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17 unusual facts about Australian federal election, 2007


Adoption in Australia

The bill was due to be introduced in the spring 2007 session of parliament, but has been taken off the agenda following the 2007 federal election.

Australia Card

However, the Howard Government was unable to implement the scheme before their electoral defeat in 2007.

Australian Government Future Fund

In March 2007 the opposition Labor Party announced it would withdraw A$2.7 billion from the Future Fund to finance a broadband initiative across Australia if it won the 2007 election; this proposal prompted government ministers to proclaim that Labor intended to "raid" the Future Fund for their own means.

Bernie Banton

In October 2007, in the midst of the 2007 federal election campaign, Banton expressed his disgust at Minister for Health Tony Abbott, calling him "a gutless creep" for not attending an arranged meeting at his electorate office in Sydney to be presented with a petition to include a mesothelioma drug on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme.

Chatsworth state by-election, 2005

It was believed that Forrester would be chosen as Labor's candidate for the seat of Bonner at the 2007 federal election instead.

Dulwich, South Australia

The centre-right Liberal Party polls very well in the area with around 60% of the vote in the 2007 and 2010 federal elections .

Enhanced geothermal system

On 30 May 2007, then Australian opposition environmental spokesperson and former Minister for the Environment, Heritage and the Arts Peter Garrett announced that if elected at the 2007 Australian Federal Election, the Australian Labor Party would use taxpayer money to subsidise putting the necessary drilling rigs in place.

Ermington, New South Wales

Prior to the 2007 federal election Ermington was the eastern most suburb in the federal electoral division of Parramatta.

Granny Smith Festival

The Granny Smith Festival in 2007 was of particular significance, in that it became a major campaign venue for the Australian federal election, 2007.

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Mortgage belt

Mortgage belt areas played a significant role in the 2007 election where Labor won back many mortgage belt Liberal strongholds won in the 1996 election due to general disaffection with the incumbent government as well as high interest rates.

Revesby, New South Wales

He has held it since the 1990 elections and was last re-elected in the 2007 elections.

Same-sex marriage in the Australian Capital Territory

In December 2007, following the 2007 election and the newly elected Labor Government, discussions about reintroducing a revised civil partnerships bill began again.

Secular Party of Australia

The party contested the 2007 Federal Australian election by fielding candidates for each Australian state's representation in the Senate under the campaign slogan "Don't Let The Church Govern Australia - Keep Religion Out of Politics".

Taj El-Din Hilaly

Following his comments on social and legal issues and in the lead-up to the 2007 Federal election, Hilaly proposed to form a political party to represent Islamic interests in the national Parliament.

Tariff

In the leadup to the 2007 Australian Federal election, the Australian Labor Party announced it would undertake a review of Australian car tariffs if elected.

Trade Air

In November 2007, Trade Air operated flights with their Fokker 100 aircraft in Australia, transporting journalists as one of two dedicated carriers for the Australian federal elections.


2007–08 Serie D

The nine division winners were automatically promoted to Serie C2 for the 2008-09 season, while the two last-placed teams were automatically relegated to Eccellenza.

Agonizer

Later on (August 2007) debut album Birth / The End was released with release gig (Heavy Metal Underground +1400) held at Pyhäsalmi Mine, in world record depth (Guinness World Records - Deepest concert underground) of 1410 m.

Ali al-Omair

On December 10, 2007, the parliament passed a bill, supported by Al-Omair and Faisal Al-Muslim Al-Otaib, which amended the penal code so that anyone "imitating the appearance of a member of the opposite sex" could be jailed for up to a year or fined up to 1,000 dinars.

Anthony Blair

Tony Blair, Anthony Charles Lynton Blair, British Prime Minister 1997–2007

Ari Wolfe

Wolfe's impressive resume lead ESPN to hire him as the play-by-play man for the Madden Challenge in 2007, shown on Superbowl Sunday on ESPN2.

Ben Zabo

Beyond his talents as a guitar player and singer, he specialized in the field of sound techniques, allowing him to be an assistant sound engineer at the studio Bogolan in Bamako (Tamikrest, Ali Farka Touré, Salif Keïta, Vieux Farka Touré) since 2007.

Blaine Harrison

A further album, Zootime (2007) was released as a US only compilation to introduce the band to an American audience.

