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low wages in australia

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:27:46 +1000

Helen Masterman-Smith and Babara Pocock have published a new book called "Living low paid the dark side of prosperous australia". The book t...

Time to back off North Korea

Tue, 9 Mar 2010 21:05:16 +1000

A report on the ABC's PM program tonight was thought provoking but not for the reasons the presenters probably imagined. The story started by informi...

How would seperate mens and womens legislatures work?

Tue, 9 Mar 2010 19:03:06 +1000

On the Women's Vote thread Pelican asked whistler some questions about how a women's legislature would work http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.a...

Abbott's parental leave scheme mistaken

Tue, 9 Mar 2010 09:16:01 +1000

Tony Abbott's parental leave scheme is his first serious misstep. The plan allows for 6 months parental leave paid up to the equivalent of $150K per y...

How is the insulation saga playing itself out?

Sun, 7 Mar 2010 20:49:56 +1000

I attended an in-law gathering of over 200 people on Saturday night. These are primarily made up of 'Howard's battlers' who love a yack and I was int...

The Women's Vote

Sun, 7 Mar 2010 09:14:26 +1000

In an op-ed piece in the Australian yesterday http://www.smh.com.au/opinion/politics/abbotts-not-such-a-turnoff-for-women-20100306-ppl3.html , Stephan...

Soros,Goldman Sachs use Hedgefunds to attack Greece.

Sat, 6 Mar 2010 13:40:12 +1000

see http://www.tarpley.net Webster Tarpley says that the large corporate banks lead by George Soros are using hedgefunds to attack the indebted Greek ...

The Commonwealth of Australia constitution know your rights

Sat, 6 Mar 2010 10:00:11 +1000

Recently I discovered a cd titled,"The Voice of Australia". Although I had heard of THE AUSTRALIAN CONSTITUTION I knew very little about it....

THE WORDS THE WORLD NEEDED TO HEAR!

Fri, 5 Mar 2010 13:19:43 +1000

When a renowned Muslim scholar, namely, Muhammad Tahir ul-Qadri, comes out so openly and bravely, and issues a FATWA against violence and terrorism it...

Melissa Batten's candidacy: a very astute move?

Fri, 5 Mar 2010 12:55:52 +1000

Channel 9's 'A Current Affair' last night carried the story of Melissa Batten's intention to stand as an independent candidate in the Division of Robe...

Counter Terrorism White Paper

Fri, 5 Mar 2010 10:22:58 +1000

Well, it has been over a week now since this paper was released, so I guess it has to go into 'general discussion' instead of 'news'. I am surprised t...

Are frogs territorial?

Fri, 5 Mar 2010 00:10:10 +1000

I hope some of you find this as funny as I have, I have a 5 bedroom house, on 19 acres. No sewerage out here, we have septics. What used to be the k...

Proposed science curriculum a disgrace

Thu, 4 Mar 2010 23:53:26 +1000

I've been paying a small amount of attention to the new national curriculum feeling I should be paying a lot more attention. There is nothing more imp...

The Big Issues

Thu, 4 Mar 2010 11:53:11 +1000

I have recently been castigated for not 'contributing' to OLO, so I decided to tackle some of the big issues in the world. Lara Bingle. Those who ke...

Lifting the Imported Meats Ban- Good or Bad?

Wed, 3 Mar 2010 20:53:00 +1000

I see with interest that the '20 year' ban on imported beef, from countries that had comfirmed cases of BSE, is about to be lifted and, these counties...

Enhanced MySchool Functionality Please

Tue, 2 Mar 2010 21:15:18 +1000

As someone who has sifted through many an job application for prospective employees from the ranks of school leavers I was wondering if the MySchool w...

Has yet another climate/weather theory

Tue, 2 Mar 2010 17:17:18 +1000

For years we've been taught the theory [as fact] that we get our wet wet weather during an Eli Nino. The higher the southern oscillation index [SOI], ...

Forum Rage

Tue, 2 Mar 2010 14:47:40 +1000

In another thread, Foxy aske: "Do people who enrage us do it intentionally, or is it a by-product of words or behaviour that they think perfectly...

The Taint Of Politics

Mon, 1 Mar 2010 19:10:10 +1000

It's interesting how someone like Peter Garrett, who commanded quite a bit of credibility and respect before entering politics, has come a cropper in ...

The rise of atheism

Mon, 1 Mar 2010 14:15:19 +1000

Why does the atheist movement (meeting in Melbourne next week) look so much like the religious organisations they seek to annihilate. - promotes only...

Young media types don't know what they don't know.

Mon, 1 Mar 2010 12:27:07 +1000

In the Neanderthal thread, Snake brought up a point worth a thread of it's own, hearing, & the media. I don't know what causes Snake's problem, but I...

SHould United Nations Agreement on Human Rights contain right to have a name a person chooses

Mon, 1 Mar 2010 11:51:31 +1000

Convention on the Rights of the Child contains right of child for their names. For the grown person such right is missing among human rights. That mig...

Has the 'Rudd Wagon' lost a wheel or two.

Sun, 28 Feb 2010 17:56:21 +1000

I note with interest that the polls are turning against Krudd and his crew. So, is Abbott making ground, or is Rudd simply loosing ground? Interesti...

Are the Greens Sustainable?

Sun, 28 Feb 2010 15:38:58 +1000

Right now Rudd has problems, he just maybe will not put the ETS to a vote. Conservatives want nothing to do with it. Labor voters and swingers are now...

Political Predictions and Leadership Preferences

Sun, 28 Feb 2010 13:02:45 +1000

The Rudd Government may turn out to be a one-term government but if you could, who would you prefer as PM in either party. Do you have any prediction...

Assassination as a tool of foreign policy

Sun, 28 Feb 2010 08:10:45 +1000

There has been a lot of discussion of the assassination of Hamas operative Mahmoud ah-Mabhouh by a group of assassins, presumed to be Mossad agents. M...

Rudd Speaks Go Forth and Speak to The Masses

Sat, 27 Feb 2010 09:46:32 +1000

With Rudd and labors dismal excuse for policy and execution of the insulation scheme, we now have Wong and Combet told to go forth with all others and...

Wanting the preserve and teach the Aboriginal language- what do you think?

Sat, 27 Feb 2010 06:18:39 +1000

I see there is a call for wanting to teach the Aboriginal language in our schools. I for one think that's a great idea as these were clever people in...

Neanderthal

Fri, 26 Feb 2010 15:20:28 +1000

I watched a program last night on the ABC about Neanderthals. I've read a few books on the enigma of why they disappeared - especially since they were...

Who would you turn Gay for?

Fri, 26 Feb 2010 14:04:20 +1000

All through my life I have had crushes on women, although I would describe myself as straight. Time for a little fantasy and indulgence who would you...

Heart Disease is the best #1 Killer

Fri, 26 Feb 2010 11:53:39 +1000

The other day in our local shopping centre a young fellow approached and said, "Did you know that heart disease is our #1 killer?" I answer...

What's in a name?

Fri, 26 Feb 2010 10:38:22 +1000

How important is a name? In my opinion - very! I'm talking about parents - when naming their children - should consider - not only the fact that the c...

Israel

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 09:17:11 +1000

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_depth/8534303.stm This now shows Aussie probably frauds were used in this murder. Regardless of what you think of the v...

