Aussies will soon be going to the polls, as current speculation suggests Howard will call within a couple of weeks. One thing that might cause an upset this year is that crafty Mr Howard has tightened up the voter registration regulations, meaning that the same evening that he calls the election, any late registration will be suspended.

Aussies who’ve been a while in the UK may not know this, and the Australian Labour Party are worried it could mean that whole swathes of Europe’s bar staff are disenfranchised this time round – with the ALP potentially bearing the brunt of the vote losses amongst the open minded gap-year youth.

If you know any Aussies over in the UK, make sure they know about the iminent cut off point. They can find out how to check they’re on the list and if necessary get on it again quickly at the ALP Abroad site – www.alpabroad.org.

There are a million Aussie expats who are eligable to enrol to vote, which could give KEVIN07 a great punt in a close race. Fingers crossed for a good result here, and a nice booster going into HIL/JOHN/BARACK08.