The documentary was called “Vote for me!” and was part of SBS’s week examining democracy, which they have called “Why Democracy?”. And what did we see in this documentary? (If you watched the show, please comment; I hate talking to myself!) We saw Chinese children exploiting the weaknesses of the other candidates. We saw them [...]

Democrats senator, Andrew Bartlett writes: “… the make up of the Senate after the election will be influential on what sort of laws Australia ends up with in the event Mr Rudd gets elected.” – Bartlett Diaries The Coalition has had the balance of power in the Senate since the 2004 election. The Senate has [...]

Joe Hockey was on Sunday this morning. He talked about Kevin Rudd and his regular appearance on Sunrise as well as the ‘outrageous’ amount of money the Labor Party will spend between now and the election in November. Joe tried to suggest that Rudd’s appearances on Sunrise are no longer appropriate because he is the [...]

The Planet is a beautiful and unique documentary. It really communicated to me the fragility of the Earth. It also gave an interesting and comprehensive picture of the whole global warming problem – from historical, environmental, social, economic, financial and political perspectives. Here are a few quotes from the documentary which resonated with me: “The [...]

[Audio clip: view full post to listen] The Hicks case has finally been resolved and everyone is a winner! “It was a good result for Hicks because he finally has a date for release and a chance to be close to his family, although he will not earn a cent from selling his story to [...]

What he did… “… Hicks acknowledged that he trained with Al Qaeda in Afghanistan and fought with its forces against US allies in Afghanistan in late 2001 for two hours and then sold his gun to raise cab fare and tried to flee to Pakistan.” (ABC article) + “Hicks admitted he had trained with al-Qaeda, [...]

SMH: Tribal Mind reports: They were breaking records and faces at the World Swimming Championships last night, but most Australian viewers didn’t want to know. Channel Nine’s devotion to the water was able to earn it only 23.3 per cent of the prime time audience, putting Nine in an unprecedented third place behind Ten on [...]

23% of the Australian population was born overseas. Of the people born in Australia, 26% had at least one parent who was born overseas.

Last night on Difference of Opinion: ABC (9:30pm – Monday) the panel of experts were basically trying to debate the individual merits of nuclear, coal and renewable energy. However they were all saying that ‘their’ technology will be better and more efficient in 10 years. Well guess what? – the technology will always be better [...]

The Honourable John Howard, Prime Minister of Australia, 26 January 2008: “Australia Day has always been an occasion when all Australian celebrate the amazing country we live in. We gather together to celebrate the prosperity and the freedom of our country. “However, we forget that the land we now stand on has always been the [...]

I just joined the Australian Democrats. I wanted to support them because I think it is important that someone other than the government of the day has the balance of power in the Senate. This way they can take the hard edge off legislation or negotiate deals with the government. Otherwise the government can simply [...]

Today the Sydney Morning Herald: Good Weekend magazine reports – Meal or Medicine? Source: SMH: Good Weekend – Melissa Sweet, “Meal or Medicine?”, 17 Mar 2007 “Eating fish could prevent heart disease. Then again, it might not. It depends on who you listen to. With the media and marketplace awash with claims and counterclaims about [...]