Politics

Imaginary what now? Terra nullius and the Scouting movement

By lauredhel on 2009-10-05 • ( 13 )

After seeing the camping strips in Calvin & Hobbes, the Lad wanted me to look into local Cub Scouts. Y’all know I’m not too keen on the theist and heterosexist (and etc) aspects of Scouts, but I went to have… Read More ›

What’s missing from local government election blurbs

By lauredhel on 2009-10-01 • ( 7 )

I’m looking through my local government voting papers. Issues that are on the radar in the candidate blurbs: – A healthy lifestyle for our children – beautification of streetscapes – Make the city environmentally friendly – encourage a sense of… Read More ›

Nestlé moves from obfuscation to outright lies

By lauredhel on 2009-10-01 • ( 14 )

This seems a good point to start a new post. Many Nestle-bloggers seem to be continuing to believe that by taking their questions straight to the company, they will get honest replies, and will clear up all these decades of… Read More ›

Upcoming Press Club: Dr Rhonda Galbally on the “Shut Out” Report

By lauredhel on 2009-10-01 • ( 2 )

Don’t miss Dr Rhonda Galbally on the National Press Club next week! Wednesday 7th October, ABC, 12:30 pm. Excerpt from the NPC website: Dr Galbally will present evidence from Shut Out – a report recently released by the National People… Read More ›

The Polanski “morals issue” – just so we’re all on the same page.

By lauredhel on 2009-09-30 • ( 35 )

Further to Tigtog’s quickhit on Polanski, can we just clear up one point? This is not a shades-of-grey issue. This is not a “Romeo & Juliet” statutory rape case. This is not a “barely legal” case. This is not a… Read More ›

#nestlefamily: fobbing off Nestle chocolate slavery critique with Oompa Loompa “jokes”

By lauredhel on 2009-09-30 • ( 88 )

[I’m updating the links roundup at the end, in case you’re wondering why this post keeps popping up in your RSS feed.] For those not following the #nestlefamily hashtag on twitter, it’s about a current ‘conference’ being held by Nestle…. Read More ›

Quickhit: Roman Polanski arrested in Zurich

By tigtog on 2009-09-28 • ( 15 )

I always thought that he should have served his time upon his conviction for statutory rape 31 years ago. For a start, why should someone with the money to flee from law enforcement just be able to get away with it?