How Could OlO be Made more Welcoming to Women

Wed, 24 Feb 2010 15:26:29 +1000

bushbred wrote about the lack of female participants in OLO. We have Foxy who is most articulate, but I think more women would change the tenor of the...

Petty Symbolism Portrays a War Within

Wed, 24 Feb 2010 14:17:09 +1000

I just read an article confirming my opinions on the pettiness of many symbolic fights, particularly with feminism. http://www.smh.com.au/opinion/nam...

Lifting of posting limits

Wed, 24 Feb 2010 11:06:42 +1000

This is notice to let you know that we've decided to increase the number of times that you can post in a 24 hour period. The original limits were put ...

Behind the Crime

Wed, 24 Feb 2010 05:04:42 +1000

Just before he turned 5 years old he was raped. By his fathers brother, all his brothers and sisters went though that too. At twenty his best mate lay...

The part the media play in mass Clmate Change scepticism

Tue, 23 Feb 2010 11:57:40 +1000

This something I found Dated 22/2/10 on Eureka Alert.org so its current It clearly summaries what I've been saying for yonks >"Mass media have...

Garrett, Gillard and Rudd have been foiled

Tue, 23 Feb 2010 09:43:42 +1000

While the Opposition focus on the short term problems of insulation incentives ,this fiasco is just one of many resulting from Labors heretical and in...

Labor and Wasted Money How much longer Will it Go On

Mon, 22 Feb 2010 18:49:56 +1000

We have the labor party throwing good money after bad to fix their incompetent actions, That is tax payers money, the workers money after failed polic...

Chemical pollution and your family

Mon, 22 Feb 2010 18:04:28 +1000

The social do-gooders that bleat about the cost of smoking on our health system ignore completely the effects of chemical pollution on health. I'm wi...

Malcolm Fraser his Biography

Mon, 22 Feb 2010 16:36:07 +1000

Radio Australia this morning saw this man an enigma for me interviewed on his life storys impending release. I was there, much younger more militant a...

Is fluoridation really necessary

Mon, 22 Feb 2010 10:21:31 +1000

Is fluoridation really necessary Supertooth says there is overwhelming evidence to support recent health reports like �A Healthier Future For All Aus...

Without fear of consequence

Sun, 21 Feb 2010 07:52:55 +1000

By and large the vast percentage of the population are constrained in their actions by various controls. Fear of law and loss of liberties and fear of...

Should people in public office be financially accountable

Sat, 20 Feb 2010 17:57:24 +1000

Perhaps it's about time those in public office were made to take out, 'and pay for' professional indemnity insurance, so the likes of the recent mess ...

Jessica Watson nears Cape of Good Hope

Sat, 20 Feb 2010 14:15:46 +1000

I suddenly thought this morning 'I wonder where that girl is'. Googled Jessica and up came her website. She blogged on the 18th that she was 600nm f...

Stable Population Party

Sat, 20 Feb 2010 13:42:54 +1000

Population is the debate Australia has to have. I think that we are finally going to get it, with the profile that this enormous issue deserves. The ...

Hardies,Beaconsfield and now Labor with Garrett

Fri, 19 Feb 2010 10:10:17 +1000

We had the unions jumping up and down about asbestos and how Hardies knew the Dangers. Did the unions give up, did Combet go into hiding. We had Bea...

Are you watching the winter games?

Thu, 18 Feb 2010 16:49:55 +1000

I am not it has nothing to do with costs. I would spend twice that on long black coffee in just a fortnight. But even before the start the pay for vie...

Fire sale of deathtrap houses?

Thu, 18 Feb 2010 12:55:28 +1000

I heard on radio talk-back that electricians are too afraid of being electrocuted to do safety inspections of recently installed foil insulation. A si...

'We won't be going nuclear': Dinosaur Rudd

Thu, 18 Feb 2010 10:04:49 +1000

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/nation/we-wont-be-going-nuclear-rudd/story-e6frg6nf-1225831551975 It is dawning on the rest of the world that wi...

So what's worse, speeding or drink driving?

Thu, 18 Feb 2010 04:34:15 +1000

One of my junior staff has recently had his licence suspended due to an accumilation of demerit points. No serious violations, as in 'careless wreckle...

Faith in god is faithlessness in man

Wed, 17 Feb 2010 21:29:00 +1000

When justice is farce and honesty is scarce, truth valued no more, cunningness everywhere, clueless man seeks solace elsewhere.In this kind of a situa...

Abbott and the Raving Looney Party

Wed, 17 Feb 2010 16:28:42 +1000

I thought the Howard Govt fell because it was tainted with doctrine, and was subsequently smashed at an election in which the Prime Minister lost his ...

Why leave for somewhere new when you can't accept change ?

Wed, 17 Feb 2010 09:36:36 +1000

There's so much hoolabaloo about multiculturalism, religion & whatever you can think of & it always targets the countries which people migrate to. Que...

It may well be time for the populace to find better ways of choosing decent representation.

Tue, 16 Feb 2010 20:42:05 +1000

In Queensland, the other year, Beattie chose his successor without any input from the electorate. These days his successor as Premier needs the best ...

Legal Break and Enter by the Taxman

Tue, 16 Feb 2010 06:09:52 +1000

I was astonished by a news story in the SMH today Feb 16, 2010 that ATO staff can break into premises including private homes without the need for a s...

With regard to Garret's costing lives

Sun, 14 Feb 2010 21:31:06 +1000

Whoever claims to be �without sin� should reflect well before casting the first stone. Politics, Garrett style, was not intended to cause harm or dea...

What has the sexual revolution ever done for women

Sun, 14 Feb 2010 09:03:57 +1000

Hearing a few stories about men fighting outside nightclubs around here this week reminded me of the ongoing unfulfilled myths, hypocrisy and unreason...

Obama Considering the Legality of Assassinating Illegal Combatants

Sat, 13 Feb 2010 12:32:54 +1000

Obama's assault on personal freedoms is stupifying.Even more incredible is the sloth like indifference of the general public who want to be enslaved b...

The most beautiful place you have seen.

Sat, 13 Feb 2010 12:02:14 +1000

Foxy's thread on favourite destinations has touched this point. What is the most beautiful place/thing you have seen. Being more interesten in natura...

Rudd and Garretts Incompetence Costs Lives

Fri, 12 Feb 2010 18:37:37 +1000

What does it take to take note of advice about insulation. Well from the outlook it was about policy,policy and spending money. In the end it is abou...

Christianity and evolution

Thu, 11 Feb 2010 09:39:18 +1000

One of the things that interests me is the frequent assertion by some critics of Christianity that it is anti-science. It may be true of some of the s...

Techno Social butterflies and others ? who has the net?

Wed, 10 Feb 2010 12:20:07 +1000

Wow a new social toy http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/8506148.stm lost kids, mates, bargains wow. But is this really why the stouch ? Perhaps n...

Your Favourite Travel Destination - and Why?

Tue, 9 Feb 2010 21:33:12 +1000

I'm inviting posters to share their experience of their favourite travel destination and why? Be it a country, holiday-spot, a location in town or th...

Amory Lovins on Proliferation, Climate & Oil: Solving for Pattern.

