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Parenting while atheist: Discovering the questions, and religious education in schools
[image source] Recently, my kid asked “Who MADE the seeds?” The vexed issue of spirituality and parenting is discussed in all parenting forums. Which religion, if any, do you “teach” a child? Do you teach religion as doctrine, or comparative… Read More ›
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Which way? I didn’t quite catch that, Boys-Club Buswell. Repeat, please? Which way should we go?
When’s the earliest the WA Labor Party can call an election? I doubt the Libs are likely to have their act together any time soon. Troy Buswell, former candidate for the leadership of the Western Australian Liberal Party, has touched… Read More ›
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The speciallest snowflake in all Australia
Party-thrower and all-round knob Corey Delaney speaks out on Current Affair. The full ACA report is available here, but here’s the key interview with Corey himself. Before watching, read “But it’s OK – they’re white!” at Road to Surfdom. Transcript… Read More ›
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Skyrocketing caesarian section rate means placenta accreta is no longer just the fine print
Finally, the mainstream media has come out with the beginnings of a critical investigation into birthing in Australia. The Herald today published “Fatal flaws in steady rise of caesareans”. Apparently some Sydney obstetricians have opened a bleary eye and started… Read More ›
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Bernadette McMenamin trolling The Australian on internet filtering?
Did you catch the article “Filters needed to battle child porn”, by Bernadette McMenamin of Child Wise? The one in which she wrote stuff like this: It is beyond belief that some representatives of the Australian internet service provider industry… Read More ›
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Lib wannabe busted: snaps open woman’s bra-strap in “party trick” in chambers
Troy Buswell wanted to be the leader of the Western Australian Liberal Party. Now, his “dream is in tatters”, according to a news.com.au report. Buswell has been dinged for snapping open the bra strap of a Labor Party staffer, in… Read More ›
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Free Lizard Cunnilingus for All Female Backpackers!
Courtesy of The Worst Of Perth blog, which today warns us to beware of amateur signwriters:
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Just for Kate: Macquarie Word of the Year vote
[image source] The Macquarie Dictionary is running their Word Of The Year 2007 vote. Thought it really should be called “Word Or Phrase Of The Year 2007”. Not all of these originate in Australia, of course, but they were all… Read More ›
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Friday Fun: Hoyden in Wonderland?
Har. Which Alice in Wonderland character are YOU?created with QuizFarm.com You scored as Cheshire Cat You scored the Cheshire Cat! You are quite a cheerful sort although you can be very cheeky to others. You like to stir up trouble… Read More ›
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Words Mean Stuff: thorny language
Y’all know I’m picky about words. Dismissing a verbal or textual argument with that piffly lip-noise and a snide “Oh, but that’s just semantics” doesn’t do it for me. Semantics is meaning, and when you’re using words as persuasion, meaning… Read More ›
Hoyden About Town 