"The Future By Us" looks a lot like the present
At 32, perhaps it’s just that I’m no longer considered “yoof”, but I’ve always been dubious of the notion that there are great undiscovered pearls of wisdom in the “best and brightest” of our young people just waiting to be [...]
White knight saves Bob Brown
A couple of days ago Greens Senator Bob Brown worried about losing his senate seat because he could be forced into bankruptcy if he didn’t pay Forestry Tasmania $240,000 in court costs following a legal dispute over logging in the [...]
Garrett guillotines solar scheme
Environment Minister Peter Garrett, we are told, treats his staff well, not like some people. But he’s not so kind to the solar panel industry. Quite abruptly he’s terminated the solar panel rebate scheme: Dane Muldoon, owner of The Solar [...]
Helpful hints for tutors
So I bragged a bit (at my own place) about my students’ response to my tutoring, and in discussion, Hugh asked for the secrets of my success, which I duly gave, including this piece of advice: I make a big [...]
Lazy (long weekend) Monday!
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! Brisbane winter III by *phenomenologist on deviantART
We're literary
Smell is the most powerful trigger to the memory there is. A certain flower or a whiff of smoke can bring up experiences long forgotten. Books smell… musty and rich. The knowledge gained from a computer is… it has no [...]
Federer has done it!
That image from the BBC picture gallery shows Andre Agassi presenting Roger Federer with the trophy after winning the 2009 French Open men’s singles title, defeating the giant-killing Swede Robin Soderling who had eliminated Rafael Nadal. (Report here.) In doing [...]
Memorialising air disasters
Two bodies from among those killed on the Air France Airbus which disappeared on a flight from Rio de Janiero to Paris last week have now been pulled from the Atlantic Ocean. Although Brazilians and French made up half the [...]
Socceroos off to South Africa
Well, Pim Verbeek will be busy counting his success bonus. Australia has become the second country to complete qualification for the World Cup, with a 0-0 draw in Qatar. Unlike the drama and heartbreak of previous campaigns, this has been [...]
Rudd reshuffles
Kevin Rudd has announced a bigger reshuffle than most observers were expecting – with Greg Combet and Chris Bowen the big winners. Jan McLucas and Bob Debus have been dropped from the frontbench. No sign of the much touted Mark [...]
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