I am following the events in Queensland with a very heavy heart. I am hoping against all hope that Queensland might come through Cyclone Yasi without anybody getting killed, let alone badly injured.

But as horrified as I am by the natural disasters hitting Queensland I am just so overwhelmingly frustrated about the general media coverage of the ( Read more... )

( Feelings about Australia's election (on a day I was feeling pretty down) )

I'm so depressed listening to federal politicians talking on TV ( Read more... )

danov posted a 'patriotic' Canadian add that was currently playing (I am assuming during the peak advertising time of the Olympics) and I just cannot imagine a more different add than what Australians would show (given out politican climate around refugees). I makes me feel really sad that we are not as welcomeing (even if its just an add).

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(It also ( Read more... )

It looks like the Greens have won the seat of Fremantle after 85 years of Labour ownership ( Read more... )

In 2007 we listened to Kevin ( Read more... )

I don't want the Australian net censored at the feed to take out information that the Australian government considers offensive. I think it is a slippery slope ( Read more... )

( My Letter to the Prime Minister in relation to means testing of the Solar Rebate )

Did you know that currently for every $28 the Australian government spends on the fossil fuel industry, only $1 is spent on renewable energy? Industry lobbyists are stepping up their counter-campaign to keep their $9 billion worth of free subsidies and undermine potential government support for renewable energy ( Read more... )

To the Aussies out there, now the little shrub has called the election you only have a very short time to ensure you are on the electoral role. Please check your enrollment and make your vote count. They close the rolls at 8pm on October the 17th ( Read more... )