Sick of illegal fly-posting for concerts and other events in your neighborhood? Sick of having to pay higher rates because of the expense to council in cleaning it up? Try the solution that Glasgow Council came up with: pay council… Read More ›
culture wars
Broadly, conservatism vs progressives / social liberties vs authoritarianism / social justice vs elitist marginalisation.
Harradine’s poverty legacy continues
Sue Dunlevy writes an excellent column today on the legacy of Senator Brian Harradine, who held the balance of power in the Australian Senate for long enough to drag our foreign aid policy into a position whereby, Dunlevy argues, we… Read More ›
Can US citizens trust the USDA on beef? Can any of us?
Let’s just remind ourselves of some recent history: In 2001, Australia banned the importation of beef and beef products from Japan after a single confirmed case of BSE (bovine spongiform encephalopathy). The USA and many other countries also banned beef… Read More ›
Discuss
Tom Cruise: the male Paris Hilton (hat tip for proposition to Elizabeth, via mailing list)
“Disposed of”: stolen indigenous woman plans her return
I’ve blogged a couple of times in recent weeks about the Stolen Generations of indigenous children, and about the anniversary of the Bringing Them Home report: Referendum Roundup, and Indigenous Health “Report Card” Australian linguistocide, and antipodeal approaches to aboriginal… Read More ›
How to talk to a global warming skeptic
An inadvertent companion piece to Suzoz’ earlier find from New Scientist (A guide to the Perplexed on Climate Change), from Gristmill comes How to Talk to a Global Warming Skeptic. a complete listing of the articles in “How to Talk… Read More ›
Consumerism and children (and parents)
Lauren is guest-blogging this week at Feministe. Her review of a book about marketing to children, and her discursion about her own rules for buying toys for her son, is a cracker of a post.
Referendum Roundup, and Indigenous Health “Report Card”
A few people are blogging about the tenth anniversary of the Bringing Them Home report, and the the 40th anniversary of the referendum that decided that Australian indigenous people are human, that they should be counted in the Australian census…. Read More ›
1Q: Does the country really change when the government changes?
Updated to change name of post (this interblog round robin will all use the same post title to aid searches) Tim Dunlop is introducing a new feature where a round-robin of ozbloggers will respond to a question on a current… Read More ›
Been trying to find the words
The Nandos Portuguese Chicken withdrawal-patch pole-dancing commercials. That probably doesn’t make sense to anyone who hasn’t seen them. [link] I have been slackjawed for the last fortnight since I first saw the ads. I truly thought they’d be taken off… Read More ›
Hoyden About Town 