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That we are, without a doubt. The Australian polity, that is. Not sure about Abbott’s hope for a gentler polity, but events of these last few weeks have shown we are at least as smart as slime mold.
And why not? We are also a self-organising organic entity, and our […] Continue Reading…
The Greens have come out of this election mess smelling sweeter than the rest. The ALP pulled at least two wrong reins: not standing on their principles and calling a double dissolution over the emission trading scheme, and then axing their leader and replacing him with another slice of […] Continue Reading…
It’s possible Kevin Rudd may have been behind a community campaign to independently support him, going on photos supplied by a reader. Apparently signs that weren’t official ALP signs, supporting Kevin went up without being authorised. The authorisation was written on in pen later on in the day when […] Continue Reading…
Independents can be independents, until they have to exercise power. Then they seem to remarkably quickly coalesce into what looks like a political party of sorts. Or at least that appears to be the case of the three men in a tub – Katter, Oakeshott and Windsor.
Just as well, […] Continue Reading…
The Liberals are running two different election day messages on their wrap. Does either work? How do they decide where to display it? […] Continue Reading…
Her mind might dwell on Rudd, but he’s erased her from Griffith. […] Continue Reading…
Quickly now, in 3 seconds answer this question: does your family have private medical insurance? If you know the answer, give yourself 5 points. Now another quickie (no cheating, by looking at your will or asking your accountant) Do you own any properties? If you got that right, you […] Continue Reading…
Let it never be said I am alarmist. Apoplectic, maybe.
Aside from the freeze on wheat exports from Russia, due to their drought and fires, and an iceberg 4 times the size of Manhattan breaking off in Greenland (thank heavens there’s no climate change, imagine what it would be like […] Continue Reading…
Joseph Stiglitz probably can’t be called a babe, he’s too hairy, too old and much too wise. But to me he’s an intellectual babe, and hearing him speak at the ANU this week was as rewarding as I expected it to be.
The Canberra Times article said the audience, which […] Continue Reading…
Julia Gillard has had appalling polling figures this last week. Nielsen shows her losing, Galaxy has it 50/50 and only Newspoll has her ahead. All this when a week ago she apparently had a 6 point margin over the opposition. Could the Weekly photoshoot have anything to do with this?
It could. […] Continue Reading…