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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  My first Carbon Offset Today I booked some internal flights in Australia via Virgin Blue - I was interested to see that they have a carbon offset program. It's very easy - once you've booked and paid for your tickets you get sent to a page that shows how much you could pay (if you want) to offset the amount of your carbon emissions. In my case it was about $2.79 (plus GST). Huh. So I paid the amount - I hope it's a viable program..  ¶ 6:02 PM (0) comments links to this post