Quick link: Floods and insurers
Over at New Matilda, Ben Eltham and Ian McAuley critically examine some of the controversies about insurance stimulated by the recent Queensland floods and cyclones, and analyse suggestions for industry reform.
Lowering unemployment benefits by crook instead of hook
Way back in 1993, John Hewson went to the federal election with a package of radical neo-liberal reforms, Fightback!. It proved unsaleable despite the longevity of the Labor government and the economic troubles facing Paul Keating. In the memory of [...]
Quick link: Ken Parish imagines an alternate universe of Ozpolitics
Over at Club Troppo, Ken Parish looks at an alternative way of presenting Julia Gillard and the Labor government: as quiet achievers. And he examines why this frame clashes so wildly with the media’s presentation of political events. Food for [...]
Egypt, events and ideology II
Writing in The Guardian, Gary Younge makes an excellent point about responses to the Egyptian revolution among Western leaders: “Egypt proved that our leaders see freedom as a question of strategy, not principle”. I think Younge is right to circle [...]
Gillard’s health reform deal
The first time some cracks appeared in the Commonwealth’s COAG/health negotiating position with the states after the election of the Baillieu government in Victoria I was inclined to think that the headlines proclaiming “Gillard buries Rudd health plan” were a [...]
Wivenhoe’s floodgates open
A YEAR’S supply of drinking water will be flushed down the Brisbane River in an unprecedented attempt to save the city from another devastating flood. They are actually going to do it. Managers will then keep the dam at 75 [...]
Spotlight the Spin
Our weekly (mostly) look at media spin tactics: let’s dissect the PR and propaganda that aims to blow one’s own horn, bury one’s errors, resurrect the shambling zombie corpses of well-flogged deceased equines, and ooh look! A Big Distracting Thing!
Lazy Sunday!
Since we don’t live by politics 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.
Ozblogistan will grow larger
For some time now I, your friendly Ozblogistan Tyrant, have been considering expanding the Ozblogistan family. For my thesis research I require a larger pool of blogs under management. To that end, I have opened up a second server for [...]
Larvatus Prodeo statement on cessation of relationship with On Line Opinion and The Domain
This morning an email was sent to Graham Young, publisher of On Line Opinion, advising him that Larvatus Prodeo no longer wishes to be associated with OLO in The Domain, the blog network he has co-ordinated for advertising sales. We [...]
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