Interesting discussion on 891 this morning with Matt & Dave discussing a local politician’s appearance and speech at a Midwinter dinner at a Masonic lodge.
While not outwardly mocking the dinner or the timing thereof to coincide with the pagan celebration, I did detect a hint of Matt & Dave’s slightly superior smugness regarding the goings-on [...]
I’ve often thought I should try liveblogging. If only for my own entertainment. But y’know…
Firstly, at the time most liveblogworthy things are on, I’m usually getting kids to bed, loading the dishwasher and generally cleaning up the mess I’ve made earlier in the afternoon.
Secondly, and probably more pertinently, I live in South Australia so unless [...]
A recent article in The Australian accuses the Australian Federal Police of releasing a story when “half the country’s media” was on strike.
Now, fair call; it does seem a bit suss but the criticism is a bit rich. Obviously, the story wasn’t buried. At least one astute reporter picked it up. He asks in his [...]
I was thinking about writing a post on the Olympics until I realised I did that four years ago.
Here, and here.
Only the city has changed, really.
And last night I watched handball.
The ABC series The Hollowmen has only been running, what, five weeks? But it’s already become the journalistic cliché for all comparison to the goings on in government.
There was a comparison in the Australian yesterday by Caroline Overington in her opening paragraph. I’ve heard or read countless comparisons in the last few weeks. Hell, I [...]
Sometimes I get a bit riled up and do a bit of a dissertation on some current affair or other. It’s usually something that’s been in the media a while, usually to saturation point and I get a bit sick of that and feel compelled to share my oh-so-unique insights on it.I would do this [...]
First there was the Australian version of the American version of Idol. Then we had Ice Skating with People Who Have Been On TV, which nobody watched because we don’t really ice skate much in this harsh, hot land of ours. This was followed by Dancing with People You’ve Heard Of and So You Think [...]
I know I’m cynical about it, and I can’t believe that more people aren’t. I’m talking about whenever someone dies, the commercial news programs wheel out their slow-motion montages of the recently deceased, complete with inspirational wind-beneath-my-wings type power ballad as backup.
There was one recently for a famous cricketer’s wife. And be assured, I’m not [...]
For any readers outside South Australia, there’s been a recent crisis in this state’s hospital industry, with doctors and other specialists arguing over wage increases. Related story here.
The issue has come to a head and many emergency doctors and staff have not just gone on strike but resigned their positions altogether.
Take that!
I’d like to put [...]
While I don’t claim to know everything concerning the polical machinations of the Bill Henson case, I will say this.
Honi soit qui mal y pense.
By which I mean, if you can look at a picture of an impassively posed, naked 13-year old girl and see something salacious, shame on you.
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