I’ve ranted before about advertisements normalising and idealising artificial infant feeding. You can read more about the World Health Organisation Code on the marketing of breastmilk substitutes here at IBFAN (the International Baby Food Action Network), INFACT (Infant Feeding Action… Read More ›
Day: 2007-11-25
LOLvovos
Courtesy of baroquestar and middle_marker, this LOLVoVo call-and-response: Background: if you missed Rudd’s victory speech: he addressed his frontbench thus: “We’re ready for hard work. We’re ready for the long haul. You can have a strong cup of tea if… Read More ›
Costello!
He won’t contest the Liberal leadership!
Choking on Costello
Choking on Costello John Howard: [visibly tense, eyes swivelling] “The Liberal Party of course will need to choose a new leader. I wish that person whoever it is and I’ve indicated very clearly from my earlier remarks who I believe… Read More ›
Welcome Rudd and Gillard.
There was champagne, there was whooping, there were tuneless chants of “Cheerio, cheerio, cheerio!” I’d like to issue a hearty welcome to Kevin Rudd and Julia Gillard. For overseas Hoyden readers, Julia Gillard is the first woman to become Australia’s… Read More ›
Time for someone to get chucked off the ABC Board (oops – if only I hadn’t got my coalition cheerleader pundits confused)
It was always a joke having Caroline Overington appointed to the Board anyway – surely they have an excuse to chuck her after this? Update: How Embarrassment! I was getting her confused with Janet Albrechtsen! (Must have been more affected… Read More ›
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