Gillard's mousepad plague work choices Sorry, this may not make sense to readers outside of Australia, but this article in tonight's paper made me snigger. To cut a long story short, the previous government in Australia, lead by John Howard, enacted workplace laws that many workers considered to be unfair. The Howard government, according to the now deputy Prime Minister, Julia Gillard, spent A$120 million on various advertising campaigns, and gimmicks, in ... Read full entry

Clinton, Obama: Why Not Both? The question has certainly been asked before. Here's how it could work. Clinton for president. Obama for vice president. After Hillary Clinton's two presidential terms, Barack Obama could, I believe, still run for president for two terms in his own right. Here's a quick rundown of the many advantages the Democrats enjoy at this stage of the 2008 campaign. Voter turnout in most states is running ... Read full entry

The party's over and Liberals will soon be history The demise of the Liberal/National coalition Government in last Saturday's federal election in Australia could herald an upheaval in the political landscape, not only here though, but globally as well. We are so conditioned to the idea that two main parties define politics, we even call them left and right as if they were parts of our body. But parties spring up ... Read full entry

The Matchbox Project: Sydneysiders; look out for those matchboxes... Each week, a decorated matchbox with a tiny present hidden inside is left by a girl (and sometimes willing friends) somewhere in her travels. It's a random act of semi-artistic kindness aimed at disrupting someone's day in a tiny but positive way. That's if they dare to pick it up... Cool idea! +... Read full entry

I may have missed out on seeing the US President when he was in Sydney last week (even though his motorcade passed within a kilometre or two of here...), but as a... consolation it looks the Australian Prime Minister, John Howard, may have paid a visit to disassociated! Or at least someone in his office certainly did. Regular readers will have little ... Read full entry