The Journal
Current Affairs
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The Sky Is Falling
Melbourne today recorded its coldest April morning for 60 years. In Coldstream, in Melbourne’s outer east, the mercury dropped to -2.7C, while Mt Hotham had the morning’s lowest temperature of 4.4C – a day after the…
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Brain Dead Rann Government Begins Plastic Bag Ban On Monday
Maybe there are a few members of South Australia’s Labor Government who have a brain, or at least part of one. But any government which could introduce a measure so utterly pointless and so clearly going…
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I’m Not Convinced Swine Flu Is Going To Be A Pandemic
But a 23 month old child died of Swine Flu in the US today – the first recorded death outside Mexico. All deaths from any disease are sad. It is sad that so many have died in Mexico,…
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Two More Boats Of Illegal Immigrants Today
Australian authorities intercepted another two “suspected illegal entry vessels” in Australian waters today. On Tuesday Federal Opposition Leader Malcolm Turnbull called for an independent enquiry into the reasons for the dramatic increase in illegal arrivals. It would make…
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Espresso Book Machine
Angus and Robertson in Melbourne installed one of the 1.5 model of these brilliant machines in September last year. Now Blackwell’s in London have installed one of the new EBM 2.0 models. The Espresso Book Machine can print a…
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Faith Fighter Game Banned After Muslim Complaint
A few years ago in Victoria, Pastors Daniel Scot and Danny Nalliah ran a conference on ministering to Muslims. A group of Muslims attended in order to be offended. After they were offended as planned, they complained…
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Obama’s 100 Day Spending Spree
Today marks 100 days of President Barack Obama. Yes, I know. So many people are talking about this it is getting boring already. Nonetheless, lots of valuable information at Policy Watch, including this graph: Somebody take back…
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A Low Flying 747 Hurtles Around New York City Chased By Fighter Jets
And they didn’t think anyone might be worried by this? Buildings were evacuated as terrified workers remembered 9/11. New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg says the Obama Air Force One photo opportunity was insensitive and stupid. NY…
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Contradictory Policy Statements From The US
Two oddly contradictory statements today. President Barack Obama says he wants to bring science to the forefront of US thinking, to make the US once again world leaders in scientific research and development. OK. Excellent. But how does…
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Multi-culturalism, Anyone?
A ten year old girl was beheaded by her grandafther in India over the weekend. The man planned to mix her blood with seeds to encourage a good crop. India has a centuries-old tradition of human…
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Prince Charles’ Massive Carbon Earprint
Charles and Camilla and ten staff headed off to Europe last weekend in a private jet to tell everyone else how they need to pull their belts in and stop emitting so much gas. According to experts from the…
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Flu Pandemic Republicans’ Fault
There isn’t a swine flu pandemic, but if there were, it would have dire economic consequences, and it would all be the fault of those blasted right-wingers. Or so says Nation nitwit Nicholls, in a blog post…
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Federal MPs $90 Per Week Pay Rise
Except that it isn’t. Nick Xenophon has called the increased allowance a back door pay rise, but he knows very well it is not. That is just popularist grandstanding. It is an increase of 17% in their…
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North Korea – No Smiles, And Not Much Else Either
No warmth, nothing to buy, no transport, no hope. The joys and triumphs of socialism … Documentary photographer Tomas van Houtryve visited North Korea posing as a businessman looking to open a chocolate factory. Despite 24-hour surveillance by…
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Clinton: Renewed Violence In Iraq A Good Sign
Hmm… Hilary Clinton said that the Iraqi government had “come a long, long way” and that the bombings were “a signal that the rejectionists fear Iraq is going in the right direction.” Perhaps not such a…
