Has no one noticed that Wayne Swan looks rather like a duck? Considering his name and the uncanny resemblance, it’s surprising that more cartoonists haven’t made milage out of it. Sorry about the silly picture Wayne; I really couldn’t resist. The serious issue here is the current obsession with basic commodities like petrol prices, groceries [...]

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The roslyn oxley9 gallery sent out a media release on the 23 May, 2008 saying the following:
Statement on behalf of Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery and Bill Henson
After much consideration we have decided to withdraw a number of works from the current Bill Henson exhibition that have attracted controversy. The current show, without the said works, will [...]

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My post is to do with the new terrorism laws passed in many countries, but I will concentrate on my own.
The Australian Anti-Terrorism Act 2005 (Revised) is legislation intended to hamper the activities of any potential terrorists in Australia. It was passed by the Commonwealth Parliament on 6 December 2005.
The previous Anti-terrorism Act was passed [...]

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I thought I was beyond being shocked, but this engaging and secretely filmed documentary was shocking to us in the West. It isn’t about the treatment of Tibetans, but about the effects of the One Child Policy.
It was aired on the Australian ABC 4 Corners program tonight (21 April 2008)
I’ll just quote here how it [...]

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If you read the post before this one, you will have read about the windiest day in Melbourne ever. In fact, we had a cyclone, although Tasmania caught the brunt of it.
I rang the SES (State Emergency Services) all day on Wednesday 2nd April when this event happened. That is, next door’s huge gum fell [...]

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