My Latest Twitter Updates

The Current Economic Landscape: http://bit.ly/9JCpgi – speech from Philip Lowe, Reserve Bank Asst. Gov. Good overview. #
RT @ReadingsBooks: Our blogger Pip catches the same train as Peter Costello & wonders about books he has/hasn't read. http://bit.ly/dqPGP0 #
@ReadingsBooks Pip should show this picture to Costello http://twitpic.com/12z6d2 – taken in one of your very down-market competitors. in reply to ReadingsBooks #
Who's Afraid of Abbott, PM? http://bit.ly/bVFMyt – New Matilda's Ben Eltham reminds the inner-city lefties not to panic… yet. #
Just received my third fridge magnet from Andrew Robb: http://twitpic.com/13vt3d – I'll have the full set soon. #
@MacYourselfhome Done… but I'm not giving up my Janice Munt badge: http://twitpic.com/109lbt in reply to MacYourselfhome #
@MacYourselfhome: @GrogsGamut I should do a daily selection… how's this for a start? http://twitpic.com/13vyl0 http://twitpic.com/13vysu in reply to MacYourselfhome #
And didn't this young man have a big future ahead of him in 1987… http://twitpic.com/13w0bv @MacYourselfhome @GrogsGamut #
RT @latikambourke: someone has left these in the 2UE box in a blank envelope. #mysterious. http://twitpic.com/13w0ns #
Still in 1987, remember this "politician of national standing"? http://twitpic.com/13w1b7 http://twitpic.com/13w1x3 #
@crazyjane13 Sorry but I had to get in before the RC classification took effect… in reply to crazyjane13 #
@SSpencer_10 What a grub! in reply to SSpencer_10 #
@latikambourke This was the dry-run in 1987: http://twitpic.com/13w2y3 in reply to latikambourke #
@downesy I'm resisting the temptation to do a number of cheap shot lines… in reply to downesy #
@SSpencer_10 I wasn't being critical! I was remembering the exchanges with great affection… in reply to SSpencer_10 #
Shame, shame! RT @downesy: I recognise that Opposition Leader. In fact, here I am standing next to him…in 1987! http://twitpic.com/13w3q8 #
@downesy Some of those faces look very familiar. And is that a Logie you're clutching? in reply to downesy #
RT @downesy: And to Howard's right is one of the architects of the demise of WorkChoices – Tony Douglas of Essential Media Communications #
All election campaigns are the same… another leaflet from 1987: http://twitpic.com/13w565 #
@Captainsuburbia We'll have to check with @downesy – which one are you referring to? in reply to Captainsuburbia #
And one last nostalgic flashback to the brilliant campaigning tactics of the Liberal Party in 1987: http://twitpic.com/13w6il #
@SSpencer_10 A drop in the primary and two-party vote but an increased majority – now that's the way to win an election. in reply to SSpencer_10 #
@Captainsuburbia Ah, I didn't notice that, thought you meant one of the others. It is Flugge. http://bit.ly/cdXHpp in reply to Captainsuburbia #
Sharon Bird, @SharonBirdMP, Labor member for Cunningham since 2004, has joined Twitter. http://bit.ly/9bBJEs #
@SSpencer_10 I bet Howard's never been back to the Box Hill Town Hall since then either. in reply to SSpencer_10 #
@SSpencer_10 And Duncan Kerr broke a 12-year Labor drought in Tasmania that year. It hardly seems like 23 years… in reply to SSpencer_10 #
@benhider Gestetner stencils, fordigraph copying, carbon paper… you had to be COMMITTED to politics in those days! in reply to benhider #
I have just read Mark Latham's piece in today's Fin Review. Pompous Jon Faine misled me – it's hilarious. #
The Monthly Slow TV 2: Kevin Rudd's World – The PM's Global Hopes and Fears http://bit.ly/bHXI6S – Daniel Flitton (Age Diplomatic Editor) #
I think it's time the ABC retired Geraldine Doogue's "wonder of the organism" promo… #
Grub Street, hacks and literary ability… all explained on Wordsmith.org today: http://bit.ly/7K2SI #
@Phil_McGraw Come again? in reply to Phil_McGraw #
@Phil_McGraw That link is dead but I know what you mean… I was engaging in a schoolboy pun… in reply to Phil_McGraw #
A friend of mine just emailed to say he didn't think Mark Latham's piece today was all that funny. I laughed out loud when I read it. #
The Top Fake Presidents: Harrison Ford, Michael Douglas and George W Bush. Source: David Letterman show. #
@PaulHeck It's paywalled… in reply to PaulHeck #
@empatt It's pretentious pap, just like that other one where Kerry O'Brien pontificates about all his power and responsibility… in reply to empatt #
@PaulHeck I sent you a DM. in reply to PaulHeck #
@empatt No, I much preferred those ones where people drew silly lines in the air and kept their mouths shut! in reply to empatt #
@empatt "Brand extension", "transitioning to retirement"… what is all this managerial/PR /HR gobbledegook? Have you been doing a course? in reply to empatt #
@lmdallatorre I gave up my subscription after decades of commitment. Just not worth it anymore. I buy the Friday edition & selected others. in reply to lmdallatorre #
@lmdallatorre An excellent book. I learnt a lot from it. in reply to lmdallatorre #
@lmdallatorre Email sent… in reply to lmdallatorre #
Our Faltering Rivals: http://bit.ly/diqDOn – Conrad Black writes about US decline from the Coleman Federal Correctional Complex. #
Michelle Grattan: Can Abbott control the IR monster? http://bit.ly/aJft7G – fighting the last war or has the battleground shifted? #
The "print" option for articles on The Age website only prints the first page…okay if it's a short article, I suppose… #
Labor digs in for early election: Phillip Coorey (SMH) http://bit.ly/abPFfO – health insurance bills move up the parliamentary agenda. #
@frankscan65 It actually prints a second page with author details etc but not text. Same with print to file option. Recent development. in reply to frankscan65 #