Exciting times: Kim Beazley has put his job on the line by announcing a caucus leadership ballot for Monday morning. Ballots will also be called for the deputy…
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First off: I miss Jeff Kennet. I haven't cared about Victorian politics very much ever since he left the scene. That said, it seems that the Victorian government…
I've been watching the commentators at The Corner, where they're learning to come to terms with the election defeat of the US Republicans: A friend of mine [...] has…
From the Armed Forces Journal is this article Blood borders that looks at how the Middle East would look if you drew the borders based on ethnicity, rather…
Great stuff in the US elections... As expected, the Democrats are going to easily get control of the Houes. But it's looking more and more like they'll get…
From The Courier-Mail (via Boing Boing): THE United States has slapped a ban on Vegemite, outraging Australian expatriates there. I don't feel that I'm exaggerating when I say that…
A quick primer for beginners: Yes, genocide: the premidated, state mediated murder of over 5.7 million members of a single ethnic group. No, not genocide: criticising $350 million…
The Australian Government Attorneys General's Department has just announced (long overdue) changes to copyright law with respect to making personal copies of television shows and CDs. Most of…
From today's news, Jeff Kennett is considering returning to the Victorian lberal party leadership. All I can say is: oh please, let it be true! State politics in…