As Chally reminds us over at the Down Under Feminists’ Carnival blog, now is the time to get those submissions in! The next carnival (featuring posts published before the end of 31st July) goes up next week…
Sociology
The data screams that the world is warming
Climate so-called skeptics need to properly engage with just how huge these mountains of data are. It simply is not possible for all these measurements to have been fudged by a cabal of scientists with some nebulous agenda.
Reading the policies: the Coalition’s parental leave consultation document
My attitude to the vast bulk of elections, including the 2010 Federal election, is “I don’t like any of this, please get me out of here”. I usually intend to make an informed decision based on policies and then have… Read More ›
Because portraying violence against women is so edgy, doncha know?
Warning: the image in the linked article may be triggering for some readers. Stickers you can put on your luggage to make it easily identifiable? Good idea. Silly stickers like blocks of cocaine or dildos? Juvenile and likely to have… Read More ›
National Security Committee Meetings and past and present PMs
Seriously, just how many senior members of Cabinet really need to be present for every single NSCC meeting?
Femmostroppo Reader – July 19, 2010
Items of interest found recently in my RSS feed. What did I miss? Please share what you've been reading (and writing!) in the comments.
Baby kissing
Image credit: PM Julia Gillard and Treasurer Wayne Swan holding some babies. You know when you pick up someone’s baby you have that pleasedon’tcrypleasedon’tcry chant running through your head? I don’t feel it quite so much now that I have… Read More ›
These two things are not like each other.
The Vatican has declared that the attempted ordination of women in the Catholic Church is a crime. I don’t agree, but I’m not Catholic or indeed religious so my view on the crime of attempts at ordaining women is irrelevant…. Read More ›
A poor dude cleaning with a mop / puts all Heaven in a strop
I rarely read the AGE Sunday magazine these days, and the last time I dipped into it it, it exceeded all expectations for Terrible.
Quickhit: internet filter on backburner
Sen. Conroy announced today that the mandatory filter is going to be put onto the back-burner until an independent inquiry has been held.
Hoyden About Town 