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I had one of those bizarre mornings where a lot of similar themes unexpectedly came together & smacked me in the face about how self-obsessed we Australians have become.

It does not matter what Prime Minister Gillard says or does, it will be spun in a negative manner, this has been patently clear for months and frankly, has gotten to an embarrassing stage.

Woke up to one of those days when nothing goes right from the start which never bodes well for a productive work day. Until that is, I started my morning coffee & trolling of the newspapers... First cab off the rank was the Courier Mail, I am in Queensland obviously, and to my amazement and ple [...]

I am not ashamed that I won’t vote Liberal, or in my case as I am in Wide Bay, their bosom buddies the Nationals, as obviously I can vote for whoever the hell I like. My shame is my ‘reasoning’ for taking the Liberals out of the running.

Contrary to what can be seen in the ‘National Times’ and an extraordinary press conference on the ABC the other day to announce a Journalist (yes a Journalist) changing jobs, the average punter has no bloody idea who Michelle Grattan is, nor do they care...

I am not a journo, not an academic, nor an expert on Government, but even a punter with a basic level of high school education can call bullshit on this Courier Mail report today by Peter Hall, · February 07, 2013 12:00AM, “LNP candidate Mal Brough sets up his office just metres from the shop front [...]

Party politics both repels me and fascinates me at the same time. The whole Holden vs Ford media perpetuated doctrine irritates & repels me. What I find fascinating, particularly watching Twitter conversations is 'how' & 'why' people support the party they do, sometimes more fanatically than any die [...]

Every child deserves the right to a decent education, not just the kids whose parents can afford it. No child deserves to feel ashamed that they went to a State School!

This morning on Twitter a heap of people were re-tweeting this section of Obama’s public Inauguration address: "Our journey is not complete until our gay brothers and sisters are treated like anyone else under the law". So many were excited that Obama, head honcho of the most powerful nation in [...]