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| Tweet Topic Started: Oct 14 2007, 03:15 AM (495 Views) | |
| Bill | Oct 14 2007, 03:15 AM Post #1 |
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Will it be Kevin in '07? Will Howard even keep his seat? |
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| JeffLynnesBeard | Oct 14 2007, 03:32 AM Post #2 |
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Your Government has had more balls than ours, it seems.
So, as someone who is a complete outsider to Australian politics, what's the low down on the main parties? |
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| BeatleBarb | Oct 14 2007, 03:39 AM Post #3 |
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Yes, I'm embarrassed of how little I know about so many other country's politics. Can you educate me a bit, Bill?? |
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| Dorfliedot | Oct 14 2007, 04:27 AM Post #4 |
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Same here. but, hick I also, little about my own country politics.. |
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| Bill | Oct 14 2007, 07:00 AM Post #5 |
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Not in the least. Howard waited as long as he possibly could before calling the election. Being as opinionated as I am, it wouldn't be fair of me to describe the situation so I'll refer you to the ABC which always has great coverage an analysis. http://www.abc.net.au/elections/federal/2007/ |
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| Emilee | Oct 14 2007, 08:44 AM Post #6 |
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I always feel hesitant to respond to threads regarding Politics, as I know absolutely nothing about them. Though I do feel that the Australian Public is leaning more towards Kevin Rudd. I think everyones had enough of Howard. |
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| fab4fan | Oct 31 2007, 01:06 PM Post #7 |
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Web wit livens up Australian election campaign Oct 30 11:21 PM US/Eastern The Internet is proving both a blessing and a curse for the major players in Australia's election campaign, as online satirists gleefully mock politicians' carefully-crafted messages to voters. Both conservative Prime Minister John Howard and his opposition rival Kevin Rudd have sought to harness the power of the Internet in the lead-up to the November 24 election, hailing it as powerful tool to generate debate. "I recognise that this medium is not some sort of gimmick but can provide an uninterrupted, direct and open channel between decision makers and voters," Howard said recently. The prime minister has announced policies online on the video-sharing website YouTube, while Rudd promotes his message on kevin07.com.au. But such is the democratic nature of the Internet that the leaders' earnest appeals, prepared at great expense by campaign managers, can be upstaged by a technologically-savvy student with a bit of free time. That's what happened when Sydney law student Hugh Atkin posted a YouTube clip depicting Rudd as China's revolutionary leader Mao Zedong last week, attracting more than 30,000 hits in a few days. The Internet also means politicians' gaffes are available for all to see, with a clip of Howard tripping over earlier this year downloaded almost 40,000 times. Rudd may also find it difficult to maintain his image as Australia's alternative prime minister after footage showed him apparently eating his ear wax during a lull in a parliamentary debate. The clip of Rudd's aural excavation has attracted more than 500,000 hits. "Ugh! That's terrible, imagine getting caught out like that," said Stefan Sojka, who by day is a Sydney web specialist but by night posts political satire online under the name "Cyrius01". Sojka's most popular work so far has been a parody of a Led Zeppelin song using the name of Howard's Sydney electorate. "Bennelong time since I wasn't old," Sojka sings over the screaming guitar riffs. "Bennelong time since I was ahead in the polls." Sojka said the Internet meant anyone could air their opinions during an election campaign and use satire as a way to draw in an audience. "Sure the song is funny but there are some serious issues I've addressed in there like Iraq and climate change," he told AFP. "In the old days protest was silent, it was just you screaming at the television. "Now you can post a response almost instantly and it's up there on the Internet alongside what the major parties are saying. I think they find that very frustrating." The online satire ranges from the juvenile -- footage of Howard addressing parliament dubbed with a flatulence soundtrack -- to sophisticated clips featuring lifelike latex puppets and professional animation. Peter Garrett, the former singer with protest rockers Midnight Oil who is now the opposition's environment spokesman, said allowing people to "vent" on sites such as YouTube was a small price to pay. "It makes us more accountable, it can't be a bad thing for democracy," he said. A former campaign director for Howard's Liberal Party, Greg Daniel, said online amateurs were showing more creativity that the highly paid experts hired to shape the Australian electorate's views. "For a long time, I think we've been kidding ourselves that a few people deemed to be creative working in an advertising agency had some repository of genius," he told ABC television. "Now we are seeing a generation rise up who have creativity at their finger tips, both from a technology point of view and strategic point of view. They're using it and it is incredibly powerful." YouTube Kevin Rudd |
