http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/index-general.asp National Forum's Forum - new general discussion topics en-au Copyright 2000-2008, National Forum graham.young@onlineopinion.com.au (Graham Young) lachlan@onlineopinion.com.au (Lachlan Kuhn) 15 Colin Barnet and Peter Costello Leading Us To Victory. Everything is looking great now for our Liberal Party. Brendan has gone abroad and when he retu... http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=2040 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=2040 Thu, 7 Aug 2008 21:59:06 +1000 Good day, My name is Michael. I am originally from Germany, Europe. I moved to Australia with my wife and kids in 1994. Some years ago I received a mo... http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=2039 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=2039 Thu, 7 Aug 2008 13:45:49 +1000 Bet that gets a few bites. Seriously though, as grim and as horrible as these places mostly were, kids being kept there at least had some stability in... http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=2038 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=2038 Thu, 7 Aug 2008 08:58:52 +1000 If you want something to rant about.. try this. Goto Google maps and type in your own address. Then...watch and learn. Ask yourself this....what wen... http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=2037 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=2037 Thu, 7 Aug 2008 08:40:40 +1000 Paul Keating let loose on Peter Costello yesterday http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,24137775-2,00.html. I think this is a variant of the "tar... http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=2036 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=2036 Thu, 7 Aug 2008 08:05:45 +1000 Was Enoch Powell a "racist" ? In an interview with David Frost.. he said as follows: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7LKHAkpv22o&feature=re... http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=2033 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=2033 Mon, 4 Aug 2008 17:52:35 +1000 We may as well tackle the big one. Was Israel a mistake? Richard Cohen, Op Ed columnist for the Washington Post thinks so. Here are excerpts from hi... http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=2032 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=2032 Mon, 4 Aug 2008 15:45:54 +1000 A 'Family Law Amendment (De Facto Financial Matters and Other Measures)' bill before Parliament will change the law so that people in de facto relatio... http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=2031 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=2031 Mon, 4 Aug 2008 14:20:08 +1000 We all know that water is one of, if not the most, valuable commodities we have yet, we only use it once while millions of litres per day goes down th... http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=2030 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=2030 Mon, 4 Aug 2008 03:28:45 +1000 Women generally don't feel much affection for Peter,yet he has a track record and intellectual prowess to win the next election.The Achilles heel at t... http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=2029 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=2029 Sun, 3 Aug 2008 23:20:55 +1000 Saddle Up and Ride! A few little things we all need to know about the powers that be, They're not looking out for the every day Joe people like you ... http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=2028 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=2028 Sun, 3 Aug 2008 05:07:56 +1000 Hi! My name is Michael or Miky. I am a bit stumped on the followin questions. 1)List 3 mistakes you think people could make in their personal money m... http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=2027 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=2027 Fri, 1 Aug 2008 21:46:16 +1000 Recent articles on OLO have illuminated to me the problems we create for our young. All in all, we insult their intelligence. We are so scared for the... http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=2025 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=2025 Fri, 1 Aug 2008 12:25:05 +1000 Within the subject matter of this forum – broad-ranging social and political debate - how important is it? How significant are the articles that it pu... http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=2024 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=2024 Thu, 31 Jul 2008 13:39:45 +1000 See: http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalpunch/2008/07/obama-to-house.html Snippets: Obama told the caucus, according to an attendee, "Nobody sa... http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=2023 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=2023 Thu, 31 Jul 2008 09:58:58 +1000 I was watching George Negus on SBS - "Dateline," Wednesday, 30th July 2008 8.30pm. It seems that China will be strictly curtailing the med... http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=2022 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=2022 Wed, 30 Jul 2008 21:35:58 +1000 Even in the face of mounting evidence showing that CO2 is not the pariah we once thought it was,the Rudd juggernaut rolls on with adds justifying new ... http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=2021 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=2021 Wed, 30 Jul 2008 20:02:36 +1000 Our governments have tried their best to protect us from the horrors on Internet. So far they have failed, but maybe not this time. In 2000 NetAlert ... http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=2020 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=2020 Wed, 30 Jul 2008 16:30:44 +1000 Immigration Minister Chris Evans yesterday announced that there would be a significant easing of restrictions on asylum seekers http://news.com.au/ade... http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=2019 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=2019 Wed, 30 Jul 2008 12:16:41 +1000 Torture