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ACNielsen in the SMH says 55-45 2PP from 48-41 primary. Basically no change from the last poll two weeks ago. Just to put that in perspective, assuming uniform swings that would result in Labor winning 92 seats and the Coalition 56.

But Rudd's IR policy doesn't give excessive power to unions. It restricts union rights of entry to workplaces, which is why the unions don't actually like his policy at all. The idea that because some of the Labor frontbench have previously worked for unions means that they will do exactly what...

That at least has a vague basis in fact (in the sense that WorkChoices does indeed endanger working people's conditions), unlike 'Evil unions which exist to improve the conditions of workers will destroy everything!' and 'Kevin Rudd is actually a vampire'.

From the department of nutty minor party candidates: far north Queensland candidate for Family First demands that ]all candidates should reveal their sexual orientation. "I think the public have a right to know the values that you're going to pursue in Parliament." Because sexual orientation =...

Touché! I thought it was telling that for the entire first week of the campaign the only thing we heard from Howard was tax and unions. Although they're bringing out more policy now, they don't really seem to have much of a vision.

Plus: irony alert. John Howard, of all people, has accused the Tas government of 'playing politics' over the Mersey hospital for the sake of the election. Howard's motives for taking over the hospital in the first place are as pure as the driven snow, of course. Also: the ALP's new ad on...

Trade debate was last night at the Lowy Institute. Hey, what's this? Coalition rolls out the same tired attack lines: and thinks that we have a chance of getting wages low enough to be competitive with China and India in the unskilled labour market: while Labor comes up with an actual valid...

Re: StuVac & Exam Period Bitch and Moan Thread (I, 2007) Oh yeah, geopolitics is mos def disappointing. Thank god I did Aust Pol rather than World Pol, though.

Re: StuVac & Exam Period Bitch and Moan Thread (I, 2007) Kathryn's been saying that we should study 3-4 subjects in depth. We basically get to choose which bits we do in the exam, so no point studying the whole course.

Video on this page. Wow, this is a really bad day for Tony Abbott, isn't it?

I just read that Higgins (Peter Costello's seat) might theoretically fall in the event of a bad election loss for the coalition. Probably (in fact almost certainly) won't happen, but wouldn't it be awesome if it did? Without Costello there'd be a massive free-for-all for the liberal leadership...

Re: StuVac & Exam Period Bitch and Moan Thread (I, 2007) Revision for ancient history is so much more fun than revision for geopol it's not funny. Fuck, why didn't I do power in society? In one week: I'll be done with geopolitics, forever! Hooray!

Heh. 2004 featured the incredible exploding Latham, but there was nothing on the level of Quahgate, Strippergate, Burkegate, Waxgate, Chasergate, Howardleadershipimplosiongate and the rest. I agree, this election is hilarious.

ABC's election map is up if anyone likes to think about seats geographically. The seat profiles also have lists of candidates so you can check out which wacky minor parties are standing. Macquarie: Kerry Bartlett Liberal Party Bob Debus Australian Labor Party Kirk Fletcher Liberty and...

Nope. I think the SOPHI office will email us when it does.

Ugh, I ought to start studying for 1088 at some point. Also ANHS1005. I'm so screwed.

There's a note on Blackboard saying that our essays should be available sometime next week. I can't believe it took them almost a month to mark them. They only had ~100 each to mark, my archaeology lecturer marked 80 in a week.

Touche, but I get quite angry at the misuse of incumbency by Labor people as well. (I wasn't even aware that members were allowed to use their allowances once the campaign has begun.)

Re: StuVac & Exam Period Bitch and Moan Thread (I, 2007) It's not a multiple choice exam. I think you're confusing it with world politics.

I just got a letter from my local member, Kerry Bartlett, on his official letterhead, reading as follows: This is being peddled on his official letterhead and being paid for with his printing allowance? Wow, he just lost any chance he had of getting my vote.