After 11½ years on top, the two architects of Australia’s recent prosperity have been defeated by a campaign composed entirely of sound bytes, snazzy logos and blatant lies about the Coalition’s IR agenda. Many say that Howard and Costello’s legacies will be framed by the events of the last 48 hours. For my part, I [...]
It’s easy to criticise trivial/absurd/meaningless reasons for supporting a given party or candidate, until you realise your own reasons happen to fit into one or more of those categories. At least sometimes.
One of the notable outcomes of the election is the strong support for the Liberal party in WA. They didn’t lose a seat, and [...]
Against my better judgement, it seems a lot of Australians have voted in favour of Labor in this election.
By which I mean to say that my judgement is better than a lot of Australians, and that some (presumably large) proportion of those same Australians cast votes contrary to the requirements for action based on my [...]
Today I sprung from my bed at the crack of half-past midday, so eager to perform my mandatory civil service that I didn’t even have time to gather the will to shower. Today was indeed the day to join the thronging hordes as I ventured out in the company of my whole family, something we [...]
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Hah! What a wild ride. And the surprise ending really blew me. Away. I think we can all agree that this outcome was a combined effort, thanks not only to the dazzling complacency of the reigning Liberal champs but to the star power of Peter “Gagging on Sperm©” Garret and Maxtreme McLews-Elections… Of course, let’s [...]
Also posted in Hero, Rudd |
I’m Stephen and I’m writing things here now because I’m amazing.
With one week remaining until the election, it is difficult to maintain any sort of interest in the contenders or the outcome. Once the immediate, marginal appeal of a change in government dissolves, I come to realise that there isn’t really anything I can do [...]
SportingBet have a deal going at the moment where if you sign up, and deposit $30 into your account, you receive a $100 free bet on anything you want. The only catch is that you have to bet the initial $30 on something, and that the winnings you receive from the free bet will have [...]
Posted in Election 2007 | Tagged 101, 107, 94 |
I’ve decided that with 9 days to go until the election, it’s about time that I started reviewing some of the more obscure minor parties which people may be considering voting for (or giving preferences to). Today I’m having a look at Senator Online.
The entire concept of Senator Online is one where a de facto [...]
Also posted in Minor Parties |
On this fine day, the 12th of November, stuff has happened. Most of that stuff was quite boring, but some of it was just monotonous enough that I felt it could be made interesting by completely ignoring what actually happened and inventing my own stories (hey, it works for the Socialist Alternative), so here’s the [...]
KEVIN Rudd has brushed aside the car industry’s concerns about its future, suggesting that it could be propped up with production of locally built hybrid vehicles.
[...]the Labor leader pledged $500million for a “green car innovation fund” to fund development of dual electric-powered cars.
This proposal brings with it a few questions:
Why should any industry be “propped [...]
Also posted in Howard, Rudd |
Ah, I’m conflicted.
It’s easy to criticise trivial/absurd/meaningless reasons for supporting a given party or candidate, until you realise your own reasons happen to fit into one or more of those categories. At least sometimes.
One of the notable outcomes of the election is the strong support for the Liberal party in WA. They didn’t lose a seat, and [...]