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Slutwalk: because you're not allowed to rape sluts either
It’s not often that I actually agree with Catherine Deveny, but she’s summed this one up quite well.
For those who are unfamiliar, Slutwalk started in Toronto, Canada, on January 24 2011, a representative of the Toronto Police Force advised a group of university students that: “ women should avoid dressing like sluts in order not to be victimized”. ( Read more... ) -
Sideshow and democracy
So there’s been a lot of talk about Lindsay Tanner’s book Sideshow. Essentially Tanner argues that the faster paced media cycle is trivialising politics. Only trivia gets reported, so politicians must deal in trivia in order to get coverage, the lifeblood of any politician. Detailed policy is routinely summarised and twisted to make a more eye ( Read more... ) -
Cisco killed the Flip on the cusp of the Glorious Revolution.
Goddammit! This new Flip camcorder that broadcasts directly to the internet would have been awesome.
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Why same sex marriage matters
I’ve been reading a few articles lately (timed to coincide with Mardi Gras and certain motions in parliament to remove the right of cabinet ministers to veto Territory laws) like this one from Helen Razer about how same sex marriage is un-necessary because no right thinking homosexual person would want to get married anyway because marriage as an ( Read more... ) -
A Lib saying sensible things about asylum seeker policy
I found an interesting speech from Judi Moylan, a Federal Liberal MP, moving against Scott Morrison's recent motion to limit the number of asylum seekers that arrive by boat. It's pretty good, I've reproduced an excerpt here:
The real deficiency, though, of the current system is that in 1996, by a deliberate decision of the government, the number ( Read more... ) -
Delay the NBN?
Most of you would know that I'm a fairly fervent NBN supporter. (I wants my shiny fast internets thank you.) But Malcom Turnbull does make a reasonably compelling case for delaying the NBN a bit to pay for flood and cyclone rebuildingHe's certainly sounding much more considered than Tony Abbott, who just seems to be repeating the lines his minders ( Read more... )