My weekend reading: ~~ The Daily Telegraph: “Female recruit ads ‘bizarre’ “ The Telegraph reports on a new ad campaign by the New South Wales Police Force. It seems that their research consisted of sitting down and watching the Mel… Read More ›
social change
Recovery day
We had a quiet day today except for meeting up with all the togster’s chums from Rock Eisteddfod in the morning to unpack the trucks and do the communal gloat. What a night we had last night! We didn’t get… Read More ›
Non-sequiturs
I’ve just forgotten what I was about to blog. In the meantime: A few moments ago I accidentally stepped backwards on to my cat’s paw. She yowled and then leaped several feet around the corner, so that she could glare… Read More ›
Women for Wik
Women for Wik are back. Women for Wik is a group of Australian women, including indigenous women and allies to the cause of rights for indigenous people. Founders and supporters include Lady Deane, writer Rosie Scott, former Chairperson of ATSIC… Read More ›
Linkation: Broken trust, Hammer time, and dino shoes.
Some weekend reading for you: ABC News: “Doctor criticises Indigenous child health checks” Maningrida doctor Paul Burgess says the checks, part of the Federal Government’s intervention into Indigenous child sex abuse, are being carried out by inexperienced doctors who know… Read More ›
Feminism Friday snarkfest: “See what you made us do?”
A Christian white male junior college student launches into a tirade about feminism, in a stomach-churning expansion of the “Now see what you made me do?” principle. “What about a pole dancer mother?” Highlights and translations: … but the point… Read More ›
Oh yeah, hit that strawfeminist harder, she’s still standing up
Men’s News Daily is at it again. They are totally twisting the important part of Jessica’s post, so in the quote below I’ll helpfully hightlight it for you in boldface. If you read the whole post and the comments, you’ll… Read More ›
“I don’t even recognise this country any more”
I was going to write about the latest bit of blackhearted Howard government jackbootery regarding the indigenous population of the NT, but Pavlov’s Cat has already said everything I would have said much more eloquently.
Predatory corporate capitalism
This is the phrase Robert Jensen (UT Austin) uses to describe our current economic system as not only unsustainable, but inhuman and undemocratic, in Anti-Capitalism in Five Minutes. His goal is to outline to progressives how to discuss radical politics… Read More ›
Well done, Virgil
Chris Henning wrote a humorous piece last week speculating on Wikipedia edit wars between the staff of John Howard and Peter Costello. This week we find that parliamentary staff from the PM’s Department actually have been editing articles of interest… Read More ›
Hoyden About Town 