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About this episode

Gungahlin residents, business operators, and all election candidates (where electronic contact details could be found) for the ACT electorates of Molonglo and Ginninderra were invited to the Gungahlin Community Council's... Meet the Candidates night on Wednesday 8 October, held at the Palmerston Community Contre in Palmerston.Just 10 days before the election day on 18 October, the event was one of the last opportunities for candidates to 'strut their stuff', and for Gungahlin people to put their concerns directly to the people whom were seeking their votes.And so close to the election day, all candidates should have had their their policies well bedded down, so could have been able to give solid commitments on the issues that matter to Gungahlin.The meeting was facilitated by Peter Martin, the former economics editor from the Canberra Times (now with The Age). Peter's solid reputation for pragmatic economics, and familiarity with ACT politics, ensured that candidates got fair and equal treatment, with no opportunity for spin, and the ability for the residents to get concerns answered.The majority of the Gungahlin district is in the Molonglo electorate, but all of Nicholls is orphaned in Ginninderra.

• Release Date

  Oct 8, 2008

• Runtime

  02:15:02