http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-12-17/tax-transparency-report/7036708Read more... )

I needed to go through my email 'sent' folder, and found this from 2013. Don't think it was published by the people I sent it to, but still think it says something. And no, not all men are like this, all the time - just enough.

( Behind the cut for length and the odd bit of strong language )

Evil has a small voice. It whispers in the ear of a weak, unhappy, frustrated person. They hear what it whispers, and give Evil their voice to use to speak to others who feel as weak, as unhappy, as frustrated as they do. And so Evil is magnified by loud voices; some of those voices call for stronger measures to protect against the fears Evil ( Read more... )

Thursday evening, Kit and Greg stopped by to pick up some stuff from the shed. I was in bed - Thursday is my day off, and I'd been luxuriating in a very early evening with a book. Kit came inside to find me - Nutmeg was in the car port, having a fit ( Read more... )

In February 2005, Fidgitboy and I acquired an 8 week old silver blond labrador puppy we named Digby. From the very first, he was My Dog. I loved him dearly, and when 8 months later we got Nutmeg from the Animal Welfare League to keep him company, I'm ashamed to say there wasn't an equal amount for her. I do love her, but Digby was my boy, smart and ( Read more... )

It was hot yesterday; today was cooler, but wet, humid and sticky, and I just didn't feel like dealing with Nutmeg's daily fitzy behaviour when going out for a walk (after 9 years, she still hasn't learned not to cross behind me when on the lead ( Read more... )

Received Mr Zappia's reply by snail mail. Short, to the point, and highly uninformative, but with a kinda-useful link (which was a sod to type).

( Behold my copytyping skills! )

Sigh. There was consultation. There is waffle.

( But she's being One Of The People in her signature, at least ... )

This arrived on Friday the 10th, but got caught in my spam filter. It's a total passing of the buck - I don't live in Butler's electorate, so Kate Ellis can deal with why Labor voted for this abomination. I swaped my 'giving a rat's arse' icon to something more in line with Mr Wright and Mr Butler's state of mind.

( Does anyone living in the electorate of Port Adelaide feel like asking the same thing? )

...and out of 21 people contacted, three have replied.

Time for a follow-up, I think.

( Second email sent... )