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• Too busy springcleaning

  By tigtog on 2007-11-28 • ( 3 )

  to blog (yes, I know spring’s almost over, that’s why I’ve got to get it done!). Have to have the house somewhat presentable for the house-sitter when we go on hols for the New Year too.

• Still doing the happy dance

  By tigtog on 2007-11-26 • ( 6 )

  Ken L has a couple of great posts up at The Road to Surfdom. An election heard around the world, where he has perused the moanings of the Bushcheerers around the world so that you don’t have to, excerpting only… Read More ›

• WTF du jour: “Milkbar” breastfeeding pillow ad

  By lauredhel on 2007-11-25 • ( 6 )

  I’ve ranted before about advertisements normalising and idealising artificial infant feeding. You can read more about the World Health Organisation Code on the marketing of breastmilk substitutes here at IBFAN (the International Baby Food Action Network), INFACT (Infant Feeding Action… Read More ›

• LOLvovos

  By lauredhel on 2007-11-25 • ( 1 )

  Courtesy of baroquestar and middle_marker, this LOLVoVo call-and-response: Background: if you missed Rudd’s victory speech: he addressed his frontbench thus: “We’re ready for hard work. We’re ready for the long haul. You can have a strong cup of tea if… Read More ›

• Costello!

  By tigtog on 2007-11-25 • ( 14 )

  He won’t contest the Liberal leadership!

• Choking on Costello

  By lauredhel on 2007-11-25 • ( 3 )

  Choking on Costello John Howard: [visibly tense, eyes swivelling] “The Liberal Party of course will need to choose a new leader. I wish that person whoever it is and I’ve indicated very clearly from my earlier remarks who I believe… Read More ›

• Welcome Rudd and Gillard.

  By lauredhel on 2007-11-25 • ( 9 )

  There was champagne, there was whooping, there were tuneless chants of “Cheerio, cheerio, cheerio!” I’d like to issue a hearty welcome to Kevin Rudd and Julia Gillard. For overseas Hoyden readers, Julia Gillard is the first woman to become Australia’s… Read More ›

• Time for someone to get chucked off the ABC Board (oops – if only I hadn’t got my coalition cheerleader pundits confused)

  By tigtog on 2007-11-25 • ( 3 )

  It was always a joke having Caroline Overington appointed to the Board anyway – surely they have an excuse to chuck her after this? Update: How Embarrassment! I was getting her confused with Janet Albrechtsen! (Must have been more affected… Read More ›

• Howard has conceded!

  By tigtog on 2007-11-24 • ( 13 )

  Just heard that Howard has rung Rudd to concede the election! I’m off to drink some bubbly with some blogfriends and others at the Bat and Ball Hotel. Woohoo!

• Friday Hoyden: belated and generalised

  By tigtog on 2007-11-24 • ( 6 )

  Sorry, all you hoyden fans – Lauredhel and I are just so absorbed with the election nerves that we haven’t been keeping on task and keeping up to date with our Friday Hoydens. We were having a little IM chat… Read More ›

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