Tue, 9 Feb 2010 11:53:25 +1000

I am pasting here an address to a thoughtful and clearly written article. I would like you to read the article and comment. It introduces sanity to a ...

skilled Migration

Tue, 9 Feb 2010 10:29:43 +1000

i just watched some foreign News on SBS & the subject of the present federal Governments skilled migration policy came up. I am totally in favour of c...

Repeating of histroy

Mon, 8 Feb 2010 15:33:48 +1000

Peter Hume, in referring to the AWG phenomena suggests, <

An ideological inversion

Mon, 8 Feb 2010 11:47:36 +1000

The simplifying assumption for this discussion is the current politicing between the Libs and Labour over the ETS is just what everyone pretends it is...

Australian industry

Mon, 8 Feb 2010 08:07:45 +1000

http://www.abc.net.au/worldtoday/content/2010/s2808946.htm The above link is one of many about the closure of the Young Meatworks, one of the largest...

$69 billion bungle

Mon, 8 Feb 2010 05:30:06 +1000

Queensland billionaire Clive Palmer has just signed a deal with China to sell $69 billion worth of coal over the next 20 years. This is believed to be...

VFT - great way to reduce road carnage and promote Aust's tourism?

Sun, 7 Feb 2010 22:27:09 +1000

For many years I have hoped that Australians would support the VFT proposal for many reasons. Firstly, it is my view that many older people who have n...

A New Approach to Multiculturalism ...

Sun, 7 Feb 2010 16:36:03 +1000

I thought it may be interesting to get away from elections and politicans for a while - and I got this idea from - other threads that discussed the pr...

Laor Lies No worker will be worse off

Sun, 7 Feb 2010 14:15:59 +1000

We have seen much in the media that labor never said no worker would be worse off. But as we have seen this is not the case, but workers are worse off...

US, China Start War of Words Over Google.

Sat, 6 Feb 2010 10:05:56 +1000

Rhonda Jambe on Ambit Gambit,has an article about Google threatening to pull out of China.I wrote it off as stupid noise and bluster but according to ...

Well Done Barnaby Joyce!

Fri, 5 Feb 2010 10:32:01 +1000

It appears that at last somebody has the right idea regarding the direction in which we are going as a nation. Senator Barnaby Joyce has suggested a ...

Everything is decimal except time - in a computer age - we need decimal time!

Fri, 5 Feb 2010 10:08:14 +1000

Let's consider the following: A millenium is 1000 years, A century is 100 years. The last four months are named in numerical Latin for 7,8,9,10. (Sep...

The CT, the BMT and the NWT

Fri, 5 Feb 2010 09:36:32 +1000

The Australian Government Preventative Health Taskforce credits the cigarette tax (CT) with reducing the incidence of smoking. What works for cigare...

Next on the agenda: a three strikes law

Thu, 4 Feb 2010 16:59:48 +1000

Today, iiNet verus AFACT (Australian Federation Against Copyright Theft) was decided. iiNet won with costs. For those of you unfamiliar with the case,...

Do you think your super is safe?

Thu, 4 Feb 2010 06:19:05 +1000

Assumming there is trillions of dollars in personal superanuation floating around, do you think it will be yours for the taking when you retire, or, a...

The stolen generation - is the reconciliation process a success?

Wed, 3 Feb 2010 03:23:38 +1000

Hey! I'm a German student in 12th grade and I'm suppossed to write a skilled paper. I have chosen Englisch and my topic is "The stolen generatio...

The time has come, to pay the rent

Tue, 2 Feb 2010 18:30:45 +1000

I quote someone from ABC radio talkback who remarked today "that if he wanted to dump his rubbish at the tip, he would have to pay for it, so why...

So what is your real name and postcode?

Tue, 2 Feb 2010 09:34:52 +1000

Anyone here planning to comment on the poll in South Australia? If you are, be aware of there is a new law on the books. It requires internet blogger...

Need to improve Oral Health Promotion

Mon, 1 Feb 2010 13:37:46 +1000

Acid demineralisation from carbohydrate in food that is left on teeth after every meal or snack is the cause of tooth decay, the most common and secon...

Ban water activities?

Mon, 1 Feb 2010 08:39:20 +1000

I was just reading the paper and came across this http://www.smh.com.au/national/drownings-soar-in-horror-summer-20100131-n6md.html It says:"M...

Mutilation drug

Sun, 31 Jan 2010 13:37:04 +1000

An article in Yesterday�s Townsville Bulletin gives the reader some basic information on a new drug. My housemate objected strongly to this sort of i...

No more Outlook Express!

Sat, 30 Jan 2010 19:10:47 +1000

I've used Outlook Express for years and years. So shock, horror, when I upgraded to Window 7, I still am really pissed off that MS has not included it...

Barnaby's Bust - Do YOU Measure Up?

Sat, 30 Jan 2010 16:12:36 +1000

While the self-righteous indignation is running high in certain quarters and frivolous subjects are the order of the day, Barnaby Joyce has come to th...

Canadian democracy gone south ( to US paronoia)?

Sat, 30 Jan 2010 11:02:57 +1000

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8488073.stm "Toronto-born Mr Khadr 23 is the only citizen from a Western nation still being held at the Guan...

The Intergenerational report

Sat, 30 Jan 2010 10:42:10 +1000

The treatment of the ageing population as a problem really reveals today's lack of imagination and human aspiration. Incapable of celebrating humanity...

The dawn of reason.

Fri, 29 Jan 2010 13:30:55 +1000

Following successful segregation trials, GM cannola has been approved for WA. http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-national/wa-approves-gm-canola-201...

Book Review : CHILL, by Peter Taylor [ Clairview ]

Fri, 29 Jan 2010 11:33:29 +1000

Peter Taylor is an adviser, analyst & lecturer --and most importantly, he�s independent . He has recently published a new study of climate change. Hi...

The current crop moral panic victims

Fri, 29 Jan 2010 11:00:18 +1000

Here are a few recent outcomes of our current censorship laws. I thought it timely to ponder on them, given we are apparently about to get internet ce...

Global population below 100 million

Wed, 27 Jan 2010 11:46:48 +1000

This is an interesting short video. http://population.org.au/ Jack Alpert gives a very believable explanation as to why the worldwide human populati...

A Joke that's sadly fact !

Wed, 27 Jan 2010 08:42:45 +1000

At first I thought this was funny..... Then I realized the awful truth of it. Be sure to read all the way to the end! Tax his land, Tax his bed, Ta...

Racial violence in Melbourne? or just plain violence?

Tue, 26 Jan 2010 13:38:24 +1000

Each morning our papers tell of another attack on Indian students. Though i believe much of the problem is simply more violence per se. I don't deny r...

Has Rudd simply lost the plot!

Tue, 26 Jan 2010 06:18:58 +1000

Krudd has announced his policy on population and wants to increase our numbers by some 60% through immigration. Now considering we don't have enough ...

Respect Do We need more?

Mon, 25 Jan 2010 16:57:02 +1000

Radio national today had a talk on the Victorian governments intention to have a minister for respect. Has our education system over looked this. Do w...

We Need a New Australian Flag

Mon, 25 Jan 2010 14:27:16 +1000

A couple of news items caught my eye this morning. In the first, former journalist and TV personality Ray Martin has called for Australia to adopt a n...

Can we limit the influence of money on elections

Mon, 25 Jan 2010 10:16:27 +1000

Elections are often decided by the size of the campaign fund available to the candidate. Real estate developers, unions, corporate entities and others...

