Random thoughts and observations
I answered a jury summons for the first time today. I’ve never lived long in a town that has jury trials, and being in a regional centre, I guess the odds of being called up are fairly high, probably much higher than a capital city. I arrived at 9am instead of the appointed 9.15am, hoping [...]
I was beginning to fear that funny hats had been abolished from Australian politics after John Hewson’s sorry experiences in 1993. However, it’s pleasing to see the Goldfields are at the cutting edge of reintroducing the funny hat. I scanned this clipping from today’s Kalgoorlie Miner. Barry Haase (Santa hat) is the Federal Liberal MP. Paul [...]
Continuing my photo scanning and recollections, this entry is sure to fuel the fire of local Labor conspiracy theorists who warned John Bowler I was a National Party hack out to get him. John and I have a good working relationship, and for the record I am not a member of any political party. In [...]
A total of 55,436 people attended the A-League soccer final won 6-0 by Melbourne Victory. Soccer is now a mainstream spectator sport in Australia. Archie Thompson scored five goals, just the sixth ever A-League hat-trick and the most goal by an individual in any A-League match. Tweet Pin It
Many of our public holidays are obscure or meaningless and should be replaced. Although a lot of positive effort has gone into making Australia Day a significant occasion it comprises an odd mixture of citizenship awards and wet t-shirt competitions. We are the only country in the world that celebrates the founding of a prison. [...]
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