February 13, 2012

View from the office

Government House, Adelaide

I have four offices in Adelaide from which I work at various times. That requires me to carry four different electronic security passes for entry, which is rather annoying, but less annoying than forgetting to take one.

One of my offices looks over Victoria Square toward Gulf St Vincent. In fact, the sea is visible on most days, 10km away.

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Corker of a vice-regal problem

Sir John Kerr at the Melbourne Cup.

Good headline, but dud story. I was surprised to see it make the front page of The Age this morning that Governor General Quentin Bryce doesn’t know what to do with her overflowing wine cellar. The Governor General’s official residences house more than 3000 bottles of fine wine. So what! I don’t get what the [...]

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Failed Paparazzi and Governors General

Michael Jeffery

I failed in a bid to join the Paparazzi today when the quarry eluded me. The Governor General, Quentin Bryce (drawn right), was due to arrive in Mount Gambier today for a taxpayer-funded private visit. I knew she had an engagement at 4pm and figured wrongly she would fly in about an hour beforehand. I [...]

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Cardinal Pell and double standards

Cardinal George Pell

It’s interesting that when a socially conservative community leader makes public comment in Australia he/she is shot down in flames by the media and the loony left. When a loony left leader makes public comment it’s treated seriously. For example, anyone can say anything about the Iraq war, refugees, forests, etc and they’re likely to [...]

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