is recognised as a war crime. See http://www.hrweb.org/legal/cat.html Here are some documented war crimes: From The Guardian 29 July 2008 &... http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=2017 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=2017 Tue, 29 Jul 2008 14:00:59 +1000 Hi everyone, The Insight program on SBS Television is a national forum discussion program that goes to air every Tuesday night at 7.30pm. Jenny Broc... http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=2016 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=2016 Tue, 29 Jul 2008 13:55:04 +1000 What is it about footballers, NRL players in particular, that make them think that they are above society? The latest instalment in player misbehaviou... http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=2015 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=2015 Mon, 28 Jul 2008 10:46:03 +1000 More than one contributor has said lately that all we mostly do here is push our own political ideas, is this true? It is not surprising that we talk ... http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=2010 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=2010 Sun, 27 Jul 2008 08:44:44 +1000 Today the Liberal National Party of Queensland was formed by a merger of the Queensland divisions of the Liberal and National parties. It was approved... http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=2009 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=2009 Sat, 26 Jul 2008 19:21:41 +1000 Cuphandle so rightly complains about a farmer wanting to shoot black swans on his property because they are eating some of his crop. The shooting bor... http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=2008 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=2008 Sat, 26 Jul 2008 16:16:10 +1000 I heard on the radio this morning that the Victoria Government has issued a permit to a farmer to shoot 100 Black Swans that are allegedly ravaging hi... http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=2007 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=2007 Sat, 26 Jul 2008 12:05:03 +1000 i would like to hear from anyone with experience or knowlege of how to deal with a situation my sister is in, she has an avo out on an ex partner, but... http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=2006 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=2006 Fri, 25 Jul 2008 06:43:37 +1000 ....Yet Again. Do we live in a democracy or not? Who is not being listened to here? Those who support freedom and find social engineering repugnant in... http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=2005 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=2005 Thu, 24 Jul 2008 13:05:33 +1000 When is the RBA and some economists going to adhere to the true meaning of inflation?In flation happens when there is too much money chasing too few g... http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=2004 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=2004 Wed, 23 Jul 2008 23:04:37 +1000 Australia is currently facing a crisis of gigantic proportions with a shortage of water to meet the needs of the current population. This would be so ... http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=2003 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=2003 Wed, 23 Jul 2008 17:28:28 +1000 Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunipungu, Is a wonderfull Australian Indigenous singer and guitarist from the Northern Territory just arrived on the World stage ... http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=2002 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=2002 Tue, 22 Jul 2008 23:55:59 +1000 Bill Gates has made the most egregious, misguided blunder. Mr Gates has joined the international trade in live animals. He is sending live animals t... http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=2001 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=2001 Mon, 21 Jul 2008 18:41:08 +1000 This has been a bone of contention for many decades within the Catholic Church. The reasons I had always assumed were because the Church couldn't sup... http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=2000 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=2000 Mon, 21 Jul 2008 14:59:18 +1000 I live in North Queensland I have been married for thirty five years now My Husband is a Alcoholic He drinks quite a lot And it is not easy Life livin... http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=1999 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=1999 Mon, 21 Jul 2008 04:43:58 +1000 It is reported that due to the upcoming NT Election Professor Brian Fildes of the Monash University Accident Research Centre is pushing for a mandator... http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=1997 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=1997 Sun, 20 Jul 2008 09:33:30 +1000 Peter Costello has portrayed himself as being betrayed by the percieved Judas in his party,however there were many times in which he could have challe... http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=1996 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=1996 Sat, 19 Jul 2008 21:44:58 +1000 Came across this organization http://www.humanrightsact.tv and their myspace page is http://www.myspace.com/humanrightsact_tv and was wondering what ... http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=1995 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=1995 Sat, 19 Jul 2008 18:42:19 +1000 In 1960ish.. Enoch Powell made his historic speech "Rivers of blood" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zMTndhA21O0&feature=related For a glim... http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=1994 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=1994 Fri, 18 Jul 2008 23:48:30 +1000 I value the use of precise, concise language for clear communication. However, I also recognise that the English language changes and evolves to meet ... http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=1992 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=1992 