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Location: Canberra, Australia
Enrolled to vote? (Australians?)
As you may or may not know the election was called over the weekend.
Due to changes in the enrolment process if you want to vote now only have until 8pm Wednesday to do so.
So if you want to vote get in quick and enrol, don’t for get to remind your friends too.
lots'o'love,
Blue
Ps. Here is a funny video about the subject.
https://youtube.com/watch?v=ha8F3KqDrts
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Gromit's Humble Squire
4,496 posts
Location: Brisbane, Australia
Ruddslide!! YAY!
Howard just phoned Rudd to concede!! PM Rudd!!!
water based
5,125 posts
Location: melbourne, Australia
nice pics joshy 
i enrolled to vote, i even got personally addressed government junkmail, yet still, i wasnt on the electoral role and had to sit around for about 20minutes waiting to do a provisional vote.
"you know there are no trophys for doing silly things in real life yeah pete?" said ant "you wont get a 'listened to ride of the valkyries all the way to vietnam' trophy"
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Will carpal your tunnel in a minute.
3,286 posts
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Yay Joshy! Haven't seen you round these parts for a while
Still waiting on the decision for Bennelong. The Coalition losing is one thing, but Howard losing his seat would be another!
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what goes around comes around. unless you're into stalls.
4,030 posts
Location: Bali, Australia
Well what a landslide! Glory be!
Everyone on the ABCTV coverage I saw looked so happy! The newsreaders, even Costello! I have never actually seen the man smile before!
I feel such a relief... there seemed to be so many strong good people got in too.. phew.
.....Can't juggle balls but I sure as hell can juggle details....
wandering dingo
167 posts
Location: Aussie in London, Australia
So its all over for little Johnny huh.
Hmmm, I'll be waiting for my fine to turn up now I suppose... Slacker for not un-enrolling I guess, being in Eng-guh-land and non-resident might count for something when I have to fill in the form.
But seeing as I've got out of two fines previously, maybe they won't be so nice to me this time.
SOOOOOO glad to have missed all the pre-election media though.
Only three things are certain: Death, Taxes, and that England will not win back the Ashes in this lifetime.
Now with extra strawberries
810 posts
Location: Canberra, Australia
Ah pete that must have sucked. The same thing happend to me the first time that i went to vote, luckly it was really quiet at the time so they sorted every thing out quickly.
newgabe, what was it like out in melbs on friday? here in canberra you could feel the excitement on the street, it was really weird, every one was really hope full and happy.
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Still wiggling
5,967 posts
Location: Belfast, Northern Ireland (UK)
Well done to Australia!!
Just heard the news!
Congrats on the switch... let's just cross our fingers to hope that he does what he says
But at least Howard didn't get back
Nice one
x
Getting to the other side
what goes around comes around. unless you're into stalls.
4,030 posts
Location: Bali, Australia
Written by: Blueberry
newgabe, what was it like out in melbs on friday?
I don't know, I live in Brisbane, but I spent Friday in a hospital room in Sydney!
.....Can't juggle balls but I sure as hell can juggle details....
water based
5,125 posts
Location: melbourne, Australia
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i liked the picture
"you know there are no trophys for doing silly things in real life yeah pete?" said ant "you wont get a 'listened to ride of the valkyries all the way to vietnam' trophy"
*proud owner of the very cute fire_spinning_angel, birgit and neon shaolin*
Insert Champagne Here
13,215 posts
Location: without class distinction, Australia
https://www.theage.com.au/news/federal-el...5947541130.html
call my a cynic (although my cynicism towards real estate agents is much worse right now) but to me this sounds like "well since we didn't win and I don't get to be PM, then I don't care"
Sour grapes.
i would have changed ***** to phallus, and claire to petey Petey
Rougie: but that's what I'm doing here
Arnwyn: what letting me adjust myself in your room?..don't you dare quote that on HoP...
Gromit's Humble Squire
4,496 posts
Location: Brisbane, Australia
Agreed Beth.
coming to a country near you
4,696 posts
Location: home of the tiney toothy bear, Australia
....now we just have to hope that Rudd can actually manage the country.
....and wall to wall labour state and federal doesnt make them go power crazy.
...and if the 83 million dollars in election promises to braddon in northern tassie actually occur
politricks give me the bureaucraps.
"but have you considered there is more to life than your eyelids?"
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Insert Champagne Here
13,215 posts
Location: without class distinction, Australia
I agree with the wall-to-wall Labor governments; it rather concerns me
i would have changed ***** to phallus, and claire to petey Petey
Rougie: but that's what I'm doing here
Arnwyn: what letting me adjust myself in your room?..don't you dare quote that on HoP...
comfortably numb
2,676 posts
Location: The countryside, Australia
I'm happy. I voted Labour. It's time for a change.
I just loved watching the election last night when they were crossing to some of the Liberals how they would not give in.
'It's really still early to say anything. We are still in with a chance.' They just wouldn't concede when it was obvious they were going to lose!
.All things are beautiful if we take the time to look.
