Denial on parade
Tonight’s Four Corners has a piece on the Coalition’s views on climate change. The blurb makes clear that much of the party rank and file are denialists. That’s not news. However, they’re also promising some kind of meta-analysis of public [...]
LP on Twitter
Yes, LP is now Twittering. I’m sure you’ve heard of it. Heck you can’t avoid it now that it’s become the favourite plaything of the mainstream media. In fact it appears whole conferences are dedicated to Twitter – participants seemingly [...]
Berlin Wall: 20th anniversary of the fall
On Sunday ABC Radio national broadcast the world premiere of the radio version of David Hare’s Berlin, a 55-minute meditation about Germany’s restored capital. In it he points out that the one thing Berlin is really famous for, the Berlin [...]
Madness in the family: King of California and Stitches
King of California tries hard to be the kind of quirky movie cinemagoers will mention when discussing their favourite quirky movies (see Juno and Little Miss Sunshine).
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!
Saturday Salon
An open thread, where at your weekend leisure, you can discuss anything you like.
Republic referendum 10th anniversary
The tenth anniversary of the failed republic referendum has provoked a celebratory address by John Howard, and some cheerleading for the direct election model from Age op-ed writer Ray Cassin. As Mark picked up some months ago, any plans to [...]
Another reason to decriminalise abortion
It has been reported that one in three terminations of pregnancy at the Women’s and Children’s Hospital in Adelaide is performed on students from abroad. The emphasis of experts and authorities quoted in these reports is on the need for [...]
Marcus Westbury on why the Australia Council doesn't get digital culture
Marcus Westbury’s column for The Age has been exploring some really interesting topics in cultural policy. His most recent column is one of his best. Now posted on his blog, the article examines the relative responses of the ABC and the [...]
Memories
By Mark Bahnisch on November 8, 2009
John Howard is on the front page of the Sydney Sunday Telegraph proclaiming “I’d stop the boats!”… Meanwhile, all week since the Newspoll likely outlier, the tone of the media coverage and commentary has shifted. Glenn Milne, with his accustomed [...]
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