Fri, 18 Jul 2008 13:48:59 +1000 Yet in the Afghanistan war we can apparently murder as many civilians as we want, and continue to 'laud' the war (at least in our government). Don't b... http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=1991 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=1991 Fri, 18 Jul 2008 13:45:09 +1000 Following on from another thread, we have a matter presently pending, the execution of the Bali bombers and coming soon, the execution of some of the ... http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=1990 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=1990 Fri, 18 Jul 2008 11:20:45 +1000 I know many on this site like to argue and theres just a whole heap of info/technical data...but would the site be more interesting if management allo... http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=1989 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=1989 Fri, 18 Jul 2008 11:13:22 +1000 I hear that the Bali bombers may be executed in the next few days. While I have little sympathy with them, is it right for Australian's to rejoice ove... http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=1988 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=1988 Thu, 17 Jul 2008 13:09:29 +1000 "The ASX Disciplinary Tribunal (“the Tribunal”) has determined the following:Westpac Securities Limited (“WSL”) has been fined $8,500 (plus GST) ... http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=1987 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=1987 Thu, 17 Jul 2008 11:02:37 +1000 I watched 'Lateline,' last night (15th July 2008). The following website gives a summary: http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/07/16/2304692.htm... http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=1986 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=1986 Wed, 16 Jul 2008 10:17:16 +1000 John Deeble, one of the architechs of the Medicare system was in the papers yesterday suggesting that thousands of people are going to drop their medi... http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=1985 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=1985 Wed, 16 Jul 2008 10:02:48 +1000 Cardinal George Pell has been in the news again, claiming that the West needs to "populate or perish". He seems concerned by the declining... http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=1984 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=1984 Tue, 15 Jul 2008 15:11:26 +1000 Are Christians becoming so obsessed with morality that they are ignoring compassion? A few examples of this are the recent controversies involving nu... http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=1982 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=1982 Mon, 14 Jul 2008 12:47:02 +1000 The Australian's Rome correspondent, Father Paul Kelly concludes his puff piece in the Weekend Australian by begging the question, 'Meanwhile Australi... http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=1980 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=1980 Sun, 13 Jul 2008 22:27:00 +1000 How about we cut the dole from 'unlimited' too say, 1 year of lifetime eligibility and funnel those funds into helping out the farming community and t... http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=1979 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=1979 Sun, 13 Jul 2008 15:05:25 +1000 Panic is always our worst enemy.When there is a fire in a picture theatre ,it is not the fire that kills most of the people,it is the panic of people ... http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=1978 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=1978 Sun, 13 Jul 2008 14:16:48 +1000 Having worked in private and government organizations for quite some time, I have discovered the problem of noble causes is that there are far too man... http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=1977 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=1977 Sat, 12 Jul 2008 23:35:50 +1000 Why is it that we put up with chronic hypocrisy in law? One of the prime examples is clothing-optional beaches. They are illegal in Queensland. But ... http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=1976 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=1976 Sat, 12 Jul 2008 15:27:09 +1000 With all the continued hysterical speculation about future fuel prices emanating from every would be soothsayer, or publicity seeker, and witnessing n... http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=1975 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=1975 Sat, 12 Jul 2008 09:56:59 +1000 I frequently bring this subject up all over the country. Some years ago I wrote to the Howard government and asked if there were sufficient military ... http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=1974 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=1974 Sat, 12 Jul 2008 07:56:10 +1000 Our Prime Minister is currently travelling around the Asia-Pacific region, including Indonesia, in an attempt to bring about mutual understanding and... http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=1972 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=1972 Fri, 11 Jul 2008 10:56:07 +1000 The Greens have abandoned any pretence that they are a party that cares for the environment with their continued failure to engage in any debate about... http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=1970 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=1970 Fri, 11 Jul 2008 04:24:38 +1000 I'm working on ABC TV'S new youth current affairs show The Hack Half Hour. Hosted by Steve Cannane, The Hack Half Hour is a single-issue, 30 minute p... http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=1968 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=1968 Thu, 10 Jul 2008 14:20:01 +1000 This probably wont mean much to many readers...but some of us were talking about the Salvation Army on another thread and I wanted to extend that disc... http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=1967 