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Thanks for the heads up Carlos. If anyone thinks recreational hunting in national parks is a good idea, I've got a really nice bridge for sale. I know someone who, years ago, came within a second of shooting a bloke in the head thinking he was looking at a rabbit. It was near sunset and he was looking towards the sun, so only seeing silhouettes. The bloke was just over the ridge and only his hat, with a feather stuck in it (which he saw as the ear), was visible. Just as he had a bead and was about to squeeze the trigger the bloke moved and he realised what it was. He put the gun down and has never touched one since.
As I understand it pollies keep stats on the letters they receive and not all letters get the same 'score'. It grades from hand-written letters in the mail having the highest score down to on-line petitions where you just have to push a button having the lowest. So, while using the web site that Carlos pointed us to is good (and certainly is better than what I have done so far) a personal email is better and putting a real pen to real paper is even better again.
You also get the added amusement of a reply - if you write they have to reply ...... eventually. Just this week I received a reply from Sharron Bird to the letter I sent on 18/4 about the cuts to university funding. Oh, what cleaver weasel words!! However it does not compare to the wonderful personalised apology I received from Amanda Vanstone when her dept completely stuffed mine and my wife's Ausstudy payments. (The cheque for $5k refunding the moneys incorrectly withheld from my payment was even more welcome at the time - church mice can do a lot with $5k.)
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