Today, it is twenty years since since native title was first recognised in Australia and the doctrine of terra nullius was rejected by the High Court.
Politics
Tell me again how women are their own worst enemy
Here at BBC News is that typical ‘women are their own worst enemy’ article. It is conveniently titled, “Are women their own worst enemy when it comes to the top job?” Research compiled by BBC News shows women are under-represented… Read More ›
Signal Boost: How to run an accessible feminist event
From The F-Word Blog by Philippa Willitts – a comprehensive outline of common accessibility issues that ought to be considered by those running any social justice event.
Run away run away!
Like a gazelle, Christopher Pyne fled yesterday.
To Save Some Species, Zoos Must Let Others Die
Sobering article from the NYT, as part of their new series The Animal Lifeboat: A Conservation Dilemma: zookeepers are increasingly being pressed into making cold calculations about which animals are the most crucial to save.
Sunday Singalong: Patti Smith
Patti Smith is amazing. She’s pretty much written the path for women singer-songwriters, artists and poets and she has done it so well that men even want to be her. Because who doesn’t want to be Patti Smith, she’s humble… Read More ›
Q: is it possible for a party to “not accept a vote” cast in its favour by any MP in House? A: No
Why not? Because the Speaker of the House must tally all votes cast by sitting MPs on the floor of the House in order to determine whether a proposal has been carried or not. How else would it be determined?
A poster appearing around Brisbane
Text from the spoof newspaper article poster that has started anonymously appearing around Brisbane, Queensland: DEMOLITION WILL HONOUR SIR JOH BEJELKE-PETERSEN An unnamed source within the Brisbane electorate today accused Queensland Premier Campbell Newman’s LNP government of secretly planning… Read More ›
Media Circus: still all about Craig Thomson?
So what else is going on in Canberra? Or the state capitals? Or your local council? Are they all on the austerity bandwagon, having drunk the Austrian Kool-Aid like the Dems in the USA? Or is something progressive/constructive actually going on in your part of the world?
Refugees in indefinite detention on security grounds – secret criteria applied to secret evidence
Recommended reading: Ken Parish has a thorough, detailed post over at Club Troppo…
Hoyden About Town 