November 25, 2007 – 1:12 pm
Thank goodness the election is over.
With 73.32% of the Solomon votes counted I earned 249 primary votes overall. Most of what’s left to count is postal votes, a lot of that from soldiers serving in Iraq and Afghanistan. Thus the final outcome in Solomon remains hanging in the balance.
I did not beat Maurice Foley, which [...]
November 24, 2007 – 6:10 am
Today you get to decide who will represent you in Solomon for the next three years. If you feel as I do that you pay too much tax, are over-regulated, over-governed and struggling because of it, then vote 1 LDP. Put 1 in the box next to my name.
And there it is: my final pitch. [...]
November 21, 2007 – 10:43 am
Last night I went along to the forum organised by the Australian Christian Lobby. I’ve already talked about some of the questions here on the site a bit, so I will try to focus more on the evening itself.
There was a great turnout — Mal Nairn auditorium was almost full, which is unusual for Mal [...]
November 20, 2007 – 3:09 pm
So I went along to the ABC forum this morning. Predictably Maurice Foley stole the show by calling everyone wankers. I only got one question in, so I decided to ask the other candidates to commit to immediate statehood with equal senate representation. They all went on the record in support.
However the fight is not [...]
November 19, 2007 – 7:34 pm
I learned this morning that the ABC are holding a forum tomorrow at Brown’s Mart from 11am. I wasn’t invited. I can understand David Tollner and Damien Hale getting the nod, but I felt it was a bit prescriptive to decide that the Greens are credible alternative and that I am not.
I put my views [...]
November 19, 2007 – 9:32 am
Andrew Dittmer from the Darwin & Palmerston Sun has been very helpful in rounding up candidate statements to print during the campaign. There is one more edition to go out before Saturday. Here’s what I sent him today.
I want to get politics out of your life.
The best way to do that is for governments to [...]
November 13, 2007 – 3:59 pm
I need volunteers to operate booths on election day.
For every 4 volunteers I have, I can set up at another booth. Booth volunteers are the unsung heroes of democracy in Australia.
My experience as a boother means I am prepared to take good care of my volunteers. I will supply a T-shirt, drinks and some lunch [...]
November 13, 2007 – 12:56 pm
My next opportunity for an open forum with other candidates will come next week, when I will attend a “Meet Your Candidate” forum hosted by the Australian Christian Lobby (ACL). Previously I got to speak to the Women’s Network NT, which was an excellent event.
The forum will be held next Tuesday evening 20th November from [...]
November 13, 2007 – 11:24 am
Last night’s 4 Corners followed the first few weeks of this campaign from the perspective of a few swinging voters in Penrith.
There’s already been quite a lot of argy-bargy about the piece, which I found quite fascinating. I am part of the political class — that mix of journalists, politicians, staffers, commentators, think-tank workers and [...]
November 11, 2007 – 11:37 am
So today is the big day for the “Walk against Warming”. This event is one of those turn-up-for-a-good-cause jaunts that people often organise. When I was a university fresher the subject of walks-de-jour was reconciliation. I imagine the same people are still walking today.
I was interested in the timing. Apparently the walk starts at 1pm. [...]
Email: jacques@chester.id.au