National Tally Room no more?

philinsydney · 28th June 2008, 11:12 AM

It seems the Australian Electoral Commission may no longer fund the National Tally Room in Canberra on election night, so the TV networks will probably decide to report the election frm their own studios.
The NTR is a place of great theatre where all the political journalists from all the media networks get together and people from Canberra come along to watch. In the old days the politicians used to come as well; Bob Hawke and Malcolm Fraser were both there in 1983 to witness their respective win/loss. Nowadays the pollies go to party functions in hotels in the state capitals, but the NTR is still a place of great vibrancy, and this comes through to TV viewers.
It will be missed.

Eric Frei · 28th June 2008, 11:23 AM

Yep, times change ... I aint to keen on electronic voting though.

Pieces of paper are records, dots and dashes in cybercpace are just that.

28th June 2008, 11:12 AM	#1
philinsydney Semi-mature vigorous tree Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Sydney Posts: 110	National Tally Room no more? It seems the Australian Electoral Commission may no longer fund the National Tally Room in Canberra on election night, so the TV networks will probably decide to report the election frm their own studios. The NTR is a place of great theatre where all the political journalists from all the media networks get together and people from Canberra come along to watch. In the old days the politicians used to come as well; Bob Hawke and Malcolm Fraser were both there in 1983 to witness their respective win/loss. Nowadays the pollies go to party functions in hotels in the state capitals, but the NTR is still a place of great vibrancy, and this comes through to TV viewers. It will be missed.

28th June 2008, 11:23 AM	#2
Eric Frei Admin - Razor sharp and independent 2 X Diploma Level 5 qualified arborist Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Brisbane Posts: 12,820	Re: National Tally Room no more? Yep, times change ... I aint to keen on electronic voting though. Pieces of paper are records, dots and dashes in cybercpace are just that. __________________ Protect your rights to work - Join Australian Tree Association My businesses:- Qualified Brisbane Tree Lopping \| Stump Grinding Brisbane \| Brisbane - Gold Coast Consulting Arborist

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