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Wunta is not the time for a whinge
Posted: 07 Feb 12 | ACCORDING to The Doctor & The Colonel, “Wunta” is the Aboriginal word for the party you have when the tourists have buggered off. | CommentsComments (4)
Criticism is ill-judged
Posted: 31 Jan 12 | THE judiciary is there to make the right decision, not the most popular. | CommentsComments (1)
Aussie traditions open to debate
Posted: 24 Jan 12 | ON Australia Day, people fire up more than just the barbecue. | CommentsComments (1)
A few home truths about sharehouses
Posted: 16 Jan 12 | Share house living is something that can only be described as character building. | CommentsComments (2)
The silly season is over
Posted: 16 Jan 12 | TWAS the season to throw caution to the wind. | CommentsComments (0)
Go online or die
Posted: 16 Jan 12 | The reality for many retailers is that it will be their businesses that disappear, not the tendency for consumers to seek out a bargain. | CommentsComments (0)
Are gay marriage and The Bible really incompatible?
Posted: 16 Jan 12 | All you need is love. | CommentsComments (1)
When friends come to visit
Posted: 16 Jan 12 | TOURS by overseas dignitaries are an interesting study in international diplomacy. | CommentsComments (0)
Pink and proud of it
Posted: 23 Oct 11 | Who knew that buying a fuchsia-coloured shirt would be of so much interest? | CommentsComments (0)
Warrnambool's strange bid to ban pokies
Posted: 10 Oct 11 | WITH an impassioned plea to blow up the city’s pokies, Warrnambool councillors are like the charming drunk whispering sweet nothings in your ear. | CommentsComments (0)
TV gods smile on Arrested Development fans
Posted: 10 Oct 11 | AFTER doing so much wrong for so many years, the TV gods are giving a cult-favourite a much-deserved second chance. | CommentsComments (0)
Lighten up Australia
Posted: 23 Sep 11 | It seems we now live in an era where comedy is deadly serious and political machinations are a laughing stock. | CommentsComments (1)
Life is a numbers game
Posted: 12 Sep 11 | LINDSAY Fox once said the difference between three billion dollars and what the rest of us earn is just a series of noughts. | CommentsComments (0)
YouTube is making parents redundant
Posted: 02 Sep 11 | DADS don’t have to explain how to change a flat tyre any more - there are several thousand willing helpers in cyber world wanting to demonstrate themselves. | CommentsComments (1)
Killer breeds must go
Posted: 23 Aug 11 | The death of a little girl is the last straw and pit bulls must be banned. | CommentsComments (6)
UK riots are the product of a rotten system
Posted: 15 Aug 11 | AS Britain struggles to make sense of days of mindless mob rule in its poorest inner-city boroughs, 21st century leaders might wish to take a closer look at the lost generation that has torched, wrecked and looted its way into the world’s conscience. | CommentsComments (0)
Households understand debt, why don't governments?
Posted: 09 Aug 11 | The moral for governments seems to be: when you reach the limits of your excess, it’s best to just revise your limits. | CommentsComments (0)
The net: retail saviour or destroyer?
Posted: 01 Aug 11 | The shopping revolution is here and it’s hitting the south-west hard. | CommentsComments (2)
Murdoch makes compelling viewing
Posted: 25 Jul 11 | The Tour de France and the News Of The World investigation - late night TV's never had it so good. | CommentsComments (0)
NotW: who read that crap anyway?
Posted: 15 Jul 11 | BACK in 1974, the actions of two journalists helped bring down the president of the most powerful nation in the world. In 2011, the actions of a number of journalists helped bring down a newspaper - their own. | CommentsComments (2)
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