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=1967 Thu, 10 Jul 2008 11:17:59 +1000 I've had one poster try to use this forum for vigilante purposes on pedophile Dennis Ferguson, so I'm posting this comment from Greg Barns for feedbac... http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=1966 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=1966 Wed, 9 Jul 2008 17:19:06 +1000 One aspect of the Maternity Leave debate I have never been able to understand is this common statement of Maternity leave encouraging women to return ... http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=1965 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=1965 Wed, 9 Jul 2008 13:46:32 +1000 I am seeking feedback, to weigh up the pro's and con's for further debate,on a single tax regime on gross income of individuals,partnerships,companies... http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=1962 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=1962 Tue, 8 Jul 2008 14:15:31 +1000 On Lateline last night, it came to light that Cardinal Pell dismissed the claims of a paedophilia victim in his Church as well as to dismiss the recom... http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=1961 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=1961 Tue, 8 Jul 2008 13:08:35 +1000 Political capital for a public servant in the bureaucratic system is simply defined by how much one is liked by the people who would determine their c... http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=1960 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=1960 Tue, 8 Jul 2008 00:22:14 +1000 Now that there is a strong chance that we might win/prevail in Iraq I find it almost incomprehensible that Obama supporters are upset that he is backi... http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=1958 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=1958 Mon, 7 Jul 2008 15:17:22 +1000 Hi, my name is Sophia Galvin and I am undergoing research for my major work the Society and Culture Personal Interest Project. I attend Killara High S... http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=1957 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=1957 Mon, 7 Jul 2008 14:51:02 +1000 Is it just me, or don't manufactured goods last as long as they used to? Being a regular walker, I go through a pair of $100 trainers in about 8 mont... http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=1956 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=1956 Mon, 7 Jul 2008 13:55:57 +1000 The recent furore over Bill Henson and, now, Polixeni Papapetrou about art censorship versus child exploitation has made certainly captured my thought... http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=1955 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=1955 Mon, 7 Jul 2008 13:38:29 +1000 The first one is about comment deletion. Graham used to replace deleted the body comments with something along the lines of "[i deleted this beca... http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=1954 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=1954 Sat, 5 Jul 2008 16:34:02 +1000 The Australian Constitution does not prohibit prayer or religious education in schools. Section 116 says simply: 116 Commonwealth not to legislate in... http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=1953 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=1953 Sat, 5 Jul 2008 14:35:23 +1000 I got ill this morning. I clicked on the Sydney Daily Telegraph and here is a story, that if printed up correctly, suggests the sellout of Australia,... http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=1951 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=1951 Fri, 4 Jul 2008 09:05:56 +1000 Notorious paedophile Dennis Ferguson was due to face trial next week for an alleged sexual assault but was granted a permanent stay of proceedings by ... http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=1950 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=1950 Thu, 3 Jul 2008 21:22:25 +1000 Make no mistake about it, fuel or the increasing cost of it, will kill the economy, forcing the nation and potentially the world into a recession and ... http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=1949 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=1949 Thu, 3 Jul 2008 12:53:45 +1000 I’m a Mongolian student. I want to ask you something about violence in my country. 1st of July was parliament member election in my country. The resu... http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=1948 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=1948 Thu, 3 Jul 2008 07:30:55 +1000 CARTOON COP Not a cop in a cartoon as in Chief Wiggum of the Simpsons. Rather someone whose task it is to police cartoons. The employer is the Dutch... http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=1947 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=1947 Wed, 2 Jul 2008 20:46:00 +1000 My ozzy wife and I live in the UK and visit Australia every 1 year or so. I am a UK trained GP, with 15 years experience as a GP and GP trainer, with ... http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=1946 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=1946 Wed, 2 Jul 2008 03:30:01 +1000 I know, I'm a pollster, so why don't I know? Well I don't but I have suspicions. It seems to me that what we are seeing in polls is more and more a re... http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=1945 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=1945 Tue, 1 Jul 2008 17:01:25 +1000 Probably a well beaten topic. 