Archive for the 'Current affairs' Tag

South Asia Quake - forgotten?

After the Boxing Day Tsunami, where the Red Cross reported that the massive global donor response provided half the required relief funds within the first week after the disaster, and the press provided coverage of the disaster for weeks to follow, it seems the Australian mainstream press, and thus the Australian public, have too soon […]

Hunter S. Thompson: RIP

Newsflash: Hunter S. Thompson, author of Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas and Hells Angels has fatally shot himself in his Colorado home.
We can only hope for a “Fear and Loathing in the Afterlife”. RIP Hunter.
Full report at Sydney Morning Herald.

Teh Bashing People

In a fine display of conservative fiscal policy, the Liberal Party have gone with a cheaper advertising strategy for the upcoming Australian federal election.

The Howard government has obviously adopted a more humble approach and has spurred a grass roots effort to attract voters to their cause. This poster of sorts was found on a street […]