The milieu through which we swim
So, as we’ve probably all noticed, Australian news is kind of… Australia-centric? I’m wondering what news stories you’ve been encountering that really should be getting wider coverage. Here are some of mine: After years of military dictatorship, Burma is on… Read More ›
We lost a great Australian on October 1st, 2011.
*headdesk* *headdesk* *headdesk* *headdesk*
After Tony Abbott’s “pledge of blood” response to the passing of the carbon price bill in Parliament yesterday, it seems that any minute now he’ll nudge over the line into full-blown WHARRGARBL* territory…
Quick Hit: Read the comments.
s.e.smith has an important and powerful post up at Tiger Beatdown regarding our collective habit of silence about the hate mail bloggers receive.
After many years of receiving only one or two such enquiries per year, all of a sudden we’re getting two or three a week.
I just really hope that the film producers planning to turn a profit by telling of the horrors visited on one group of disadvantaged children had the grace to pass on those very robust film set buildings that they were so very proud of to people who could turn them to good use for other disadvantaged children.
Feminists deserting the Prime Minister?
If you’re drunk and get raped, you’ve got no one to blame but yourself, says NSW Police Commissioner.
Hoyden About Town 