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» 26/11/2012 10:21:24 AM Fortunately Deakin, Parkes and the other drafters of the Constitution were sufficiently in.....
» 8/06/2012 9:01:34 AM I sincerely hope hope someone in Govt reaches the same conclusion WmTrevor so our kids are.....
» 19/04/2012 9:18:26 AM Good luck with the studies, I'm sure there's a PhD in there somewhere. I remember loving .....
» 14/02/2012 11:00:20 AM david f, forgive me as I agree with most of what you say. But US does have HOS - Barack cu.....
» 14/02/2012 10:05:00 AM Against my better judgement I will attempt to contribute to this discourse. (one under god.....
» 9/02/2012 9:20:25 AM Uhhm, sorry, any empirical evidence for the central claim here? Actually, more to the poi.....
» 22/12/2011 8:19:59 AM So which will it be? The People's Front of Judea or the Judean People's Front? ;)) (with a.....
» 7/12/2011 11:49:57 AM Bogey terms like "derivatives" regularly get an airing when people try to unders.....
» 17/11/2011 4:25:02 PM A recent OLO article (by a "professional" who is also a sceptic) was compelling .....
» 10/11/2011 10:03:28 AM James, studying climate science is a shrewd choice young man. I could not imagine a scient.....
» 4/11/2011 8:38:20 AM What I find most frustrating is that claims made by alarmists and sceptics cannot be debat.....
» 3/11/2011 4:41:14 PM "Voluntary" is defined. For example http://www.thefreedictionary.com/voluntary .....
» 2/11/2011 6:09:37 PM More people should buy then read Chris Leithner's "The Evil Princes of Martin Place&q.....
» 1/11/2011 10:31:23 AM What was the objective of this piece again, I got lost half way through? Jo the editor was.....
» 31/10/2011 12:50:38 PM Is JohnBennetts alleging a breach of section 7 of the Qantas Sale Act 1992? If so please c.....
» 31/10/2011 11:46:51 AM I agree with posts that make the point that this is an inevitable product of globalised bu.....
» 28/10/2011 9:27:44 AM I see from Pip's own words the self-fulfilling nature of the Occupy movement writ large. I.....
» 27/10/2011 12:32:12 PM Jon J, pity they don't have "like" buttons here. Good point......
» 27/10/2011 11:37:14 AM Thanks Julie, interesting piece that I hope some of the "alleged 99%" will read .....
» 27/10/2011 11:07:53 AM Tristan, you quote an ACTU stat (no chance of any in-built bias there by the way) about ri.....
» 19/10/2011 8:27:29 AM Perhaps instead of this constant debate over fundamental unknowns (and "unknowables&q.....
» 26/09/2011 9:48:35 AM John Pilger: Grim, Angry, yet so well travelled! Lucky bugger. Material enslavement is ac.....
» 6/09/2011 11:30:40 AM Gee, I hope so. I cannot express in clear enough terms my utter disappointment with the AL.....
» 26/08/2011 8:16:10 AM I may be a young whipper snapper Everald but I reckon the Senate can and does serve a purp.....
» 18/08/2011 9:48:52 AM I would venture that most insurers will happily offer cover if they think a market exists .....
» 28/07/2011 9:35:57 AM And thus Stuart you demonstrate the dilemma facing (i) the Greens and (ii) anyone consider.....
» 26/07/2011 9:05:52 AM First rate critique of the dilemma facing the Greens and by extension the rest of us. I ha.....
» 25/07/2011 9:43:27 AM I don't know if this makes me a troll or not but I found this article a bit sad and naive .....
» 12/07/2011 2:10:36 PM Ummm, polpak, section 128 of the Constitution is the only way you'll ever get a popularly .....
» 12/07/2011 9:26:34 AM Crispin, thanks for a very fresh perspective on the moral drivers of our political parties.....
