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Protected: Which way is up?
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José Borghino on Howard
From New Matilda, a brilliant analysis and most of what I wanted to say about how Howard is manipulating the NT situation politically, but with more facts and grounding. Unsurprising, given who José is. He taught me in my undergraduate degree at UTS and is one of the…
Squee! Hometown pride!
Just watched the TV trailer for Ratatouille again and realized that the music in the background is The Cat Empire! Well done, boys!
Paternalism, thy name is Howard
I’ve been reluctant to comment on the Howard government’s decision to “tackle” child abuse in remote indigenous communities in the Northern territory of Australia as I haven’t been there. Part of my hesitation is that I do believe there is rampant, possibly…
Protected: Thanks, Astrozone!
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Protected: You’re grounded!
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Protected: Out of the calming pool into the fire
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California Vignette 1
For B.W. At home, she tries on voices, accents echoing around rooms. She says she can’t hold one down, that she is sliding towards a future language, not yet invented. She spends her days planning for disasters she hopes won’t happen. Her life is filled with…
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Protected: Heading off for a little
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Geek alert
Just saw my first iPhone in the wild. Gotta love living in the Valley. The guy works at Apple, of course. *tech envy*
I’m a real journalist again
Thanks to a last minute thought on Friday as we passed the Moscone Center, I rang my friend Matthew [2], who just happens to be the editor of Australian Macworld, and muttered something about covering the World Wide Developers Conference for him. So, this morning,…
These are a few of my favorite new things
Things are sort of starting to settle down here. I’ve had another week of extraordinary busyness and some emotional upheavals on the home front (if I owe you e‑mail, please be patient for just a touch longer).I’m trying hard to focus on the positives, so here…
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Phoenix Emberstone
passionate political poet
These are poems and meanderings that made their way to the page. I’d love to hear what you think of them. Want to get in touch? Drop me a line!
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I am also known as Ro Bersten, a communications specialist with more than 20 years’ experience. See my CV and professional projects.
