We had a family trip to Shepparton today. After shopping we went swimming at the indoor pool and then stocked up on bulk foods at the fruit factory. Afterwards we travelled about 40km out of our way to enjoy a barbecue at Goulburn Weir near Nagambie. Juliet and I had been there before with the [...]
Workplace ad blitz wrong
The Federal Government today announced its “workplace reforms”, which it claims will deliver a simpler and fairer industrial relations system. That may be so. I haven’t studied the detail, and frankly it’s of no great interest to me. I object however, to the massive abuse of public funds to promote Liberal Party policy through the [...]
ABC Radio 3GI Gippsland
ABC Radio 3GI in Gippsland is celebrating its 70th anniversary. One of the staff there found my Fitzroy memories in a Google search, in which I referred to the station, and asked me for more information. Here it is … I was born in 1967. My childhood and youth recollections of radio are pretty limited. [...]
Which government?
I just read a report in The Age that refers to a decision of the “Bracks Government”. During my seven years as an editor I insisted on “State Government” or “Victorian Government”. Mr Bracks has formed a government, but he doesn’t own it. The Liberal Party started this terminology in its media releases during the [...]
The bomber who wasn’t
I was a bit slow reading the Saturday papers this weekend. I didn’t get to them until Sunday. It was interesting therefore to read the headlines about a terrorist being shot by police in London. The Australian trumpeted: “Five police bullets end it for London bomber who tried again”. A day later, I knew while [...]
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