Abolish the citizenship test

Sat, 23 Jan 2010 14:56:12 +1000

According to the Australian immigration department, in the first quarter of 2009-2010 only 49.1% of immigrants who came for humanitarian reasons passe...

Big Brother REALLY is watching

Sat, 23 Jan 2010 11:46:24 +1000

Or, at least, Big Eyes in the Sky will soon be watching Britons. So reports the Guardian. See: http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2010/jan/23/cctv-sky-poli...

foxy's a first time graaaaany ! that sarted me thinking.....

Fri, 22 Jan 2010 12:40:47 +1000

Yep foxy is now a first time graaaaaany, she tells us, mum the baby, a big baby girl and Graaaaaany are fine. The latter feet are off the ground. (pro...

Relationships and Phyical Abuse

Fri, 22 Jan 2010 04:06:23 +1000

Hi All, If I have posted this in the wrong thread sorry in advanced. Just had what turned into a heated discussion with the missus and anyway, I thou...

Monckton's New Party Concept

Wed, 20 Jan 2010 20:40:09 +1000

Christopher Monckton has heralded the concept of a third political force based on individual freedom.He wants this concept to go global. There is no ...

China

Wed, 20 Jan 2010 18:19:00 +1000

Whats the story? China is a great and growing power, one of our favored trading partners, certainly one of our biggest. Our companies invest billion...

King Bill?

Wed, 20 Jan 2010 17:03:12 +1000

Our media is full of storys saying Williams visit may be the end a thoughts about an Australian republic. What do others think will Wombat, be king? N...

is 'The Forum' nation wide?

Wed, 20 Jan 2010 12:17:19 +1000

i've been coming to onlineopinion for a year or so an always notice the QUT and Brisbane Institute ads and wonder how National this forum is. Just wo...

Why are we politically illiterate?

Wed, 20 Jan 2010 10:19:17 +1000

Why are Australians so wedded to mediocrity in their politics but not sport? What is it I've missed? A San Francisco newspaper contained an article ...

Tufnell Children's Home

Tue, 19 Jan 2010 03:32:36 +1000

I grew up in tufnell from 1960 - 1969 and I would like to make contact with anyone who was there during that time....

So why can't they do it?

Sun, 17 Jan 2010 20:37:03 +1000

Having visited the gold coast on the weekend I noted there were many groups of teens wandering the streets and partying away until the wee hours only ...

From Somewhere Else : People who've made Australia Home.

Sun, 17 Jan 2010 20:04:52 +1000

I'm a bit intrigued to know more about how people made such a huge move. The reasons for leaving and why Australia? What Expectations? How was the ...

The Tragedy of Haiti

Sat, 16 Jan 2010 11:10:35 +1000

In the wake of the Haitian earthquake, the world is mobilizing to supply aid to this, the poorest nation in the western hemisphere. Tremendous loss of...

Chistians should be seen and not heard

Sat, 16 Jan 2010 11:00:56 +1000

That got your attention. Both sides of the coin will be here, the pro group will have their tongues hanging out, the anti group will be preparing for...

What do you think of this woman morally?

Sat, 16 Jan 2010 10:21:46 +1000

For all you morally secure, I would like you to give me your opinions on this. A single mum unable to speak the language has two children One nine an...

Slander of scientists.

Sat, 16 Jan 2010 07:49:57 +1000

We all know the typical stereotype of a scientist. People who tend to get so wrapped up in their work they get absent minded about "normal' thin...

Australia has recently shown itself racist?

Sat, 16 Jan 2010 01:19:04 +1000

Accusations of racist behavior have stemmed from several sources. I will start with the KFC advertisement. The Americans see it as racist. One compl...

The Malu Sara - The REAL shame of Australia

Thu, 14 Jan 2010 17:44:28 +1000

An investigation into the fatal voyage of an Immigration Department boat in the Torres Strait has found the skipper had never been trained adequately ...

Changes to OLO

Thu, 14 Jan 2010 12:43:07 +1000

We've moved OLO across to a new server and upgraded some of the software that supports it. There were a few glitches, but it now seems to us to be run...

Google withdrawing from China - is this the best move?

Thu, 14 Jan 2010 00:13:27 +1000

Google may withdraw from China altogether. For more info: http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2010/01/new-approach-to-china.html To sum things up: When G...

Does Gender Influence Debate on OLO?

Wed, 13 Jan 2010 13:07:22 +1000

I've been pondering the gender dynamics on OLO, and this has led to a few questions. What is your opinion as to the way commenters respond to one anot...

Grants to exclusive Brethren

Wed, 13 Jan 2010 06:00:06 +1000

I am not sure we can talk about this. And that questions our views on all creeds. I am also concerned is it wise to invite confrontation. This subject...

Have debates on OLO degenerated into name-calling and hatred?

Tue, 12 Jan 2010 23:42:15 +1000

I've been too busy getting on with my real life and I haven't been posting on OLO much lately. Recent visits suggest that I haven't been missing much....

Make Farmers Tree lovers

Mon, 11 Jan 2010 08:44:12 +1000

This is the 50th day that Peter Spencer has been on his hunger strike.It is unfair that all farms now must be carbon sinks with no compensation.This i...

Should Australian women be told of Abortion-Breast Cancer link?

Sun, 10 Jan 2010 19:55:16 +1000

In 2003, acting under the auspices of the U.S. National Cancer Institute, researcher Dr. Louise Brinton declared that it was well established that the...

Do women pull their radical weight?

Sun, 10 Jan 2010 17:45:01 +1000

I've always supported the feminist cause and welcomed criticism of patriarchal culture. But lately I find myself frustrated by the fairer sex. In my e...

Airport security and mind reading.

Sun, 10 Jan 2010 12:43:34 +1000

People who complain about full body scanners at airports are ludicrous. There is no great civil liberties issue here. Will some people get a thrill l...

Where Are The Priorities?

Sun, 10 Jan 2010 11:23:05 +1000

I could not help but feel pangs of sadness last night as I watched Kim Clijsters accept her winners trophy at the Brisbane International Womens Single...

Retail sales are booming- But is that a good thing?

Sat, 9 Jan 2010 06:16:32 +1000

Apparently, the retail sector is booming, but try telling this to the every day retailers who sell clothing and food. You see the actual boom in reta...

We need to support the Indian Students

Fri, 8 Jan 2010 14:36:04 +1000

I have been reading about the plight of the Indian Student. In short they are victims of migrant scams, dodgy courses, exploited in the workforce and ...

The Forgotten Generation

Fri, 8 Jan 2010 12:36:47 +1000

Many billions of dollars have been spent to create a leisure society by default. There have been attempts by Government to pork barrel and evade the i...

Major Parties vs Minor Parties vs Independents?

Thu, 7 Jan 2010 10:11:06 +1000

This question simply asks- to what esteem do you place each of the political parties, and why? What are your reservations about each party and candid...

Taiwan seeks World Heritage status for traditional Chinese characters

Thu, 7 Jan 2010 09:36:05 +1000

Taiwan seeks World Heritage status for traditional Chinese characters President Ma Ying-jeou announced on December 26 that he has asked the Executive...

Indian Media Hyperbole over racism in Australia

Thu, 7 Jan 2010 09:33:34 +1000

The glass house in the Indian Media shouldn't be throwing stones. Indians are probably the most racist people on the planet. What country would treat ...

