Deborah
The world isn’t ending
My local paper is urging the independents and the big parties to make quick decisions, to get on with working out who is going to run the country. It’s a meme that’s being repeated in papers around the country: gotta [...]
Frog ponds and other childhood delicacies
Set aside the election for a few minutes, and indulge in memories of the food of your childhood. Did you have birthday parties? What special food did you have?
The things you gotta do
This leaflet arrived in our letter box this morning. It’s 12cm by 23cm, on heavy paper / light card, with glossy print. Not cheap. Side 1: White print on blue background. “We listened. We learned. And WorkChoices is dead.” Side [...]
Chocolate self-saucing pudding
It’s cold and wet in Adelaide. After an extended warm autumn that seemed to last until well through May, at last winter has arrived. In my house, winter means fires and soups and stews and pudding. Extra food to keep [...]
ANZAC Biscuits
There are rules about ANZAC biscuits. More particularly, there are rules about the use of the word “ANZAC”, in both Australia and New Zealand. In general, you can’t. Fortunately, those responsible for making the rules noticed that New Zealand and [...]
Differential reporting
WTO angers farmers over apple imports Australian apple growers are angered by reports the World Trade Organisation (WTO) will overturn Australia’s 90-year ban on New Zealand apple imports. The Age, 13 April 2010
Tell me something I didn't know already
It turns out that getting good quality childcare is critical in allowing mothers to work. This time, policy makers might just get around to believing it; the claim is based on a paper prepared by the Australian Treasury. Childcare key [...]
Easter is about the food
I don’t celebrate Easter, but I’m very happy to eat the food. In the spirit of co-opting feasts and festive food, today I made Hot Atheist Buns, featuring the eye of Sauron. (In previous years I have decorated the tops [...]
Election? What election?
The South Australian election: a personal view South Australia has an election on 20 March. But I’m finding it hard to detect any election excitement anywhere about the place. Candidates’ posters are up on all the stobie poles, including some [...]
Taking responsibility, or being silenced?
I had been contemplating writing some posts about the South Australian election, coming up on 20 March. But it seems that if I am to do so, either on Larvatus Prodeo, or on my own blog, I must publish my [...]
Other things Tony said
The Australian Women’s Weekly is not my usual magazine purchase. In fact, I don’t normally buy it at all, but in a spirit of self-sacrifice, I have paid my $6.80 (inc GST), so that I can read more of what [...]
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