» 30/06/2011 9:28:38 PM Oh for god's sake, are you people serious? Putting aside Andrew's natural bias (he's proud.....
» 22/06/2011 9:06:14 AM How about advertising? Free to air TV survives on this model, why not newspapers? I predic.....
» 19/05/2011 8:48:33 AM "Better to be hated than ignored." I guess if this is the Church's new corporate.....
» 4/05/2011 9:05:10 AM It's so simple to fix this situation. Just make the SRI "opt in", not "opt .....
» 20/04/2011 8:04:25 AM Genocide is a strong term, please back with evidence if you wish to convince me or similar.....
» 19/04/2011 10:46:04 AM Must be a slow news day down at OLO HQ for this to get a look in. No-one can deny it is gr.....
» 15/04/2011 8:43:14 AM Great to have someone "mentioning the war" - we really need to examine the expan.....
» 8/04/2011 9:38:21 AM Public opinion is clearly informed and influenced by what is reported in the media. I doub.....
» 4/04/2011 11:39:11 AM Then it struck me - Take one Green Party, add Socialist Alliance (Democratic Socialist Per.....
» 4/04/2011 11:31:41 AM Thanks SV, did not twig to SWP subterfuge, one guaranteed way to see the Greens ousted fro.....
» 4/04/2011 10:31:26 AM The emergence of the Greens is either a short-term anomaly or a long term trend to permit .....
» 30/03/2011 8:52:44 AM I'm with Jon J. Who are those fools? Anywho, what I find truly interesting about this arti.....
» 10/03/2011 12:03:31 PM Civil disobedience is the only way to respond. Law shmaw!.....
» 10/03/2011 12:02:40 PM I am astonished at the bile being cast about by Hasbeen and Wakatak at such a reasonable s.....
» 2/03/2011 9:04:09 AM Slightly off topic but my limited research tells me the "opt out" system is the .....
» 2/03/2011 8:48:13 AM Umm, pardon my ignorance but what exactly is a "racist incident" as defined for .....
» 11/02/2011 8:48:14 AM Did anyone else notice the ironic Google ads at bottom of the forum page offering Homeopat.....
» 20/01/2011 9:38:44 AM My house was directly impacted so I am perhaps a little more jaundiced in my view than oth.....
» 21/12/2010 8:51:05 AM Are we all so Americanised nowadays that we cannot recognise IRONY, both authorial (is tha.....
» 15/12/2010 8:29:02 AM Gadzooks! The perfect solution if you can't get spineless politicians to permit "opt .....
» 25/11/2010 9:26:03 AM Interesting, I'm not sure China really needs North-South peace to achieve its global objec.....
» 23/11/2010 2:37:37 PM This is a link to the current preamble: http://www.aph.gov.au/senate/general/constitution.....
» 23/11/2010 1:50:14 PM NaomiMelb, I would have thought the short answer is Yes. Check the man's CV. What is your .....
» 23/11/2010 10:16:38 AM John Stone, you rock! Never thought I'd say that but I cannot find one statement in this p.....
» 17/11/2010 7:50:43 AM Clownfish, I applaud skepticsm in all its forms but I think your throwaway comment is quit.....
» 11/11/2010 1:40:52 PM Thanks Joe ("Loudmouth" seems so impolite)......
» 11/11/2010 10:10:16 AM This may not be directly "on point" but I am constantly hearing the preface to T.....
» 8/11/2010 11:36:48 AM http://www.smh.com.au/business/curbing-bank-powers-takes-more-than-pollies-media-and-punte.....
» 8/11/2010 11:36:12 AM http://www.smh.com.au/business/curbing-bank-powers-takes-more-than-pollies-media-and-punte.....
» 8/11/2010 9:33:40 AM http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/opinion/should-the-federal-government-regulate-commerci.....
» 8/11/2010 9:32:36 AM http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/opinion/should-the-federal-government-regulate-commerci.....
