"The internet is made of kittens"
Interesting article from Salon: “The internet is the best thing that ever happened to cats,” said one commenter at the video-sharing site Videosift, following a clip in which one kitten faces off against a litter of puppies in a “Matrix”-type [...]
Voting Green?
Since commenters at LP seemingly never tire of threads about Greens preferences and inner-city Labor v. Green stoushes, I thought I should link to my latest on the role of The Greens at Pineapple Party Time, and how Anna Bligh [...]
I quit Twitter today II
I didn’t actually, because I never got into it, but this is a sequel to Phil’s post. One of the reasons why I never took it up was that it seemed like most references I came across were from “social [...]
St Mary's, South Brisbane
It’s been the biggest ecclesiastical story of the year. That may not mean a very big story in the normal course of things, but it’s been difficult if you live in Brisbane to miss all the coverage of the ongoing [...]
Tax the rich!
There’s been a lot of discussion in the wake of the GFC of imposing some sort of cap or limitation on executive and board remuneration. The basic idea – which was accepted by the G8 – goes to a real [...]
Where's the money coming from? …The Feds
The Fin Review today published a big feature article on the financial plight of the state governments. And yes, Virginia, they’re all in a bit of a hole, with Victoria possibly an exception depending on whether the VTC head’s claims [...]
Do state governments still matter?
That’s the question I’m asking – in light of some aspects of the Queensland election campaign media coverage – over at Pineapple Party Time.
Queensland Election stuff
There’s still a lot happening in the Queensland campaign. The Sunday Mail has probably outdone even its weekday staple mate in flagrant pro-Borg bias, and you can read all about that in Possum’s post on the latest instalment in the [...]
Lazy Sunday!
Since we don’t live by politix alone (I sincerely hope), what did people get up to this weekend? Join in, share some tales, regulars and lurkers all!
Black Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
As firefighters prepare for more nasty weather in Victoria over the next few days, police and soldiers continue to search the ruins of Kinglake, Marysville, and surrounding communities for the bodies of those currently listed as missing. But, in the [...]
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