There must be a presidential election coming up in the US... the blogosphere is filled with discussion on the political leanings of our favourite superheroes... Democrat or Republican? Labor or Liberal? How does The Flash feel about immigration? Is Wolverine pro-choice? Does Black Canary support the First Amendment rights of hate groups? We don’t know, and really don’t want to know.

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 early 90s),'' he said. "In 1993 there was no risk to inflation at ... Read full entry

OpenAustralia, a new website that allows you to track debate and discussion in the Australian Parliament, launched on Sunday. Nathanael Boehm who is on the project team, describes OpenAustralia far better than I could: OpenAustralia is a site that aggregates House of Representatives debates with data about the Members of the House of Reps and presents it in a way that makes it easy to see what ... Read full entry

Is Obama a Mac and Clinton a PC? Let's look at the upcoming US Presidential elections from a design perspective, and turn it into a Mac verse PC debate to make it more interesting, since rhetoric and politicking can become a little dull after a time. Reporters covering the candidates have already resorted to traditional analysis of style - fashion choices, manner of speaking, even the way they laugh. Yet, according ... 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

Suharto's Indonesia A photo essay exploring the life and times of the late Suharto, who was president of Indonesia for over 30 years before being forced out of office in 1998.

Beazley tipped for government crown. While I think it is fitting that former government minister, and leader of the Australian Labor Party, Kim Beazley be appointed to the largely ceremonious role of Governor General, or head of state, could you please tell me why he may be the last Governor General? Former Labor leader Kim Beazley is set to be offered the job of Australia's next - and probably last - ... 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

Day 26. Happy Australia Day everyone :)I’m sure most locals have heard about the Google Plane, an aircraft that will be buzzing around Sydney today, taking photos of what’s on the ground below.And this is the scene in Centennial Park (as of 7pm yesterday) which I believe is on plane’s flight path. Apologies for the poor quality of the snap, it ... Read full entry