BrightQube

BrightQube was started in 2007 by Lee Corkran, a decorated combat photographer for the United States Air Force.

Corey Lynch

Lynch played collegiate ball at Appalachian State University from 2003 to 2007, helping his Mountaineers win 3 back-to-back national championships in 2005, 2006 and 2007 .

Domenico Lombardi

Dr. Lombardi is a former executive board member of the World Bank Group (2005–2007) and of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) (2001–2005).

Drisan James

James is best known for his performance in the 2007 Fiesta Bowl, where he caught two touchdown passes against the University of Oklahoma and helped lead Boise State to a 43-42 victory in overtime.

Edwin H. Whitehead

Edwin H. "Ed" Whitehead (February 26, 1925 - May 20, 2007) was a lawyer in Cheyenne, Wyoming, a former Democratic member of the Wyoming House of Representatives, and an early supporter of John F. Kennedy for the American presidency in a state which three times supported Richard M. Nixon.

Flyer Enterprises

::::::::::*Flyer Spirit - A joint venture with the UD Bookstore opened in 2007 to sell Dayton Flyers apparel and memorabilia

H. David Kotz

In December 2007, Kotz next became the Inspector General at the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), following the resignation of his predecessor, Walter Stachnik, who stepped down after a Senate report criticized his performance.

Hill Top, Cumbria

In 2007 a replica of Hill Top was built in a children's zoo near the grounds of Daito Bunka University in Tokyo, Japan.

Honey Mitchell

The Mitchells are happy until December 2007, when their landlady, Manju Patel (Leena Dhingra), threatens to evict them.

Hussein Dokmak

Hussein Dokmak (born on December 13, 1981 in Lebanon - died on June 13, 2007 in Beirut, Lebanon) was an association football player who died from the results of a car bomb outside the Al Manara Stadium in which Lebanese politician Walid Eido was killed.

Imusicapella

He was the winner of the Conductor's Prize for Outstanding Artistic Performance at the 6th Harmonie Festival 2011 in Lindenholzhausen, Germany, and the "Pro Musica Viva Maria Strecker Daelen Preis" Conductor's Prize for the Best Interpretation of a Contemporary Choral Work at the 10th International Chamber Choir Competition 2007 in Marktoberdorf, Germany.

Jack Blumenau

As the Bell Rings (2007 episodes O Romeo and A Touch of Class, Disney Channel UK) - Tinker

Janil Puthucheary

Since 2007, he has also been an Assistant Professor and Medical Director for Faculty Development at the Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School.

Jibou Botanical Garden

The works for the organization of the Botanical Garden from Jibou started between the years 1959-1968, when Vasile Fati (1932-2007), a biology teacher, with the students and with the other teachers manages to prove that the parks around Wesselényi Castle, where the high school was functioning is appropriate for a botanical garden.

Joel Casique

He has exhibited his work in galleries and museums in Venezuela, the United States, and Aruba; he has also participated in national and international fairs, including the sixteenth and seventeenth Ferias Iberoamericanas de Arte (FIA) in Caracas; the 2007 Latin American Art Fair in Miami; and the 2006 Feria Internacional de Arte de Bogotá (ARTBO) in Bogotá, Colombia.

Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes

As of 2007, the editors-in-chief are David D. Ho (Aaron Diamond AIDS Research Center), Paul Volberding (San Francisco Veterans Affairs Medical Center) and William Blattner (University of Maryland, Baltimore).

League Managers Association

The LMA added their name to a series of football management simulation games, LMA Manager series, for the PlayStation 2, and for 2007 the PC.

Left Alone

Dead American Radio, Hellcat Records, 2006 (vinyl release by Durty Mick Records, 2007)

Lydia Reid

Reid retired after serving her last day in office on November 30, 2007, and her successor Donald Culliver assumed office on December 1, 2007.

Margaret Vanderhye

She was the Democratic nominee in the 2007 Virginia general election to fill the seat held by retiring incumbent Republican Vince Callahan, defeating Republican businessman Dave Hunt in the general election on November 6, 2007.

New York's 25th congressional district election, 2008

After it appeared he might run unopposed in the general election, on April 2 Republican Dale Sweetland, coming off a narrowly unsuccessful September 2007 bid for Onondaga County Executive, announced he'd oppose Maffei.