'cuse the pun. I was watching Judge Judy today (yeah, I know) and two individuals stood up and made idiots of themselve... http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=1944 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=1944 Tue, 1 Jul 2008 15:52:39 +1000 "EXTRAORDINARY new powers will allow police to arrest and fine people for "causing annoyance" to World Youth Day participants and permi... http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=1943 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=1943 Tue, 1 Jul 2008 02:05:31 +1000 I went over to another comment section earlier today (Sunday 29 June, 2008) and came across a young chap of asian decent, already in a position of pow... http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=1942 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=1942 Sun, 29 Jun 2008 16:58:38 +1000 I was sitting in a doctors waiting room the other day and I happened to pick up a National Geographic magazine and on the cover was the photograph of ... http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=1941 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=1941 Sat, 28 Jun 2008 20:11:06 +1000 Interviewer: TONY JONES Interviewees: JULIA & KEVIN. TONY JONES: As prime minister and deputy prime minister how do the two of you divvy up the deci... http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=1940 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=1940 Sat, 28 Jun 2008 11:13:41 +1000 Anyone who dares to take the road less travelled in life will know that if you don't conform to the norm, prepare to be constantly inconvenienced by t... http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=1938 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=1938 Fri, 27 Jun 2008 14:49:46 +1000 I think that with all the Hoo-Haa and feigned concern issuing forth from the corridors of power and the Children`s Services regarding the non-payment ... http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=1937 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=1937 Fri, 27 Jun 2008 08:18:34 +1000 I doubt many of us will defend the man, yet someone is doing just that. Such as he have always existed sometimes put in place by the British or Americ... http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=1936 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=1936 Fri, 27 Jun 2008 05:51:55 +1000 Give hope to a hopeless generation. Has it ever been more complex? Do you have any ideas on how to give hope to a hopeless generation?... http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=1935 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=1935 Wed, 25 Jun 2008 19:53:15 +1000 While it seems there is no pressing current high profile news about this issue, I feel it is worth exploring some perspectives on the matter. Perhaps ... http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=1934 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=1934 Wed, 25 Jun 2008 06:01:04 +1000 It is disturbing that figures show approximately three times as many suicides occur amongst children of Vietnam Veterans in comparison to the general ... http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=1933 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=1933 Tue, 24 Jun 2008 21:15:16 +1000 The “Iguana-gate” affair shows what many people have known for a long time: that people in power often get what they want by bullying their way around... http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=1932 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=1932 Tue, 24 Jun 2008 15:31:45 +1000 Trying to explain the health system to a kiwi immigrant the other day, it occurred to me that whatever your politics, the current public/private mix o... http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=1931 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=1931 Tue, 24 Jun 2008 14:20:02 +1000 There was an article published a day or so ago in the Courier-Mail reporting the results of a survey bachelors. http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/s... http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=1928 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=1928 Tue, 24 Jun 2008 07:27:31 +1000 Whitespace has always been expensive in print. Paper is not only expensive in monetary and ecological terms but it is heavy and it has even been rare.... http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=1927 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=1927 Mon, 23 Jun 2008 14:36:29 +1000 There is no more reason why the Government should tax fuel than that it should tax bread, carrots or circuses. It's an arbitrary tax, most of the mone... http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=1925 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=1925 Mon, 23 Jun 2008 11:30:44 +1000 StevenlMeyer started a thread, "Cuckoo men," which gave me the idea for this thread. So I googled, "Older women - younger men," a... http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=1922 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=1922 Sun, 22 Jun 2008 18:57:16 +1000 At a social gathering just the other day the woman next to me declared that she would not be encouraging her offspring to leap into parenthood because... http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=1921 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=1921 Sun, 22 Jun 2008 18:25:55 +1000 I noticed in the media this week that the new Governor-General, Quentin Bryce, is to be paid $394k when she takes up the post. This is for no more tha... http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=1920 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=1920 Sat, 21 Jun 2008 15:07:54 +1000 There are funds which are represented in advertising as AUSTRALIAN property investments. There are funds which are represented in advertising as CA... http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=1918 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=1918 Thu, 19 Jun 2008 22:46:17 +1000 RMIT MULTI FAITH RELIGIOUS CENTRE. There is quite a struggle going on at present between the RMIT management and one element of the student body. T... http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=1917 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=1917 Thu, 19 Jun 2008 16:10:05 +1000 The cuckoo famously lays its eggs in other birds' nests. See: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuckoo Call this a case of outsourcing in the animal kin... http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=1916 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=1916 