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I wrote the line above in a poem for my grandmother. And Sydney has just done me proud. In town to farewell friends and family before I head for the US, I have had a perfect time so far. My party at The Different Drummer was upgraded to the top-level room with the…
Protected: She’s leaving home, bye bye (part 2)
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Protected: Canberra, city of many faces
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Protected: And we have lift-off!!
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The nasty blonde lady is coming to eat my brain
As someone about to move to the US, can I just say that Ann Coulter scares the bejeesus out of me? Just been reading a lot of articles at Salon about her…
Ruling class, anyone?
Israel’s ministers just keep getting caught. I kinda feel sorry for this guy, but he really should have known better. Drunk? And where was the person who, presumably, tied him up? If it wasn’t someone he really, really trusted, then what was he, as a diplomat, doing…
Two reviews and a gripe
1. The Laramie Project, produced by the Strathmore Theatrical Arts Group, written by Moises Kaufman This ambitious play tackles the beating and aftermath of Laramie, Wyoming resident, Matthew Shepard in 1998. Anyone who was an adult back then will remember the shock…
This Saturday: Women’s poetry
One last thing for women’s day: “World Poetry and the Federation of Australian Writers are committed to research, curate and publicise through their extensive networks to present the monthly poetry@fedsquare event between 2–4PM on the second Saturday of every month.…
Happy International Women’s Day
I’d like to take this opportunity to celebrate some of the women in my life who have influenced me. My mother, who taught me to stand up and speak out, who took me to my first peace marches, who kept loving me even when I was impossible, who wrote to the Council and…
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Protected: All appendages crossed
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Illusions and all that (self-help) jazz
I am a huge fan of Richard Bach and, in particular, Illusions. That said, I’ve always had some issues with the principle that “we are all in control of our lives” as a very apolitical position divorced from a complex socio-economic analysis. Now, Salon has an…
Soooo much going on
1. Unlike Copenhagen, Sydney seems to have the right idea about what to do with squatters. 2. Everybody I like (it seems) blogged about Keating calling it like he sees it yesterday: “The thing about poor old Costello is he is all tip and no iceberg,” [Mr Keating] told…
Phoenix Emberstone
passionate political poet
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