Circumcision

March 17, 2009, 7:49pm, 271 views,  Leave a Comment

Circumcision is obviously a touchy subject, if responses to an article in the local paper are anything to go by. Read more

Doyle’s cheap shot on Adelaide

March 15, 2009, 11:16am, 231 views,  1 Comment

Melbourne Lord Mayor Robert Doyle has scored an easy headline by suggesting Adelaide should be shut down. Read more

The text menace

March 7, 2009, 4:25pm, 145 views,  2 Comments

Telegraph writer Judith Woods has a charming column published in The Age today on her effort to give up texting. Read more

Daylight saving time

March 5, 2009, 5:51pm, 148 views,  1 Comment

Daylight saving time in South Australia, Victoria and New South Wales won’t end until April 5, 2009 … just before Easter. Read more

Sun smart cash bid a bit rich

February 22, 2009, 4:18pm, 88 views,  Leave a Comment

There is some flawed logic in media reports of the Deakin University study that skin cancer rates will increase if the government doesn’t maintain funding for “sun smart” campaigns. Read more

Capital punishment

February 21, 2009, 5:32pm, 92 views,  Leave a Comment

There has been renewed discussion about capital punishment since revelations that some of Victoria’s killer bushfires were deliberately lit. Read more

National identity card

November 2, 2008, 10:34am, 279 views,  1 Comment

Australia should introduce a national identity card. It would serve a host of useful purposes. Read more

Stop nude child photography

October 4, 2008, 6:30pm, 250 views,  Leave a Comment

Photographer Bill Henson has been trawling schools to find children who will pose nude for him. Why isn’t he under arrest? Read more

Papal apology unnecessary

July 19, 2008, 2:35pm, 226 views,  Leave a Comment

The Pope has apologised to people sexually abused by members of the clergy in Australia. Read more

Housing shortage bites

June 30, 2008, 7:23pm, 275 views,  Leave a Comment

The Housing Industry Association says a million new homes are needed to house Australia’s growing population. Read more