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John Howard, the 007 version
Tagged with: blogosphere, Culture, Federal election 2007, John Howard, politics&govt, Writings
Posted in culture, Federal Elections, Howardia, levity
Posted in culture, Federal Elections, Howardia, levity
Ozonomics – Inside the Myth of Australia's Economic Superheroes
The meme that the steadily growing economy of the last decade owes a lot to a) luck, and b) the Hawke-Keating reforms of the 1980s and 1990s, has been steadily propogating after, seemingly, starting out as a few grizzles in…
Tagged with: Federal election 2007, John Howard, Peter Costello, politics&govt, Writings
Posted in Books, Writers & Writing, Economics, Federal Elections, government, Howardia, Policy, politics
Posted in Books, Writers & Writing, Economics, Federal Elections, government, Howardia, Policy, politics
YouTube, campaigns and TEH STOOPID
Last month, I linked to Rachel Maddow‘s rather groovy video deconstruction of the campaign asylum. Rachel’s worth watching again, taking on the Republicans (and Hillary) on Iraq: Incidentally, we could do with a better debate on Iraq – not just…
Tagged with: Coalition, Federal election 2007, John Howard, Labor, politics&govt, Video
Posted in Climate change, elections, Federal Elections, Film, TV, Video etc, Howardia, Iraq
Posted in Climate change, elections, Federal Elections, Film, TV, Video etc, Howardia, Iraq
Open Labor Conference thread
Meanwhile, up here in Brisvegas, I’ve just noticed on my stumble home from the Valley Jazz Festival, The Curious-Snail headline for tomorrow is framed by a huge picture of Rudd, and the headline reads something like “This man will help…
Tagged with: Federal election 2007, John Howard, Kevin Rudd, Labor
Posted in Federal Elections, politics
Posted in Federal Elections, politics
Things to Come: Collected Writings
I’ve just been looking over the web-site of the Right Honourable Mr John Howard, Prime Minister of Australia, in particular, the speeches in the Media Centre section. One striking thing is the orotundity of some of the titles, which are…
The real moral challenge of our century
John Howard says that he won’t sacrifice Australia’s great economy on the altar of climate change. Our Dear Leader is shining a torch towards a future where we can all be at ease. But, but, has he considered the most…
About that Speech
According to John Howard’s opening to his major speech on âAustralia Risingâ? yesterday, Queensland is the down-under equivalent of California. Sorry, I’m digressing already â not a promising start. Let’s move on to substance of the speech, which begins where…
Be your own focus group
As Ken L reports over at Surfdom, Howard is flicking the switch to philosopher king, giving a speech in Brisbane today which as Guy at Polemica writes, is supposed to “position him as a political visionary”. Mr Howard will today…
Tagged with: Coalition, Federal election 2007, John Howard, Labor, politics&govt
Posted in Federal Elections, Howardia, Markets, politics
Posted in Federal Elections, Howardia, Markets, politics
BB balance
It’s not only fascinating docos about Dolly that display the government’s creeping balance-isation of everything on tv. After the turkey slap stoushes of 2006, Big Brother 2007 is trimming its sails to the prevailing electoral winds. (Let’s not forget that…
Tagged with: Asshattery, culture wars, John Howard, Peter Costello, politics&govt, sociology
Posted in culture, levity, media, politics
Posted in culture, levity, media, politics
Tough but on What, Exactly?
Former Senator and aspirant to the title of Australia’s own Iron Lady, Bronwyn Bishop, seems to have adopted a new role model. It used to be Margaret Thatcher â now she’s looking to the US and the example of a…
Tagged with: Asshattery, Australian Greens, John Howard, politics&govt
Posted in government, levity, politics
Posted in government, levity, politics
The Lancing of Howard
A guest post by Bernice Balconey Lancet Editorial Volume 369, Number 9570, 21 April 2007 Australia: the politics of fear and neglect Australian clinical and public-health research is an emblem of excellence across the Asia-Pacific region. That enviable position is…
Tagged with: Coalition, culture wars, Federal election 2007, Indigenous policy & reconciliation, John Howard, politics&govt, sociology, Tony Abbott
Posted in Federal Elections, health, Howardia, indigenous, media, politics, science
Posted in Federal Elections, health, Howardia, indigenous, media, politics, science
Dennis Glover's avoidable ignorance
In another thread, commenter amused has written that: The effect of not having to go out, and actually mix with the hoi polloi to do your reporting is becoming obvious, as is the effect on the quality of ‘reporting’ (if…
Tagged with: Bob Brown, Coalition, Federal election 2007, John Howard, Labor, NSW Election 2007
Posted in environment, Federal Elections, media, politics, State/Territory Elections
Posted in environment, Federal Elections, media, politics, State/Territory Elections
HSC History exam 2057
Friday, April 13, 2007, John Howard: “They know this surge, if it works, could represent a turning point”. At what point in the Iraq civil war did the then prime minister of Australia make his highly qualified statement? What would…
Jonestown v. the Beltway
There’s a bit of a contrast in the reaction to radio shock jock Don Imus’ racist slurs in the US and the ACMA verdict on Alan Jones’ Cronulla broadcasts. Imus has been pulled from MSNBC, and advertisers have deserted him…
Tagged with: culture wars, John Howard, Kevin Rudd, politics&govt, racism, sociology
Posted in Ethics, media, politics, Race
Posted in Ethics, media, politics, Race
Step up to the plate, Mr Howard!
The White House wants to appoint a high-powered czar to oversee the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan with authority to issue directions to the Pentagon, the State Department and other agencies, but it has had trouble finding anyone able and…
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Larvatus Prodeo in exile 