The Journal
2009
-
On Pell, Pope Benedict, HIV and Condoms
I wrote about the effect of condom use on HIV infection rates in general terms about three weeks ago, but Andrew Bolt’s post this afternoon titled Pell’s Killer Argument has prompted me to add some more…
-
Australia To Boycott UN Hitler Birthday Celebrations
At the last possible moment, Australia has been done the right thing and said it will not be sending delegates to the UN’s Geneva Conference for Racism and Anti-Semitism (commonly called Durban II). The conference is…
-
The More I Hear Of Sarah Palin, The More I Like Her
Despite the extraordinary vindictiveness of the attacks against her and her family during the presidential election campaigns, Sarah Palin kept her dignity throughout. She spoke in Illinois a few days ago. On the stimulus programme, no…
-
I Missed The Boat On This One
But I am still gobsmacked by the suspended sentence and sympathetic hearing given to Iranian refugee Kayvan Zarei after he punched a woman in a car park and then splashed a witness with petrol and tried…
-
Bashings and Rapes Frequent On Public Transport
Another good reason not to use commuter trains and buses, besides the fact that they are inconvenient, inefficient, dirty and generally poorly run.
-
South Australia’s Road Safety Minister A Hoon
South Australia’s Minister for Road Safety Tom Koutsantonis has a good record for saying the right things: `Extreme behaviour on our roads, such as speeding, is unacceptable and won’t be tolerated.’ and ‘Unfortunately, you can’t legislate to…
-
Susan Boyle Sings ‘Cry Me A River’
This was recorded ten years ago for a CD produced for a local charity. There’s no video, but her clarity, expression and accuracy of pitch make this something I will listen to over and over again.…
-
Obama Greets Chavez
Well, what was he supposed to do? Some of the criticism seems a little unfair – he couldn’t very well have refused to shake Chavez’s hand. He just didn’t have to look so jolly pleased about…
-
Another Philippine Hostage Free
It is not clear yet whether Swiss Red Cross worker Andreas Notter was released, or left behind after police chased a group of terrorists who tried to break through the cordon surrounding their camp. The military has been drawing…
-
57 Babies Mixed Up in Queensland Hospitals Last year
But it’s not our fault, says the Queensland Nurses Union. We’re like, you know, really busy and that. Really. And really, it just looks like we lost more than twice as many as in 2006 because…
-
Kutcher out-Tweets CNN
Frankly, my dear, I don’t give a hoot. Or whatever it was. Ashton Kutcher of ‘That 70s Show,’ husband of Demi Moore, has beaten CNN to be the first Twitter ‘microblogger’ to reach 1 million followers. For all…
-
Get Your Online Winkelin Here
This is a Dutch shopping site. It’s an absolute scream. Or I have a very strange sense of humour. You may to have to watch a couple of times to get the whole thing. Sound on.
-
Peter Carey Tipped To Take Literary Hat Trick
According to the Man Booker Prize website, ‘The Man Booker International Prize recognises one writer for their achievement in fiction.’ Arrgh! Bizarre that such a horrible gramatical blunder should be sticking out on the front page…
-
Facts On Antarctic Ice Reported In Mainstream Media
Like I said a few days ago, the times, they are a changing. The facts were always there, but it is hard to imagine this news would have been reported this fairly a year or so…
-
US Environmental Authority – CO2 A Dangerous Pollutant
It’s a health risk, and endangers public welfare. Where did they read that – Dolly Magazine? Carbon dioxide is not poisonous, and it is not a pollutant. It is as necessary to plant life as oxygen…
