Have fun at APEC!
I’m off to Perth and Margaret River to drink wine and sit on beaches for 10 days.
(In other words we’re on hold)
I’m off to Perth and Margaret River to drink wine and sit on beaches for 10 days.
(In other words we’re on hold)
In one of my other lives I work for and sit on the board of Global Trade Watch.
We have produced a film about the impacts of “free” trade in the Asia Pacific region which is well worth a watch. So come on down to the launch - it will be a blast!
Details are as follows:
This […]
Thanks to the good men and women down at Fitzroy Cycles, I’m well on my way to being the proud owner of this (I put a deposit down):
Specs here.
It’s by far the most I’ve ever spent on a bike and I’ll have proper clip-in shoes and all. Not to mention a very smart bib to […]
Saw the latest contribution from David Lynch at the film festival last night.
Five word review: “What the fuck just happened?”
It was over three hours long and lacked any determinable semblance of a story line. Still it certainly had a strong effect on me. I don’t know if I liked it or not yet and I […]
Got a call from the real estate agent last night, I have to be out of my house of the last two and a half years by December.
I hate moving, I hate the real estate market, i hate that my rent is going to go up considerably, I hate that I have to negotiate the […]
I’m currently sharing an office with the Portable Film Festival guys two days a week. So I thought I’d give them a bit of a plug and show you a couple of clips which they are currently featuring. It’s pretty special:
The Northern Territory Land Rights Act amendments will be introduced to the House of Representatives today.
Central to this amendment is an abolition of the permit system which forms the basis of land rights for indigenous Australians in the Northern Territory. The 1976 Northern Territory Land Rights Act was a landmark piece of legislation for Aboriginal […]
Yes, my Facebook goal has been reached.
I hate facebook, and all I’ve ever wanted from it was 100 friends. I now have this.
I would like to add that I’m quite distressed by the number of conversations I’ve overheard of late about facebook. I refuse to be sucked into these conversations.
Still, if you want to be […]
Well, I’m off on my first holiday for a year at the end of the month.
I’ve booked a flight to Perth and will be meeting a couple of friends in a camper van there. So I’ve got 10 days and am quite mobile. I’m thinking of heading down to Margaret river etc but really want […]