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What the Australian Election Result Means to Science and Tech
2007-11-27 13:43:00 The Australian people have spoken, it's time for change and we've elected the Milky Bar Kid as our Leader. Well, not really, but Kevin Rudd sure looks like him.
By: Bored of Science
What does the Australian election results mean for the West...
2007-11-26 05:32:00 What does the Australian election results mean for the West? What do they mean for Bush's foreign policy initiatives? The Aussie boys will be coming home pretty soon George Junior! The Australian left of centre Labor Party won the Federal elections by a landslide. Now all the states and the Federal government are all Labor administrations. read more
By: Communati.com
A Few More Thoughts on John Howard
2007-11-25 17:20:00 Jazz shared his thoughts on the defeat of Australia's John Howard yesterday and I left it up to Aussie blogger Big Gav to explain what it all meant. There are several more reactions today. Steve Clemons thinks it... ...may signal a major shift ahead in America's political order.Jonathan Schwarz reminds us that Howard had one thing in common with George W. Bush, he was a pathological liar when it came to Iraq from the very beginning. John Cole makes the following observation: Is Greater Wingnuttia that upset about Howard losing simply because of his occasional rhetorical support of Bush? It certainly is not because of Australia?s (and again, not to demean their help) contribution to the force make-up. Is this what the Bush dead-enders are left with- clinging to the rhetoric of a foreign leader? I realize, I think the Republican party and right-wing are such losers and so wrong on many issues I left the party and joined a party I don?t feel wholly comfortable with, but are they real...
Oh what a night!
2007-11-24 14:32:00 What a great night! Who would have thought that staring at numbers and graphs for six hours could be so exhilarating! The Howard era has finally ended. I must say that Howard's concession speech was both dignified and gracious. He has (finally) accepted the responsibility for the Libs' woes. And, to be fair, a political career ...
By: Talk It Out
Holding my breath?
2007-11-24 10:29:00 Having taken a bit of a break from writing, I'm now back, presently turning purple from holding my breath and typing very slowly with crossed fingers. 11 years of Howard's regime may just end tonight and it looks like Howard may be losing his seat (one does have to give him credit for having the ...
By: Talk It Out
Australian election count begins
2007-11-24 09:38:00 Officials in Australia have begun to count votes in the general election which will decide the fate of serving Prime Minister John Howard.1 Vote(s)
By: JeQQ it
And up they go again?
2007-11-07 13:27:00 It is doubly annoying having to listen to yet another Liberal party ad about how interest rates will be higher under Labor because of "union fanatics" "environmental extremists" and learner leaders, when we have now had yet another interest rise (the sixth since 2004) and the prediction is that the rates will keep on going ...
By: Talk It Out
The Leadership debate - IR (un)truth test
2007-10-22 16:12:00 As one might expect, in the leadership debate, Howard made a few claims about the IR "reforms". Lets examine the veracity of some of these claims, remembering of course that one does not need to tell an outright lie to be untruthful. For example, when Howard was asked whether, under his WorkChoices laws employees could ...
By: Talk It Out
The Leadership debate - some impressions
2007-10-21 13:29:00 Well, it was certainly exciting watching the leadership debate, worm-free though it was. I must say that on the whole, I think Howard blew it big time - it is doubtful that he'll want a repeat closer to the election. Howard confirmed one of the most damaging perceptions of him and his government - stuck ...
By: Talk It Out
Taxing elections
2007-10-17 16:02:00 It is almost amusing that every time an election rolls about, the government promises substantial tax cuts. I wonder whether, if elections were held every year, we'd pay no tax at all. Wouldn't that be an attractive prospect? Perhaps not. If Oliver Wendell Holmes was right to say that taxes are what we pay for ...
By: Talk It Out
Australian Election: With Google's Election Portal, Know Your Candidates Be
2007-09-14 16:20:00 Google launched an Australian election website, in anticipation of the country's elections. (...)
400 thousand to be disenfranchised
2007-08-14 15:39:00 A little while ago the Howard government quietly changed electoral laws so that the electoral roll closes when the election is called. Those who are not enrolled at the time that the election is called immediately become ineligible to vote at the election. Needless to say that persons most likely to find themselves in that ...
