Germaine Greer tops a list of the 25 most influential Australians of the last 50 years, and shares the limelight with former Prime Minister Paul Keating, and pop singer Kylie Minogue, among others.
“Measuring influence is difficult, and, as Barry Jones pointed out, politicians have a head start because they’re the ones who make [...]
25 Influential Australians from the last 50 years
Posted by John Lampard on Tuesday, 1 December, 2009 to the trends subset
Paul Keating for Australian President
Posted by John Lampard on Thursday, 7 August, 2008 to the comment subset
I don’t really get political here but I thought some comments made by former Australian Prime Minister Paul Keating the other day were worth linking. His humour may have been wry and cynical, but it was certainly entertaining.
“It was the Labor government of Australia that broke the back of inflation (in the recession in the [...]
Souffle
Posted by John Lampard on Saturday, 15 September, 2007 to the disassociated subset
The information on the noticeboard, by now swaying gently in the rising afternoon breeze, was very clear.
Graduands must register for the graduation ceremony between 1:30pm and 1:50pm and be seated in the Sir John Clancy auditorium by 2:00pm.
Otherwise they will be “graduated in absentia”.
A couple of graduands, having been granted a 2:15pm reprieve, were pacing [...]
