To a certain extent the whinging pom is a self-perpetuating stereotype since it is impossible to argue against it without appearing to whinge. As a result many of the people to whom the term is applied suffer the insult in silence. Until recently I had not had the term hurled at me since I was [...]
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I have so far refrained from entering the fray of the current world financial problems but having watched, listened and read over the course of the unfolding shambles I thought that it was about time that I set everybody straight with a little bit of Atomac self-opinionated self-righteousness. By now most people are aware that the [...] The presidency of George W. Bush is drawing to a close. I sense that the world is holding its breath expectantly for Barack Obama to take the reigns of leadership of the most powerful nation on Earth. It is difficult to review the last 8 years of the Bush White House and find any aspect of policy [...] Joel Fitzgibbon is a name well known to those in politics, but as Defence Minister I must confess that I hadn’t taken note of him until now. The ABC reports that at the inaugural Edmond Barton lecture in Newcastle on Friday night Mr.Fitzgibbon described Australia as the most over governed country in the world and [...] News and current affairs are fundamental needs built into the psyche of almost all of us. The need to know what is going on, if it affects us and how it affects others. I can imagine that when modern humans appeared on the scene early news was about the location of other tribes, land features and [...] |
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