The Battler's Aussie Election

NEWS FLASH

The Battler's adventures during the recent Australian election is now available as a book at Lulu.com

The whole collection is now in one, easy to follow resource, available as a book, or as a download.

Election 2010 - V Day Minus 1! - Liberal ID Card on Cards!

In a rare corner of the Internet it was discovered today that the Liberal/National Coalition may intend to introduce a compulsory ID card.  Joe Hockey told The Age that he deeply regretted not being able to conclude his project to introduce an Access Card when previously in government.  For Access Card read ID card.  It won't achieve what is intended if it does not share information from multiple sources, including the Tax Office, Centre-link, Medicare, your doctor (presumably) and bank.  Of course, perhaps they can't run it without high speed broadband..........

Access card! Access card, I hear you say!
With us elected there will be another ray
Of hope that we, in government, can snoop
On all your secrets and the evil to which you stoop!
We know you lot are ripping off
Our health and welfare system! No, don't scoff!
Its true, but we will catch you unprepared
When our new "Snoop-card" is declared.

Er! What happened to the Internet?
Mmmm, perhaps we have cause for deep regret!

Former PM"s One, Two, Three!

As week three of our little election campaign draws steadfastly to a close, former Prime Ministers are keen to regain another moment in the sun.  Howard, Rudd and Fraser have provided their 2 bobs worth.  Oh well, you get that........

Now former Prime Ministers have entered the fray.
(Who, for a moment, thought they'd stay away?)
Howard and Fraser and poor bleedin' Rudd,
No policies from them, just flinging the mud.

Old Hawkey and Keating may patch up their blue
To line up with others at the Prime Ministerial Zoo.
While Gough will be cheered in a moment of glory
Admirers rejoicing in a make-believe story.

Yet we who look on during this electoral season
May recall they're all "former" for a very good reason!