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| Bill | Oct 31 2007, 01:19 PM Post #8 |
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That's brilliant! :lol: |
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| FamousGroupie | Oct 31 2007, 10:32 PM Post #9 |
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If I see the video of Kevin Rudd's ear wax once more, I'm going to scream. |
| I don't believe in Bondi. I don't believe in rugby league. I believe in Yoko, John Lennon, the Lost Weekend and me. | |
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| maccascruff | Nov 1 2007, 02:05 AM Post #10 |
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Ear wax? |
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| FamousGroupie | Nov 1 2007, 04:26 AM Post #11 |
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There's a video doing the rounds of Kevin Rudd (one of our PM candidates) sitting in the background during Question Time in Parliament, picking something out of his ear.....and eating it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZgS0MP81vMQ |
| I don't believe in Bondi. I don't believe in rugby league. I believe in Yoko, John Lennon, the Lost Weekend and me. | |
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| Bill | Nov 22 2007, 10:45 AM Post #12 |
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It's officially become too silly. http://news.ninemsn.com.au/minisite/electi...inisiteelection |
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| FamousGroupie | Nov 22 2007, 10:52 AM Post #13 |
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Oh for Christ's sweet sake. |
| I don't believe in Bondi. I don't believe in rugby league. I believe in Yoko, John Lennon, the Lost Weekend and me. | |
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| Bill | Nov 24 2007, 09:16 AM Post #14 |
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Hi folks! Just popped in for a quick "live 'blog." It's 8pm eastern. There are swings to Labor all over. The current trend is for a Labor win although most are expecting a bit of a swing back to Liberal once the Western Australian returns come in - polls have only just closed there. The big drama is in John Howard's electorate of Bennelong. The seat has become marginal over the years and Labor's star recruit, the former ABC journalist Maxine McKew is ahead of Howard on primary votes. He's in trouble. There has only been one other time in history when a Prime Minister has lost his seat. So at this moment, there's a three way race for PM between John Howard, Kevin Rudd and Peter Costello. |
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| FamousGroupie | Nov 24 2007, 09:34 AM Post #15 |
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It looks like Turnbull's kept his seat, which is a bloody shame. I would have liked to see his arse kicked. Oh well, as long as they bone Tony Stupid Abbott. |
| I don't believe in Bondi. I don't believe in rugby league. I believe in Yoko, John Lennon, the Lost Weekend and me. | |
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| FamousGroupie | Nov 24 2007, 10:04 AM Post #16 |
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This just in - it looks like Kevin Rudd's done it - Labor with 80 seats so far...... |
| I don't believe in Bondi. I don't believe in rugby league. I believe in Yoko, John Lennon, the Lost Weekend and me. | |
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| Bill | Nov 24 2007, 10:22 AM Post #17 |
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9:15 and everyone's calling it for Labor and it's likely that Maxine McKew has beaten John Howard in Bennelong. Speaking of Malcolm Turnbull, I can't understand why no-one has brought out his statement from 1999 the night of the republic referendum where he said that John Howard would go down in history as the man who broke Australia's heart. Five years later he was Howard's parli-sec. :rolleyes: I think perhaps a lot of people in Bennelong decided to save themselves a by-election. I suspect a lot of Liberal frontbenchers will resign within the next 12 months causing us all the extra expense of by-elections to replace them. I suspect Abbott and Costello will be among them. |
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| Bill | Nov 24 2007, 11:55 AM Post #18 |
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10:50 John Howard has just conceded. It was a warm and dignified speech. His own electorate will probably come down to postal votes. We now await Rudd's appearance. |
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| Bill | Nov 24 2007, 01:51 PM Post #19 |
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I think Kevin's speech was a bit long winded. I have to say it's sad that Mal Brough lost his seat. I think he was a good egg. |
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| Deleted User | Dec 3 2007, 03:07 PM Post #20 |
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Congratulations to Kevin Rudd! I wish him all the best. |
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