Via Normblog comes this story about what seems from the facts revealed to be a flimsy accusation of racism. Although the boy apparently denies making a Nazi salute at...
Read MoreTim Mathieson, the partner, boyfriend, bloke – or whatever the appropriate term may be – of Australia’s prime minister, Julia Gillard, got into...
Read MoreHere in Australia there are anti-discrimination laws that protect breastfeeding mothers from refusal of service and the like, and these are laws that I am perfectly...
Read MoreNo surprises here. This piece by the Stephen Pritchard reveals that the decision was taken by The Observer‘s editor, who removed it on the following basis:...
Read MoreI expect that most of my readers will have seen this petition asking you to oppose the approval of a genetically-engineered salmon for consumption in the United States....
Read MoreFormer Australian prime minister, John Howard, has an op.ed. piece in The New York Times about his experience in Australia in introducing dramatic new restrictions on...
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