I don’t remem­ber the first issue of the Good Week­end in the Sydney Morn­ing Herald in 1984. The earli­est edi­tion in my col­lec­tion is dated 1987. I have a cup­board full of Good Week­ends, not every issue, but every sig­ni­fic­ant one. Pride of place goes to the four…

Emer­gency protest for Fal­lu­jah, 5pm in Mel­bourne city. What’s hap­pen­ing there is pretty much like a local leader (say Bracks) stand­ing up to a US-appoin­ted Howard and then the US sent in troops with guns. At least, that’s my under­stand­ing. [ganked from damien_wise]…

Due to wet grass, ill people and poten­tial down­pour, today’s Beltane picnic is being moved to Hugo’s café on South Court in North­cote… This public ser­vice announce­ment has been brought you you by the let­ters W, I, T, C and H and the number 7.

We all knew it was coming. Right-wing back­lashes and wed­dings, it all hap­pens when people feel insec­ure which is why the right-wing preys on their insec­ur­it­ies. Forget that for one second. If I manage to get my mark­ing sorted in some sens­ible way by tomor­row night,…

So, I’m keep­ing up with the ongo­ing débâcle via The New York Times’ fairly nice cov­er­age of the US elec­tion (wish it updated auto­mat­ic­ally though…) and it looks scary right now. I am fas­cin­ated at the mes­sage on the front of LJ right now though, partly for its…

My mother just sent me my stars for the day (she does this from time to time)… those of you who know what’s hap­pen­ing in my life right now will find this incred­ibly apt: “You believe in truth at all costs but be aware that free­dom of speech, espe­cially yours, could…

So, since Beltane (accord­ing to one ver­sion of the cal­cu­la­tion) is on Sunday next week, I thought a day­time picnic as well as more private even­ing rituals (grin) might be fun. So… next Sunday, Novem­ber 7, say from midday, at Edin­burgh Gar­dens (the circle of 13…

Hey, dai­syn­erd! I am so brave: I went swim­ming at Mel­bourne Baths without you. Admit­tedly, it took me a *year*, but hey, I did it! Mmm, lunch time swims. Anyone inter­ested in join­ing me once a week for a half-hour swim fol­lowed by a quick snack? Had a superb night…

My stu­dents are tap­ping away at the task I have given them. I know them well enough to know I do not need to wander behind their backs too often to check they are not just using the laptops to check their e‑mail. Instead I sit here and check mine, update my journal.…

The serv­ers have been returned, but still with no inform­a­tion about what was going on or who actu­ally ordered the com­puters be seized. Go here to sign a peti­tion in solid­ar­ity with Indy­media arguing against this viol­a­tion of press free­dom. As a journ­al­ist and editor,…