shindig at the clock Post Source: steveedney.wordpress.com Posted: Sep 28 2006 23:51:41
finally last night i met some of the ozplogistans lead leading what a cretan lights. he was there as was her and him. she was there and him him himhim him and him plus others including commenters as well whom i must give apologises to for forgetting.
it was a good night although i ducked out at what i imagine was a relatively early time of just after 11pm. ive no doubt there are a few sore heads ... [Show More]
stoush. read it.
may your every traffic light be red may your every following car be aggressive may your cycling lane be nothing ever but a white line drawn in the gutter. may the truck in front of you always be a garbage truck fresh from a pickup run and may its load have come straight from the local nonhalal butcher. may the garbage pickup be no more frequent than fortnightly and may it have a... [Show More]
...t economics and economic management is allllll about.
from the 2005 cairns show.
more over the fold.
elsewhere
the official budget papers and costellos speech to the nation.
liam at stoush.net observes that wayne swan has mastered that old google lark. hopefully the budget reply on thursday will not just consist of a list of words that costello did not mention in his budget speech.
... [Show More]
...udger stereotypes will be trotted out again. cant wait. should be a constructive debate. theres nothing new under the sun in australian politics.update theres more on this little pearler from liam at stoush.net....... [Show More]
anzac day links post Post Source: larvatusprodeo.net Posted: Apr 25 2006 03:35:55
aside from the links already posted to the thoughtful pieces at polemica and sukis place and the anzac day series of posts here at lp theres a wealth of anzac day reflection on the blogosphere. laura andrew bartlett saint john quiggin pavlovs cat and tim blair. there are also a couple of additional posts at polemica.
personal reflections reminiscences statuary historical photos cultural studies v... [Show More]
over at polemica guy has a post up on speculation that greg combet could be what labor needs to get up in 07. though actually i reckon the beazers been coming across better on the telly of late and guy has a point about changing leaders at this point in time we can but dream.
guys also onto something with his reference to liams comparison of combet with gregory peck. a lot of women i know think c... [Show More]
barnaby joyce may have saved christmas but how many stories are we going to read over the easter long weekend about people working without penalty rates or being rostered on despite their will to work on an iconic public holiday or two
elsewhere liam writes on the rise of the optus independent contractor....... [Show More]
...he legal definitions in workchoices and the phenomena of the working poor and generation debt. in a post today andrew makes the related point that bad process contributes to bad legislation.
over at stoush.net dibo looks at the latest workchoices atrocity an awa which deprives a young worker of 40 a week.
if they dont want to sign they can leave he said. its not about whats fair its about whats ri... [Show More]
...allen. there will be more as the year wears on and we move towards the next election. good people are suffering because of these laws and howard is going to cop a belting....... [Show More]
cat out of bag Post Source: larvatusprodeo.net Posted: Mar 08 2006 03:20:20
...ction. though apparently this is a personal view.
elsewhere strangely rafe champion who was there missed the only story to emerge from this convocation of the hardline industrial right....... [Show More]
...s 10 year run at the eels the best possible way.
strength great bench and depth. and that hindmarsh bloke.
weakness none. will leave all other teams in their blue and gold dust....... [Show More]
...e no immediate plans to revisit the issue because it was thrashed out comprehensively and for that reason theres no comments on this post but heres a roundup of blogosphere commentary as suggested at stoush.net. tim blair has published the actual cartoons and his sites cranking under the pressure of increased traffic. tim dunlop uses remarks by german chancellor angela merkel as a hook for his piece ... [Show More]
...ny abbott now frames the issue as one of democratic accountability.
interesting departure from the howard governments standard perspective on ministerial accountability.
elsewhere more from liam at stoush.net and suki....... [Show More]
weasel Post Source: larvatusprodeo.net Posted: Jan 30 2006 01:30:20
... is worthy to pay bribes to a regime you are in the process of invading.
bonus points to anyone who can argue that the government should not be hung out to dry on this one.
elsewhere by mb more at stoush.net surfdom and pavlovs cat.
update by mb flutey has more....... [Show More]
...of new bloggy goodness.
we should also note various lp bloggers and lp friends success.
david tileys barista is an extremely well deserved winner of best australian blog.
flutey tops the nsw pops. stoush.net is biting at fluteys heels runner up after only 13 weeks blogging.
lauras in second place as best victorian blog the winner being mr lefty and deservedly gets the gong for best post.
comrade... [Show More]
workchoices research Post Source: larvatusprodeo.net Posted: Jan 25 2006 02:21:01
...sh.net the journal of australian political economy has just released a special edition on the political and economic implications of workchoices. all the papers are online for you to read....... [Show More]
the ministerial reshuffle has been announced and brendan nelson has been moved out of education to defence. julie bishop who was tipped to replace abbott as health minister who stays put unfortunately is his replacement.
nelson was an appalling education minister. policy making was contradictory overly bureaucratic and seemingly second best to ministerial stunts and backbench schmoozing. the hist... [Show More]
...e that which doesnt seem to apply in this case.
elsehwhere this issue is attracting a bit of commentary around australias politcal blogs comments at duckpond the road to surfdom larvatus prodeo stoush.net wsacaucus.org modia minotaur and ambit gambit....... [Show More]
...eady being bagged for being a liberal in sheeps clothing. its not hard to frame arguments around mcgaurans defection which would give aid and comfort to the barnaby forces.
elsewhere more at surfdom stoush.net and wsacaucus.
elsewhere dk.au more at the bartlett diaries and duckpond....... [Show More]
this hasnt caught on to the same degree on phils thread on debnams claims about 1000 lebanese gang members probably because were a nice civil bunch here at lp but various commenters over on a post by rafe at catallaxy have been excitedly swapping anecdotes about my friend or friends of mine with rafe himself getting into the act. its a wonder anyone dares walk the streets of scary scared sydney at... [Show More]
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