Random thoughts and observations
The world lost a significant man today. I won’t call him a great man, even though I believe him to be one, because there is too much controversy surrounding him, and in terms of greatness, he failed his mission. Ian Smith was a war veteran who led his country of Rhodesia through what many thought [...]
Local government elections have just been held in Western Australia. There has been some debate about how the elections were run, so I’ll compare the electoral system with what occurs in Victoria. Firstly, councils are generally smaller in Victoria, with just five to seven members in most cases compared with the 10 we have here. [...]
The Federal election will probably be called today or tomorrow. Blogger Andrew Landeryou, whose sympathies are with the rational wing of the Labor Party, ponders if John Howard can do anything to win: “Can they turn around the sinking ship of state? Maybe, you know, if: ? They find proof that the Labor leader hangs [...]
Retail trading hours is a contentious issue in Western Australia. Most shops and supermarkets here can’t trade after 6pm on weekdays or on Sunday at all. I can’t think of anywhere in the developed world that has such restricted trading hours. Maybe Sundays are banned somewhere for religious reasons, but evenings, when most people actually [...]
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