I sit here at 23:33 hours, 31 December 2011, with a cleansing ale preparing to tentatively welcome in the New year, 2012
Jan 012012
May 092011
The current on-going debate over a few thousand asylum seekers (not illegal immigrants as seems to have become the common meme) has engendered a side-debate now in regard to Australian culture.
Apr 252011
These are the numbers which classified my father firstly, as a member of the Citizen Military Force (CMF), and later as a member of the Australian Imperial Forces (AIF) from 1941 to 1946.
Mar 112011
I thought I’d post here a couple of pics from the Spaceflightnow website, of Discovery’s homecoming early yesterday morning Australian time.
Mar 032011
Well, Hooplah and Lack-A-Day! The PM’s Carbon Price mechanism looks just like the one scrapped this time last year.
Feb 172011
If ever there was proof required of conservatism’s desperation to destroy democracy in Australia, it was evident in spades today.
Feb 152011
Turning back to observations of the Conservative Express today.
Feb 142011
Dresden 66 years on from 13 February 1945.
Jan 252011
January 26, tomorrow. Apparently Australia Day, but what is it really?
Dec 032010
I watched the Paul Keating interview on Lateline last week, and came away, yet again, with the overwhelming impression of the man as being head and shoulders above any currently serving Australian politician on practically any level one cares to imagine.