Porn attack on You Tube ! because of deleted music... dispicably wrong target.

Thu, 7 Jan 2010 09:15:51 +1000

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/8061979.stm Apparently there has been a concerted attack on You Tube with 100's Porn being posted under popular te...

G'day, how you going?

Wed, 6 Jan 2010 22:44:40 +1000

Love it or hate it, it is in my opinion one of our defining points. I was sitting on a bench in front of the supermarket when the security guy was wa...

Joshua's Footsteps

Wed, 6 Jan 2010 14:37:13 +1000

A little about Joshua. There was a strange eeriness about the room. Eerie may not be the correct word, for there are connotations which are not right,...

Australia racist again, oh dear!

Wed, 6 Jan 2010 10:43:50 +1000

http://news.ninemsn.com.au/national/990933/racist-kfc-cricket-ad-causes-uproar-in-us US is up in arms because an Australian cricketer shares some KFC...

Should Google censor the internet?

Wed, 6 Jan 2010 09:32:44 +1000

Should Google censor the internet? It already does, apparently. Regular readers will be aware of the robust repartee between the "Islamophobes&qu...

I'm not sure this is the answer?

Tue, 5 Jan 2010 13:34:34 +1000

The French are examining a law that outlaws Psychological violence between partners. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8440199.stm Great idea in theo...

Move Your Money

Sun, 3 Jan 2010 23:29:15 +1000

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Icqrx0OimSs James Stewart exudes a passionate personality who focuses on what really should matter in our in our moder...

Do governments actually do anything worthwhile?

Sun, 3 Jan 2010 18:12:15 +1000

I have just received a glossy brochure warning me about bushfires. The government has also announced a website on which we can see the performance of ...

'You are as likelhy to be hit by lightning'

Sun, 3 Jan 2010 11:35:53 +1000

"You are as likely to be hit by lightening than killed by a mentally ill person", yet we still stigmatise and discriminate why? http://news....

Abbott on Boat people

Sat, 2 Jan 2010 13:05:28 +1000

Did Tony Abbott truly say he would have some boat people turned back to sea if he lead us? Just what if true would that look like to the world? Far wo...

All aboard the AGW gravy train

Sat, 2 Jan 2010 12:45:17 +1000

British researchers in Kenya have concluded that climate change is responsible for a sevenfold increase in malaria infections: http://www.google.com/...

Is your house gold plated?

Sat, 2 Jan 2010 02:02:47 +1000

Obviously my insurance company thinks mine is. I am feeling mightily ripped of. After just one very small claim, 6 yeasr ago, in 18 years, I wonder h...

Aliens vs. Predator Banned Release

Fri, 1 Jan 2010 17:17:03 +1000

Their reasons on making this decision in reference to showing close-ups of human characters experiencing �explicit decapitation and dismemberment� as ...

The Satanic Mill

Thu, 31 Dec 2009 13:01:20 +1000

The World is corrupt and reality is a lie. I believe in this. I also believe in the metaphor of William Blake and the ��Satanic Mill��. We are part of...

Why has Islamic fundamentalism intensified?

Wed, 30 Dec 2009 17:58:13 +1000

Over the past decade, religious fervor has erupted in the Islamic world in general and in the Middle East in particular. Recently we've seen suicide b...

What books did Santa bring?

Sun, 27 Dec 2009 18:25:35 +1000

I could be just making a wild guess but I suspect the average OLO forum contributor might have had a few books arrive in their stockings this Christma...

The Future of Aviation, is there any Future at all ?

Sat, 26 Dec 2009 12:34:05 +1000

A new additional airport for Sydney is proposed. In most of the posts we see here, we can see where government has failed to either grasp the nettle ...

What did you eat at Christmas?

Fri, 25 Dec 2009 14:47:22 +1000

I have every Christmas, wanted to get away from an English Christmas. Pudding cake all the trimmings, pork ham, roast chicken, gee how I hate it. My h...

JFK.E Howard Hunt Ex CIA, Accuses LBJ

Thu, 24 Dec 2009 19:07:09 +1000

E Howard Hunt,an ex CIA agent died in 2007 and left his son Saint John Hunt, a video and audio accusing Lyndon Baines Johnson of plotting the murder o...

the racing industry...100 million in grants..sign of unity?

Wed, 23 Dec 2009 10:33:18 +1000

in reading the sunday pap-ers...i noted this gem..[from darrell giles] THE STATE government is considering a 100 million grant..[sorry the word used ...

Merry Christmas

Wed, 23 Dec 2009 09:56:55 +1000

Don't know if this is allowed 'cos it's not actually a discussion? May I take this opportunity to wish everyone a very happy and peaceful Chrismas an...

that horse of hunger...this is about food

Mon, 21 Dec 2009 18:29:06 +1000

with all the destractions...going on are there some basics..we are missing...with the ongoing..media DESTRACTIONS..media silence yes we know of mono...

Aussie farmer nearing death over AGW Hoax

Mon, 21 Dec 2009 17:23:48 +1000

If what this poor farmer (Peter Spencer) is saying is true, then this government is totally sinister and corrupt. If true, how can we help this poor g...

1500 new air-conditioners a week

Mon, 21 Dec 2009 14:05:09 +1000

1500 air-conditioners are being installed in homes in southeast Queensland every week! Queensland�s energy minister, Stephen Robertson, said that it ...

Stuff you Jack I wanna be alright

Mon, 21 Dec 2009 07:04:00 +1000

It's Xmas i.e. strike time again. Listening to the postal workers' union this morning made me cringe as always when there's talk about a strike. Why i...

New Age Vietnam- Merry Christmas

Sat, 19 Dec 2009 22:28:50 +1000

see http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1leQ-Pn90IU John Lennon is a very powerful orator at the end of this short video clip. We are at the crossroads of...

So you think you have freedom of speech cop this lot?

Sat, 19 Dec 2009 10:13:35 +1000

Like I said freedom of speech is relative. If the government want's you it can get you. So enough of smokescreen plots. Twitter has been hit by an emb...

Climate change again.

Sat, 19 Dec 2009 04:32:50 +1000

Copenhagen, its nearly over, just maybe the debate should have started now, or after it. No not saying Abbott's mob got it right, but in just hours we...

The mandelbulb

Fri, 18 Dec 2009 16:07:41 +1000

Just for the sheer beauty of it all http://www.skytopia.com/project/fractal/mandelbulb.html#background Have a great Christmas everyone...

foreign investment

Thu, 17 Dec 2009 23:01:58 +1000

Does anyone else out there find Rudds promise to try to find ways to make home ownership for struggling australians a joke. Two months ago i read an a...

First comes love, Then comes weight gain?

Thu, 17 Dec 2009 18:05:46 +1000

According to an article I read recently in Time magazine anyone about to pledge to have and to hold should think carefull about "in sickness and ...

Net censorship move a smokescreen

Thu, 17 Dec 2009 12:44:38 +1000

One of Australia's top communications experts says the Government's internet censorship trials were designed to succeed from the outset, presented no ...

Refugees and the effects of climate warming

Thu, 17 Dec 2009 11:04:56 +1000

Tuvalu,Niue,The Maldives, The Gilbert Islands, The Cocos...for these and many other island states climate warming is an impending disaster and the pop...

