Brushes with Fame
Kate Carruthers Sometimes through life you run into famous people – we call these ‘brushes with fame’ in my family. Recently I was reminiscing with friends about two brushes with fame that…
politics
Only 26 more sleeps until the election is over!
It is with a grateful heart that I realise that it is only 26 more sleeps until the Australian election is over. Perhaps to liven things up during the campaign…
Liberal V. Conservative in Oz
Ally often has an amusing turn of phrase, recently she said that another blog she had read “reminds you of the time the light went on for you and you…
More on Compulsory Voting …
Chris in a recent post over at Points of Information has a nice perspective on compulsory voting: “forcing indifferent people to turn out means that you drastically increase the amount…
Labor returning to IR ‘dark ages’
John Howard claims that “Labor returning to IR ‘dark ages’“, The Sydney Morning Herald, August 7, 2004 “The Prime Minister, John Howard, has slammed Labor’s workplace relations plan as antiquated…
American Presidential Candidates & their Hair
It is fascinating to note the abundant and well groomed hair of all of the Presidential candidates in the US. This is very different to Australia where neither of the…
Points of Information – We’re off to see the wizard
Points of Information is an amusing Canadian take on the quaint Australian custom of compulsory voting in elections (i.e. the government punishes you by way of a fine if you…
WatchBlog: 2004 US Election News, Opinion and Commentary
“What. WatchBlog is a multiple-editor weblog broken up into three major political affiliations, each with its own blog: the Democrats, the Republicans and the Third Party (covering everything outside the…
Cultural Gap Between US & Australia
It is not always apparent to the casual observer how significant the cultural differences between Australia and the United States really are. One particular difference that really strikes me is…
The great maternity leave debate
I do not have children, nor do I plan to reproduce – so I suppose you could say I have no skin in this particular game. But I’ve been thinking…