Tag Archives: politics
A politician walks into a bar…
The words, deeds and actions of Members of Parliament will always come back to haunt them. Television soundbites, press mentions, inappropriate tweets and email exchanges with a constituent can be retrieved, reviewed and rehashed for perpetuity. Before the electronic age, … Continue reading
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Book Review-The Party Thieves
In August 2010, Australia went to the polls to decide between two leaders who were relatively untested, mainly because they had wrested power from former leaders who were classified as “party thieves”- Kevin Rudd and Malcolm Turnbull, whose leadership styles … Continue reading
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Changes
We have a woman prime minister! She’s Victorian! And I’m fully prepared to overlook the fact she’s a Bulldogs supporter. I only hope that Julia Gillard will be able to be known more for her gender. This is my favourite … Continue reading
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Take my breath away
I remember being called into the lounge room 20 years ago to watch TV. Huge crowds of people were streaming through a checkpoint in a country halfway across the world. The Berlin Wall was coming down and I was watching … Continue reading
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Digital Fortress
An interesting, if somewhat hefty report (238 pages) from the Victorian Parliament’s Economic Development and Infrastructure Committee which had recently conducted an inquiry into Public Sector Information which has called for improved access to Government information with the creation of … Continue reading
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The final countdown*
Another confession- I am a bit of a new junkie, particularly when it comes to politics. I needed to do a social science subject, ended up doing Modern Middle Eastern Politics at the time of the first Gulf War and … Continue reading
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Please allow me to introduce myself…
My first post was something I had to get off my (ample) chest. The gauntlet was thrown down for me to speak up and so I did. So I will backtrack a bit and say hello. I’m 38, a lady … Continue reading
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