It took me a while to get through Judith Ajani’s The Forest Wars (MUP), partly because of my habit of having four books on the go at any one time, and partly because it’s more of an economic history of an industry than a history of conflict. Far from being an exciting account of […]

It’s a bit hard to fathom the justification for long service leave. Originally it was conceived as a reward for employees who had worked for the same employer for more than 20 years. If you were good enough to stick it out for that length of time both parties deserved a break from each other, […]

I see the Master Builders’ Association is having one of its regular whinges about shortages of skilled labour. Apparently this will force house prices up and Something Must Be Done. By whom? Well by Da Guvmint of course:
Mr Jones says he is encouraged that the Federal Government wants to address the skills shortage, but says […]

I hope the Rudd Government issues an apology to indigenous Australians as soon as possible, so the matter can be resolved once and for all. It’s become a purely symbolic political issue, devoid of any meaning for most people, and the sooner it can be killed off the better. It will be like those apologies […]

What is it with large sections of the population who seem to think the appropriate response to any and every social problem is to lock people up in gaol? Are they totally incapable of rational thought? Maybe they are still locked in the narrow moral confines of early childhood, when if they were naughty they […]

Apropos my post about the lies of the Bush Administration justifying the invasion of Iraq, can I make a humble suggestion? It’s past time, I think, for us to abandon the reflexive use of the expression ‘WMD’ as if it were a valid measure by which to separate members of the Axis of Evil from […]

Enough of this childish wordplay about country music. Or western music for that matter.
For Australia Day, let’s just enjoy our great British heritage.
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I get tired of reading comments from apologists for the Bush Administration along the lines of “The president never lied about Iraq or the GWOT and you can’t prove he did ner ner ner.” However I seldom bother responding, because they’ll go on believing what they want to believe no matter what contrary evidence anyone […]

Blog for Choice day is an initiative of NARAL, the US pro-choice organisation. The website which showcases the event is called Bush v. Choice. This Blog for Choice day also marks 35 years since the Roe vs Wade decision which protected abortion rights for women in the US.
But it’s impossible to spend any time […]

… suicide rates are higher amongst fans of country music. Nice to have it officially confirmed.
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