*Annoucements*: ALP announces [$81 million for more nurses](http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/10/17/2062270.htm).
Very quiet day, really. Probably because of the funeral of the Australian soldier attended by both Rudd and Howard.
38 days to go. Not in [Korea](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/38th_parallel_north) of course.