Has anyone else heard anything about Andrew Fraser's comments on the Sudanese community? I heard an interview on JJJ where he claimed Australia is becoming a colony of the third world and argued that there should be consultation before the government brings refugee communities like the Sudanese here 'like there would be if it was a waste dump'! ( Read more... )

There are days when I am happy to be where I am. I mean that in every sense, not just geographically. I am not writing in response to the recent bombings in London, though like many people I have been shocked and saddened as I heard the news. (I have a sister and brother-in-law in England who are mercifully safe.)  My day has been tinged with ( Read more... )

I'm a relatively recent viewer of reality TV. I held out for a long time before succumbing to my voyeuristic tendencies and tuning in to see what all the fuss was about. Nothing much as it turns out, but I still watch it every now and then. How is it that such junk can take up half our air time and we'll all avidly talk about the contestants' ( Read more... )