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Hicks? return does not undo the damage done
2007-05-21 14:13:00 After five years confinement in the infamous Guantanamo Bay Hicks has returned to Australia. There are pictures of him getting off the privately chartered aircraft (an expense which has attracted some media comment), there are statements from his lawyer that he is "elated" to be back in Australia and there is the usually "profound" headline ... More About: Human Rights , World Politics , Australian politics , Return , Turn
Beware reds under your beds screams Akerman
2007-05-21 12:29:00 It may be a cheap shot, but who can resist it? Piers Akerman, whose capacity for producing senseless right-wing tripe is second to none (well, maybe Andrew Bolt) has outdone himself. His article "Labor shows its hand" in the Sunday Telegraph is a prime example of what happens when right wing zeal far outweighs all ... More About: Media , Australian politics , Reds , Erma , Beware
Beware reds under your beds screams Akerman
2007-05-21 12:29:00 It may be a cheap shot, but who can resist it? Piers Akerman, whose capacity for producing senseless right-wing tripe is second to none (well, maybe Andrew Bolt) has outdone himself. His article "Labor shows its hand" in the Sunday Telegraph is a prime example of what happens when right wing zeal far outweighs all ... More About: Media , Australian politics , Reds , Erma , Beware
Political advertising - your tax dollars at work in the government propagan
2007-05-20 12:37:00 "This soiled Government is to spend a massive $14 million of taxpayers’ money over the next two months as part of its pre-election panic. Judging by information coming from within the public service, if the full communication barrage runs its course it could reach $50 million. This Government has effectively allowed the Labor Party to ... More About: Political , Advertising , Work , Australian politics
Political advertising - your tax dollars at work in the government propagan
2007-05-20 12:37:00 "This soiled Government is to spend a massive $14 million of taxpayers’ money over the next two months as part of its pre-election panic. Judging by information coming from within the public service, if the full communication barrage runs its course it could reach $50 million. This Government has effectively allowed the Labor Party to ... More About: Political , Advertising , Work , Australian politics
A war of words - use and misuse of language in battle for voter?s minds
2007-05-19 09:51:00 We seldom pause to think how powerful language is. Words are not only part of our communications, they are a part of our thoughts and perceptions. Something that has no word for it, no name, essentially does not exist. Similarly, giving something a name that is not truly reflective of its nature, will nonetheless influence ... More About: Minds , Language , Australian politics , Howard government
A war of words - use and misuse of language in battle for voter?s minds
2007-05-19 09:51:00 We seldom pause to think how powerful language is. Words are not only part of our communications, they are a part of our thoughts and perceptions. Something that has no word for it, no name, essentially does not exist. Similarly, giving something a name that is not truly reflective of its nature, will nonetheless influence ... More About: Minds , Language , Australian politics , Howard government
The childcare rebate - what the government giveth, the government taketh aw
2007-05-18 14:40:00 The Howard government boasts that in its latest budget it has made childcare more affordable by increasing the childcare rebate. Of course boasting or buying votes is what a pre-election budget is for, but that aside, has the rebate made childcare more affordable? I know a woman who works in home-based childcare. This is probably the ... More About: Government , Australian politics , Give , What The
The use and misuse of racism claims by tyrants
2007-05-14 13:29:00 I have recently written about the controversy concerning the proposed visit by the Australian cricket team to Zimbabwe. Yesterday, the Howard government moved to ban the team's visit to that country. The ban prompted an attack by the Zimbabwe government, which claimed that the ban was a "desperate" and "racist" move motivated by the increasing ... More About: Human Rights , World Politics , Racism , Australian politics , Ants
Your mind online - Google plan to collect psychological profiles of net use
2007-05-13 08:43:00 It is quite disturbing to read that Google has applied to patent a technology for creating psychological profiles of internet users based on their online gaming behaviour. Online gaming interactions and conduct can be studied to evaluate the users' psychology. This technology is reportedly not limited to PC users - gaming consoles that connect to ... More About: World Politics , Mind , Profiles
Courage under fire - Major Michael Mori denied promotion
2007-05-12 14:55:00 The Age reported today that, in what appears to be a payback for defending the Australian terror suspect David Hicks, Major Michael Mori was passed over for promotion, a fate that was shared by four other lawyers who represented detainees from the infamous Guantanamo Bay. Mori, who has won admiration for his fearless defence of Hicks, ... More About: Promotion , World Politics , Fire
Cricketers display their ignorance over the Zimbabwe
2007-05-11 13:12:00 Cricket is really not my thing, so it is a bit ironic that my first substantive post should mention this sport. But the debate about whether Australian cricketers should tour Zimbabwe - a country controlled by the despicable dictator Mugabe - is a topic that begs a comment. This is a very rare occasion when I ... More About: Politics , World Politics , Display , Over
Welcome to the blog
More articles from this author:2007-05-10 15:44:00 Welcome to the Talk It Out blog. We are all passionate about something, but I’ve been finding that lately I have had no time or “space” to express those interests and passions. Hopefully this blog will be that space. It may be just a collection of my ramblings on various topics (politics, social and women’s issues ... More About: Blog , Come 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 |
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