Edited to add: I was most remiss in not pointing out that I was sent this story by a Lovely Lurker. Thanks! From todays SMH, in the Heckler section (where readers are encouraged to send in 500 words of contrarianism),… Read More ›
Politics
Dirty tricks department
What does this headline, as seen in a screengrab from today’s Daily Telegraph online, imply to you? See larger image here. The bit about “election rival ‘gay’” would be more accurately summed up as “independent candidate you’ve never heard of… Read More ›
Feminism Friday: Humour as a tool for shaming and silencing
Last week’s Feminism Friday post was on why Rape Jokes Just Aren’t Funny, based on a series from Melissa McEwan of Shakesville, and Bernice made a telling comment. Humour – the final frontier of colonialisation. You really now you’ve co-opted… Read More ›
Cultural fusion, Yolngu style
Hot on the heels of the Indian condom dancers: via Langguj Gel: Yolngu group “The Chooky Dancers” interpreting Zorba the Greek. Coffee & cats warning.
Tracking The Intervention: Discarding and devaluing Aboriginal work
Jangari’s “Four Corners on the Intervention” pulls out a few key points from last night’s Tracking The Intervention show. You can watch the show for yourself here at the ABC. Jangari details the ways in which Aboriginal communities are being… Read More ›
A Green balanced Senate looking more likely
A good article from ABC Online: Election analyst Malcolm Mackerras has told Lateline the Greens will be in a very powerful position in the Senate after the election. “I believe that the result of this election in the Senate will… Read More ›
Timing is everything
The Greens candidate for a Senate seat for the ACT, Kerrie Tucker, turned a late train to her advantage, (she had meant to have her announcement and the train’s arrival coincide), emphasising how the delay supported the Greens argument for… Read More ›
The Federal Senate ballot for NSW
Penguin Unearthed has taken a look at all those minor parties, so that you don’t have to. Very handy if you’re a below the line voter who hasn’t quite decided who to put in last place. Addit: for those still… Read More ›
Gift and barter systems? Open thread.
[image source] Further to a conversation with tigtog about “The Economy” and its meanings, I’d like to talk about “alternative” economies, if such a word can be applied: gifts and barter. In particular, I’d love to hear your thoughts and… Read More ›
Kid-farming for fun and profit
So. Childcare. There was a great comment by Jo on Larvatus Prodeo about the economic history of community-based and for-profit childcare . It’s buried in a long thread, so I thought I’d pull it out here, as it deserves more… Read More ›
Hoyden About Town 