» 8/11/2010 9:03:16 AM Who ARE these people? First it was John Passant, now Ken McKay. Folks, do you really think.....
» 5/11/2010 9:27:49 AM [Deleted for abuse.].....
» 5/11/2010 9:12:44 AM I'm with Pericles although I remember this sort of tosh being rolled out at my Uni Campus .....
» 4/11/2010 9:44:14 AM Gosh, I do hope you feel better after getting that off your chest John. You are in the lu.....
» 1/11/2010 2:37:48 PM individual makes a good point. Were humans inherently evil and selfish before the onset of.....
» 29/10/2010 9:46:47 AM This article makes me happy. I hope more people read it. I hope it helps convince public a.....
» 27/10/2010 8:52:49 AM Fascinating analysis, being on other side of planet I naturally assumed it was just a beef.....
» 22/10/2010 8:25:01 AM Hmmm, I wonder why fewer GenX folks "make the effort" to meet the exacting stand.....
» 15/10/2010 10:14:24 AM Funny how it's almost always a guy writing this sort of stuff......
» 14/10/2010 9:30:00 AM Lots of sweeping statements there that are quite impossible to prove but ultimately your p.....
» 8/10/2010 11:27:08 AM I agree that the most exposed under current practices are members of the medical professio.....
» 8/10/2010 11:06:54 AM I'm no scientist but don't the numbers you've set out suggest that IPCC forecasts are fair.....
» 1/10/2010 2:53:59 PM Cornflower is no doubt representative of a large portion of the community who feel conflic.....
» 1/10/2010 9:16:16 AM Thank you Clownfish, it IS difficult to find a rational response to the (worthy) arguments.....
» 15/09/2010 10:19:43 AM Hmmm, not particularly convincing arguments I'm afraid Klaas. The Swedish system still req.....
» 14/09/2010 9:48:17 AM Malcolm, what a rambling diatribe you have presented to we loyal OLO readers today. And OL.....
» 7/09/2010 10:47:21 AM Yes Loudmouth, I agree, the irony is stunning......
» 7/09/2010 10:26:41 AM Interesting article in yesterday's SMH by Hugh Jackman along the lines that economic devel.....
» 7/09/2010 10:19:20 AM It would be great to hear from more MPs on this. School Chaplaincy is just mis-guided quac.....
» 1/09/2010 10:10:56 AM Tristran, I actually think the outcome of the election is a fantastic opportunity for so-c.....
» 23/08/2010 10:12:40 AM oops. Then I guess I better go surrender myself to the authorities. Post haste!.....
» 18/08/2010 1:20:16 PM Examinator, speaking of personal problems. Go look in a mirror. Vote BLANK people, it's ou.....
» 18/08/2010 9:39:40 AM "This “giving” of preferences can only occur in the Senate, and even then only if a v.....
» 16/08/2010 11:32:26 AM Bread and circuses delivery is politics 101 Brian. Can't see this ever changing. Forget ch.....
» 13/08/2010 1:13:15 PM Forkes gets my vote. Dig up ya guns!! Just kidding ASIO. People get frustrated when Gove.....
» 13/08/2010 1:02:06 PM Interesting piece Gary, it has occurred to me that amidst all the Bob Brown worship (and h.....
» 4/08/2010 9:37:38 AM James, your 3 areas of complaint are all a bit superficial if you don't mind me saying. Th.....
» 30/07/2010 12:57:47 PM Peter, Peter, Peter ... what will we do with you? You paint a picture of an epic divide - .....
» 29/07/2010 10:16:12 AM John, it's a pity you don't spend much time talking about the byzantine nature of Senate P.....
» 20/07/2010 11:37:48 AM "The number of people off the rolls erodes the legitimacy of the election. On August .....
» 20/07/2010 11:20:01 AM It just occurred to me, why not a pedestrian tunnel network so that people can still walk .....
» 29/06/2010 2:27:59 PM Of course, we're all entitled to hold an opinion about things, so I expect people will ven.....
