The Journal
All writing
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Men Earn $1 Million More than Women Over a Lifetime
Really? They have better paying jobs than I do, obviously. Equal pay for equal work for men and women is mandated in Australia, as in most countries. So if this figure is accurate, what can account…
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Hospital Waiting List Fraud
I am a bit confused about this whole story. Is it claimed hospitals were exaggerating their waiting lists in order to increase funding, or that they were understating them in order to look good? Like many…
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This is an April Fool’s Day Joke
The G-Ball. It measures your kick – velocity and direction, and transmits this data to satellites, from where it is sent to football scouts who are waiting to offer you a lucrative contract. But this is not…
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Senior Iranian Official – No Dialogue Till We Have Nukes
Ayatollah Mohammad Baqer Kharrazi is a member of the Iranian Guardian Council – according to some, the most powerful body in Iranian politics – and is also Secretary General of the Iranian Hezbollah. This is someone…
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Has Abu-Sayyaf Already Killed Its Hostages?
The deadline of 2pm Tuesday has passed with no further word on whether three Red Cross workers kidnapped by Philippino terrorist group Abu-Sayyaf are still alive. The terrorists demanded the withdrawal of government troops from ‘their’ territory…
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World’s Largest Laser, Annoying Grammatical Error
Interesting news about the world’s largest laser becoming operational, and especially the hope that this will generate enough energy to achieve ‘fusion ignition.’ This could be an important step on the way to the use of…
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More News on Conficker
Also known as Downadup. As I noted earlier, so far the worm has not caused any damage, except for giving scareware makers another way of cheating people out of their money, and well meaning friends sending annoying email warnings.…
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Family Dies as Police Prevent Rescue
That must be one of the dodgiest headlines I’ve seen for a long time. The house was on fire and burning dangerously. Police stopped neighbours from entering the house. The chances are that anyone else entering…
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Talk About a Storm in a Theacup
Kiwis clash over whether there should be an ‘h’ in Wanganui or not? I don’t think so. I was in Wanganui at the time this issue was being debated. There was very little acrimony, and most…
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Teen Prostitute Paid With Chicken Nuggets
This is sad. Some ratbag by the name of Ronald Gander and his equally disgusting girlfriend (who is not named and does not seem to have been charged) lived in an expensive inner city apartment. They…
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New Idea is a Sleazy Rag
In latest inventions by New Idea magazine (your celebrity news!) Bec Hewitt, wife of Australian tennis player Leighton Hewitt, is accused of having an affair with ‘minder Mark,’ a ‘special kind of guy’ who is a fitness…
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Nearly $1 Million Stolen from Brisbane Parking Meters
A crime gang (OK, two guys) which stole over $800,000 from Brisbane city parking metres has been busted, according to Queensland police. How do people think of these things? How did they do it? Why didn’t…
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Australia’s Minister of Defence Must Answer Questions
Andrew Bolt points out that Chinese born Australian business woman Helen Liu is a leading member of organisations dedicated to promoting the Chinese military and Chinese re-unification (which means the absorption of Taiwan). Joel Fitzgibbon has lied about…
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Virtue Refuses to Comment on Ladettes Boob
The delightfully named Heidi Virtue, Australian Channel Nine’s director of publicity, has declined to comment on very un-ladylike behaviour by all but one of the stars of Aussie Ladette to Lady. This show takes ordinary sheilas…
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Bagle Worm, or Beagle Worm, Whatever
Got back to find my home computer (on which I am running the beta of Windows 7, not that that has anything to do with it) is multiply infected with the bagle worm, and various other…