I have found the last few weeks of relentless spin about Rudd’s sudden transition from last year’s alleged cynical spinmeister whose soundbites mesmerised a malleable public to this year’s alleged droning word-salad-tosser who can’t convey his vision to the voters to be the most tedious period of media non-analysis for years.
Month: March 2010
Blow for non-binary folks – Norrie’s ‘ungendered’ status withdrawn
The Sydney Morning Herald reports that the New South Wales Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages has withdrawn the birth certificate they had granted to Norrie May-Welby, stating “Sex Not Specified”. It says it cancelled Norrie’s “recognised details certificate” after… Read More ›
Thursday Cheezburger: REVENGE!
Today’s cheezburger theme is… REVENGE! Post your own favourite in-theme LOLcat here, and wait for admin image magic to make it appear. Please post a link to a FULL webpage, rather than a direct link to an image only –… Read More ›
Femmostroppo Reader – March 17, 2010
Items of interest found recently in my RSS feed. What did I miss? Please share what you've been reading (and writing!) in the comments. Acknowledgement of country ‘culture wars’ – “They’re at it again: …” I’m not here to make… Read More ›
Taxi driver will pay $3250 for refusing Commissioner’s guide dog
Taxi driver James Young should probably not be buying any Lotto tickets. A Sydney cabbie is in the doghouse after refusing to allow a guide dog and its high-profile owner – Disability Discrimination Commissioner Graeme Innes – into his vehicle…. Read More ›
Femmostroppo Reader – March 16, 2010
Items of interest found recently in my RSS feed. What did I miss? Please share what you've been reading (and writing!) in the comments. Guess What? Women Buy More Movie Tickets Than Men – Make a note Porn For Women… Read More ›
Quote of the Week?
“If we just take our temperature, all of Australia has experienced warming over the last 50 years. We are warming in every part of the country during every season and as each decade goes by, the records are being broken.”
Rape complaints versus rape convictions – UK review and response
Some campaigners said that the recommendation effectively let the criminal justice system off the hook, when women were still receiving “shocking” treatment. “What she’s proposing is to cover up what’s happening in the criminal justice system just at the time when women are finally getting the truth out,” said Ruth Hall of Women Against Rape.
Quickhit: Ex-magistrate dismayed by sex offender visit
A former Children’s Court magistrate says she is dismayed by a decision to reunite two young girls with their father, a registered sex offender.
Femmostroppo Reader – March 15, 2010
Items of interest found recently in my RSS feed. What did I miss? Please share what you've been reading (and writing!) in the comments. (Bit of a big one, so links are behind the cut!
Hoyden About Town 