Politics

Gonski, shmonski says Aussie media

By tigtog on 2012-02-21 • ( 6 )

I’m not going to add up the column inches, but “febrile leadership speculation” easily outran Gonski coverage by a shameful margin.

Quicklink: “an abrogation of medical ethics, if not common decency”

By tigtog on 2012-02-19 • ( 15 )

Under the new legislation, women who want an abortion will be forcibly penetrated for no medical reason. Where’s the outrage?

Constance Johnson, Democrat senator for Oklahoma and author of the "Spilled Semen"amendment to the Oklahoma "Personhood"bill

Friday Hoyden: Constance Johnson

By Helen on 2012-02-17 • ( 4 )

Women’s reproductive rights are under threat everywhere in the US. In the state of Oklahoma, the “Personhood Bill” is aimed not only at abortion, but at some forms of contraception.

Outland Open Thread: Episodes 1 and 2

By Beppie on 2012-02-15 • ( 27 )

Last week saw the premiere of a new Australian comedy, Outland, penned by John Richards and Adam Richard, which focuses on the lives of a club for gay sci-fi geeks (or “science fiction enthusiast homosexualists” as club member Rae would prefer).

The 45th Down Under Feminists Carnival is up!

By Chally on 2012-02-11

All the details on the latest edition, and how to submit to the next one!

image of a sticker over newsprint: sticker reads "WARNING This article is basically just a press release, copied and pasted."

Clarke and Dawe on cynical bread and circuses churnalism

By tigtog on 2012-02-07 • ( 1 )

Apropos my rant yesterday about journalism standards, Mr Clarke and Mr Dawe spoke about this sort of thing last week. Play along on Twitter with #IfThePressGalleryReportedCricket

Yawning at the press gallery

By tigtog on 2012-02-06 • ( 7 )

I didn’t read, listen to or watch a thing over the weekend about the oh so crucial Labor caucus that was supposedly set to challenge Gillard seriously on her fitness to lead the party etc etc etc etc. It all smelled of such desperate hype, recycled hype at that.

Sunday Singalong: Pussy Riot

By hatbluemilk on 2012-02-05 • ( 1 )

So, I did have somebody else lined up for the Sunday artsy fartsy post this weekend but jumping right to the front of the queue is my newly discovered find, Pussy Riot. Russian, feminist, punk riot band with anti-Putin lyrics…. Read More ›

A cartoon of a globe with a burner at the bottom and an ostrich putting its head in the sand at the top

Reminder: 9 of the 10 hottest years on record occurred since the year 2000

By tigtog on 2012-02-03

And that’s just one of the datasets supporting the fact that the planet’s climate is warming. The Bad Astronomer provides a case study of the tactics of climate change denial: it’s a textbook case of denialist sleight of hand, of distraction, distortion, error, and misdirection.