DNA , the power and the glory.

Tue, 15 Dec 2009 18:52:58 +1000

In light of recent news events in Victoria it may be incorrect to consider DNA evidence as a "proof absolute" or a "for ever and ever a...

Global Warming: Understanding the Forecast.

Tue, 15 Dec 2009 18:14:17 +1000

I have been making my way through the series of lectures by David Archer based on his book Global Warming: Understanding the Forecast. http://geoflop...

Introducing the Australian Prime Minister kevin Rudd

Tue, 15 Dec 2009 12:32:35 +1000

I recently read an article that stated Kevin Rudd would fade into being the most insignificant prime Minister the nation has ever seen. I think Kevin ...

Not a hair out of place and pudding every night

Mon, 14 Dec 2009 20:10:41 +1000

So here we are, bracing ourselves for the possible outcomes of Copenhagen and the possible financial impositions this may cause, only to find that our...

Is this true and who does Rudd think he's kidding?

Mon, 14 Dec 2009 12:29:31 +1000

In the interest of balance and loathing for all things political. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/12/14/2770326.htm?site=thedrum There *appea...

Should the wilfully scientific illiterate decide on the validity of scientific issues?

Sun, 13 Dec 2009 17:24:08 +1000

Why do we tolerate our politicians deciding on critical *scientific* issues without even seeking appropriate, objective advice from scientific experts...

Mr, Mrs, Ms, Miss, Dr

Sun, 13 Dec 2009 16:50:38 +1000

I was filling my tax return out, I know a tad late, and wondered why do I have to specify a title. Everytime I see this question I think this so 18th ...

New US Currency? Ron Paul HR 4248

Sat, 12 Dec 2009 20:03:52 +1000

Dr Ron Paul now has a new bill before Congress 'Free Competition and Currency Act 2009',that will be in direct competition with the US Fed $. See http...

Productivity Commission?

Sat, 12 Dec 2009 17:44:41 +1000

What is it? who are they? our lives are very much affected by this entity involved in every thing I just have to ask those questions. Who developed th...

A Question On Culture.

Sat, 12 Dec 2009 14:25:11 +1000

We in Australia are a fortunate bunch. We enjoy a high standard of living and all the relative freedoms inherent in living in an advanced western soci...

Testosterone calms the savage female beast!

Sat, 12 Dec 2009 12:54:21 +1000

The hormone produced primarily by males and blamed for all sorts of blokey things is not what it seems. Scientists have found that far from producing...

Racial voilence set to explode

Fri, 11 Dec 2009 19:58:43 +1000

If it is, we need to consider that we are no different, on this subject to any other nation. The recent attacks on Indian and Pakistani students is in...

Education divide

Fri, 11 Dec 2009 19:54:48 +1000

The recent debates regarding the various states education systems have been mostly centered upon the issue of funding between the private schools and ...

Copenhagen Delegates: Use Green Energy and WALK HOME!

Fri, 11 Dec 2009 18:01:34 +1000

It is common ground that the globe has been cooling since 1998. That�s why they changed the name of the religion from �global warming� to �climate cha...

Selective Reporting on Selected, lack of Education

Fri, 11 Dec 2009 10:44:35 +1000

There are no doubt many examples, but to illustrate the point is the plight of West Papua which is the 5% of the Australian continent under Indonesian...

Happenings over Norway

Fri, 11 Dec 2009 07:25:20 +1000

Here's one for the theorists. I've heard everything from a missile gone wrong to the LHC burning a hole in the universe to drunk aliens heading home....

Confessions of a stolen generation sceptic

Wed, 9 Dec 2009 20:57:46 +1000

I had never heard of the "stolen generation" until I arrived in Australia. Shortly after I arrived two Aborigines, Gunner and Cubillo, filed...

Why should or shouldn't Australia have a nuclear defence capability?

Wed, 9 Dec 2009 13:15:44 +1000

Just asking......

Selective Reporting on Selected, Sensitive Issues

Wed, 9 Dec 2009 11:20:09 +1000

The Duke University scandal involving the alleged rape of a black exotic dancer by the white male members of the university�s lacrosse team received e...

Who has the power?

Tue, 8 Dec 2009 08:34:23 +1000

Does Australia have too many elitists in positions of power? Its been said many times that the problem with Australian society today is that the peop...

Lack of appreciation or plain indifference

Tue, 8 Dec 2009 07:46:13 +1000

I feel very privileged to fly over the eighth wonder of the world (Great Barrier Reef, in case you're australian) on a weekly basis. Yesterday was one...

Centrelink has become a middle Man

Mon, 7 Dec 2009 15:14:46 +1000

Centrelink originally started as the C.E.S, as I remember it anyway, and took care of the payments for the unemployed and pensioners etc.etc. Over the...

No tumour link to mobile phones, says study

Mon, 7 Dec 2009 10:25:15 +1000

A very large, 30-year study of just about everyone in Scandinavia shows no link between mobile phone use and brain tumours, researchers reported on Th...

How to demonstrate your sincerity as a global warming 'sceptic'

Mon, 7 Dec 2009 08:29:36 +1000

Your body needs energy. So does the Earth if it is not to freeze. Your body gets its energy in the form of food. The Earth gets its energy from the s...

A Tiger In Bed?

Sun, 6 Dec 2009 18:52:23 +1000

Is it any of our concern? Maybe not but we buy the media that has Tiger in its spotlight. Time and again my sport the NRL has suffered that spot light...

Representative Democracy

Sun, 6 Dec 2009 11:57:35 +1000

As a fairly middle of the road person who believes in the concept of a social democracy, I find myself less and less represented by our system of repr...

Who Hacked The Emails?

Sun, 6 Dec 2009 11:17:46 +1000

The media doesn't appear to be wondering about the identity of the East Anglia hackers. Does anyone have any information as to who these hackers are,...

Bradfield and Higgins Are they a vote for Abbott?

Sun, 6 Dec 2009 07:01:15 +1000

The results are in from Bradfield and Higgins and the Liberal vote has held up in a spectacular way. With a large percentage counted, the Liberal Part...

A brave new world

Sat, 5 Dec 2009 19:53:58 +1000

I feel sorry for Malcolm Turnbull. All he tried to do was direct the liberal party into a more modern tone of political thought, however the party now...

Disincentives to come to Queensland

Sat, 5 Dec 2009 13:19:52 +1000

Queensland Premier Anna Bligh recently floated the idea of dishing out $3000 bonuses to people to go and live in the �bush� instead of in the populati...

Climate Change - Canada's Image In Tatters...

Fri, 4 Dec 2009 10:07:09 +1000

Having just experienced our own political ructions over the climate change issue, I thought OLO members might be interested in gaining an insight into...

American Poverty

Wed, 2 Dec 2009 15:22:13 +1000

45% of children living in the state of Louisiana today, live under the poverty line. These children are nearly all African Americans. The United Stat...

Business or Crime? It's hard to tell the difference in todays Australia.

Wed, 2 Dec 2009 14:47:07 +1000

Welcome to an Australian Christmas of profiteering. Prepare to pay more for petrol/fuel, food, liquor, presents etc as Australian Businesses big and ...

4 article posts in 24 hours�.please!

Wed, 2 Dec 2009 10:27:10 +1000

An open letter to our esteemed OLO founder and moderator... Graham, can I please request that we be able to post four times in 24 hours on the artic...

