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Immigration debate for Melbournites

August 9, 2010 – 7:06 pm

As the election campaign gets into top gear, it’s becoming clear (from afar, at any rate) that immigration has somehow turned into a live issue again. I honestly thought it was pretty much dead and buried after Howard and Rudd’s efforts, but apparently not. You could call it the ultimate policy zombie. If nothing else, [...]

By skepticlawyer | Also posted in Immigration | Tagged , , , , , , , | Comments (6)

The House that Jack Built

May 21, 2010 – 6:45 am

My friend Jack has a kitler. That is, a cat that looks like Hitler. Such things are not the product of some internet fantasy or determined skill in photoshop. I pulled up in his driveway a few years ago to see the thing sitting on his verandah, licking its paws, toothbrush moustache well in evidence. ‘Does [...]

By skepticlawyer | Also posted in Fark! | Comments (25)

The donations button has been fixed…

March 11, 2010 – 12:19 am

… Many thanks to the people who were kind enough to tell us it was busted, as we would never have found out otherwise. We’re not in the habit of checking. With any sort of luck it is now clever enough to spot whether you are in Australia or the UK (where most of our [...]

By skepticlawyer | Also posted in Blogging, General | Comments (0)

Jacob’s Ladder

March 5, 2010 – 6:52 am

It was all polite smiles and meticulous protocol as Jacob Zuma met the Queen yesterday afternoon. But just hours before he left for his state visit to Britain, South Africa’s flamboyant President revealed what he really thought of his hosts. In an astonishing interview given shortly before he boarded his flight to London, Mr Zuma [...]

By DeusExMacintosh | Also posted in Australian internet filter, England, Funnies, Marriage, Media, Politics | Tagged , , , | Comments (4)

Rattling the chipped enamel cup…

September 28, 2009 – 7:16 pm

For reasons unknown, it seems that people have decided that the last week or so is donation time, and we’ve had three donations land in the tip jar. We are very grateful to you all; it is handy to know that we’re not boring our readers to tears or driving them around the bend. With [...]

By skepticlawyer | Also posted in Blogging, General | Comments (5)

Vale Justice Peter Dutney

September 8, 2009 – 6:03 am

Sometimes, death is a thief, rather than a mere killer. At this moment, I think it has stolen a good and fair man from me, and I am not happy. I am, however, determined to honour that man’s memory in the way recommended by Marcus Aurelius in the Meditations: by speaking about his fine qualities. [...]

By skepticlawyer | Also posted in General, Law | Tagged , , , , | Comments (14)

Cheapie Crikey Subs

February 16, 2009 – 11:33 pm

Before I forget (and in between running tutorials), just a reminder that Club Troppo’s Nick Gruen runs a group subscription to online newsmagazine Crikey every year. The long and the short of the arrangement is that the more people sign up through Nick’s deal (go here and follow the instructions), the cheaper it is. At [...]

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Not quite New Year…

December 29, 2008 – 1:28 am

… but lots of chuckles anyway. The insane masters of cardboard cut-outs at JibJab present their annual review. I do like the nifty stunt 2009 pulls right at the end.    Try JibJab Sendables® eCards today!

By skepticlawyer | Also posted in Funnies | Comments (0)

Shit, it’s Christmas

December 24, 2008 – 7:31 am

At some point in the last three years I stuck Jeff Foxworthy’s ‘Redneck 12 Days of Christmas’ up on a Catallaxy Christmas post, which means I can’t do it again. That said, there’s no rule against a bit more Jeff for y’all. Since everyone seems to be pretty happy to have shifted one particular redneck [...]

By skepticlawyer | Also posted in Music | Comments (9)

Best Blog Posts of 2008

December 10, 2008 – 12:16 am

For those of you who’ve been floating around Ozblogistan for a while, you’ll probably know about Online Opinion and Club Troppo’s annual exercise in tracking down the best writing around the place. If you’re new to the system, the idea is to nominate up to six of your favourite posts from the last year (with [...]

By skepticlawyer | Also posted in Blogging | Comments (0)