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• One more mention of faceless faction figures and I will explode

  By tigtog on 2010-06-25 • ( 8 )

  Just ask Malcolm Turnbull and Brendan Nelson about the faceless figures crunching numbers in the Liberal Party, and what about those faceless character assassins who run our major media outlets?

• Thursday Cheezburger: Triumph of the Redheads

  By tigtog on 2010-06-24 • ( 21 )

  In celebration of our first bloodnut Prime Minister, Julia Gillard:

• Gillard: Mixed Feelings

  By tigtog on 2010-06-23 • ( 31 )

  I’ve been happily anticipating the eventual elevation of Julia Gillard to PM for ages. But is now the right time?

• Quickhit: Police intimidated by colleagues over rape case

  By tigtog on 2010-06-23 • ( 1 )

  Another former Victorian policeman has come forward and backed claims that a 2004 rape investigation involving AFL player Stephen Milne was compromised.

• Femmostroppo Reader – June 22, 2010

  By tigtog on 2010-06-23

  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

• Belated Winter Solstice salutations

  By tigtog on 2010-06-22 • ( 5 )

  So of course I’m going to show you a picture of the summer solstice at Stonehenge, because I just love the ‘henge. Here in Sydney? Here’s a shot I took last week

• National Deafblind Awareness Week

  By tigtog on 2010-06-22

  I hadn’t especially considered whether improvements could be made here for those who are Deafblind, and I have no idea (yet) what their specific needs are for web access.

  It’s now on my to-do list.

• Quickhit: Mental health not taken seriously by Govt

  By tigtog on 2010-06-22 • ( 3 )

  The head of the Mental Health Advisory Council has resigned, accusing the Government of not taking mental health seriously.

• Film Review: Little Sparrows

  By tigtog on 2010-06-21

  This Western Australian film only had two showings at the festival, but I look forward to its wider release, because it’s a little gem that I would definitely see again.

• State vs federal politics and the Penrith by-election

  By tigtog on 2010-06-21 • ( 1 )

  Q. Did people in a historically solid Labor seat hold their noses over the weekend and vote for the Liberal Party candidate in order to send a message to NSW Labor?
  A. Yes. Yes they did.
  Q. Is this bad news for Labor in the Federal election?
  A. I seriously doubt it.