Mad Monk and the Liberal integruity?

Wed, 2 Dec 2009 08:21:39 +1000

Who watched the MM last night on the 7.30 report? Who watched Pyne's job application on Late line? Any question that the EST was not just a vector to...

$1.4 govt money to Scientology . should this happen

Wed, 2 Dec 2009 07:37:05 +1000

"Newly compiled figures show the federal and state governments will give a Scientologist-linked private school in Sydney more than $1 million. T...

Horticulture

Tue, 1 Dec 2009 21:53:30 +1000

The problem of the modern world is unsustainable horticulture practices around the world ,for an example mono crops a breeding ground for every diseas...

Coal seam methane industry

Tue, 1 Dec 2009 15:05:57 +1000

The town of Dalby, located in the Darling Downs Queensland, has around 8 hours of water left in its aquifers. Dalby was one area which welcomed the hi...

Never mind the phony republic - How about this for a new Constitution?

Tue, 1 Dec 2009 13:48:40 +1000

Since the whole point of a republic is to express and manifest sovereignty as coming from the people, who not do it directly? Elective assemblies are...

PhD by proxy

Tue, 1 Dec 2009 11:21:42 +1000

How far should employers trust an educational qualification to reflect a potential employee's knowledge? Here, from a site devoted to providing work...

Dear God, please confirm what I already believe:

Tue, 1 Dec 2009 08:48:22 +1000

I would like to draw the attention of all those posters who enjoy a stoush with Sells to a short article in New Scientist: Dear God, please confirm wh...

Understanding Islam

Mon, 30 Nov 2009 15:20:06 +1000

I grew up Presbyterian. Presbyterian is probably one of the most liberal denominations around, but there's an under current of mistrust - as with all ...

Quantum gravity at last

Mon, 30 Nov 2009 12:59:38 +1000

Ever since I can remember the major roadblock to progress in physics has been the inability to develop a quantum theory of gravity. Of the four forces...

What's wrong with the ETS and what do we do about it?

Mon, 30 Nov 2009 11:24:32 +1000

Given the shenanigans going on in the Liberal (sic) party over AGW, that is based on offsets. Their argument is about action V no action. My concerns...

What Do OLO People Do to Chill Out?

Mon, 30 Nov 2009 11:12:13 +1000

Over several years of regular participation at OLO, I've noticed that lots of people seem far more stressed out about various issues than I am. I have...

you-tube/music sites...connection issues..web 2..?

Sat, 28 Nov 2009 10:55:20 +1000

im having music site...and you tube problems then..when you...ok me..complain.. ..the email disappears ..the issue...of failure to connect is gettin...

Fair Suck of the sauce bottle, mate. What do you reckon?

Sat, 28 Nov 2009 08:58:01 +1000

"A controversial Scottish brewery has launched what it described as the world's strongest beer - with a 32% alcohol content. Tactical Nuclear Pe...

Should animals suffer to maintain religious sensibilities

Sat, 28 Nov 2009 08:48:40 +1000

One likes to think that most reasonable people would condemn cruelty to animals. However there are varying degrees to which people are prepared to dis...

Freedom of Speech? Where do you draw the line?

Sat, 28 Nov 2009 08:42:17 +1000

"Two rappers have been jailed for using an internet song to try to scare off witnesses to the murder of a 24-year-old man in Ealing, west London....

Change at last?

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 13:18:11 +1000

Based on the recent shenanigans in the Liberal party, one can see there is a titanic struggle going on between the Conservatism (Abbott) Versus Libera...

It's time for the Catholic church to change.

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 10:09:24 +1000

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8381119.stm For centuries, the Catholic rule of "celibate" priests has attracted the worst sexual offende...

Premier up to his neck in manure

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 15:10:02 +1000

This has to be the best political story of the year. NSW Premier Rees accuses opposition MP of undeclared income, by selling animal manure from his h...

3000 1500 1500

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 16:19:10 +1000

This is my 3000th post on OLO, 1500 of which are article comments and 1500 general comments. So I thought it might be an appropriate time for me to ...

White Ribbon Day

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 08:18:33 +1000

Today is White Ribbon Day, the "International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women". The campaign has grown to the point that...

So why do YOU have or want children eventually (if you do) ....really?

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 09:24:36 +1000

- Given usual animalistic urge excuse to produce children is neither universal or absolute. - Figures suggest that the more affluent the citizens of ...

Cut out the middle man- but at what cost

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 06:36:30 +1000

We have a growing trend towards 'cutting out the middle man' in almost everything we do. Online shopping, Ebay, buying directly from the markets, pro...

A true test for Turnbull, perhaps his last.

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 23:33:47 +1000

Well, we'll soon know if Turnbull keeps on top of the news, or just ignores it. It was interesting to see "our", or perhaps, their ABC twist...

Has the scientific establishment sunk to the level of corporate spin doctors?

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 10:04:29 +1000

If this story in the Wall Street Journal is correct the answer is yes. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB125883405294859215.html?mod=googlenews_wsj Ba...

We Need a Libertarian Movement Here.

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 07:56:32 +1000

The Australian Constitution unlike the USA, does not include a Bill of Rights.While many say that a Bill of rights will be a lawyers paradise for more...

Industrial Relations

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 04:55:02 +1000

NSW has announced it is to give its power to the new federal System. Not government workers but every one else will be covered by the new system. Fran...

A challenge for pro-abortionists.

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:44:18 +1000

For the purposes of this thread I am referring to abortion used as a means of birth control ONLY. I am specifically excluding instances where: --Cont...

NSW Nursing, Whats happening?

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:20:07 +1000

A letter in SMH this morning caught my eye. A writer claimed that about half of those who completed nursing this year, including her daughter, cannot ...

Caveat Emptor or callous indifference fear of nanny state?

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:00:20 +1000

There is a new product being sold from a country address in NSW. In its glossy booklet the product claims " Guarantees 100% results for all form...

With the first copy cat boat wanting the

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:53:59 +1000

The Merak protesters led by spokesman `Alex' have been demanding the same deal as the Oceanic Viking boatpeople, who were picked up by the Australian ...

A Brand New Model for an Australian Republic

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 01:40:30 +1000

The key to this new model for an Australian Republic is based upon a Presidential candidate, and their Deputy, winning the majority of Electors in an ...

$3000 bonus to go bush

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 19:34:07 +1000

Queensland Premier Anna Bligh is considering offering a $3000 boost to the Federal Government's first-home owner's grant as a bonus for those buying i...

There's an alledged peodophile on the loose - But who cares!

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:01:57 +1000

After the aquital of denis ferguson, evidence was released that suggested another man, not DF was most likely to have been the offended. So, if this ...

What goes on tour stays on tour

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 10:23:09 +1000

A SINGLE-sex travel company for women who want to avoid boozy, bed-hopping mixed tour groups has been grounded. A judge ruled yesterday that former t...

Embryonic stemcell research advances.

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 01:14:23 +1000

The report from the TV program '730 Report' by Michael Brissendon, discussed revolutionary advances made in the US by using embryonic stemcell researc...

are Olymic Gold worth the cost ?

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:02:27 +1000

New report on money for sport has advocated more money for popular participation sports V Olympic gold. Predictably those who depend on Olympic sport...

