Category: Election07

*Announcements*: * ALP: [Tax preferred saving accounts for first home buyers](http://alp.org.au/media/1107/mshou040.php), costing $500m. * Coalition: [$10 billion to fix roads in Sydney, SE Queensland and Victoria](http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,22700518-2,00.html). 20 days to go.

*Announcements*: None I could find. *Polls*: [Newspoll survey of marginals](http://www.pollbludger.com/670) implies a 24 seat swing to the ALP. *Line of the day*: Geoffrey Rush, [when asked “what do you get out of [his latest movie]](http://www.smh.com.au/news/arts/royal-right-of-reply/2007/11/02/1193619117466.html?s_cid=rss_news): > A conservatory on the back of my house. (Nothing to do with politics, just found it funny. 21 days…

*Announcements*: ALP has [$20m for a National Centre of Excellence in Water Desalination](http://alp.org.au/media/1107/msiwatloo020.php). That was all I could find… *Polls*: [AC Nielsen](http://www.theage.com.au/news/federalelection2007news/labor-retains-poll-lead/2007/11/01/1193619061391.html) ALP 55-45. And in [Bennelong](http://www.pollbludger.com/669) it’s ALP 52-48. 22 chaptersdays to go.

*Announcements*: * The [ALP boldly copies 90% of the coalition senior citizen benefit increases](http://www.smh.com.au/news/federalelection2007families/41b-pitch-for-grey-vote/2007/11/01/1193619029438.html?s_cid=rss_news) (with some extra treats). $4.2 billion. * The coalition promises [50 new family emergency medical centres staffed by GPs](http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/11/01/2078923.htm). $433 million. No other fun announcements or polls today. 23 days to go.

*Announcements*: * Coalition announces [$444m for more doctors and nurses](http://liberal.org.au/info/news/detail/20071031_MoreAustraliantrainedDoctorsandNurses.php). * ALP announces [a national public holiday hospital report card system](http://alp.org.au/media/1007/mshealoo310.php). *Other*: [Not a good day for Tony Abbott](http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/10/31/2077872.htm). 24 days to go.

*Announcements*: * Coalition announces [$168m in training vouchers for small business](http://liberal.org.au/info/news/detail/20071030_SmallBusinessTrainingVouchers.php). * ALP announces a [20 per cent renewable energy target for 2020](http://alp.org.au/media/1007/msCCloo300.php). *Polls*: [Newspoll](http://www.pollbludger.com/659) ALP 54-46. *Other*: [The great debate](http://www.smh.com.au/news/federalelection2007news/costello-and-swan-do-battle/2007/10/30/1193618858349.html?s_cid=rss_news) (Treasurer edition). 25 days to go.

*Announcements*: * ALP announces [a plan to save the Great Barrier Reef](http://alp.org.au/media/1007/msCCloopi290.php) ($200m). * Coalition announces [100 new Australian Technical Colleges](http://liberal.org.au/info/news/detail/20071029_100NewAustralianTechnicalColleges.php). ($270m, but $2 billion over ten years). *Other*: [Downer and McClelland to meet in a debate in mid November](http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/10/29/2073261.htm). *Line of the day*: Disendorsed family first candidate [Andrew Quah](http://www.smh.com.au/news/federalelection2007news/family-firsts-member-for-nowhere/2007/10/28/1193555533377.html), : > I might have…

*Annoucements*: * ALP: [$1 billion for urban desalination projects through a 10% tax credit](http://alp.org.au/media/1007/msiwatloo280.php). * Coalition: [$393m for skills training through vouchers](http://liberal.org.au/info/news/detail/20071028_SKILLSTRAININGFORTHEFUTURE.php) (for those over 25 and without a year 12 equivalent]. *Other*: Some [fuss for the PM](http://www.theage.com.au/news/federalelection2007news/pm-forced-onto-defensive/2007/10/28/1193555531666.html): 2004 claims about interest rates, and leaks from Cabinet about Kyoto. Line of the day: [John Howard,…

*Announcements*: ALP: [Measures to encourage landlords to install energy efficiency improvements in the properties they rent out ($150m)](http://alp.org.au/media/1007/msloo270.php). 28 days to go.

*Announcements*: * ALP: [$489m for solar panels in schools](http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/10/26/2071678.htm). * Coalition: [$75m grant program for innovative renewal energy technologies](http://liberal.org.au/info/news/detail/20071026_SupportforInnovativeRenewableEnergy.php). *Polls*: [Morgan](http://www.pollbludger.com/649): ALP 56-44. 29 days to go.