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We have heard about the Ashton Kutcher: CNN battle for Twitter followers (Ashton won). We have Ellen and Oprah squaring up in the war of the talkshow Queens, but what about here in Australia?

To make it easier for followers of celebs – here’s a quick run down of some of the many Aussie Celebs on Twitter. Checking out their profiles most look like they are self-authored, with only Hugh Jackman admitting to the odd ghost-twitterer in play for some of his Tweets (some of the spelling is more US than Aussie & he did have the Opera Center gaff ).

If you want to know how to spot a real from a fake Twitter account according to my colleague Julie-Ann Amos:

• Check the posts – are they real and logical or seem slightly off.
• Is the person alive – Anna Nicole Smith apparently tweets from beyond.
• No posts = fake or spammer.
• Photo & background – check they are high quality (that said lots of Aussie Celebs are REALLY struggling with the whole background/photo thing, so it is not a deal breaker).
• Links – if they link to a domain in their profile is it an official one?

So here’s just a few of the more interesting Aussie celebrities on Twitter.

Politicians

@KevinRuddPM – Love the fact he has PM after his name in case we forget. You can DM Kevin.

@TurnbullMalcolm – Does it say anything that he has his name backwards? You can’t DM Malcolm.

TV & Celebs

@TracyGrimshaw - Very funny watching Tracy getting the hang of Twitter. At present her tweets are more like emails to her team asking for help rather than regular tweets.

@QueenKAK – Who else but Kerry-Ann. Possibly ghostwritten but interesting.

@Rove1974 – Sort of like watching a Rove show with lots of tweeting amongst mates.

@DHughesy, @hamishandandy, @peteandmyf - the usual Rove mates.

@RealHughJackman – possibly a combination of ghost-tweeting and genuine thing.

@Tara_Moss - great for book lovers.

@MaxMarkson - agent to the stars

@SoniaAndTodd – Sonia Kruger & Todd McKenney

@Guerrillas - Guerilla Gardeners

@Wil_Anderson – Will Anderson, Comedian

@bondirescue – Bondi Rescue team

@bondivet – Yes … the hunky vet himself

@sunriseon7 – Official Sunrise Tweets

@mikegoldmantwit – The man behind many voiceovers

Music

@natimbruglia - Natalie Imbruglia.

@WelseyCarr - Wes Carr.

@GuySebastian - yep Guy Sebastian.

@jessicamauboy – Another Idol made good.

If you are a dedicated celeb spotter, check out the profile of people you are interested in (and then check out who they follow. Chances are they have the “real” celebs in their follow file).

Who else have I missed? I’d love to hear of others.

Happy Tweeting!

Until next time

Ingrid Cliff

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