Freddo Frog policing

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 09:46:16 +1000

Boy 12 to fight Freddo Frog charge: http://www.illawarramercury.com.au/news/national/national/general/boy-12-to-fight-freddo-frog-charge/1678648.aspx?...

What a despicable waste!

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 07:52:42 +1000

"Two crates of Scotch whisky which belonged to the polar explorer Ernest Shackleton are to be recovered after a century buried in the Antarctic i...

Law reform & lawyers. Wolves guarding the chicken coop?

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:55:57 +1000

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/legal-affairs/law-council-in-power-grab/story-e6frg97x-1225797161341 What's in the paper: "This appear...

This wall must fall!

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 18:34:56 +1000

It was quite riveting watching the footage and stories around the anniversary of the collapse of the Berlin Wall in 89. Whatever one thinks of the ma...

�All the religions��

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 16:49:20 +1000

Today, almost 1,000 men and women travelled from around Australia to hear Kevin Rudd and Opposition Leader Malcolm Turnbull apologise for the abuse, n...

Crikey steveirwini

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 09:32:36 +1000

A recently discovered snail has just been descibed. This is a very rare and restricted species from North Queensland. It has been named; Crikey stevei...

ALP state conference

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 04:25:30 +1000

Well interesting results, those who read my posts will understand I went intent on being unhappy with my team. Truly it did not happen, well yes I did...

Watch out ladies, Ruddies after your pension.

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 20:24:55 +1000

I have had personal reasons for missing the bar-B-Q mob recently, but here is the latest worry, particularly for some older widows. The feeling is th...

The loin that turned out to be a mouse.

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 16:27:15 +1000

Yes Ruddy had been totally defeated by 74 illegals, with a dril. Wonders will never cease. Of course, he had to stop it now. Couldn't have them rainin...

Keeping the lid on whistleblowing?

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 15:56:16 +1000

Former Cairns police officer Rosario Russo, 43, who retired from the service in January, claims he suffered a mental and physical breakdown following ...

Apology To Forgotten Australians By The Prime Minister Kevin Rudd On 16/11/2009

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 16:55:06 +1000

As Being A Forgotten Australian One Of The Many Many Many Out Their , I Can Only Hope That This Apology Will State The Abuses We Victims Suffered And...

Here we go again?

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 10:45:33 +1000

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8356570.stm The general who won the civil war in Sri Lanka has resigned one of the issues was he wanted a big p...

Afghanistan more refugees, terrorism.?

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 10:32:31 +1000

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8356771.stm This article discusses the options facing Obama about more troops to Afghanistan. They range from McC...

COULD GOVERNMENT BE RUN AS A BUSINESS?

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 06:36:53 +1000

Would it be viable for governments to be run as a business, rather than run by bureaucrats employed by elected leaders? One huge problem with governm...

Local Book Publishing

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 10:25:11 +1000

Federal Cabinet has rejected the Productivity Commision recommedations that were supposed to lead to cheaper books for Australian readers. Restriction...

An OPen Letter to the PM

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 07:10:29 +1000

Dear Mr Rudd The Fair Pay Commission, in all its wisdom, has granted �Boxing Day� as a regular trading day. So, while these commission people are enj...

Aussie go home, just send money.

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 22:41:47 +1000

Many of you probably know that almost a quarter of our navy is tied uselessly to a wharf due to lack of crew. Kruddy tells us he's going to double the...

An apology to Klaas Woldring

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 09:48:59 +1000

This perhaps caused removal of your post from http://forums.pmc.gov.au/Electoral_Reform_Green_Paper#comment-836 : "Is Klaas Woldring's po...

Political cynacism?

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 09:24:57 +1000

It seems to me that the current internecine battles in the Liberal party are in some ways deliberate. HOCKEY is clearly setting him self up to become...

So that's where the CO2 is going?

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 08:35:13 +1000

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/11/091109121117.htm This Article speaks of the contradictory nature of AWG. It postulates that when as the...

Joe Hockey dispatches the religious right from the Liberal Party

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 11:12:18 +1000

Is it time for Joe Hockey to be forced out of the Liberal Party? http://www.smh.com.au/opinion/society-and-culture/god-is-good-but-just-be-sure-not-t...

The left, right Joke

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 10:38:34 +1000

Interesting thought has occurred to me while reading different posts. Many posters tend to label opposing POV and specifically their authors as Left o...

Young woman of 15 suspended from school for raising Leukemia awareness ?

Mon, 9 Nov 2009 22:14:06 +1000

I was wondering if any other people had heard of the young women from Brisbane who has been suspended from a well known Kedron girls college for shavi...

women sexually abuse children too?

Mon, 9 Nov 2009 13:36:44 +1000

Child sexual abuse by women isn't exactly now . But this article raises interesting questions...for the law...society etc. "A huge rise in the n...

asylum seekers

Mon, 9 Nov 2009 10:53:01 +1000

"Rather than playing a populist tune, resulting in dead-boring mantras about being 'tough and humane', repeated over and over again by the Prime ...

Balancing the books, in the Nuclear Age.

Mon, 9 Nov 2009 07:00:28 +1000

In times of low income or crushing debt, the obvious thing to do is sell off some less useful assets; as successive Australian governments have been s...

Immigration - How much is too many? Or too few?

Sun, 8 Nov 2009 10:32:02 +1000

In the interests of transparency we are a family of immigrants. The four of us arrived here in August 1996. In the interests of candour, if I had bee...

Priority of Loyalty

Sun, 8 Nov 2009 07:09:12 +1000

Many times I witness people's attitude change when it involves family, friends,politics etc etc. They start off supporting a particular view but as s...

Insideous Graham Young?

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 13:11:15 +1000

In a recent article a poster came up with an interesting thought. http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?article=9652&page=0#154888 That the edi...

How much do You think I know about YOU

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 12:55:19 +1000

TV has a show "lie to me". The premise is that every thing we say(write), words, phrases, react says something about us regardless if we wan...

If you want something to feel indignant about!

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 07:40:13 +1000

Why are Wall Street Bankers getting supplies of swine flu vaccine ahead of schools and hospitals? See: http://www.businessweek.com/bwdaily/dnflash/c...

the guy that shot everyone at the texas army base is a muslim

Fri, 6 Nov 2009 16:25:01 +1000

There are now too many muslims in australia which will end up dangerous. The Tamils on the ship are not refugees The have lived in Indonesia for 5 yea...

Isn't it time to allow gay marriage in Australia?

Thu, 5 Nov 2009 22:13:02 +1000

This is the 21st Century - and despite the fact that many people support gay marriage - why are they not legally recognised? Do gay marriages someho...

The two most socially progressive states in the USA ban gay marriage

Thu, 5 Nov 2009 10:29:02 +1000

California and Maine have both banned gay marriage. Is it time for gays to be satisfied with Civil Unions? And do you agree that gay civil unions may ...

If Safran isn't Gunston's equal then why not?

Wed, 4 Nov 2009 22:03:34 +1000

Having just sat through another episode of John Safran's Race Relations I will admit to being a little unsure of how to measure his worth. I recognis...

Australian Asylum Seekers, Where to Go?

Tue, 3 Nov 2009 11:05:55 +1000

What countries on the Globe might provide the most chance of success for those seeking asylum from Australia? What financial costs might be involved f...