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Australian Federal Election Called for Saturday 21 August

Advance, the global network for global Australians, has put together guidelines for Australians living overseas on voting in the Australian federal election called for Saturday, 21 August.

It is not compulsory to enrol while you are living outside of Australia but if you wish to please go to: www.aec.gov.au/Enrolling_to_vote/Update_enrolment.htm

If you would like more information about voting whilst overseas, the AEC has produced Voting Overseas – Frequently Asked Questions.

If you are not sure if you are already enrolled to vote check online at oevf.aec.gov.au/

If you are not enrolled to vote:
• You must complete an enrolment form right now and return it to the AEC by 8pm (local time) Monday, 19 July 2010.

If you are already enrolled to vote but haven’t updated your address details on the electoral roll:
• Complete a new enrolment form and return it to the AEC by 8pm (local time) Thursday 22 July 2010.

For instructions on how to fax or email your enrolment form to the AEC see their latest advice at www.aec.gov.au/enrol/send-form.htm

For more general information about voting in the election go to the AEC’s website: www.aec.gov.au

What Will Be Australia’s Role in the Cleantech “Green Revolution”?

Australia will be at the forefront of the “green revolution”. To keep up with cleantech news Down Under, we’d like to let you know about an exciting new media platform, CTTV — CleanTech TV. The service will feature regular interviews with Australia’s cleantech industry leaders as well as those from around the world whose expertise will play a vital role in Australia’s cleantech endeavors, as well as internationally. To find out more about CTTV — including how to get your company featured in a segment, click here.

10 Stupid Things Entrepreneurs Do Wrong

Lest you think we’re picking on VCs (see next post), we’ve got a list for entrepreneurs, too.

“10 Stupid Things Entrepreneurs Do to Mess Up Their Businesses,” was compiled by Guidewire Group’s CEO and lead analyst, Chris Shipley (a long-time ANZA TechNet member). Chris’s insights are known ’round the globe to be pretty sharp. So, don’t let these sting — instead take heed. This advice may just prove invaluable.

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Eight Reasons Why Entrepreneurs Don’t Like VCs (as compiled by a VC)

VCs — love them or hate them — if you’re an entrepreneur in startup or acceleration mode, you can’t rule them out. Fred Destin is a European VC with a blog who asked his readers late last year to tell him why entrepreneurs don’t like VCs.

He got a lot of responses. Are you surprised?

Over the course of two guest posts on Venture Hacks, Destin listed the eight main reasons why entrepreneurs can end up disliking VCs. The Business Insider has consolidated these, with a list that begins with “Poor first impressions” and ends with “Ugly business behavior”. Ouch.

And there’s a lot more sandwiched in between. Read the full story here.