I voted for the first time in my life today. Woohoo! I was all excited in the morning but it turned out to be as exciting as it was when I applied for my Australian citizenship. But it was a milestone nonetheless.
Mom and I drove to a nearby primary school and lined up outside the voting area. The queue was small and it moved swiftly. There were two pieces of paper to fill in: one for the House of Representatives, and one for the Senate. I was surprised to see a One Nation candidate on the ballot paper for the House of Reps. Naturally, I placed him last. 😀
Kevin Rudd for PM!
Bloomberg.com: Asia – Australia’s Voters Choose Between Howard, Rudd
Good job! 🙂 I can’t vote … Anyhoo, regardless who win, I reckon there’ll be a landslide with one’s count very close to the other. Am making popcorns tonight and sit in front of the TV to watch the results!
Kevin 07!
Ha ha, it sounds like you’ve just turned 21! 🙂
Ever exercised your right not to vote? ;D
Lisa Y: it’s gonna be a close one for sure.
alyndabear: yay!
blur ting: I came here when I was 14 so I never got to vote in Malaysia. And then it took me 18 years to finally decide to get my citizenship here. So yeah, like a virgin – Hey! 😀
Papa: not in this country we can’t. there’s a fine. 😉
It looks like Johnny’s time is up…
Have to go to the polling station to mark attendance but you can choose to make a donkey vote by drawing smiley face & turtle on the paper. Heh :p
But I think Australia has one of the fairest elections in the whole wide world (with citizens who are not afraid to speak out) and it’s a terrible shame if one doesn’t vote.
And yup, Johnny’s out the door soon….
I voted for the first time today too 😀 Turned 18 in August. I had a long queue, in the sun and the flies were quite happy >_<
Must say this election is more exciting compare to the other ones ……
Well done ppl!!
Katie: yup he’s had a good long run.
Lisa Y: yeah shouldn’t waste a vote like that. Surely you can’t hate all of the candidates.
Christina: yay for us!
Snowflake: I think it was more exciting because we know that a change was coming. The counting of votes was mostly a foregone conclusion.
Yay for being able to vote! 🙂
Am glad for the results.
it is time for a change! 🙂
natnatviv: yeah let’s hope our votes and excitement will not be undeserved!
Congrats on the new PM, I think Howard is long overdue
Lupin: yeah that’s how the public felt – even though during this election campaign, Rudd and Howard expressed similar points of view on various issues.
As far as my following in regards to Aussie news, Howards was playing catching up. He change some of his policies or at least his speeches to “match” Rudd
Lupin: there’s a bit of that from both camps to be sure.
so exciting!!! I don’t know why but I like to vote too!HAHAHAHA! Makes you feel like you are actually allowed to make a choice if you get what I mean.
sourrain: yeah it is a sense of empowerment. 🙂
OMG, Rudd got a chinese name. Playing the China Card. Hahaha
Lupin: he speaks fluent Mandarin and was assistant to the Australian ambassador in China before.
I read. Even his children also.
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