Bernie Banton
Wednesday, November 28th, 2007Bernie Banton dies. It is all a bit sad, really.
Archive for November, 2007
The New Age
Monday, November 26th, 2007Well, it seems like 11 years of suffocating conservatism is finally at an end. And thank Allah for that. A few collegues of mine commented that this is the first change of government since many of us 20-something came into voting age. And what a relief it will be - finally we can move forward [...]
We’re a bunch of funny bastards: the alleged Liberal Chaser-style prank
Thursday, November 22nd, 2007Retiring Liberal MP Jackie Kelly states that the Libs distribution of pamphlets which would indicate that the ALP are hand-in-hand with extremist religious fundamentalism was a ‘chaser style prank’ (the Chaser being a group of political and social satirists from Australia who routinely target Australian politicians).
This has to be one of the more ridiculous [...]
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
Wednesday, November 21st, 2007I went and saw a really great film last night. “The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford” has pretty much got it all - great direction, great acting, great photography and cinematography, and a great story. Kudos to Casey Affleck, younger brother of the mostly sterile Ben, who puts out an impressive [...]
The Denial Twist
Monday, November 19th, 2007I think it is somewhat amusing that controversial ‘historian’ David Irving can be banned from Australia for denying the holocaust, but conservative pundit Andrew Bolt is allowed to live here despite his ludicrous claims of an Stolen Generation myth.
The 2007 Australian Election – What Matters to Me.
Monday, November 19th, 2007The people of Australia have been inundated with political campaigning over the last few months, and no doubt many people are sick of the constant mud-slinging and negativity that seems to go hand in hand with a federal election campaign – “It’s not about electing the best leader, but about keeping the worse one out” [...]