By: Talk It Out
Cause of Howard government war on States revealed!
2007-08-06 14:54:00 The Howard government knows its in trouble. The polls aren't looking good. Despite the millions of taxpayer dollars the government is spending advertising its unfair WorkChoices laws, the electorate isn't convinced. The interest rates have risen 4 times since the last election in 2004, when the government ran a scare campaign against Labor and promised ...
By: Talk It Out
A forgotten election issue
2007-07-09 15:21:00 I was very interested to read an article in the Australian by Professor George Williams about the impact the next election will have on the composition of the High Court of Australia. With the political focus on WorkChoices, Iraq, indigenous affairs and the non-exploding car bombs in UK it is quite understandable that even those ...
By: Talk It Out
Some weekend entertainment - Search for a scapegoat part II
2007-07-06 15:49:00 A few weeks ago I posted a video made by "killerspud" about John Howard's search for a scapegoat for the next election. Now there's a second installment as the search continues. Thanks to killerspud for his permission to use the video on this site. Hope you enjoy watching it.
By: Talk It Out
Green with envy or just plain stupid
2007-06-28 13:22:00 The Age reports that the Labor party are planning another "assault" on the Greens, with the aid of Dr Evil and Mini Me billboards and a website. The campaign is apparently to be based around the fact that the Greens have occasionally voted with the Liberal party opposition in Victorian parliament. No doubt the billboards ...
By: Talk It Out
Addicted to power
2007-06-26 15:58:00 The Howard government reportedly had the audacity to "warn" the voters against giving the Greens and minor parties the balance of power in the Senate, stating that the government has used its Senate majority "responsibly" (and so presumably should be entitled to retain it). According to the government "responsible" use of the Senate majority includes pushing ...
By: Talk It Out
Crystal balls and election year politics
2007-06-23 16:36:00 A yet another embarrassing leak about big business plans to advertise in support of Howard's WorkChoices revealed that the business groups commissioned economic models to speculate on what economic benefits WorkChoices brings to Australia. The models are likely to be used as basis for advertisements to tell the voters about the inflation, unemployment levels and ...
By: Talk It Out
Encouraging people to become citizens is a dirty trick - just ask Hockey!
2007-06-23 08:40:00 Every time I think that the Howard government has reached the pinnacle of hypocrisy and dirty politics, I'm in for a surprise. Today is no exception. Joe Hockey accused the unions of using dirty "tricks to get workers to vote against the Howard government at the next election". Now that of itself is nothing new, the ...
By: Talk It Out
Who is afraid of whom?
2007-06-20 15:31:00 OK, lets face it, no one can be in the least bit surprised to learn that the intended advertising campaign by business organisations to promote WorkChoices is not quite independent of the Howard Government. The $11 million dollar ad blitz will be directed by a Liberal party pollster Mark Textor of a firm called Crosby/Textor, ...
By: Talk It Out
Can it all be a coincidence?
2007-06-19 15:28:00 Can it be a coincidence that we are being treated to all these exciting tapes, videos or photos of a few union members "behaving badly" at the same as Howard is leading a fear campaign against unions? There are was the semi-nude photo, foul language caught on tape and some more foul language caught on ...
By: Talk It Out
Search for a scapegoat - starring John Howard (sort of)
2007-06-16 09:38:00 For some weekend amusement of the political kind here's a great video about Howard's search for a scapegoat for the next election. Thanks very much to "killerspud" for his permission to use the video on this site. Enjoy.
By: Talk It Out
A BBQ with Hitler, Stalin and Mao
2007-06-14 15:47:00 In a post yesterday I contended that the government (with the help of right-wing commentators) has manipulated public discourse to stigmatise expressions of opinion adverse to their ideology. The post contained a few examples from the day's newspapers. Well, how about some more evidence from today's papers: First, there's Wilson Tuckey, a Liberal party MP from WA. ...
By: Talk It Out
Can we have some evidence please?
2007-06-08 16:08:00 Would you trust someone who constantly asserts things without a shred of evidence to back up their assertions and who throws around accusations that cannot be supported? There is a vast gap between assertions and the truth, a gap that can only be bridged by evidence that one's assertion is based on something more than ...
By: Talk It Out
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