Random thoughts and observations
I know from past experience that writing about fluoride provokes strong views, especially from people who oppose compulsory fluoridation of water supplies. I’m inclined though to accept the anecdotal evidence I’ve personally heard from dentists and health experts that tooth decay is higher in areas that don’t have fluoridated water. There is a push now [...]
The Western Australian Corruption and Crime Commission (CCC) has extensive powers. In addition to combating organised crime its role includes seeking “to reduce the incidence of misconduct in the public service”. The commission’s powers include being able “to compel a witness to attend a hearing, to produce documents, to obtain a search warrant on application [...]
The fact that John Howard’s son Tim is going out with model Sarah Mackintosh was reported in Sydney’s Telegraph newspaper. The dour conservative, apparently humorless elder Howard could be expected to raise the bushy eyebrows even higher over his son’s relationship with a woman who has featured on the cover of France’s FHM magazine. Political [...]
I’ve got plenty of examples that the world is going mad. I’ll start counting them. According to the Herald-Sun: Toy soldiers, model war planes and wrestling figurines have been banned in schools across the state in a politically correct crackdown. Primary schools and kindergartens have declared themselves “war toy free zones” and outlawed traditional toys [...]
Until this summer Western Australia and Queensland were the only states not to have daylight saving. Despite the concept being defeated previously at referenda, the WA Parliament voted last year for a three-year trial to be followed by another referendum. I was initially ambivalent about daylight saving. In Victoria I wasn’t a great advocate for [...]
