New Govt same as the old (may be worse)
Telecommunications Minister Stephen Conroy said this today in what was obviously a New Years media dump that he hoped would avoid serious scrutiny. If people equate freedom of speech with watching child pornography, then the Rudd-Labor Government is going to [...]
Lazy Sunday! (New Years Eve long weekend edition)
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! After all the Xmas celebrationy stuff, I’ve been working away on a chapter [...]
Happy new year!
This is a bit early, but I’m off to Woodford tomorrow morning… So what are people doing for New Years’ Eve? For those in Brisneyland, I gather the place to be is the Powerhouse (great view of the fireworks for [...]
Saturday Salon
An open thread where, at your weekend leisure, you can discuss anything you like.
Holidays in the sun
Well, as of this afternoon I’m declaring myself on holidays until the 21st of January (three blog posts in a row was just too much for me). I’m looking forward to finally reading Stiff by Shane Maloney and also Bernhard [...]
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Benazir Bhutto (21 June 1952 to 27 December 2007)
The Year in Review
 “Hey Britney, you say you wanna lose control” Armed with nothing but a copy of Who Weekly and a bad memory, I give you a list of some of the most important stuff from 2007: 1. Anyone whoâs anyone (Britney [...]
David Hicks unlikely to breach control order
According to the Age, David Hicks won’t have any trouble at all complying with his control order. He’s so agoraphobic he can’t go outside. Since returning to Australia in May this year to serve the rest of the nine-month sentence [...]
Lazy Sunday! (Sunshine Coast wineries road trip edition)
I know I said I was taking a break from blogging ‘n’ all (and I still am!), but this is such a nice feature, and no one else seems to have put it up, and I’m in such a happy [...]
Holiday reading
’tis the season to catch up on the reading that you don’t get the time or inclination to do during the rest of the year. I’ve certainly had a chance to plough through a few books. Judith Brett’s Quarterly Essay [...]
Saturday Salon
An open thread where, at your weekend leisure, you can discuss anything you like.
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