Taxabull » Peter Costello http://www.taxabull.com Australian Tax & Accounting news. No BS. Mon, 28 Dec 2009 23:08:28 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 Australian Federal Budget 2009 – POLITICS 2.0 http://www.taxabull.com/2009/05/13/australian-federal-budget-2009-politics-2-0/ http://www.taxabull.com/2009/05/13/australian-federal-budget-2009-politics-2-0/#comments Tue, 12 May 2009 18:02:00 +0000 taxabull http://www.taxabull.com/?p=43 We are seeing the increased use of social media tools like Twitter and Youtube videos by government and their officials.

The recent 2009 Australian Federal Budget was no exception….!


WAYNE SWAN – TREASURER

Below is a “Behind the Scenes” video by Wayne Swan leading up to the budget night. He candidly spoke about the stress and long hours leading up to the day including a few words by his mother-in-law.

It was posted on Kevin Rudd’s website, www.kevinpm.com.


JOE HOCKEY – SHADOW TREASURER

Joe Hockey also recently launched an attack on the Labor Government’s 2009 budget via his website, www.joehockey.com.au.

He also released a Youtube video titled, “The Real Rudd Budget” which we have provided to you below….

PETER COSTELLO – EX-TREASURER

Peter Costello is the latest high-profile politician to jump on the bandwagon by launching his website, www.petercostello.com.au.

Although he has yet to release a personally made Youtube video (he is still a noob), he has posted a CNBC interview about the budget on his website which we have provided below…

Conclusion

There seems to be an ongoing trend by politicians to embrace social media. Politicians are now establishing websites expousing their personal brand to voters. 

This will only grow as the next generation of tech-savvy politicians move into the halls of power. 

POLITICS 2.0 IS HERE…!


From the AusTax team. 

The #1 provider of Australian tax news on twitter.

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