People who followed White Ribbon Day a few months ago will remember that WRD was bitterly resented by (a) many members of the public who saw it in impossibly crude terms – but, but, but, you mean men are all… Read More ›
Politics
One for the WTF files: SMH cartoon on QANTAS “overbooked babies” error
Why represent women planning to engage in political action as smugglers? In their underwear? And barefoot?
What the hell is your point?
Fifteenth Down Under Feminists Carnival: July 2009
Welcome to the Fifteenth Edition of down under feminists carnival! This carnival features posts made by Aussie and Kiwi feminists during July, 2009.
Shorten’s disability shakeup – read between the lines
Anyone care to have a go at reading between the lines with this one? Given Shorten’s form on lack of interest in people with invisible disabilities who aren’t fully dependent on a carer, I’m not as hopeful as I’d like… Read More ›
The fruits of intolerance
As the dead from Saturday night’s shooting attack in Tel Aviv are buried and mourned: In the aftermath, representatives of the gay community have met with Social Affairs Ministry officials and presented them with daunting information: According to their data,… Read More ›
Quickhits: The Good News And The Bad News
Home births back on agenda for Labor CANBERRA is reconsidering its controversial exclusion of home births from a new midwifery indemnity scheme, before a Senate challenge to the draft legislation. Federal Health Minister Nicola Roxon revealed yesterday she was looking… Read More ›
FridaySaturday Hoyden: Ragen Chastain
Ragen’s excellent blog is called Dances With Fat (tagline: Dancers Come In All Shapes and Sizes) and it’s a cracker. From her bio: Most people would say that I’ve accomplished a lot in my life. I’ve certainly been extremely lucky… Read More ›
Quickhit: “Plan to strip blankets from Alice homeless”
At the ABC: Proposed Alice Springs by-laws would allow rangers to take homeless people’s blankets away from them, an Alice Springs alderman says. The council last night voted unanimously to put a raft of controversial by-laws out for public consultation…. Read More ›
JackassOTD
Attorney’s Million Dollar Dare Comes Back to Haunt Him h/t Simon on a mailing list
Take unpaid leave or lose your job
This appears to be a looming trend:
Bendigo Bank urges staff to take unpaid leave
The Bendigo Bank is asking its 5,000 staff to take up to 10 days unpaid leave in a bid to avoid job cuts.
It follows similar calls from some major international corporations, including British Airways.
Hoyden About Town 