Australian Federal Election 1990 Campaign Ad Megamix
Posted on March 17th, 2010 by admin
An assortment of election ephemera from the Australian federal election that took place on the 24th of March, 1990, featuring campaign advertisements from both the incumbent Labor Party (fronted by prime minister Bob Hawke) and the Liberal/National Party coalition (with Andrew Peacock as opposition leader) as well as ‘how-to-vote’ spots from the Australian Electoral Commission.
Synopsis:
1. AEC – Informal voting, that wonderful, democratic right that allows us to write whatever the bleeding heck we want on our ballot papers, even if we are required, by law, to participate in the electoral process. Of course, if you actually want to vote correctly, stay tuned for segments #5 and #9!
2. Labor – “Children are our future” (feeling sick already? And yes, I’m sure I was on Bob Hawke’s mind when he released that campaign…)
3. Liberal – “There are que-e-estions, that just have to be a-a-answered…” (even worse than Labor’s song!). Andrew Peacock unleashing his tough love on “dole bludgers”.
4. Labor – “Australia’s Future” – Bob Hawke investing in Australia’s technology and research sectors.
5. AEC – How to vote for the House of Representatives.
6. Liberal – Shadow Treasurer Dr. John Hewson says “No special deals on handouts”.
7. Labor – Well, it was a given that the Democrats and Greens would hold the balance of power in the upper house. But what about the lower house? Which party should Democrat/Green/etc. supporters have voted for there?
8. Liberal – John Howard, with his boyish good looks that granted him control of the Treasury under the Fraser government and twice the Liberal leadership, calls for the abolition of the capital gains tax.
9. AEC – How to vote for the Senate.
…and, by the way, I’m sure many a humourist and journalist alike have used a “battle of the ‘birds”-type metaphor to describe the rivalry between Hawke and Peacock, not that I personally recall such a metaphor (however trite, hackneyed and banal it may be) being used (since I wasn’t even six years old at the time 
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