The discourse around breastfeeding, both public and private tends to flit between two summations: “Mothers should breastfeed” and “Mothers shouldn’t feel guilty”. I’m guessing that regular Hoydenistas have spotted the framing problem already: “Mothers should”. (If you’re a mother, are… Read More ›
Politics
Absolute classic
AussieBob over at Road to Surfdom does a spoof reply from our PM to the Kevin07 stuff – John007 | Cabinet: The Movie. Bonzer.
Another Howard YouTube, another day of the corporate media taking the bait
Mark and others have previously pointed out that Howard is not using YouTube to actually reach out to YouTubers, he is using it to game the news cycle. The applications for the Armed Forces Gap Year program open today, after… Read More ›
The irrational electorate and economics
Ross Gittins today in the SMH, regarding the bewilderment of the Howard government’s economic-rationalism ideologues as to why we sheeple aren’t more happy about the wonderful economy: It’s not only the economy, stupid Gittins points out that growth in real… Read More ›
Pell draws lines
The great tradition of religious tolerance in Catholic parochial schools in New South Wales is under fire. Many thousands of children of all faiths have been educated in a system often chosen by parents due to a complex perception of… Read More ›
I love the smell of desperation in the LibNats
Y’know, it’s one thing to express doubts about how long the fairly bland Kevin Rudd can continue to successfully present himself to the electorate as an exciting breath of fresh air. It’s another thing entirely to call the man “a… Read More ›
Hey, we can say it
An attack has been made on the Australian media from the front page of Life Decisions International (LDI), whose domain name is the far more accurate fightpp.org (PP being the USA’s Planned Parenthood, the family planning organisation that offers comprehensive… Read More ›
Soundbites on YouTube
Politicians around the world are gingerly using YouTube to make policy statements, or maybe just to get their soundbites out there while avoiding having to have a press conference. Now some Catholic seminarians have parodied the Mac vs PC ads… Read More ›
Insert tinnie/tinnie joke here
The Indigenous Affairs Minister, Mal Brough, has announced an exemption to the alcohol bans in 70 remote indigenous communities in the NT that were announced as a core component of the government’s Indigenous Emergency Plan to combat the sexual abuse… Read More ›
More heat than light on Haneef: where’s the transcripts then?
Crossposted on Larvatus Prodeo, where each of the previous Haneef threads has generated hundreds of comments. Much was made yesterday of claims that Indian police believe that there are links between Haneef and extreme jihadists. To kick this thread off,… Read More ›
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