Thu, 19 Jun 2008 14:42:01 +1000 Opinions are like belly buttons, we all have one. But have you ever stopped and wondered what they're about? Now belly buttons do nothing but take u... http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=1915 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=1915 Thu, 19 Jun 2008 13:06:50 +1000 The price of fuel is driven by the hedge funds.Qantas for example bought todays fuel a few years ago at much lower prices.This buying of fuel based on... http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=1912 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=1912 Wed, 18 Jun 2008 21:07:38 +1000 Australian farmers concerned about GM canola. They should be! http://theland.farmonline.com.au/news/nationalrural/grains-and-cropping/oilseed/header-... http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=1911 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=1911 Wed, 18 Jun 2008 15:14:36 +1000 On the Hanson/Henson thread Bronywn made the following comment "I actually believe that a fair and decent society should strive to create equal... http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=1910 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=1910 Tue, 17 Jun 2008 21:27:43 +1000 This never ceases to fascinate me. FACTS. 1/ Petrol is more highly refined than diesel. 2/ Thus one can say 'producing diesel is cheaper than produc... http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=1909 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=1909 Tue, 17 Jun 2008 10:18:11 +1000 the assertion of Moore’s Law that “computer capability doubles every 15 years” Ignores History All Lines of Technological Development Go through the... http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=1908 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=1908 Tue, 17 Jun 2008 03:51:55 +1000 1. If Iran gets nukes it will use them to attach Israel Would that be the same Iran that scrambled to sign a cease-fire with Iraq when Saddam's NON-N... http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=1906 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=1906 Mon, 16 Jun 2008 13:36:03 +1000 The live export industry claims to have the highest standards in the world. Let's see how that stacks up. Animals Angels frequently attends loadings... http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=1905 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=1905 Sun, 15 Jun 2008 19:45:55 +1000 Having been around for a while I am aware in times like this ALP members are supposed to roll up in a ball and say nothing. Power station sell off? no... http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=1902 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=1902 Sun, 15 Jun 2008 08:33:45 +1000 The headlines screamed, "Is this the face of a murderer? on the front cover of 'The Age's - Good Weekend' magazine. (June 14, 2008). It went on t... http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=1901 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=1901 Sat, 14 Jun 2008 19:32:10 +1000 Recent events in Canada underline the urgent importance for those supporting free speech, and especially the freedom of religion to teach their basic ... http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=1900 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=1900 Sat, 14 Jun 2008 13:26:18 +1000 I know that this is something we all know about, but how many truly have it? And if you really did, wouldn't it always be with you? I used to think ... http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=1899 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=1899 Fri, 13 Jun 2008 22:43:53 +1000 I was listening to the early morning talkback ( Regional Wide Bay/Burnett ABC ) show on Tuesday last and a guy rang in saying that he was recently tol... http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=1898 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=1898 Fri, 13 Jun 2008 15:52:03 +1000 Part One. This is NOT a thread about either of the above people. It is a thread about the reactions to them. I have little interest in either. My on... http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=1896 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=1896 Thu, 12 Jun 2008 18:45:33 +1000 It seems to me that our society has a different attitude to men's and women's sexuality. If a 15 year old guy successfully seduces his 35 year old fe... http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=1893 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=1893 Thu, 12 Jun 2008 11:04:28 +1000 We have tossed it around in thread after thread ,blamed Kevin Rudd for it and just about every one. But have we reached a point that world motorists w... http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=1891 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=1891 Thu, 12 Jun 2008 06:23:47 +1000 One aspect that I've found fascinating about the impassioned discussions around the recent controversy concerning Bill Henson's photographic art: nowh... http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=1890 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=1890 Thu, 12 Jun 2008 02:19:01 +1000 "A BBC investigation estimates that around $23bn (£11.75bn) may have been lost, stolen or just not properly accounted for in Iraq. For the first... http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=1888 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=1888 Wed, 11 Jun 2008 13:34:34 +1000 The Rudd Era so far It's been a hoot. Mostly it's been the circus leg of bread and circuses. Amid great fanfare Rudd signs the Kyoto Protocol. As we... http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=1887 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=1887 Wed, 11 Jun 2008 10:21:05 +1000 We are soon to holiday at Uluwatu in Bali, has anyone got any advice regarding where to eat, safe surfing beaches, scuba diving and how to travel arou... http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=1886 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=1886 