In an ordinary election I would be appalled, nay outraged!
The nerve of that man – how can he dare to call himself a reporter?!
But this is no ordinary election and Mark Latham’s conspicuous presence at Julia Gillard’s press conference in Brisbane this morning indicated another riveting plot twist in the soap opera that is the [...]
Thursday, August 5, 2010
While Laurie Oakes marvels that the new Julia sounded an awful lot like the old Julia, Claire Connelly wants to know what on earth they did with Kevin 1.0?
It occurs to me that sometimes being too good can backfire.
Pipe down, before you think I’m growing a big head, I am referring to a one Kevin [...]
Wednesday, August 4, 2010
It was reported on Lateline tonight that the government plans to make changes to privacy laws following a Law Reform Commission report (which will be released next year) in which they hope the role of determining what constitutes as being in “the public interest” will be assigned to lawyers and judges instead of the journalists [...]
Friday, June 25, 2010
I have a bone to pick with the twittersphere, some bloggers, and anyone who left a comment on any news site over their alleged outrage of the media’s treatment of the leadership spill which took place yesterday.
Aside from the hilarious and most frequent reaction “first female wranga!” (which I personally cannot get enough of), there [...]
Friday, February 19, 2010
It’s strange how the Olympics are making me hyper-aware of being American. From the behind-the-scenes stories of athletes in which proclamations of pride in representing the country and their hometown are made, to the sports commentators who constantly make reference to the medal count, I am constantly reminded of what it actually means to [...]
Thursday, February 11, 2010
In case you didn’t realise it, this is an election year. You never would have guessed with both major parties already out there wearing hard-hats, turning sods and kissing babies. In fact it’s almost as if the election has already been called. The battle lines are being drawn on the environment, immigration and the [...]
Thursday, January 21, 2010
“Censorship reflects society’s fundamental lack of confidence in itself. It truly is a hallmark of an authoritarian regime.” – Potter Stewart U.S Supreme Court Associate Justice.
It’s been a while since I’ve written anything.
Once again I have become disillusioned to the point of lethargy and inaction with the state of this world, and the state of [...]
Sunday, December 20, 2009
2009 was a year full of things that made me very angry.
The world is a terrible and unfair place. Some of the events that I found most shocking received extremely limited public attention. Obviously, not everything can be as important and exciting as Tiger Woods cheating on his wife. Below, I’ve listed four things that [...]
Friday, December 18, 2009
‘There you are,’ I screamed dementedly at him, virtually rubbing his face in the heap of white plastic, ‘now you’ve got choice. Look at all that choice. They may all be shit, but look at the choice!’ - Stephen Fry, The BBC and the Future of Broadcasting
2009 is the beginning of the golden age of Australia [...]
Tuesday, September 29, 2009
Wild life scientists come out in defense of poop poisoned endangered shrimps as a reason for preventing tourists from climbing Ayers Rock.
Apparently Aboriginals weren’t considered endangered enough to be considered for the role.
Somehow they thought that an endangered shrimp that nobody has heard of was more relatable.
Go figure.
Saturday, August 7, 2010
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