By Kim on September 28, 2010
We really must be in a new paradigm when some people on Twitter end up thinking Sophie Mirabella speaks truly and I find myself feeling some sympathy with Stephen Conroy. But that’s perhaps by the by. I think one of [...]
Posted in Culture, Media, Politics, Sexuality, Sociology | Tagged censorship, filter, fiona patten, ideology, internet, liberation, Marcus Lockard, Mungo McCallum, Q&A, Qanda, sex, sexualisation, Sexuality, Sociology, Sophie Mirabella, stephen conroy |
By Mark Bahnisch on February 19, 2010
What is with this dude? Tony Abbott bemoans lack of sex on campaign trail * Speaks candidly about sex life * “One of life’s greatest pleasures” * “Almost impossible on campaign trail” If you dare, you can “read more about [...]
Posted in Media, Politics, Sexuality | Tagged exhibitionism, Launceston Examiner, lent, narcissism, over sharing, sex, sex life, Sexuality, Tony Abbott |
By Mark Bahnisch on February 1, 2010
Karen Brooks’ post on Tony Abbott’s now infamous interview with the Women’s Weekly is the best piece I’ve read about its implications. Read it here.
Posted in Media, Parenting, Politics, Sexuality, Women | Tagged daughters, Karen Brooks, Religion, Sexuality, Tony Abbott, values, Women, Women's weekly |
By Mark Bahnisch on January 31, 2010
Over at Gatewatching, Jason Wilson references Andrew Elder’s very good question about the Australian Women’s Weekly being a graveyard for politicians, and asks another good one – given the magazine’s truly huge readership, were Tony Abbott’s comments ill advised? The [...]
Posted in Authoritarianism, Culture, Education, Federal Elections, Feminism, Media, Politics, Sexuality | Tagged andrew bolt, Andrew Elder, education policy, Federal Election 2010, Jason Wilson, Julia Gillard, Media, myschool, political media, Politics, public sphere, Rudd government, Sexuality, Sociology, Tony Abbott, Women's weekly |
By Mark Bahnisch on November 9, 2009
Former Australian Democrats Senator Andrew Bartlett has announced he will be contesting the federal seat of Brisbane for The Greens. That’s my local electorate, and I’m looking forward to an interesting contest! Antony Green has much more. He points out [...]
Posted in Brisbane, Politics | Tagged andrew bartlett, Antony Green, Arch Bevis, Australian Democrats, Australian Greens, Brisbane, candidates, Federal Election 2010, Ingrid Tall, Labor, liberals, LNP, Queensland politics, Sexuality, Teresa Gambaro, The Greens |
By Kim on October 7, 2008
There’s a really fascinating post at scatterplot from sociologist Tina Fetner. She reports on research with Bob Andersen just published in the American Journal of Political Science. Their interest was sparked by a sudden shift in Canada and the United [...]
Posted in Economics, International, Lesbian and Gay, Politics, Sexuality, Sociology | Tagged Bob Andersen, class, comparative attitudes research, comparative political science, discrimination, homosexuality, inequality, political science, political sociology, post-materialism, same sex relationships, Sexuality, social class, social issues, Sociology, Tina Fetner, tolerance |
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