The Journal
2009
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Land Rights Lunacy
One native title claim over the whole of Kangaroo Island has already been made, by the Ngarrindjeri people, the Murray River people. Our local paper, The Islander, reports another native title claim over the entire island, this time by the…
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Washington Post On Climategate/Warmengate/Climatequiddick
Climatequiddick is best, because it reflects the media’s reluctance to acknowledge the problem posed by the evidence of fudging, fraud and bullying in the CRU emails and documents. The media treated the embarrassment of Chappaquidick, and…
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Darn!
Anyone who says nature abhors a vacumn has never read the Adelaide Sunday Mail. 112 pages of nothing, plus multiple vacumny inserts. I bought a copy yesterday for the second time in my life. I had…
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Embarrassed Apology
I have been looking through my electricity accounts for the last twelve months, and find that my primary residence (OK, I only have one) has consumed 6100 kWh for the year. This compares very badly with…
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Libs Come To Their Senses
Maybe Tony Abbott did not ignore my fax. And maybe Kevin Andrews was willing to run just to test the level of support for Malcolm Turnbull, with another stronger candidate in the background. In any case,…
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WoW Fifth Birthday
World of Warcraft is five years old. If you log on over the next few days there is a free pet, the Onyxia Whelpling. But even more fun are the Mohawk Grenades:
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If Bush Had …
Shamelessly lifted from A Western Heart: If George W. Bush had been the first President to need a teleprompter installed to be able to get through a press conference, would you have laughed and said this…
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Flammery and Flummery
Tony Abbott ignored my fax. I was glad Kevin Andrews, at least, had the courage to stand against Malcolm Turnbull. The ABC’s description of him as a ‘stalking horse’ (how many people would understand that without…
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Just Faxed To Tony Abbott
The Hon Tony Abbott Fax No (02) 6277 8407 Dear Mr Abbott, Please stand for the leadership of the Liberal Party. I know you are reluctant to do so, and I understand the extra pressure the…
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Diocese Of The Murray
I have a number of friends who are members of The Voice of the Laity, an organisation of lay people in the Anglican Diocese of The Murray. Their website was recently hijacked. They have started a new…
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What is Wrong With Catherine Deveny?
Catherine Deveny, comedy writer, stand-up comedian and perpetual sad sack. I have never encountered a column writer who has such an immense talent for finding something offensive or hurtful in ordinary day to day life and human…
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Mainstream Media Picks Up CRU Email Story
This article in the Wall Street Journal Hacked Emails Show Climate Science Ridden with Rancor may be the beginning of some very reluctant coverage by the commercial media. They were always going to be a bit slow.…
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Sarah Palin Is An Idiot – Not
Look up ‘Sarah Palin is an idiot’ in Google and you’ll get 26,200,000 results. She’s an idiot I would be proud to have as a friend. ‘George Bush is an idiot’ used to be the standard…
