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all we have is our music, our legions of fans, our millions of dollars and our youth
In news that will interest fans of overwrought 1990s alt-rock, the Smashing Pumpkins have not only reformed but are supposedly playing a couple of shows in Germany. Will this be a triumphant return? Have the horrors of My… -
church and state: abbott plays the god card?
Tony Abbott seems to have decided to make faith an election-year issue, rather than allowing Kevin Rudd’s public airing of his own beliefs to pass without comment. An excerpt from The Australian:
Question: Do you think his advisers
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london is not a battlefield
The fight against terrorism on the streets of Britain is not a war. It is the prevention of crime, the enforcement of our laws and the winning of justice for those damaged by their infringement.
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pan’s labyrinth
Del Toro is clearly not someone who believes that the worst aspects of violence are better implied and thereby left to his audience’s imagination.
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morgan: ALP leading coalition 57.5 to 42.5
It’s a couple of days old but the latest Morgan poll has Labor leading the Government by 15 points. Even accounting for Morgan’s historical tendency to favour Labor that represents a reasonably large lead. Newspoll puts…
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church and state update: Pyne added to health portfolio
Further to this post about the increasing influence of religious groups on the Government, yesterday’s cabinet reshuffle has promoted MP Christopher Pyne to the newly created position of assistant minister for health.
Pyne, like the health…
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signs and portents in the sky
Comet C/2006 P1 (McNaught), captured over our city last night by a friend.When beggars die there are no comets seen;
The heavens themselves blaze forth the death of princes.Seen
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top 10 civil liberties violations of 2006
I came across this handy list of the top 10 civil liberties violations of 2006 in Australia.
Near the top of my personal list would have to be #9, Freedom of Information and the effect of the High…
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world’s #1 terrorist won’t fly
This guy was prevented from flying to London because he was wearing a t-shirt featuring the words “World’s #1 Terrorist” and a picture of George W Bush. Our good friends at Qantas refused to let him fly on the basis… -
separation of church and state: PM catches the fire, government already burning
There is an obvious and fundamental issue with the most senior member of the Government, and the democratically appointed leader of the country, lending the credibility of his office to any religious group