No Clean Feed - Stop Internet Censorship in Australia

Tag Archives: australia

Sharing is not always a good thing

February 19, 2010 – 2:16 pm

[Warning, if you are eating, do not continue reading this post.]
I just had occasion to shiver all over with horror. You know, when something is so awful that you feel like your skin is crawling off your back? What could be so awful…?
The cause of my horror was the article where Tony Abbott was moaning [...]

By Legal Eagle | Posted in Fark!, Media, Politics, Privacy, Society, anthony daniels | Also tagged , , , , | Comments (17)

Celebrity politicians – are they worth it?

February 12, 2010 – 1:10 pm

I confess that I’ve never really held much brief for celebrity politicians.  Of course, I try to give everyone the benefit of the doubt, so I try to cast my prejudice aside. But I can’t help thinking that if you’re a performer or an actor or a musician, you might not have had much experience [...]

By Legal Eagle | Posted in Politics, Public Policy, Society | Also tagged , , , , , , | Comments (31)

I broke them, YOU buy them

January 28, 2010 – 10:24 pm

Opposition Leader Tony Abbott is standing by his comments that women should try to remain virgins until they are married.
Mr Abbott agreed that his ”minders” may have been concerned by his public airing of his private views on such topics, but he said today’s politicians “inevitably” had to face more such questions than their counterparts [...]

By DeusExMacintosh | Posted in Feminism, Funnies, Politics, Religion | Also tagged , , , , | Comments (1)

Earliest political memories

January 15, 2010 – 7:25 pm

[Cross posted at Larvatus Prodeo]
Today my daughter was playing with her pink superball while my son was asleep (it’s small, so she’s only allowed to get it out while he’s sleeping). I heard her mutter to her toys while brandishing the pink superball, “This is the Prime Minister, and if you do something he doesn’t [...]

By Legal Eagle | Posted in Children, Politics, Society | Also tagged , , , , , , | Comments (14)

Life’s a beach

January 11, 2010 – 7:09 pm

The Eagle family has just spent a few days down on the coast, staying with some friends who have a beach house. It was really lovely.
The beach plays such an important role in my childhood memories. My parents are both Sydneysiders, and we used to visit their childhood holiday venues. We would go camping with [...]

By Legal Eagle | Posted in Children, Personal | Also tagged | Comments (5)

Hopping Mad

March 15, 2009 – 6:00 am

The Foreign Office faced embarrassment today after a secret memo suggested that Russia, Australia and Canada were all “second division” countries at the G20 summit.
A confidential paper, issued to PR agencies ahead of the next month’s London gathering of global leaders, says the UK should focus lobbying efforts on 11 “high-priority states” such as the [...]

By DeusExMacintosh | Posted in Economics, England, Funnies, Politics | Also tagged | Comments (8)

And it’s only March…

March 8, 2009 – 6:00 am

[Melbourne] City residents reported tremors across the metropolitan area and beyond, just days after being hit by wildfires which killed 210 people.
The United States Geological Survey said the 4.7 magnitude quake struck about 59 miles (96km) southeast of Melbourne shortly before 9pm local time at a depth of six miles (10km)
Resident Kate Bruce said: “Being [...]

By DeusExMacintosh | Posted in Environment, Funnies, Science | Also tagged | Comments (7)