GET-UP Help out on Election day

admin /12 August, 2010

Dear NEVILLE,

It’s incredible but true: 10% of voters make up their mind as they walk into polling booths.

What will they be thinking about this election? Will it be how to reduce carbon pollution? Or giving refugees a fair go – or perhaps mental health? That’s up to you.

Election day is the most important day for contacting voters, and polling booths are the most important place to do it. We won’t tell people who to vote for – we tell them about the issues that matter. It’s a few hours of your time, to determine the policies that shape the nation – and it’s actually great fun!

Will you join hundreds of other GetUp members in your area on election day?

Latham gatecrashes Abbott’s date with veterans.

admin /12 August, 2010

NB these Western Sydney seats may decide the election.
I suspect the language would have been modified.

Latham gatecrashes Abbott’s date with veterans

By online political correspondent Emma Rodgers

Posted 29 minutes ago

Former Labor leader Mark Latham has been heckled by veterans after turning up at a Tony Abbott campaign stop at a Sydney RSL today.

Mr Abbott was at Penrith RSL to announce a $45.6 million package of assistance measures for veterans.

But the announcement was upstaged when media focus turned to Mr Latham, who was there on assignment in his new role as a reporter for Channel Nine’s 60 Minutes program.

Mr Latham confronted Mr Abbott and criticised his immigration policy, asking him if he wanted to apologise to Pauline Hanson for what Mr Latham said was his part in her jailing for electoral fraud.

While Mr Abbott was answering Mr Latham’s question a veteran told the former Labor leader to “take off”.

Mr Abbott def

Global warming blamed for weather disasters doubling in 30 years

admin /12 August, 2010

Global warming blamed for weather disasters doubling in 30 years

 

Honour your commitment Abbott GET-UP

admin /11 August, 2010

 Always display images from info@getup.org.auDear NEVILLE,

Yesterday Tony Abbott sent a campaign email entitled, “We will stop the boats.” Ahead in the polls, he’s announced that the Pacific Solution will return on day one of an Abbott Government. It seems Tony Abbott has a lot to say on refugees, except to those he promised to meet in June after GetUp members won a charity auction.

GetUp members chipped in more than $16,000 to help secure the winning bid in a charity auction for a surfing lesson and meeting with Tony Abbott. We gave the prize to a group of refugees because we know how powerful human stories are. But his office, having suggested the meeting would occur before the election, have now stopped returning our calls. They are refusing to hold up their end of the deal.

If Tony Abbott won’t come to meet us, we’ve got to go and meet him. That’s why today, with your help, we’ll begin rolling out (literally – they’re mobile!) massive billboards to follow him around on the campaign trail and remind him of his broken promise to go surfing for charity with a group of refugees.

Catholics divided over Pell’s criticism of Greens

admin /10 August, 2010

Catholics divided over Pell’s criticism of Greens

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Labor’s illegal timber ban wins applause

admin /10 August, 2010

Labor’s illegal timber ban wins applause

By environment reporter Sarah Clarke

Updated 26 minutes ago

Conservation groups have welcomed the Federal Government’s announcement that it will ban the importation of illegal timber if re-elected.

Australia currently imports about $840 million worth of products sourced from illegal logging, including a quarter of all outdoor furniture.