Last night in Australia our Federal Treasurer, MP Wayne Swan, previewed his 2009/2010 Federal Budget. Housemate Ash Punch and myself tweeted the event
Budget Tip from Budgets Past: start a war, it creates a new boom industry and spreads fear #ausbudget09
Tips for other countries rejecting the recession: keep your elderly employed, saves jobs from going to those pesky Gen Y’s #ausbudget09
Reporters seen at Lake Burley Griffin looking for rest of the swan family for comment on #ausbudget09
Gen X&Y respond to #ausbudget09 with a meh, they’re planning to borrow an extra $35 a week off gran or ask pa for a loan cause he has a job
Kevin Rudd says Gen Y don’t get jobs because someone needs to push poker chips down the series of new internet pipes he’s got #ausbudget09
The plan to lift us out recession: Attach nation to ballooning deficit and float to somewhere nice … like Antartica … #ausbudget09
Wayne Swan still waiting for ‘that cheque’ from a royal friend of his in Nigeria. Until then we’ll dance the recession dance #ausbudget09
National Traffic Update: delays expected on the employment highway, road to retirement currently detouring thru exits 66 and 67 #ausbudget09
Attn GenY from @FederalBudget: learn to use the ’save’ feature on your life, it’s under the File menu next to ‘Ring Gramps’ #ausbudget09
Federal Labour Government forgets to book Zoot review on #ausbudget09 … knee jerk reaction is to call on Chuck Norris to make infomercial
#ausbudget09 news: Swan: I had #Swineflu (via @ash_punch)
Prime TV weatherman takes a diversionary hit for Wayne Swan: wouldn’t it be funny if there was a Bing Lee store in Beenleigh. Aust disagrees
In #ausbudget09 First Home Buyers Grant extended to ‘couch at mates place’ and ‘Datsun 180B’s’. More realistic for Gen X & Y’s in 2009/2010
@adamlloydjones RT: Best way to beat the recession? Change our country’s name to escape creditors, then take the phone off the hook
New revenue generator in Canberra in #ausbudget09: early morning ballooning deficit rides over Lake Burley Griffin
Experts say: green screen technology heaps warmer than actual lawn outside of Parliment House #ausbudget09
Joe Hockey says all Aussies now in debt $9000 each (Ed: because of the budget) , ANZ Bank offering interest free transfers and free piggy banks to taxpayers #ausbudget09
Kochie: #ausbudget09 is whimpy, Kevin Rudd replies: the Joke of the day isn’t that funny, Mel breaks it up, tells Kochie not to Stefanovic
ABC gets funding boost in #ausbudget09: plans for new series of Chaser so ABC can beat the comedy of @ash_punch & @joshuawithers next budget
Wayne Swan admits: SimCity goes back on the treasury shelf for another 50 weeks. WoW now back in the Computer’s DVD drive #ausbudget09
Matthew Johns publicly thanks Wayne Swan for flooding tomorrows newspapers with #ausbudget09 news.
Single mothers and unemployed young Australians swamp emergency departments with symptoms of Budget Flu (B1N1) … #ausbudget0
#ausbudget09 ……. ummmm ……… Swan Flu ……..
TV Week reported to be in talks with the Federal Treasury regarding naming rights for #ausbudget10 …. rebound?
Federal Treasury reported to be investigating a reality television concept for #ausbudget10 …. Australia’s Idle
sorry about last nights tweet comedy attack on #ausbudget but once I saw no comment from Wil Anderson, Rove or that whiny woman some1 had to
TV Week rumoured to be dumping ‘that awards night’ in light of new national awards ‘The Budgies’ winners get $900 statues #ausbudget09
The 2009 Golden Budgie goes to pensioners, 1st home buyers & small business #ausbudget09
