So, for the moment, the ACT’s civil unions legislation lies in tatters on the Federal Parliament floor. The conflict between socially conservative ideals about marriage and politically conservative ideals about states’ rights* to self-government led to such a tight vote… Read More ›
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It ain’t necessarily so
Yesterday I spent half the day wondering whether I really needed to go to the dentist about that disturbing cracking sound and brief shooting pain I experienced when taking an inoffensive bite from a Rich Tea biscuit. When I realised… Read More ›
Ooh, what a beauty!
I’ve never seen a fisk this neat before. Hat-tip to Crikey’s Blogwatch.
Best wishes for Barista
David Tiley of Barista is recovering from surgery. There were apparently some minor complications and his stay will be longer than expected, so his break from blogging will also be extended. Drop by his blog and say something nice, eh?… Read More ›
Some Current Carnivals
Science Writing: Tangled Bank #54 at Get Busy Livin’ or Get Busy Bloggin’. The Carnival of Feminists: The 16th Carnival is now up on Welcome to the Nut House. Fifth Radical Women of Colour Carnival at Fabulosa Mujer Carnival of… Read More ›
Howard’s dad: not just a battler, also a dummy
As in dummy fronting for a corporation rorting the ex-servicemen land grants in New Guinea after WW1, that is. The full story is in The Age. Two corporations, W.R. Carpenter and Burns Philp, are well documented as having given ex-servicemen… Read More ›
Someone in Friendswood, TX, is asking the web an important question
Friendswood, Texas, is the town adjacent to which Ellington Field, the joint civil/military airport servicing Houston, is situated. Someone from there came to my blog with the Google search string “am i a prophet”.Mr President, I’m sorry to say that… Read More ›
One thing in favour of compulsory voting
is that the Powers That Be can’t put in restrictive local electoral roll practices to prevent the poor and minorities from enrolling to vote. Hat-tip: Clive the Internet Manager
Fake “Pregnancy counselling services” deceive Aussie women
Weez at Machine Gun Keyboard tells you all you need to know about the law currently waiting to go before parliament that will stop this government-funded scam. This scam has been imported here from the US anti-abortion activists, where pregnant… Read More ›
Rock beats scissors beats paper beats lawyers
Think of the fees that could be saved if this catches on.
Hoyden About Town 