OTE

In 2007 Marfin Investment Group acquired 20% of the company, and in March 2008 sold it to Germany's Deutsche Telekom which later increased its stake to 25% plus one vote, matching that of the state.

Rod Rosenbladt

On the occasion of his sixty-fifth birthday he was honored with a Festschrift, Theologia et Apologia: Essays in Reformation Theology and its Defense Presented to Rod Rosenbladt (Eugene, OR: Wipf & Stock, 2007).

Ronato Alcano

In an attempt to defend his title at the 2007 World Nine-ball Championship, Alcano was bested in the last 64 by Daryl Peach of the United Kingdom who ultimately won the title.

Saint Regis University

On 31 January 2007, the New York City Department of Investigation reported that several members of the New York City Fire Department had used "phony degrees" from St. Regis University in order to qualify for promotions.

San Manuel, Pangasinan

On September 12, 2012, gun-for-hire suspect Marcelino Cardinas Jr. (alias Jun Fabro, Barangay Botobot Norte, Balaoan, La Union) was arrested on the Case Unclosed twin murders of San Manuel’s Vice-Mayor Bonifacio Apilado (in Urdaneta City on June 20, 2007,)and Christopher Alfonso (an engineer, on Aug. 21, 2011).

Self Destruction Blues

"Dead By X-Mas" has been covered by the Japanese hardcore band The Piass in 1994, the US punk band The Hillstreet Stranglers in 2005, the British electro group Sohodolls in 2007 and the Finnish rockabilly band Big Daddy & Rockin’ Combo in 2008.

Simon Perry

Perry's major public commissions include Threaded Field, Docklands Stadium, Melbourne (1999-2000), On Tap, Caroline Springs, Melbourne (2007), and the much loved Public Purse (1994).

Sleepwell Deconstructor

Sleepwell Deconstructor is the first album by Trap Them, released on April 3, 2007 on Trash Art!.

Speaker of the Saeima

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Stand Up for Your Rice!

Stand Up For Your Rice! is a 2007 album by Money Mark released in Japan only.

Stephen Revere

Revere has appeared on a number of Korean TV shows, including English Conversation (EBS, 2001–2003) and The World Is Wide (세상은 넓다, KBS1 2006-2007).

Sugar Babies

The Sugar Babies, a 2007 documentary feature film about the history of sugar production

Symphonic Anime Orchestra

Founded in 2005, the orchestra has performed at the Nan Desu Kan anime convention 2005, 2006 and 2007.

The Bluetones

This was followed in June with their first full live album, Once Upon a Time in West Twelve, recorded at the Shepherds Bush Empire on 18 November 2005, and was followed on 29 October 2007, by a live DVD of the same concert under the title Beat about the Bush.

The Fire Eternal

The Fire Eternal is a 2007 novel by an English author, Chris d'Lacey.

The Great Divorce

In 2007 the Magis Theatre Company of New York City presented their adaptation in an off-Broadway run at Theatre 315 in the Theatre District with music by award-winning composer Elizabeth Swados and puppets by Ralph Lee.

Thérèse Bermingham

In 2007, Bermingham attended the 21st World Scout Jamboree and joined 350 young people-a boy and a girl from almost every country-for a sunrise ceremony at Brownsea Island, off the coast of Dorset to mark the centenary of Scouting.

Time Stands Still

Time Stand Still, the sixth studio album by American rock band The Hooters, released in 2007

Tom Lyon

Along with Drummond Money-Coutts, he toured Kenya performing magic in 2007, and a DVD, Kenyan Conjurations, was produced about their exploits.

Uhlstädt-Kirchhasel

On 1 December 2007 the municipalities Großkochberg and Heilingen, which were independent until this point too, become also part of the municipality Uhlstädt-Kirchhasel.

Vortigern

The film The Last Legion (2007), based in part on the novel of the same name (2002) by Valerio Massimo Manfredi, features a highly fictionalized portrayal of Vortigern under the pseudo-authentic name Vortgyn.

WHDQ

Q106 was one of the first radio stations to carry the Imus in the Morning show, and one of the first stations to reinstate the show upon Imus' return to the airwaves in December 2007.