? in reply to smurray38 #
  • The Morgan Poll released earlier today has 2PP ALP 53-47 (down 2.5) with primaries ALP 42 (down 2) LNP 42 (up 3.5) http://auspol.info/bJxvjo #
  • The politics-media death spiral: http://auspol.info/9eilOl – @timdunlop – joined at the nose, staring obsessively! #
  • Weather report via SMS from Athens airport: mid-30s. Friend wants to know if the election is in the bag… an ambiguous question. #
  • Richard Posner says the Washington Post's series on the National Security State isn't great journalism: http://auspol.info/dogiPo #
  • ABC newsreader on 774 just referred to the "Prime Minister Julia Leak"… #
  • Talking with Mike Symon, ALP member for Deakin. http://twitpic.com/29viik #
  • With Martin Leahy, Sex Party candidate for La Trobe http://twitpic.com/29w1da #
  • The ballot draw taking place in La Trobe. http://twitpic.com/29w4f1 #
  • In La Trobe, the Sex Party candidate, Leahy, is on top and the Liberal Wood is underneath him… #
  • I couldn't resist that… am really just a child… #

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Latest Twitter Updates

July 30, 2010

  • @sunnyhall Yes, indeed! A very interesting excursion it was too. in reply to sunnyhall #
  • @sunnyhall Wandong and Wallan… perilously close. in reply to sunnyhall #
  • What's this about Latham? Is he appearing somewhere tonight? #
  • @sunnyhall It didn't show in this photo but there's "ALP OUT" cut into the hill outside Beveridge. http://twitpic.com/29mimq in reply to sunnyhall #
  • @belinda_1310 Oh… I watched that drivel once, not sure I can face it a second time, even for Latham. in reply to belinda_1310 #
  • @ben_hr His piece in the Fin Review today is quite sharp. Whatever you might say about him, he's an astute observer. in reply to ben_hr #
  • @ben_hr Yes, that 21-page introduction to The Latham Diaries should be required reading in every Australian Politics course. in reply to ben_hr #
  • Aust Electoral Commission says 14,030,528 people enrolled to vote in Aug 21 election: http://auspol.info/bCWW2F – up 385,455 since 2007. #
  • AEC also says 85,996 additional enrolments were received between the Sat election announcement and close of rolls two days later. #
  • You can check enrolment numbers in each electorate plus age groups and gender here: http://auspol.info/dC3nmz #
  • @anthonybaxter The govt tried to change this but it was blocked in the Senate by the coalition and Fielding. Greens & Xenophon supported. in reply to anthonybaxter #
  • Latham's column in the Fin Review today lists 5 ploys being used by Gillard, adopted says Latham, from Bob Carr's election manual. #
  • Latham: Ploy No 1 – The Time-Buyer: putting off difficult decisions, eg. Citizens' Assembly idea. #
  • Latham: Ploy No 2 – The Diversion: shifting the agenda, eg. sustainable population instead of asylum seekers. #
  • Latham: Ploy No 3 – The Illusion: of taking action, eg. East Timor processing centre. #
  • Latham: Ploy No 4: The Sacrificial Lamb: to allow you to 'move forward', eg. Kevin Rudd. #
  • Latham: Ploy No 5 – The Micro-Announcement: nugget-sized policies, eg. old cars rebate, school uniforms rebate. #
  • Latham says the Oakes leak raised at the National Press Club was from Rudd. #PMLive #
  • Latham: When you hear the pitter-patter on the roof at night you know it's rain… when you heard Oakes you knew it was Rudd. #PMLive #
  • Latham says Rudd has options for work… understands Rudd was humiliated and hurt but says he's a coward, is "unmanly" to act this way. #
  • What would I do if I met Latham and wasn't judged manly enough? #ILiveInTheSuburbsToo #
  • Hewson & Latham are two of most prominent political commentators in the Aust media – both led their parties to crushing defeats. #
  • Latham word association…Gillard-red; Swan-duck; Oakes-fat; Abbott-Costello; people who ask you about politics – well-meaning but stop. #
  • Ch 10, first with old news… RT @Sandra_Sully: Mark Latham names Labor's serial leaker. We're clearing it with our lawyers…stay tuned!! #
  • Agendas and bias on the media trail: http://auspol.info/bsuqhs – Jonathan Holmes on the decline of The Australian. #
  • Another profile of Lindsay on #Lateline .. it may be a "powerful symbol" but there are other seats to harp on about… #
  • @nicodonnell And she's a "marketing executive"… the triple whammy! in reply to nicodonnell #
  • @smurray38 A curtain-raiser to the Gillard-Swan contest the following week? in reply to smurray38 #
  • The Morgan Poll released earlier today has 2PP ALP 53-47 (down 2.5) with primaries ALP 42 (down 2) LNP 42 (up 3.5) http://auspol.info/bJxvjo #
  • The politics-media death spiral: http://auspol.info/9eilOl – @timdunlop – joined at the nose, staring obsessively! #
  • Weather report via SMS from Athens airport: mid-30s. Friend wants to know if the election is in the bag… an ambiguous question. #
  • Richard Posner says the Washington Post's series on the National Security State isn't great journalism: http://auspol.info/dogiPo #
  • ABC newsreader on 774 just referred to the "Prime Minister Julia Leak"… #
  • Talking with Mike Symon, ALP member for Deakin. http://twitpic.com/29viik #
  • With Martin Leahy, Sex Party candidate for La Trobe http://twitpic.com/29w1da #
  • The ballot draw taking place in La Trobe. http://twitpic.com/29w4f1 #
  • In La Trobe, the Sex Party candidate, Leahy, is on top and the Liberal Wood is underneath him… #
  • I couldn't resist that… am really just a child… #

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July 30, 2010

@sunnyhall Yes, indeed! A very interesting excursion it was too. in reply to sunnyhall # @sunnyhall Wandong and Wallan… perilously close. in reply to sunnyhall # What's this about Latham? Is he appearing somewhere tonight? # @sunnyhall It didn't show in this photo but there's "ALP OUT" cut into the hill outside Beveridge. http://twitpic.com/29mimq in [...]

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July 30, 2010

@sunnyhall Yes, indeed! A very interesting excursion it was too. in reply to sunnyhall # @sunnyhall Wandong and Wallan… perilously close. in reply to sunnyhall # What's this about Latham? Is he appearing somewhere tonight? # @sunnyhall It didn't show in this photo but there's "ALP OUT" cut into the hill outside Beveridge. http://twitpic.com/29mimq in [...]

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July 29, 2010

Now the bozo is quoting a Box Hill council electoral worker – huh? – correcting his nonsense. He obviously still doesn't get it. # Apparently his name is Martin King. Haven't I seen him on Media Watch? # I'm not watching it. Is it satire this time? # Yes, but you're all the people who [...]

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