Monday, October 03, 2011

 

This is a bit of a worry.

A picture clipped from a newspaper article about the problematic nature of some nudie, well intentioned fundraising calendars.






Being too revealing - or challenging comfortable gender stereotypes - seemed to put people offside, Dr Turton-Turner said. "I'm not telling people what they should or shouldn't do. I'm trying to highlight what's going on beyond the surface layer - that the calendars are not as innocent as they seem," she said. 








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Sunday, May 17, 2009

 

One flu over the cuckoo's nose.

30 Australians being tested for swine flu.

Federal Health Minister Nicola Roxon says the number of Australians currently being tested for swine flu has risen from 28 to 30.

The Government says some people have been cleared of the virus and they are awaiting the results of others.

(With apologies to Peter Nicholson's Flubbery Rigours.)

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Monday, May 04, 2009

 

Postings may be light for the time being.

According to the chaps and chapesses in masks at the quarantine centre, we are exhibiting disturbing signs of the echidna flu pandanemic what apparently can be transmitted and contracted by unprotected blogging.

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Friday, April 11, 2008

 

Tossers in government and tossers in opposition.

Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has dismissed doubt raised over whether two pandas from China will travel to Australia. Opposition backbencher Alexander Downer called on Mr Rudd to guarantee that Budget cuts would not slash the funding program to transfer and house the two pandas at Adelaide Zoo LINK

The father of a Sydney boy with cerebral palsy claims his son was used for an election stunt by former prime minister John Howard.

A letter from Malcolm Turnbull, dated November 9, confirms the funding and does not specify it as an election promise. It reads: “I am delighted to advise that the Australian Government has agreed to provide funding of $200,000 in 2007/08 to the Australian Orang-utan Project (AOP) to continue the valuable work of the orang-utan protection units.”

Heritage Strategy Branch assistant secretary Greg Terrill withdrew the funding commitment in an email.

“The minister’s decision to provide new funding to support the work of the orang-utan protection units was made during the caretaker period and is considered by the department to be an election commitment,” he wrote.

“The prime minister looked into my son’s eyes and made him a promise,” he said.

“Daniel had worked so hard and faithfully to make a difference and at no time did the prime minister indicate that this commitment would be an election promise.

“My wife and I raise our children on values in which your word is your bond, which made it particularly difficult for us to explain the prime minister’s actions to Daniel.”

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