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Developmental impact of the sexualisation of girls
Well, the Australia Institute may have ruffled a few corporate feathers with the examples that it chose to use in its report last year on the sexualisation of children, but it seems that they have strong support for their over-all [...]
Why do you blog?
Pavlov’s Cat has written a wonderful post that explores some of the reasons that she blogs. I know that this is a common topic for blog posts, but I think that it is one that remains really interesting nonetheless. Many [...]
Water, water, water
Suddenly water has become the hot new political issue for this year and politicians are scrambling over each other to be seen as the most pro-active and visionary after years of ignoring the issue. This morning Howard announced at least [...]
Peace or justice?
I have been pondering this article from The Guardian for the last week and I am no closer to resolving exactly what I think about the issues that it raises. However, I thought that it was worth discussing regardless. Essentially, [...]
The childcare debate
Apparently Bronwen Bishop is angry that her suggestion to make childcare tax deductible has not been taken up by the Commonwealth government. She rightly points out that “If you can get a tax deduction for your car, your laptop, your [...]
Vatican threatens to excommunicate doctors who perform abortion on 11-year-old rape victim
While I am pro-choice, I acknowledge that there can be a range of legitimately held views on the issue of abortion. However, this disgusts me: An 11-year-old girl was raped by her step-father and requested an abortion so that she [...]
Goodbye Coke
Breaking news (Trivandrum, India, August 9, 2006): “The state government of Kerala in south India has banned the production and sale of Coca-Cola and Pepsi in the state. The companies will be asked to close their operations entirely. Chief Minister [...]
Extra Census Questions
For some reason I felt vaguely excited at the prospect of completing the census form last night. There is something quite satisfying about forms sometimes. However, I was left with a feeling of deep disappointment by the end. The questions [...]
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