Category Archives: Musings

ABC Asylum Seeker Tow-Back Video Censored?

Earlier today, I tweeted a video link to an ABC posting of a video, evidently of a lifeboat full of asylum seekers being towed back to Indonesia. A couple of hours later, a few people pointed out to me that the video link no longer worked. Curious, I investigated. The video is – (or more […]

Toilet Etiquette?

Recently I got a giggle from these differing signs on the toilets at a local shopping centre: Obviously, it’s not a good idea for anyone to smoke in the toilets – (except perhaps staff, apparently?) – but it seems the boys get asked not to smoke a lot less nicely than the girls!

John Smith Outlines His Plans

Voting in mayoral elections for Geelong continues, following the resignation of previous Mayor, Keith Fagg, due to health concerns. For the last couple of Geelong mayoral votes, the mysterious “John Smith” has nominated for the job. Nobody knows who he is, and he has never shown up at any functions relating to the process. Included […]

Doctor Which? Day Of The Doctor Prequel

Squeeee!

Geelong Council Fibbing Over GST?

Last week I found this really curious tip voucher from the City of Greater Geelong (COGG), apparently to apologise for a rise in landfill costs. “The Federal Government’s GST and carbon tax and the State Government imposed EPA levy – which has gone up again – have caused tip fees to increase. In fact, state […]

Murdoch Then And There – What About Here And Now?

With the federal election run and won, delivering a result for better or for worse, for many people the question of the power and influence shown by Rupert Murdoch and his media empire over the result will likely remain a point of debate and contention – and for a very long time. There has been […]

Website Bullied By Coalition Lawyers

Earlier this week, a rather blunt and straightforward website came online, voicing displeasure against a swathe of Coalition election policies. The publisher has a right to have a say, right? Until the Coalition’s lawyers got wind of it, apparently. The owner of the website, Jesse Richardson, issued a media statement (click for full size): “My […]

Faceless Campaign Advertising

I don’t identify myself as either a Liberal supporter, or a Labor supporter. Despite the fact that I have predominantly voted on the Liberal side of the ledger in my adult life, these days I find myself very much in the ‘centre’ in terms of my political ideology. Last night I posted about Liberal campaign […]

Why Hide Behind An Anonymous Envelope?

Three weeks deep into the election campaign, and the first sign of life from the local LNP candidate. Clearly with the extremely marginal status of the neighbouring seat of Corangamite, all the campaign funding for the Geelong area is concentrated over there. The LNP seemingly have little or no interest in the Corio electorate. Safe […]

Ending Political Tobacco Donations May Not Be So Easy

As the federal election campaign moves along, news comes today that Kevin Rudd intends to reform party political donations, and ban such from tobacco companies should he win the September 7th poll. Rudd Pledges To Stub Out Big Tobacco’s Political Push “Tobacco companies will be frozen out if Labor is re-elected, with Kevin Rudd pledging […]