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Blame the Minister?
Media reporting suggests that Victorian Public Transport Minister Lynne Kosky’s departure was indeed for “family reasons”. Whatever the details (and they of course aren’t our business), good luck to her and her family as she confronts what sounds like a [...]
The ABC's credibility takes a hit in poll
Posters and commenters at LP have often remarked on how the ABC in recent times has been little more than a vector for Opposition and Newscorp media talking points. However, the ABC’s reportage of the latest Newspoll on Federal voting [...]
That's not how you make porridge!
Spaghetti bolognaise. We’re doin’ it wrong. The Times reports that the culinary archons of Bologna would like to inform the world that they, and only they, have the definitive, traditional recipe. Anything else just isn’t spag bog. Since any popular [...]
Climate change velocity
The notion that the average temperatures are moving towards the poles is not new. However a new study has attempted to quantify the projected velocity of this change for every area of the planet. The answer is 42. More precisely [...]
Haiti
Numerous stories on Australian television tonight indicated that aid, rescue efforts, and medical care are all reaching Haitians belatedly, very inadequately, and in a somewhat disorganised fashion. The logistical and other challenges involved in responding to a catastrophe of this [...]
Google v. Australian government
In the wake of Google’s changed stance toward the Chinese government, the company has now raised concerns about the Rudd government’s internet filter. In a piece in Crikey today, Jason Whittaker reported:
Prince William comes to town
A number of the commenters on the earliest political memories thread recalled having been taken as schoolkids to see Her Maj, and a number of us also recalled weird little pledges and scratchy recordings of ‘God Save the Queen’ being [...]
A byelection to watch
The chances of the United States doing anything on climate change – not to mention anything sensible on myriad domestic problems – might be about to take a beating. Unlike most US states where the state governor can appoint a [...]
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!
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