Author Archives: Mark Bahnisch

About Mark Bahnisch

Mark Bahnisch is a sociologist and is the founder of this blog. He has an undergraduate degree in history and politics from UQ, and postgraduate qualifications in sociology, industrial relations and political economy from Griffith and QUT. He has recently been awarded his PhD through the Humanities Program at QUT. Mark's full bio is on this page.

Faces on a Bus: Wayne Swan’s Postcodes

Posted on September 4, 2005 by Mark Bahnisch

Nicholas kindly suggested to me that we might like to cross post our three favourite posts from August at each other’s blogs to see if commenters’ reaction is different. So here’s the first of mine, originally published at LP. ———————————————————————————————— … Continue reading →

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The Politics of Civility

Posted on April 4, 2005 by Mark Bahnisch

Just popping in to my old home quickly to alert Troppo readers to a post on the Politics of Civility over at my new digs at LP. It’s not a comment on recent controversies on these pages, but rather some … Continue reading →

Posted in Politics - international, Politics - national, Uncategorised, Uncategorized | 21 Comments

LP Launch

Posted on March 21, 2005 by Mark Bahnisch

Ken’s jumped the gun on me, so I may as well officially launch my new blog and declare it open! Troppo readers are of course very welcome visitors. And thanks everyone for all your kind words on my farewell post … Continue reading →

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Thank You, and Good Night (But I Hope Not Goodbye)

Posted on March 14, 2005 by Mark Bahnisch

Or, Lapsing, then Lapsing into Solo-dom I think this will be my last post on Troppo. For some time, I’ve been thinking seriously about a number of conflicting impulses relating to my blogging life. For a start, I really need … Continue reading →

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You say tomato, I say…

Posted on March 14, 2005 by Mark Bahnisch

“In our time, political speech and writing are largely the defense of the indefensible.” – George Orwell. In his 1946 essay, Politics and the English Language, George Orwell wrote: In our time, political speech and writing are largely the defense … Continue reading →

Posted in Philosophy, Politics - international, Politics - national, Uncategorized | 35 Comments

“Dinosaurs didn’t roam the earth forever”

Posted on March 14, 2005 by Mark Bahnisch

One of my favourite bloggers, Phil Gomes over at Citystate has a very interesting reflection on the eclipse of op/ed columnists by bloggers – well worth reading. One of the constant bugbears of the blogosphere is the degree to which … Continue reading →

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A Pill for Your Ills

Posted on March 14, 2005 by Mark Bahnisch

I’m indebted to “Santamaria socialist” The Currency Lad for his recommendation of John Edwards’ new book Curtin’s Gift: Reinterpreting Australia’s Greatest Prime Minister. I read a lot of Australian political history at Uni, but not much in the way of … Continue reading →

Posted in History, Politics - international, Politics - national, Uncategorized | 2 Comments