Random thoughts and observations
In his latest comment Bill Sullivan touched on that great Australian institution, the sick day. While I don’t condone people exploiting the example he mentions (a hangover) I know it happens. In Victoria, employers have virtually conceded the Monday before Melbourne Cup day (the first Tuesday in November) as a holiday because everyone was treating [...]
Ricky Ponting is safe from being Harbhajan Singh’s bunny for the remainder of the current test series pending an appeal against Harbhajan’s three-match suspension for racially taunting Andrew Symonds. Way to go Ricky. The Australian captain obviously hasn’t thought about the consequences of his behaviour. Clearly rattled by the Indian spinner’s dominance over him, Ponting [...]
I produced the “world news” page for the Kalgoorlie Miner recently and came across the “Hooters shooter” incident while browsing AAP. In brief, a disgruntled diner started firing at the building with a handgun and killed a person. I’ve been unhappy with restaurants before, but never to the point of violence. My biggest grips are [...]
I sometimes fear that Western Australia is developing into a dysfunctional society. I don’t think it’s exaggerating to say there’s a large minority of people in this state who live outside the law and/or with little regard for it. It’s a bigger problem than in other states. Two recent examples: A 49-year-old farmer, William Rowe, [...]
I just read a good article on The Age about why holidays are crucial. The article reports: “According to a survey conducted last year for Tourism Australia, Australians have 70 million days of accrued annual leave owing to them. Nearly 60 percent of full-time workers don’t take their full four weeks’ leave each year, including [...]
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