Galaxy 50-50, Morgan 53-47
Two polls are out today, both taken on Wednesday night. Galaxy and Morgan both show the race narrowing, with Labor losing 2% on the two party preferred and 2.5% respectively. Details are at Possum’s place. There’s also an earlier Morgan, [...]
Another reason to decriminalise abortion
It has been reported that one in three terminations of pregnancy at the Women’s and Children’s Hospital in Adelaide is performed on students from abroad. The emphasis of experts and authorities quoted in these reports is on the need for [...]
GM bankruptcy watch
If Mike Rann is really “not worried about possible effects on the Holden car plant at Elizabeth in Adelaide” if General Motors goes into bankruptcy in the United States, he’s either developed a sudden case of free-market purity, he is [...]
SA to challenge Victoria's water trading rules in High Court
In a move that will undoubtedly go down well with their constituents, the South Australian government is going to sue the “upstream states” in the High Court to force trade in Murray-Darling Basin water to be de-restricted. Mike Rann’s statement [...]
The most-publicized training ride in history
Lance Armstrong is a hell of a cyclist. But the anticipation surrounding his ride in the Tour Down Under in Adelaide is just bizarre. He’s not here to win. He’s here for a glorified training ride. Lance Armstrong is a [...]
Holden demonstrates great market timing
Petrol prices are plummeting. This must be the cue for an Australian car manufacturer to announce they’re going to build a small, fuel-efficient car in Australia. Yes, Holden is going to build its first smaller cars in Australia since the [...]
In saecula saeculorum
I’m normally a fairly quick reader. But it took me about two weeks before I went to Adelaide to read my way through Canadian philosopher Charles Taylor’s magnum opus – A Secular Age. It’s a whopping 880 odd pages, but [...]
Labor to win Lilley!
Yes, folks, it’s true. Wayne Swan will hold his seat and even get a swing of 10%, according to fascinating Galaxy polling in the Brisbane Sunday Mail today. There’s a lot of speculation over on The Poll Bludger’s thread as [...]
Goodbye Adelaide, hello Brisneyland!
I’m home now. Here’s some Adelaide photos… (some of which show a rather quirky side to the city)
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! I’m visiting Adelaide at the moment – down here for my sister’s wedding [...]
Adelaide traded to China for giant Pandas
The Panda round of talks at APEC has finished and a deal has been struck. Mr Downer said he played a pivotal role in securing the pandas so that they could breed in Australia as part of a global survival [...]
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