Club Troppo

Dean Philip Jensen, whose views on the Tsunami we've discussed here and here , has been calling talback in the wee hours, according to the SMH . (Thanks to commenter yellowvinyl for drawing this to my attention). The Dean must have felt that he needed to explain why he was cal...

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Tim Dunlop at Road to Surfdom has the latest info well summarised. UPDATE : I'm happy to join Tim, Phil and Rowen in commending the Prime Minister for his handling of this issue and the extent of Australia's commitment to Indonesia .

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To coincide with the release of the Cabinet Papers from 1974, The Currency Lad wrote a rather acerbic post on Gough Whitlam . Some how or other (as you do in the blogosphere), I ended up debating the contribution that Islamic civilization has made with a number of commenters o...

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Craig Emerson has worked out how to restore Labor's economic credibility. The Buddhist Way . ELSEWHERE : Robert Merkel at The Road to Benambra dissects Emerson.

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I must be getting old. I had no idea til I read about it at Virulent Memes that Einstuerzende Neubauten had a new release out in 04... Anyone care to list the best new albums of the year just gone?

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It's time to vote in the 2005 Australian Blog Awards .

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The number of right-wing blogs I read has just dropped from one to none. Sadly for the blogosphere, The Currency Lad is taking a blogging hiatus to work on finishing a book and a new research project. We'll miss you, C.L., you were always worth reading - a fine writer, very fu...

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Or, Another (Condensed) Dispatch from the PhD Thesis Front Prior to s11, the paradigm case for the new wars of the new world order was the Kosovo War in 1999. This is more properly seen as the last act in a drama which began with Milo¡ević's speech on the 600th anniversary of...

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The SMH previews new tv shows for 2005. This is really sad : Rock Star (Nine) In a nutshell INXS search for a new singer, with auditions in the US, Canada, Australia, Britain and Japan. Biggest hurdle Too much American polish on an Australian band. X factor Producer Mark Burne...

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Compassion isn't a problem, writes Gerard Henderson Click onto the Centre for Independent Studies web site and you'll find a prominent advertisement for Patrick West's book Conspicuous Compassion: Why Sometimes it Really is Cruel to be Kind . West argues that public displays o...

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MsFits wants to know where Mark Latham's been. It's an interesting question - with all that's been happening from the Bhaktiyaris to the Tsunamis, I can't remember hearing a lot of reaction or comment from the Labor Party. A search of Google News tends to suggest MsFits is rig...

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This is becoming a trend. Gerry's talking sense again . ELSEWHERE : Phil at Citystate has more on Hendo .

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As Geoff observed in a previous thread, the Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams , wrote an op/ed piece for the UK Telegraph conceding that faith may be disturbed by the horrible disaster in Asia : The question, 'How can you believe in a God who permits suffering on thi...

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Following on from my recent ruminations on politics, love and participation, I wanted to explore further some questions about how we could revitalise our public discourse and culture and political participation in Australia. Central to my previous argument was my agreement wit...

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Hi-Yo Silver Away! ... to the keyboard "Those educated more at the movies will fancy themselves as the Lone Ranger, or Gary Cooper in High Noon, upholding the right on lawless streets whence all but he had fled. Being individualists, we're vain that way, measuring our courage...

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As part of the discussion in the thread about inappropriate responses to the Tsunami tragedies , it was noted that Immanuel Rant had criticised the Anglican Dean of Sydney, Phillip Jensen's remarks about God's will ... Dean Jensen was quoted as saying "the will of God involved...

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The enemy of my enemy is... a puppet Imagine this - teenage boys, puppets having sex, and Miranda Devine. Yes, Miranda has been to see Team America World Police and she loved it. Devine and the creators of 'Team America' have something in common. Both whip up publicity by piss...

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Saintinastraightjacket at DogFightAtBankstown reminds us that 2005 is the UN Year of Microcredit . I agree with Saint that microcredit is an aid approach worth supporting. Go read his post for lots more info.

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The New York Times reports on "G.I. Families United in Grief, but Split by the War" . And a blogger tracks the stories of war amputees .

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It's heartening to read that governments like the US and the Japanese are now increasing the amount of aid they are giving to the countries and people affected by the Tsunamis . The stories appearing daily about the human and societal impact are heartbreaking. It was most appr...

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