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.