Dr Karl to run for Australian senate
{{date|September 27, 2007}}
[[Image:Karl Kruszelnicki Usyd.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Dr Karl]]
Dr [[w:Karl Kruszelnicki|Karl Kruszelnicki]] has announced that he will run for the [[Australia]]n senate in the upcoming federal election. Kruszelnicki will be number two on the [[w:Climate Change Coalition|Climate Change Coalition]]'s [[w:New South Wales|New South Wales]] [[w:Australian Senate|Senate]] ticket. 

"I'm in the business of communicating important ideas. I've dedicated my life to it. This is another way to continue that dedication. And I'm looking forward to the opportunity to talk about the big questions in a political context. The personal is political," Mr Kruszelnicki said in a media release. 

According to his ABC bio, Kruszelnicki has worked as a physicist, labourer, roadie for bands, car mechanic, filmmaker, hospital scientific officer, biomedical engineer, TV weatherman, and medical doctor at The Kids Hospital in [[w:Sydney|Sydney]]. However Dr Karl is best known for his work as a science commentator on Australian TV and radio. 

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== Sources ==
*{{source|url=http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,22490484-29277,00.html
|title=Dr Karl in run for Senate
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|pub=news.com.au
|date=September 27, 2007}}
*{{source-pr|url=http://climatechangecoalition.com.au/news/item-view/article/dr-karl-to-run-for-the-senate-on-climate-change.html
|title=Dr Karl to Run for the Senate on Climate Change
|pub=Climate Change Coalition
|date=September 27, 2007}}
*{{source|url=http://www.abc.net.au/science/k2/aboutkk.htm
|title=Karl Kruszelnicki's bio page
|author=
|pub=Australian Broadcasting Corporation
|date=Retrieved on September 27, 2007}}

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Dr Karl
Dr Karl Kruszelnicki has announced that he will run for the Australian senate in the upcoming federal election. Kruszelnicki will be number two on the Climate Change Coalition's New South Wales Senate ticket. 

"I'm in the business of communicating important ideas. I've dedicated my life to it. This is another way to continue that dedication. And I'm looking forward to the opportunity to talk about the big questions in a political context. The personal is political," Mr Kruszelnicki said in a media release. 

According to his ABC bio, Kruszelnicki has worked as a physicist, labourer, roadie for bands, car mechanic, filmmaker, hospital scientific officer, biomedical engineer, TV weatherman, and medical doctor at The Kids Hospital in Sydney. However Dr Karl is best known for his work as a science commentator on Australian TV and radio.
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