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• Noel Pearson v. Abbott: welcomes to country and acknowledgment of traditional owners

  By tigtog on 2010-03-20 • ( 2 )

  If you can’t sit through those few minutes or few seconds it is unlikely that you are only annoyed with the occasional political correctness or silliness of it.

• Friday Hoyden: Miss Jane Marple

  By tigtog on 2010-03-19 • ( 6 )

  The epitome of hidden depths: superficially a frail old lady with no special qualities, fundamentally a preternaturally observant Nemesis of those with murderous secrets.

• Femmostroppo Reader – March 19, 2010

  By tigtog on 2010-03-19 • ( 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. Heavy Competition for Racebending.com Facebook Ban – “Hopefully we’ll be able to open a dialogue with… Read More ›

• Hoydens, we have a problem

  By tigtog on 2010-03-19 • ( 31 )

  Weirdness appears to be happening when people attempt to leave a comment. As I’m checking things out in the backend, weirdnesses are happening to me there as well. Will this post even get published? Let’s see. Addendum: By all means… Read More ›

• Canberra’s great communicators

  By tigtog on 2010-03-19 • ( 1 )

  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.

• Femmostroppo Reader – March 17, 2010

  By tigtog on 2010-03-17 • ( 3 )

  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 ›

• Femmostroppo Reader – March 16, 2010

  By tigtog on 2010-03-16 • ( 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. Guess What? Women Buy More Movie Tickets Than Men – Make a note Porn For Women… Read More ›

• Quote of the Week?

  By tigtog on 2010-03-16 • ( 1 )

  “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

  By tigtog on 2010-03-16 • ( 4 )

  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

  By tigtog on 2010-03-16 • ( 6 )

  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.