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Queensland State Election 2012: The LNP and its prospects
It’s a rule of thumb that Queensland elections are always interesting, sometimes surprising, and invariably full of colour and movement. Through most of 2011, it appeared that the next state election would depart from that pattern. Campbell Newman’s elevation to [...]
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Weekly Whimsy
This week’s whimsy is brought to you by the Twitter hashtag #LessAmbitiousBooks. Please share any bits and pieces you have come across recently that have surprised, delighted, intrigued or otherwise positively engaged you.
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Moving Forward
“…what we see in Occupy Wall Street and the Arab Spring are the results of hundreds of years of evolution in human communication, ideology, and organization.”
Disease eradication: polio and guinea worm
The world continues to inch towards the eradication of two more diseases. The number of Guinea worm cases continues to decline. According to the latest WHO bulletin, in January through September 2011, there were 1,008 cases of dracunculasis reported, compared [...]
Climate clippings 60: 2011 review edition
The year in review For me the year began with the post Climate crunch: the fierce urgency of now, wherein we were reminded that the time for significant action on climate change was now and that postponing such action would [...]
Spotlight the Spin
Our first weekly media spin tactics thread for 2012: blowing one’s own horn, burying one’s errors, resurrecting the shambling zombie corpses of well-flogged deceased equines, and ooh look! A Big Distracting Thing!
Reminder: LP Commenting Guidelines
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Recent Posts by Category
Culture
- Reminder: LP Commenting Guidelines
January 2, 2012 (0 responses) - ACLU statement on Obama’s signing of NDAA
January 1, 2012 (29 responses) - Cricket’s secret rule book
December 31, 2011 (63 responses)
Law
- ACLU statement on Obama’s signing of NDAA
January 1, 2012 (29 responses) - How to conduct the debate on same sex marriage
December 6, 2011 (171 responses) - Same sex marriage, the ALP Conference and Tony Abbott
December 4, 2011 (101 responses)
Life
- Weekly Whimsy
January 4, 2012 (27 responses) - Lazy New Year Sunday
January 1, 2012 (7 responses) - Weekly Whimsy
December 28, 2011 (13 responses)
Media
- Moving Forward
January 3, 2012 (22 responses) - Spotlight the Spin
January 2, 2012 (65 responses) - Spotlight the Spin
December 26, 2011 (7 responses)
Politics
- Queensland State Election 2012: The LNP and its prospects
January 4, 2012 (9 responses) - Moving Forward
January 3, 2012 (22 responses) - Disease eradication: polio and guinea worm
January 3, 2012 (4 responses)
Religion
- How to conduct the debate on same sex marriage
December 6, 2011 (171 responses) - Andrew Fraser’s Civil Unions bill being considered by parliamentary committee
November 10, 2011 (16 responses) - Tone
November 2, 2011 (100 responses)
Science
- Disease eradication: polio and guinea worm
January 3, 2012 (4 responses) - Climate clippings 60: 2011 review edition
January 3, 2012 (21 responses) - Climate clippings 59
December 23, 2011 (81 responses)
Sociology
- ACLU statement on Obama’s signing of NDAA
January 1, 2012 (29 responses) - Never been better off…
December 9, 2011 (29 responses) - #LocktheGate, Bob Brown and Bob Katter
December 8, 2011 (24 responses)
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