There has been a glut of human interest stories of late (Sophie the toddler; the Beaconsfield miners); but the one that has interested me most relates to two High Court decisions handed down yesterday in relation to "wrongful life"[Note: the ABC article labels the cases as "wrongful birth"; but, reading the judgments, I think the more correct term ( Read more... )

I was randomly browsing, and found the following.

I present..."Our Vision of Global Strategy", the KPMG corporate anthem. Here is a brief background:

Perhaps the definitive corporate anthem, this nauseating paean to global strategy oozes saccharine production values and aspirational lyrics that would make even the most committed company man ( Read more... )

The Treasurer today (well, yesterday) finally released the Hendy-Warburton report, commissioned by Mr Costello a few months back, which looks at the taxation systems of 30 OECD countries. Call me a cynic, but I believe a) you can't possibly write a "comprehensive" and "exhaustive" report in one month, comparing taxation systems of 30 OECD countries ( Read more... )

...you decide to take annual leave on April 24 (a Monday) so as to create a 4 day long weekend (courtesy of Anzac Day this year falling on a Tuesday) to fly to Melbourne to visit a number of your friends, whom have progressively defected from Perth in recent months/years ( Read more... )

...a shitty day at work today.

On the bright side, I went to see Madame Butterfly earlier tonight. Unfortunately, I fell asleep in the first Act. The second Act was more interesting. First time I've been to an opera ( Read more... )

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From the ABC website:
Read my book, go to heavenThe President of Turkmenistan, Saparmurat Niyazov, has told his people that reading his book on morality would make them smarter and could help them go to heaven ( Read more... )

This is very disturbing...

Brief excerpt:

Survivor guilt for beating drug bulletJonathan Este, London ( Read more... )

So, John Howard celebrated 10 years as the Prime Minister of Australia on March 2, 2006. A recent survey has found Howard to be the "best Prime Minister of the modern era". Not bad for a bloke who, when once famously quipped that his chances of becoming leader (after a failed leadership challenge) would be "Lazarus, with a triple-bypass ( Read more... )

Today I receieved a letter from the new Dean of my former Law School, giving us a "heads-up" on a "Course Experience Questionnaire" which we apparently will be receving shortly. Apparently, these surveys "are extremely important because they are used in the ranking of Australian Law Schools and can affect the career prospects of our graduate". I ( Read more... )