Tue, 10 Jun 2008 20:30:46 +1000 I've followed the Henson saga and debate here and elsewhere and am curious about attitudes to the taboos re teenage sexuality. Hensons pics push the ... http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=1883 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=1883 Mon, 9 Jun 2008 13:14:13 +1000 Today was one of those 'days_to_remember'. I volunteered to assist manning a small Christian booth at the MBS event in the Exhibition/Jeff's_shed bui... http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=1882 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=1882 Sun, 8 Jun 2008 21:48:03 +1000 See Http://econoclast.com.au/docs/2008notes/nothin_nohow.pdf You have to wonder about the real agendas behind the RBA economic philosophy.In numerou... http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=1881 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=1881 Sun, 8 Jun 2008 18:15:17 +1000 Why is it that most Australians flock to American Social Networking sites, shunning Australian ones? For a social network site to be successful in Aus... http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=1880 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=1880 Sat, 7 Jun 2008 19:37:22 +1000 We have a thread about police here already but it heads in other directions. Given headlines about corrupt police in NSW I thought we could ask the qu... http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=1879 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=1879 Sat, 7 Jun 2008 07:46:32 +1000 I think they are about to outdo the Edsel debacle. For those of you too young to remember the Edsel see: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edsel Here i... http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=1878 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=1878 Fri, 6 Jun 2008 17:32:15 +1000 A few days ago I posted a thread on suicide. I was disappointed with most of the replies. I had hoped to open up the discussion, so as to see what oth... http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=1877 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=1877 Fri, 6 Jun 2008 15:53:08 +1000 This weekend at the Chantilly Marriott Hotel in Virginia, USA, the elite Bilderberg Group is meeting to plan global policy for the next year. This gro... http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=1876 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=1876 Thu, 5 Jun 2008 19:31:36 +1000 Julia Gillard has put together a Committee to look into various issues involving Higher Education and the Funding of Higher Education. Said experts se... http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=1875 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=1875 Thu, 5 Jun 2008 18:52:44 +1000 Hi Graham, This is a good forum as evidenced by its popularity. Thanks. In theology and mathematics, presently, sometimes, it doesn't seem possible ... http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=1874 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=1874 Thu, 5 Jun 2008 14:13:46 +1000 Passsing through Camden many times on the old Hume Highway, it has always seemed a quite nice town, being the last rural town before Sydney, nestled i... http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=1873 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=1873 Thu, 5 Jun 2008 12:58:31 +1000 because of what you said - because you decided that change must come to Washington; because you believed that this year must be different than all the... http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=1872 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=1872 Thu, 5 Jun 2008 00:18:51 +1000 Barbara (BB1) posted some off topic points on another thread relating to child sexual abuse and a post I submitted in 2005. Rather than continue that ... http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=1871 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=1871 Wed, 4 Jun 2008 23:00:39 +1000 Hi, Ths is my first post, and I just wanted to let any one who is intrested know that the new child support formula may seem reasonable however, the ... http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=1870 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=1870 Wed, 4 Jun 2008 21:06:29 +1000 Many people who suffer from some form of mental illness have a story that some analysts of autobiography have come to call chaos narratives. Studies i... http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=1869 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=1869 Wed, 4 Jun 2008 13:06:15 +1000 There are a number of ways that society condones murder, and suicide is one of them. Capital punishment, and deaths during wartime are others. In my o... http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=1868 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=1868 Tue, 3 Jun 2008 23:20:21 +1000 Scientific American Mind for April / May 2008 carries a story titled" The Social Psychology of Success" But it should be called "Stereo... http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=1867 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=1867 Tue, 3 Jun 2008 19:18:20 +1000 I am appalled that Australia and a few other countries will still have cluster bombs in their arsenal after attending the meeting to ban them from the... http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=1865 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=1865 Tue, 3 Jun 2008 14:48:50 +1000 Global warming alarmism must surely play the greatest role in the oil futures market and inflation. What if, it is revealed over time, that global war... http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=1864 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=1864 Mon, 2 Jun 2008 16:05:23 +1000 I believe comedy is the spice of life. Does this help in making us all pull togetter. Our thoughts. Give it to me!... http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=1863 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=1863 Sun, 1 Jun 2008 21:41:44 +1000 I would like to think so. I like to feel and look like a woman, be attractive to men and don’t feel insulted if a man opens a door for me or comment... http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=1862 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=1862 Sun, 1 Jun 2008 19:25:36 +1000 When the Berlin Wall went down we thought it was all over. I did. China I knew would probably continue on because well... China is China and she does... http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=1861 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=1861 Sun, 1 Jun 2008 18:33:09 +1000 I live in a block of units, and two of my neighbours are arguing. I heard today from a female neighbour that the male next door to her verbally abused... http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=1860 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=1860 Sun, 1 Jun 2008 15:30:58 +1000 The manipulation of the oil price by buying futures that magnify speculation by 16 times,cries of Peak Oil and extrapolation by interested groups such... http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=1859 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=1859 Sat, 31 May 2008 21:44:02 +1000 Ukraine the 75 Anniversary of the Famine in Ukraine Ukrainian scholars have proved that "the liquidation of the Ukrainian rural population thro... http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=1858 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=1858 Sat, 31 May 2008 17:59:27 +1000 I have been using fuel watch for six years and I receive a daily e-mail from the West Australian Government that tells me on a Daily basis the cheapes... http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=1857 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=1857 Fri, 30 May 2008 23:40:46 +1000 Could it be that other civilizations in the universe (if they exist) look at humans in the same way we look at uncontacted tribes in the Amazon rain f... http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=1855 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=1855 Fri, 30 May 2008 15:37:28 +1000 Dear friends (and enemies :) It seems that one of the biggest barriers we face in bring our various passionate discussion to a point of agreement is ... http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=1854 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=1854 Fri, 30 May 2008 11:51:51 +1000 A Lowy Institute blog just ask "It was to be expected that Vanuatu would use its position as chair to promote its support for West Papua but you ... http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=1853 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=1853 Fri, 30 May 2008 09:51:19 +1000 Most of us will remember the dreadful news footage a father trying to hide his son while Israeli bullets hit all around. Watching the child die and a ... http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=1852 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=1852 Fri, 30 May 2008 06:49:00 +1000 In the UK the game is up for mediums, psychics, tarot card readers and occultists. They now fall within the ambit of consumer protection regulations. ... http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=1851 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=1851 Wed, 28 May 2008 18:53:58 +1000 What was I saying on my earlier thread "Saving the economy...or the people"? Love for ordinary people is passing away, as love for rotten mo... http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=1850 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=1850 Wed, 28 May 2008 18:34:18 +1000 People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) is a radical and extremist organization designed more for people to push their dislikes onto the wo... http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=1849 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=1849 Wed, 28 May 2008 12:02:59 +1000 With recent world disasters creating some very emotive situations for all and sundry, it would be refreshing (and interesting) for the various compani... http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=1848 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=1848 Wed, 28 May 2008 11:05:02 +1000 Panic abounds - the price of fuel is rising - all the way to $2.50/litre. I find it's all rather grotesque - this overt display of total panic - we're... http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=1846 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=1846 Wed, 28 May 2008 08:25:51 +1000 "More than 200 residents attended the council meeting amid heightened security, and applauded after the vote." Of course, the international ... http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=1845 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=1845 Wed, 28 May 2008 02:22:47 +1000 In this debate about Henson, it struck me yet again how easy it is for people to be swept into 'fury' like a mob and how difficult it is for them to t... http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=1844 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=1844 Wed, 28 May 2008 01:32:51 +1000 As oil reserves fade bit by bit and oil becomes more expensive I was just thinking about all of those old stories I heard as a kid involving wonderful... http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=1843 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=1843 Tue, 27 May 2008 21:13:57 +1000 On the 23rd of June I am to give a week-long seminar to the other teaching staff at my University which I've titled Effective Strategies for Teaching ... http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=1842 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=1842 Tue, 27 May 2008 14:07:16 +1000 In a null-realm, would 2 + 2 still equal 4, if god did not exist? Moreover, as a hypothetical construct, can pi represent the ratio of any circle's ci... http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=1841 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=1841 Tue, 27 May 2008 12:15:43 +1000