Reader Challenge! 1. Go read : Abbott: Being hit at school never harmed me In which our Health Minister lectures to an Aboriginal community that what they really need to solve their problems is more violence from those in authority…. Read More ›
social change
What happened to women’s rights in Iraq?
There were some long involved threads on ozblogs last week about Ayaan Hirsi Ali. Kim at LP, and those of us who agreed with her, got piled upon (twice) for disagreeing with some of Hirsi Ali’s suggestions about how to… Read More ›
1Q: How relevant are motives in assessing the public policy stance of a politician or commentator?
This week’s One Question is from Harry Clarke, who writes in an earlier post: In assessing testimony in a court of law motives are important. Elsewhere they are less so but they pervasively affect our attitudes. Some have argued that… Read More ›
Feminist Frustrations
That’s Eryn Loeb’s title for her Bookslut review of two recent feminist primers: Jessica Valenti’s Full Frontal Feminism: A Young Woman’s Guide to Why Feminism Matters and Megan Seely’s Fight Like a Girl: How to be a Fearless Feminist. Loeb… Read More ›
Nelson Muntz, cue in 5, 4, 3, 2, 1
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 ›
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 ›
“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 ›
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 ›
Hoyden About Town 