Aust admits possible WMD breach – National – www.theage.com.au: “Australia may have ‘innocently’ exported nuclear technology to parties with weapons of mass destruction (WMD) programs, Defence Minister Robert Hill said today.”
So, will America launch a pre-emptive strike?

Record blow-out in nation’s debt – National – www.theage.com.au: “Australia’s annual current account deficit has blown out to a record $50 billion as consumers suck in huge volumes of imports and the banks borrow furiously from foreigners to feed the nation’s debt boom.”
I’m no great economist however my basic understanding of this is that Australia, [...]

Palm Island
It is of little surprise to me that there were riots on Palm Island over the weekend. Say what you will about the tactics of this sort of protest the fact of the matter is that these people are desperate and dying, not just in gaol either.
What does one do when they see [...]

Herald Sun: Our newest gold diggers [24nov04]: “But this month’s official celebration of Eureka seems like political gold-digging by people who love spending taxes. Your taxes on their politics. And that’s revolting, too.”
Put down the crack pipe Bolty

An article of mine has been published at: The New Matilda.
Please let me know if you would like a copy.
In other news: Big guns join anti-patent push – Breaking – http://www.theage.com.au/technology/: “The three most famous European authors of Open Source software have called on the EU Council not to adopt a draft directive on software [...]

Early alert plan for dangerous new drugs – National – www.theage.com.au: “But Ms Pike said allowing testing (of Ecstasy and other drugs) by party-goers would send out the wrong message that ’somehow there’s a safe way to take party drugs’.”
I thought is was quite clear that there is a safe way to take drugs. [...]

Police are threatening to arrest and fine, and possible gaol people involved in a Critical Mass ride through the Burley Tunnel this Friday. Firstly, I’d encourage all those considering this ride to go ahead with it anyway. It’s one of those things where if there are enough of you there is really not [...]

I’ve just started reading Margaret Simons‘ Quarterly Essay: Latham’s World: The new politics of the outsider.
Simons’ argues Latham has three defining ideas that guide his vision of how to run the country, and I mention them here because I feel they are all based on a quite unique interpretation of ‘the third way’:

Insiders vs Outsiders [...]

Porn slip-up embarrasses Idol winner – TV & Radio – www.theage.com.au: “Australian Idol winner Casey Donovan has had her first taste of controversy with the news that a mistake in an advert giving her website address actually leads to a gay porn site.”
- Gold!!

US President praises Howard’s son for help – National – www.theage.com.au: “US President George Bush sang the praises of the Prime Minister’s younger son, Richard, when he met Mr Howard at the APEC summit yesterday.
Richard, 24, a law graduate, worked as a volunteer at the Bush campaign headquarters in Washington, giving his father regular updates [...]