What the hell is going on at St Joseph’s College? news.com.au: Sex scandal at St Joseph’s College Hunters Hill A sex scandal at an elite private school in Sydney’s affluent Hunters Hill has forced the resignation of a female staff… Read More ›
ethics & philosophy
ideals, breaches, disappointments and inspirations
Friday Hoydens: Annie Watsham and Joanna Lumley
Annie Watsham with Joanna Lumley(L) (BBC) Without an impulsive remark from Annie Watsham to Gurkha rights campaigner Peter Carroll, Joanna Lumley might never have become involved in the lobbying campaign that led to Gurkha military veterans gaining settlement rights in… Read More ›
…. with a sign on the door saying “Beware of the Leopard”
Just found out on the grapevine – because these places and dates are not available on the FaHSCIA website – that the only Sydney public consultation on the proposed new draconian national disabled parking restrictions is: In Parramatta. On Friday… Read More ›
AMA delegation seeks to code for non-compliant and ungrateful patients
Update: A twitterer tells me this was just considered by the AMA and defeated – I’m looking for details. Because if they tried this once, they’ll try it again. Further update: Found it. Details are appended. ~~~ The American Medical… Read More ›
Silence owes no explanation
Prefacing Disclaimer: I have no special knowledge of what is happening amongst the Shakesville team, and to re-emphasise the post title, I don’t feel that I am owed any communication from anyone on the team. UPDATE: As I was posting… Read More ›
Having “the right” to do something does not make the act immune to criticism
A US blogger, Ed Whelan, who blogs under his own name so that his legal CV bolsters his credibility has outed a pseudonymous blogger, publius, who lets his arguments stand purely on his writing. He attempts to justify his act… Read More ›
What “Elective Surgery” really means
And yes, Virginia, this does apply to abortion surgery as well. I’ve noticed an uptick in the number of people arguing that women having therapeutic late-term abortions don’t really have good medical reasons because the surgeries are classified as elective… Read More ›
Why Feminists Need To Be Concerned About Accessible Parking Restrictions
Join our Facebook group – “Against the Proposed Narrowing of Accessible Parking Permit Eligibility“! ~~~ As regular readers know, the Australian Government is looking to reduce the number of disabled parking permits available to the community, by refusing access to… Read More ›
Form Letter for Govt Protesting “Harmonisation of Disability Parking Permit Schemes”
Join our Facebook group – “Against the Proposed Narrowing of Accessible Parking Permit Eligibility“! ~~~ **Please spread this post far and wide** Following on from Lauredhel’s powerful CALL TO ACTIVISM, here is a form letter that I developed (with input… Read More ›
Thought for the day from Feynman
I was just reminded of this and am about to add it to the HAT quote file: “I can live with doubts and uncertainty and not knowing. I think it’s more interesting to live not knowing than to have answers… Read More ›
Hoyden About Town 