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• Steve Fielding wants a new election too

  By tigtog on 2010-08-27 • ( 8 )

  Of course he’s not acknowledging that potentially providing multiple Double-Dissolution triggers over the next 9 months is blatantly in his self-interest – he’s just lost his Senate seat in the last election – under the reduced quota in place in DD elections, he stands a good chance of winning it back.

• Gratuitous fansquee: Manta do the Dr Who theme

  By tigtog on 2010-08-26 • ( 7 )

  Open fansquee thread for anything you can connect to the Whoniverse or Spicks and Specks. Go for it.

• 7-point plan submitted: where to now? #auswaits

  By tigtog on 2010-08-25 • ( 11 )

  I’m vastly amused by how outraged some of the punditocracy appear to be that the markets didn’t run around like headless chooks on Monday, after the pundits predicted that they would and should take a tumble because of the dreaded “instability” of such a terribly unprecedented thing as a hung parliament. Dearie me.

• Cutting through the 24/7 news cycle / soundbite culture

  By tigtog on 2010-08-25 • ( 4 )

  to recast election campaign news coverage away from the horse-race and inside-baseball paradigms that currently masquerade as informing the public

• Femmostroppo Reader – August 24, 2010

  By tigtog on 2010-08-24 • ( 2 )

  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.

• Motion: regarding criticism of female politicians using gendered language in other forums

  By tigtog on 2010-08-23 • ( 5 )

  … the following tactic is suggested.

• Escapist tosh and trash: what’s your poison?

  By tigtog on 2010-08-23 • ( 19 )

  What populist fictional entertainments have you been enjoying lately in your preferred medium that are essentially just gussied-up melodrama or heroic quest or action mayhem?

• The numbers game in a hung parliament

  By tigtog on 2010-08-22 • ( 29 )

  Be clear on this: any independent MPs who agree to form a government with either of the major parties do not have to agree to vote with the major party on every single issue – they only have to agree to vote with them on matters of supply.

• Election Day 2010! #ausvotes #votebelowtheline

  By tigtog on 2010-08-21 • ( 63 )

  A dedicated thread for election day commentary. Happy voting!

• Pedant Corner: it’s Free REIN, whoa Nelly!

  By tigtog on 2010-08-20 • ( 23 )

  It’s an equestrian metaphor, not a monarchy metaphor. OK?