End of an era

Today is the last sitting day of the Senate, and because our Senate changes over mid-year, no matter when the Senators were elected, those Senators whose terms are up finish today and the newly elected lot start next week. We put half the Senate up for renewal at a...
a cheap holiday in other people’s misery

a cheap holiday in other people’s misery

I’ve been meaning to say that this article in The Age about honeymooning in the Maldives contrasted so strongly with timur_i_lenk ‘s reports of his work there with UNICEF that I couldn’t help but start singing Dead Kennedy’s songs or...

Naked tweens not inherently sexual: Censors

And in shock news, the Australian censorship office has made a logical decision, announcing that the controversial Bill Henson photos of a 12-year-old naked girl rate a PG and should not be banned. Could this mean that any pedophilic thoughts while viewing the image...

A great statesman in the making

Barack Obama has accepted the nomination of the Democratic Party:Tonight, I can stand before you and say that I will be the Democratic nominee for President of the United States.The speech is brilliant. One of the most inspiring I’ve heard and delivered...