Returning to a unique state of Equilibrium
3,289 posts
Location: Adelaide, South Australia
mmm- wall to wall Labour with Whitlam == the greatest advances for the people of Australia ever. wall to wall Labour doesnt neccessarily mean bad.
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Now with extra strawberries
810 posts
Location: Canberra, Australia
I'm just happy that the balance of power has returned in the senate.
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Are we there yet?
1,897 posts
Location: australia
Written by: Rouge Dragon
I agree with the wall-to-wall Labor governments; it rather concerns me
doesn't concern me one bit!!! Makes me extremely happy
what goes around comes around. unless you're into stalls.
4,030 posts
Location: Bali, Australia
Ya the highest ranking Liberal in the country is now the mayor of Brisbane!
One thinga bout Rudd is that he is really concerned with the quality of education. That suits me better than someone who bleated about the 'economy' all the time whilst allowing our wealth to be spent on torture camps for refugees! Moral wealth counts for something too, Mr Howard, so good riddance. I hope one of the first things Rudd does is a serious clean out of the Depts responsible for our shame around compulsory detention.. including having outsourced their (mis)management to foreign (US) companies!!!)
.....Can't juggle balls but I sure as hell can juggle details....
Returning to a unique state of Equilibrium
3,289 posts
Location: Adelaide, South Australia
^^^^hear hear!
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ZORT!
3,045 posts
Location: Brisbane, Australia
Written by: Rouge Dragon
call my a cynic (although my cynicism towards real estate agents is much worse right now) but to me this sounds like "well since we didn't win and I don't get to be PM, then I don't care"
Sour grapes.
or maybe its just as he says - he wants to spend more time with his family. can hardly blame a bloke for wanting to spend more time with his kids - esp after 11 yrs of treasury.
if i was him id do the same.
"Here kitty kitty...." - Schroedinger.
member
165 posts
Location: Australia
Sadly, I believe Rudd has every intension of detension for refugees, and detaning them offshore. I am not sure of the details... was just a head-line in a news story. Will look for details.
xo
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Are we there yet?
1,897 posts
Location: australia
on a completely trivial note, here's my cake stall report:
on arrival at the local school, I was unsure about the availability of cakes this year - it was pouring with rain, and I wondered what brave soul would be selling cakes today...
after arriving beyond the hallowed gates, I saw the cake stall!!
full of cornflake cakes, tea cakes, donuts, scones, and biscuits...
having gone to vote before breakky, I dived on the only dill savoury pikelets I could find - yummmm....
voted - check
wore my rights at work t shirt - check
bought cakes - check
Now with extra strawberries
810 posts
Location: Canberra, Australia
Great work Ade, i was bitterly disapointed this year to find that there was no cake stall at my local primary school.
There was a great sausage sizzle though and i got to go back to my old primary school which was pretty cool.
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Insert Champagne Here
13,215 posts
Location: without class distinction, Australia
I'm bitterly disappointed I've never been to a polling booth with cake or sausages!
Mental note: move to a cooler electorate!
i would have changed ***** to phallus, and claire to petey Petey
Rougie: but that's what I'm doing here
Arnwyn: what letting me adjust myself in your room?..don't you dare quote that on HoP...
veteran
1,433 posts
Location: 8 days at Cloudbreak, 6 in Perth, Australia
yayayayay!!! Rudd won...I is happy...I voted greens first and Labor second.
As for my site it is the best one I have been to yet....all the facilities are new...I have one of the newest rooms, own bathroom, TV and DVD player in room....really modern gym,...etc etc.
They are continually upgrading the camp.
wandering thru the woods of WI
3,556 posts
Location: Wisconsin, USA
Wait! you got cake? or sausage?
First, jealous. Second, double entendre looming
Faith
Nay, whatever comes one hour was sunlit and the most high gods may not make boast of any better thing than to have watched that hour as it passed
Now with extra strawberries
810 posts
Location: Canberra, Australia
Obviousely you guys are going to the wrong kind of polling booths :P . Primary schools are the best ones to hit up if you want to have some celebratory cake or a sausage.
Mmmm Mmmm, Yum.
I {Heart} hand me downs and spinning in the snow.<br /><br />
Are we there yet?
1,897 posts
Location: australia
yep - primary schools are where it's at
mine's even funnier, we vote in the library - the tables and chairs are designed for infants school kids...it's hilarious to walk in and see all these adults sitting cramped and squashed in behind the tiny tables and chairs
Insert Champagne Here
13,215 posts
Location: without class distinction, Australia
damn, we've always gone to the catholic higschool over the road!
i would have changed ***** to phallus, and claire to petey Petey
Rougie: but that's what I'm doing here
Arnwyn: what letting me adjust myself in your room?..don't you dare quote that on HoP...
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2,996 posts
Location: Sydney, NSW, Australia
Written by: Ade
yep - primary schools are where it's at
mine's even funnier, we vote in the library - the tables and chairs are designed for infants school kids...it's hilarious to walk in and see all these adults sitting cramped and squashed in behind the tiny tables and chairs
I vote at the local health/yoga centre. Where we queue up, you see stacks of yoga mats in the corner. I have been good enough not to pinch any so far.
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What this calls for is a special mix of psychology and extreme violence...
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