Election Today we went down to the Australian Consulate and voted! The Federal Election is on Saturday, but if you are overseas you can vote ahead of time (a "pre-poll" vote). The consulate was pretty busy - even on a Wednesday morning there were a lot of people there all making their mark on the ballot papers. I was quite impressed, as if you live overseas you don't actually have to vote (voting is compulsory in Australia). So anyway, that's done and now all we need to do is find a place to watch the TV coverage on Saturday as the results come in, courtesy of the Australia Network. Meanwhile, this photo gives you an idea of how seriously the Australian Labor Party is taking this election. They must think they can win it...

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