by Tom Anderson September 18, 2013 “The ballot being a means of protecting the franchise, must not be made an instrument to defeat it.” “Where the intention is clear, doubtful questions of form should be resolved in favour of the franchise.” “The language of the Act read as a whole and in favour of the […]
The reckoning of Indi: What took so long?
September 18, 2013
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‘The night I got politically engaged’: How @TomAnderson62 found himself live tweeting #Indivotes
August 16, 2013

By Tom Anderson @TomAnderson62 I have always been fascinated with politics, especially elections. I guess that started when I worked as a ‘Polling Clerk’ at 15 at a booth at Mont Park in Macleod back in about 1977. How did a 15 year old get a job that had a prerequisite of ‘must be enrolled on electoral […]
Filed Under: #auspol, #IndiVotes, election2013, Front Page, Grass roots politics, Indi, Tom Anderson Tagged With: #IndiVotes, Bob Dudley, Bob Murphy, Cathy McGowan, Federal Election, Jennifer Podesta, Jenny O’Connor, Robyn Walsh, Social Media, Sophie Mirabella, Voice for Indi