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World Vision candidates' forum in Deakin. http://twitpic.com/2brc6n #
Tim Costello speaking at World Vision forum in Deakin electorate. http://twitpic.com/2brepu #
Apparently Australia is second only to Ireland in terms of generosity and aid. (Tim Costello) #
@tdmalone It's on till 8…! in reply to tdmalone #
Phil Barresi, Liberal candidate for Deakin, speaking at World Vision forum in Blackburn North. http://twitpic.com/2brge9 #
Barresi: best way to cure poverty is to give a person a job. #
@tdmalone New Hope church – 3 Springfield Rd Blackburn Nth in reply to tdmalone #
@sandraom I think that's what TC meant. in reply to sandraom #
Barresi: coalition will adjust foreign aid to combat waste and squandering during distribution. #
David Howell, Greens candidate for Deakin, speaking at World Vision forum. I'm sitting with his wife used to http://twitpic.com/2bri53 #
Howell: Greens support 0.7% GNP aid target. Barresi: coalition supports 0.5% by 2015. #
Mike Symon, Labor member for Deakin, speaking at World Vision electoral forum. http://twitpic.com/2brjhv #
Symon: media doesn't cover aid and development issues. We need to raise awareness of these issues. Aust only halfway to target. #
@ajbuntine Sorry?? in reply to ajbuntine #
Symon: Aid peaked under Whitlam in 1974 at 0.46%, fell under Hawke/Keating and hit bottom of 0.23% under Howard in 2003-04. #
Symon supports separate Minister for International Aid and Development, as does Barresi, with reservations about public acceptance. #
Audience member proposes going to 0.7% immediately – worth a couple of coffees per week. #
@ajbuntine I have a good face for HTML… in reply to ajbuntine #
Barresi defends use of offshore detention centres because of generosity of Aust legal system. #
@thomasrdotorg Sorry, he meant as individuals not govts. in reply to thomasrdotorg #
Barresi talks of power of getting people to confront MPs – cites juvenile diabetes campaign as example. Symon concurs. #
@ajbuntine Go to The Drum -> campaign blog. in reply to ajbuntine #
Audience applauds Symon commitment to agitate for 0.7% aid target. Barresi says it's not hard to do this. #
It's a small world. I spend a week trailing after the ALP & Lib candidates in Deakin electorate… #
… and tonight I discover that someone I once worked with is the wife of the Greens candidate. #
@decobroad All 3 handled themselves quite well. Greens aid policy most popular but Symon's personal commitment well received. in reply to decobroad #
@BiteTheDust There's more to life than Twitter, you know… anyway, I've been to New Hope church. Hallelujah! in reply to BiteTheDust #
@downesy Who was the candidate? in reply to downesy #
I don't normally do this but give @normkay a follow and convince him to do more than just stalk me. #
@BiteTheDust Preferably via the Last Chance Saloon… in reply to BiteTheDust #
"A bile-free Kevin Rudd" – #Lateline continues the gall bladder puns. #
At least #Lateline didn't put the "cannonisation" of Mary MacKillop up on screen like @SkyNewsAust did a half hour ago… #
@downesy That's disgraceful. What possessed you? in reply to downesy #
@downesy Still, I can't talk. I voted for the Australia Party in Mallee that year… in reply to downesy #
@sspencer_63 A $1.5m bang, I believe. At least we knew Kevin was serious when he did this kind of thing. in reply to sspencer_63 #
@decobroad I would think he's well back in the queue for a ministry. Of course, if he's the 76th seat… in reply to decobroad #
Mark Aarons dissecting the spivs of the NSW right on #Lateline. Great story of the desalination plant. #Lateline #
@downesy Harold Jeffrey? in reply to downesy #
@downesy Yes, of course, I remember him now. He used to get a lot of media coverage back then. in reply to downesy #
@downesy Unfortunately, he only got 2.69% of the primary vote, less than the DLP's 4.61%. Would have lost his deposit. in reply to downesy #
Electoral Commission information on assisting voters with disabilities, including telephone voting: http://auspol.info/cHDKAr #ausvotes #
@willispb Looks like we were tweeters who passed in the night… #
And Electoral Commission voting information for Australians living/working/holidaying overseas on Aug 21: http://auspol.info/bn5Lfi #
@willispb Fairly even. Audience seemed to support the Greens policy, applauded Symon's commitment. It was a good thoughtful session. in reply to willispb #
Harold Holt would have turned 102 today… http://auspol.info/bTKLW2 – and my mother, who doesn't travel on Chinese subs, did turn 86. #
Julia Gillard has risen to 23rd place (out of 27) in the prime ministerial longevity stakes. Needs to win on Aug 21 to overtake Watson. #
The PMs in order of length of term is here: http://auspol.info/atFB8e #
@peterfletcher I think she might have gone to bed by now so I'll tell her on the weekend! in reply to peterfletcher #
@princessnowhere Even more depressing when you've lived through a good proportion of No.1 and all of No.2 and No.4! in reply to princessnowhere #
@WorldVisionAus A thoughtful event. I even learned a few things. Pity it was probably preaching to the already converted. in reply to WorldVisionAus #
RT @iaindale: The Greatest British Prime Ministers of All Time: http://tinyurl.com/22mdge5 #
A boring campaign? With Rudd back at centre stage, Michelle Grattans says anthing's possible: http://auspol.info/9XaxrN #
Victorian Transport Department tweets: http://auspol.info/diSpAv #
@G_Parker You've got to admit that glitch with Hockey's arrival after the break mid-show was hilarious. in reply to G_Parker #