Monthly Archives: August 2004

An independent Speaker

Posted on August 31, 2004 by Ken Parish

Labor’s promise to implement an independent Speaker of the House of Representatives is, as Christopher Sheil comments, a potentially major reform. It deserves a post of its own, because if implemented it would greatly improve the standard of Parliamentary conduct … Continue reading →

Posted in Politics - national | 15 Comments

A few thoughts on the opening of the campaign

Posted on August 31, 2004 by Scott Wickstein

Ken Parish has most graciously allowed me room to opine on politics, without me having to go to the bother of re-establishing a blog of my own. Time pressures mean that posting from this quarter will be erratic at best, … Continue reading →

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The opening score card

Posted on August 31, 2004 by Ken Parish

Christopher Sheil claims today’s Newspoll result means that things are “sweet as a nut” for the ALP at this stage of the campaign. He explains his spin this way: [Y]ou don’t want to be way ahead at this stage. Given … Continue reading →

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My Restaurant Rules

Posted on August 30, 2004 by Ken Parish

It’s not likely that I’ll ever emulate Gummo Trotsky and base my blogging on cooking recipes. Not that I’m all that bad a cook, mind you. But being in a solo domestic phase, I usually can’t be bothered cooking unless … Continue reading →

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Endemic ennui enervates election exegesis

Posted on August 30, 2004 by Ken Parish

I still can’t get motivated to write anything analytical about politics, despite the federal election campaign entering its fair dinkum phase. I tried to generate some political coverage on Troppo by emailing Scott Wickstein to see whether he intended making … Continue reading →

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They should be so lucky

Posted on August 29, 2004 by Ken Parish

Yes alright, the election is on 9 October. So?* The big news of the day is that Kerry Armstrong has slagged our Kylie and our Nicole: “I truly believe with acting and singing those two have done more damage than … Continue reading →

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Voting With Your Wangdoodle

Posted on August 28, 2004 by Geoff Honnor

Maybe I’m a bit strange but it occurs to me that casting a vote purely on the basis of your sexuality is a pretty dumb way to exercise your democratic franchise. I share this insight because there’s a campaign underway … Continue reading →

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