James Hardie Industries appears to have learnt a lesson that John Howard has yet to learn: when you make a mistake, say you’re sorry. It is the first rule of crisis management, and it is the best one.
When Arnold Schwarzennegger was accused of sexual misconduct he fessed up […] Continue Reading…
August 17, 2004 | Graham
John Howard needs to learn to say sorry.
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August 17, 2004 | Graham
Readers review Moore – Part II.
The following post is from Stewart Mills.
To understand F 9/11 you need to understand satire
The other night I saw Fahrenheit 9/11. It gave me a clear image of the self-interest that is determining the course of US and global events. It made my blood boil. How could Bush, Rumsfeld […] Continue Reading…
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August 17, 2004 | Jeff Wall
Philandering politicians – does the ‘mob’ really care?
VARIOUS commentators have been speculating whether or not the decision by the Liberal MP for Parramatta, Ross Cameron, to “out” himself for being unfaithful in his marriage will harm his re-election chances.
If the most recent experience – that of Governor James E McGreevey of New Jersey – is […] Continue Reading…
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August 16, 2004 | Graham
Readers review Moore – Part I.
I mightn’t like Michael Moore’s films, but millions do, and many of them read On Line Opinion. In response to our invitation to send in reviews of Fahrenheit 9/11 we had 8 responses. Two longer ones and 6 shorter. So I’m going to publish them in […] Continue Reading…
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August 15, 2004 | Graham
Latham hands Howard FTA advantage.
The conventional analysis of Mark Latham’s FTA manouvering is that he has beaten Howard with nimble “new politics” footwork. Like much conventional analysis it is wrong, even if Howard is not able to counter the move. If Howard parries correctly it could be to Latham what the […] Continue Reading…
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August 15, 2004 | Unknown
Confessions of a Dolly Bird
Christopher Bantick argued in The Age on 10 August 2004 that sex is “the emphasis” of magazines for teenage girls.
Even if I used to read Dolly and Cleo, well, when sex was being invented, it was hard to agree or disagree with his thesis, so in a highly scientific […] Continue Reading…
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August 13, 2004 | Jeff Wall
“Compensation” – the Premier of Tasmania has set a bad example.
ONE of the real evils of society today is the demand for “compensation” for just about everything – compensation if you slip over in the supermarket, compensation if Council takes a metre of your land for public use, compensation if you’re accidentally hit by a cricket ball, compensation […] Continue Reading…
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August 12, 2004 | Graham
Department of Over-and-Under Communication
This post will probably cruel our chances of ever winning an ITOL Grant, but I just can’t resist. Information Technology On Line is a programme meant to provide development capital of up to $200,000 per project to eBusiness initiatives on a dollar for dollar basis.
What On Line Opinion […] Continue Reading…
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August 10, 2004 | Graham
Fahrenheit 9/11- Bile and Baloney
Michael Moore’s Fahrenheit 9/11 is the latest evidence of the decadence of western political debate and an intriguing, if unintentional study of the genesis of evil. Our ability to make sound decisions has already been eroded by the incursion into serious journalism of the convergence of news […] Continue Reading…
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August 10, 2004 | Jeff Wall
Premier Lennon confirms his “no nonsense” reputation, and Governor Butler packs his bags.
THE departure of Richard Butler as Governor of Tasmania has been exactly how I thought it would be – very quick, and at the instigation or insistence of Tasmania’s new Premier, Paul Lennon.
Readers may recall that when Paul Lennon became Premier in February I commented on this site that […] Continue Reading…
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