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• And we thought Haneef had it bad

  By tigtog on 2007-07-20 • ( 3 )

  At least he was charged with a crime in front of a judge before the executive arm got involved. Since the latest Presidential Executive Order has been signed and sent to Congress, someone in Haneef’s situation in the USA could… Read More ›

• Life without family planning

  By tigtog on 2007-07-20 • ( 3 )

  A new World Bank report warns that poor countries, wealthy donors, and aid agencies are losing sight of the value of contraception, family planning, and other reproductive health programmes in helping to boost economic growth. The report – Population Issues… Read More ›

• Lights, Action – Cue SFX

  By tigtog on 2007-07-19 • ( 3 )

  I don’t know quite how my son managed this, taken a few hours ago (because he’s very keen on lolcats and wants to submit photos of our cat to I Can Has Cheezburger? for glory’s sake). Originally uploaded by the… Read More ›

• Thursday Godless quote

  By tigtog on 2007-07-19 • ( 6 )

  This comes from a long and contentious thread at Pharyngula, and is unrepresentative of most of the thread actually, but it’s one of those regular arguments for which I always wished a pithy response. Thanks, Tulse. In all things, I… Read More ›

• Beyond parody

  By tigtog on 2007-07-19

  Greg Sheridan in the Government Gazette. But I would trust our democratic political system a thousand times more than I would trust its civil liberties lawyers.

• *grin* Stop having a sook, Australia

  By tigtog on 2007-07-19

  What a glorious rant! Starring a Chopper Reed impersonator. This video uses language that is Not Safe For most Workplaces.

• Disabled in a disaster? Just wait until we’ve helped all the real people, all right?

  By tigtog on 2007-07-18 • ( 5 )

  Lauredhel had a post a few days ago noting the plight of a quadriplegic man abandoned while the ablebodied passengers were evacuated during the train breakdown on the Sydney Harbour Bridge recently and told he would be evacuated “in two… Read More ›

• Paris takes new tack to attract Rugby World Cup spectators

  By tigtog on 2007-07-18

  Hmmm. It certainly got at least one Londoner’s attention.

• Wednesday Wow

  By tigtog on 2007-07-18 • ( 3 )

  The photo below, apart from being beautifully composed, spoke to me simply by evoking the great white cold so effectively. It’s not quite that cold here, but yesterday was Sydney’s coldest day in 20 years.

• Bill to decriminalise abortion in Victoria

  By tigtog on 2007-07-17 • ( 6 )

  SMH: Vic MP to introduce abortion bill Former Victorian frontbencher Candy Broad will introduce a private members bill into state parliament this week to decriminalise abortion. The Upper House Labor MP announced her intentions to remove abortion from the Crimes… Read More ›