After years of yearning, I got to visit Paronella Park, near Innisfail, Queensland. It is a ruin of great beauty, with stories of dynastic collapse and perseverance. The motto for the new owners is ‘the dream continues’.
And so does my dream on the NSW south coast. The renovations continue […] Continue Reading…
March 20, 2008 | Ronda Jambe
Under the Moruya Moon (3)
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March 16, 2008 | Graham
Newman’s victory one for Campbell
Joe Hockey reckons that Campbell Newman’s win is the first step on the comeback for the Liberal Party.
“In many ways this may become the emblematic moment that indicates that the Liberal Party has reconnected with the community and has built up a core base of support for better government […] Continue Reading…
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March 13, 2008 | Ronda Jambe
The only pub in the only town
Walking to the shops in my Canberra suburb this afternoon, I wished I could communicate the sadness that greets every dry crunch under my feet. Supposedly it was a moist spring and summer, but here we are in autumn, experiencing that dessicating dryness that brings drooping spirits along […] Continue Reading…
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March 10, 2008 | Graham
Alcohol campaign should sober razor gang
The government is set to spend $53 M on the unsubstantiated binge drinking problem. It will be partly funded by clipping the amount of money available to members and senators for printing. That still leaves the other half to be funded from cutting something else.
The government faces a huge […] Continue Reading…
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March 06, 2008 | Ronda Jambe
A.N.U. – Australia’s Nastiest University?
Almost by accident, I discovered I had been underpaid as a tutor last semester in the business faculty. When I heard about an overseas tutor with a PhD complaining about this and being told ‘it is not our policy to pay at the PhD level’, I immediately dug up […] Continue Reading…
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March 05, 2008 | Graham
Are closing hours the issue?
Seems that they’re worried about binge drinking in the UK, but unlike Australia, they are actually looking at reliable statistics and coming to some different conclusions.
That doesn’t stop the Austrlalian media trying to spin the issue, and this report from the ABC is a disgrace. The ABC claims “24 […] Continue Reading…
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March 02, 2008 | Graham
Obama and Clinton, Smoot and Hawley
Many of my friends have been swept up by Obamamania. I’ve been listening to his speeches. They sound disturbingly isolationist and protectionist. Clinton is singing some of the same tune.
So far both are being carried by celebrity rather than substance, but I think it’s about time we started paying […] Continue Reading…
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March 02, 2008 | Graham
WWF panda puts paw on emissions problem
One of the problems with the Kyoto approach to carbon emissions is that they are to be addressed on a country by country basis, and most of the world isn’t actively participating in the scheme. This is such an obviously clunky approach that even the global warming cheer squad […] Continue Reading…
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March 01, 2008 | Graham
You’ve got to feel sorry for Harry
I always thought that one of the best arguments for a republic was that the monarchy is cruel to monarchs, or at least their families. Common law forbids slavery, but if you’re born a Windsor, short of abdicating, you’re tied to a particular job for the rest of your […] Continue Reading…
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February 28, 2008 | Ronda Jambe
Canberra is becoming a Capital Mess
This week the ACT government revealed plans for a large car park close to the city centre, at the edge of Lake Burley Griffin. This is not likely to enhance Canberra’s appeal, either as a tourist destination or a place to live. This is just typical of the mis-guided […] Continue Reading…
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