04
Jan
Strange journalism: Socialism to blame for missing five wicket haul
Does the follow headline from an article on cricket reveal more about the political agenda of The Australian?
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Jan
Arrows to the Knees
I was an adventurer once, then I took an arrow to the knee. Feeling insecure is such an unfamiliar sensation. I’ve been blessed to have experienced a life of relative safety, and even when I drunkenly walked around the streets of Cusco, Peru in a pair of rainbow striped long johns, I never actually ever [...]
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Jan
As soon as I get my head round you
By Darragh|Blog, Brisbane|Be the first to comment!
Like most people connected to the Internet have already said, 2011 was an eventful year. Personally, not the best for me relative to other years, but I take comfort in the fact that I’m not imprisoned in a North Korean concentration camp. In the spirit of resolutions, I’d like to tentatively earmark 2012 as the [...]
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Dec
Android to iPhone: Some thoughts
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I’ve been using an iPhone 4S now for about a week after retiring my Google Nexus One. I bought the Nexus one in New York a little less than two years ago and it soldiered on for quite some time, and I was pretty pleased with it considering it only cost me $500 US to [...]
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Dec
Interview with Andy Falkous (Future of the Left)
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Future of the Left are back in the country, touring around Australia and visiting the Merideth music festival. For those who’ve read any interviews featuring the band’s front man, Andy ‘Falco’ Falkous, you’ll know him as one of the most hilarious conversationalists in the music biz. I got the chance to talk to Falco for [...]
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Nov
Some initial concerns on selling uranium to India
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Uranium mining is a particularly divisive topic in Australia. It was only ten years ago that news headlines were dominated by those protesting the development of a uranium mine at Jabiluka in the Northern Territory. However, yesterday, the Australian discourse surrounding uranium took an unexpected detour, with Prime Minister Julia Gillard openly courting the idea [...]
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