My Latest Twitter Updates

Lady Sonia McMahon, 77, wife of Australia's 20th prime minister, Sir William McMahon (1971-72) has died of cancer. http://bit.ly/dkZWIQ #
This is the famous shot of Sonia McMahon's so-called "split dress" that she wore to the White House in 1971: http://twitpic.com/1cr45s #
The McMahons with the Nixons at the White House: http://bit.ly/daZaxW #
@crackers_76 It's also a reminder that the media was just as captivated by triviality then as it is now. in reply to crackers_76 #
"She towered over her diminutive husband..her elegance in sharp contrast to the decrepit gnome-like figure beside her" http://bit.ly/bDgeqD #
@JudeEkerick The fuss was the only newsworthy moment out of an embarassing pilgrimage to Washington by her husband… in reply to JudeEkerick #
@JudeEkerick Shakespeare: "There is a tide in the affairs of men, which taken at the flood, leads on to fortune". in reply to JudeEkerick #
@JudeEkerick McMahon: "There comes a time in the life of a man in the flood of time that taken at the flood leads on to fortune". in reply to JudeEkerick #
I can't believe I mis-spelled "embarrassing"… @JudeEkerick #
@JudeEkerick Yes! Also: "Our position is perfectly clear. We have not yet made up our minds what our attitude should be." in reply to JudeEkerick #
RT @Tony_Burke: PM just announced I'll be..Aust's first Min for Population & keeping responsibility for Agriculture, Fisheries & Forestry. #
@JanetteHowardPM Was the hope drunk / Wherein you dress'd yourself? in reply to JanetteHowardPM #
Great exportations: http://bit.ly/9B0dyO – China overtakes Germany to become the biggest exporter of all. #
This would piss me off.. RT @nytimespolitics: Urologist Posts His Politics on His Florida Office Door http://nyti.ms/afXDi5 #
RT @ChasLicc: Pow! Very funny political poster from British Labour Party http://twitpic.com/1crr8w #
RT @smurray38: How Sonia McMahon found a job for Robert McNamara. http://bit.ly/bNtl1Y #
Louise Adler doubts the likelihood of an irresistible urge to buy a book at 11pm… http://bit.ly/cKytpg #
Only just caught up with Robin Williams on Australia. It's quite funny and harmless. Listen here: http://bit.ly/agCqfk @PeterBlackQUT #
Robin Williams also did an impression of Walter Cronkite telling a blue joke: http://bit.ly/943X8c #
@mdanonbaird She did strike me as unusually defensive and fearful. And 11pm is the most dangerous time for my credit card. in reply to mdanonbaird #
@DDsD Much of Lygon St is shut, I have just discovered. in reply to DDsD #
RT @AntonyGreenABC: #tas2010 Full analysis of the preference distribution in Lyons now published at – http://bit.ly/9gs5n4 #
And guess who her sole follow goes to… RT @KevinRuddPM: And pleased to welcome @Therese_Rein to the Twitterverse. KRudd #
In Lyons no candidate secured a quota on primaries so this is a relatively straight-forward example of Hare-Clark: http://bit.ly/9gs5n4 #
UK election to be called on Monday? David Cameron's personal manifesto: http://bit.ly/chVqQK – "another spring of discontent"? #
RT @KevinRuddPM: Spent arvo with T & Jess at garden centre buying seedlings & planting in new Kitchen Garden at the Lodge… #
"A man should never plant a garden larger than his wife can take care of" – T.H. Everett (New York Botanical Garden) #
Why that surge in popularity could be a load of balls: http://bit.ly/d2EFIJ – casting a very critical eye over polls (via @smurray38) #
Vatican priest likens criticism on priest abuse to anti-Semitism: http://bit.ly/bqXwzU – the religionists are frothing this weekend… #
PM's press release on appointment of Tony Burke as Minister for Population: http://bit.ly/9zCcfR – position based in Treasury portfolio. #
Obama says he's black: http://nyti.ms/b8FrKk #
We Still Don't Hear Him: http://nyti.ms/b67tB9 – Bob Herbert on the courage of Martin Luther King 43 years ago and its relevance today. #
@Pollytics Waleed Aly must be acting as a Tory consultant… in reply to Pollytics #
RT @johnprescott: Cam the second-hand car man. Here's #prezzasposter http://www.twitpic.com/1cwi1y #peoplesposter #