I’ve been happily anticipating the eventual elevation of Julia Gillard to PM for ages. But is now the right time?
Politics
Quickhit: Police intimidated by colleagues over rape case
Another former Victorian policeman has come forward and backed claims that a 2004 rape investigation involving AFL player Stephen Milne was compromised.
State vs federal politics and the Penrith by-election
Q. Did people in a historically solid Labor seat hold their noses over the weekend and vote for the Liberal Party candidate in order to send a message to NSW Labor?
A. Yes. Yes they did.
Q. Is this bad news for Labor in the Federal election?
A. I seriously doubt it.
Another special day I missed: World Refugee Day
As an expression of solidarity with Africa, which hosts the most refugees, and which traditionally has shown them great generosity, the UN General Assembly adopted Resolution 55/76 on 4 December 2000.
*Now* they’re talking about hiving off Telstra infrastructure?
The old Telecom Australia should never have been privatised as an integrated entity in the first place.
It’s quiet…too quiet
ObNerd: I’ve got a bad feeling about this…Except it’s not the one that the MSM pundits want me to have,
Anna Bligh channeling Joh?
Joh on steroids, actually – I doubt he even dreamed of stamping out public profanities:
Endangered Sunday: Lions and tigers and bears in Montana
Jonathan Griffiths’ photos taken in a wildlife breeding preserve in remote Montana are stunning.
Quickhit: It’s going to Ruin us
The new Mining Tax – we’ve heard it all before
A month of detention without review
Imagine a world in which you could be held by a government agency, against your will, for up to a month.
If you have a mental illness, that is now a real possibility.
Hoyden About Town 