Okay, don’t answer that question. But I didn’t watch either the Debate between our esteemed political leaders, or the Master Chef final. Thus I suspect I am in a minority of the Australian population. I didn’t watch the GillAbb Debate because I am so shizzed off about the direction politics is going in this country [...]
By Legal Eagle
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Also posted in Fark!, General, Law, Popular culture
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Tagged Australian politics, churn, crazy stuff, general grumpiness, Julia Gillard, law firms, lawyers, Master Chef, Tony Abbott
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David Cameron has launched his “big society” drive to empower communities, describing it as his “great passion”. In a speech in Liverpool, the prime minister said groups should be able to run post offices, libraries, transport services and shape housing projects. Also announcing plans to use dormant bank accounts to fund projects, Mr Cameron said [...]
Australia will hold a general election on 21 August, Prime Minister Julia Gillard has announced. Ms Gillard – the country’s first female prime minister – said the snap poll would be “tough and close”. The governing Labor Party elected her as leader three weeks ago after ousting her predecessor, Kevin Rudd. The race between Labor [...]
Julia Gillard has called an election for 21 August 2010. I must confess that I’ve been pretty down about politics the last few weeks. What particularly depressed me was Labor’s ill-conceived plan to palm asylum seekers off to East Timor. It showed the same ad hoc ‘policy-on-the-run’ approach that KRudd’s regime had shown before. It [...]
I can reveal that Dr Jeffrey John, the openly gay but celibate Dean of St Albans, has been blocked from becoming a bishop once again. He has not been chosen as the next Bishop of Southwark. Liberals will be dismayed that the Church has lost its nerve – but there is no reason for evangelicals [...]
By DeusExMacintosh
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Also posted in England, Funnies, Human/Civil rights, Philosophy, Religion, Society
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Tagged Anglican Church, Archbishop of Canterbury, Catholic Church, church of england, crown nominations commission, gay and lesbian, gay priests, Jeffrey johns, jonathan wynne-jones, pope benedict, rowan williams
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There are a few interesting posts around the place today, so I thought I’d just do a round up: HeathG at Minimal State wonders if GetUp! will get into trouble with copyright law as a result of its political satire video (which lends from various Hollywood blockbusters). I hope not, the video is rather funny, [...]
By Legal Eagle
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Also posted in Blogging, General, Intellectual property, Law, Society
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Tagged copyright, copyright law, Immigration, Law, lawyers, link round-up, people smugglers, psychic octopus
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Chancellor George Osborne has outlined plans to cut incapacity benefit, insisting those capable of working should work, citing the example of coma patients who could easily take up gainful employment as draft excluders. His comments come as the government seeks to make further inroads into the £155bn budget deficit, with those on incapacity benefits seen [...]
Bettina Arndt wrote a piece in the SMH the other day which Paul Norton at LP has described as a “Bondi cigar“, and I must say I’m inclined to agree with Paul’s assessment. Jason Soon alerted me to the piece in the first place, and I must say I’ve stolen his heading for my post [...]
By Legal Eagle
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Also posted in Children, Feminism, Law, Marriage, Motherhood, Public Policy, Society
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Tagged Australian politics, Australian Prime Minister, Bettina Arndt, Children, choice, Cohabitation, de facto marriage, Divorce, family law, Feminism, Julia Gillard, Marriage, Motherhood, prime minister, relationships, sexism
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The thing that has been fascinating me about the last week in politics is the evidence of the herd mentality (psychologically speaking). The herd doesn’t move direction until one person breaks ranks, and then suddenly everyone is following the new direction. I’m talking, of course, of the sudden political demise and dethroning of KRudd. A [...]
By Legal Eagle
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Also posted in Media, Society, The Left
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Tagged 7:30 Report, australia, Australian Labor Party, Australian politics, Australian Prime Minister, David Marr, Herd mentality, Julia Gillard, kevin rudd, leadership putsch, Media, Politics, prime minister, swearing
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Julia Gillard has been sworn in as Australia’s first female prime minister after a surprise leadership vote in the ruling Labor Party ousted Kevin Rudd. Mr Rudd chose not to take part in the ballot knowing he would suffer an embarrassing defeat to his deputy. Ms Gillard said she believed “a good government was losing [...]
