Monthly Archives: January 2005

The Consolation of Joe Cinque

Posted on January 31, 2005 by Ken Parish

One of the books I read over the holiday break was Helen Garner’s latest, Joe Cinque’s Consolation. Like Garner’s previous work The First Stone, Joe Cinque’s Consolation takes the form of a journalistic dissection of real life events, but becomes … Continue reading →

Posted in Philosophy | 68 Comments

“Hell Has Harbour Views”

Posted on January 31, 2005 by Mark Bahnisch

A big issue in the Australia-US FTA debate last year was the possible implications for local content on tv. It’s reasonable to ask whether there is that much compulsively watchable Australian tv around at the moment. Certainly, as just about … Continue reading →

Posted in Films and TV, Uncategorized | 15 Comments

Welfare to Work

Posted on January 31, 2005 by Mark Bahnisch

Bureaucracy was arguably invented in Prussia, and German civil servants are justly reknowned for their impartiality. This apparently extends to cutting benefits to jobseekers refusing sex work.

Posted in Politics - international, Uncategorized | 8 Comments

Ave, Iraq!

Posted on January 31, 2005 by Sophie Masson

Good morning to all Troppo Armadillians on this last day of January! And I am finally out of my major revisions to my novel, Malvolio’s Revenge–and just before I restart work on my new one, The Tyrant’s Nephew–so thought I … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | 32 Comments

More like a leaking argument than a column

Posted on January 30, 2005 by Mark Bahnisch

Miranda Devine heads her column this week “More Like a Leaking Nuclear Reactor than an Arts Faculty”. The target of her ire is Sydney University’s Arts Faculty. I made the point a few days ago in passing that Sydney Uni … Continue reading →

Posted in Education, Politics - national, Print media, Uncategorized | 68 Comments

Blogroll Update

Posted on January 30, 2005 by Ken Parish

…is now done. There are a lot of new blogs added to the leftish and centrist categories. 15 new leftish links and 4 centrist ones. It’s interesting to note how many of the new blogs are written by women and … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorised, Uncategorized | 16 Comments

Could it almost be a lust for life?

Posted on January 30, 2005 by Mark Bahnisch

It was my little sister’s birthday yesterday – she’s 34. As Lucy Harker said in Nosferatu “time is an abyss, a thousand nights deep”. I will also be having a birthday soon – on the 13th of Feb (which wasn’t … Continue reading →

Posted in Life, Music, Uncategorized | 9 Comments