» 29/06/2010 12:13:07 PM Yes BR, it is alright because despite the sh@tty way it went down it went down in such a w.....
» 29/06/2010 11:47:30 AM Oh Briar Rose, puleeeese! How illogical can you get. People vote for a brand (ALP, LNP, Gr.....
» 29/06/2010 11:39:51 AM Yeah but clownfish, seriously, what are we talking about here? Everyone knows that politic.....
» 29/06/2010 11:30:48 AM Uhh, Jennifer ... take a pill OK, things are not as bleak as you propose. Although our med.....
» 7/06/2010 2:40:43 PM If my employer directed me to land by rope from a helicopter onto the deck of a ship and i.....
» 28/05/2010 1:10:42 PM Well said Brian. Having witnessed the de-humanising process of slow decay in a nursing hom.....
» 24/05/2010 2:31:30 PM What can I say, democracy is messy. A treatise devoid of sensible alternatives will simply.....
» 24/05/2010 12:09:40 PM ozideas, what is the alternative model to international credit that underpins most nations.....
» 24/05/2010 11:32:40 AM Touche! Ouch. Wet lettuce slap acknowledged. Mmmm, hate to spoil the party but aren't the .....
» 24/05/2010 11:10:14 AM What I find hilarious about JP is his capacity to drag out the same old arguments without .....
» 23/03/2010 9:47:53 AM Majority of People in the Majority of States. You only need to convince this many eligible.....
» 20/10/2009 9:47:00 AM "The insistence that God is the cause of the world creates all sorts of logical probl.....
» 1/09/2009 9:33:47 AM Stephen, great to read some contrarian analysis on this topic from soemone who has a direc.....
» 18/08/2009 9:17:01 AM Succinct, heart-felt and clear. Hopefully you won't be shouted down in this forum but more.....
» 14/08/2009 10:07:26 AM Oh dear, Peter. This is where you always find yourself on shaky ground mate. Why not just .....
» 3/08/2009 10:12:24 AM Hey what about IKEA?.....
» 3/08/2009 10:06:56 AM Melinda, you'll be reassured to know that the radio station employing these idiots has tak.....
» 22/07/2009 2:34:48 PM I'm with E.Sykes! Also, Foyle's suggestion www.godisimaginary.com is a hoot. If you want.....
» 11/07/2009 12:41:52 PM Leigh, I can think of several possible retorts to your splenetic rantings but all that wou.....
» 10/07/2009 10:48:47 AM Leigh, take a bex and have a lie down somewhere, all that pent up rage is going to kill yo.....
» 9/07/2009 11:57:54 AM Crikey Leigh, you are a miserable person. I actually read the entire piece and found it fa.....
» 3/06/2009 10:44:35 AM I would be interested in the views of the author and others on the situation in China wher.....
» 25/05/2009 9:50:07 AM Peter, Peter, what will we do with you? You are nothing if not persistent. Look, you are o.....
» 19/05/2009 10:33:07 AM Stephen, I am no scientist but I do understand the tendency of many scientific communities.....
» 9/04/2009 10:44:10 AM Epicurus on "God": "Is he willing to prevent evil but not able? Then is he.....
» 2/04/2009 10:26:46 AM An indictment of Australia's approach to alleviating poverty in remote communities - true .....
» 30/03/2009 10:45:24 AM Peter, unfortunately for you, you are about as convincing as a Mormon on my door step inte.....
» 6/03/2009 11:08:51 AM Just adding to Leigh's point, this obsession with maintaining a human shell at all costs r.....
» 3/02/2009 3:42:09 PM Bleak indeed, Jeremy. I encourage anyone thinking about "longevity at all costs".....
» 28/11/2008 12:49:44 PM Hello again, one last pot shot before the weekend. Thank you Liz T for the thoughtful wal.....
» 27/11/2008 9:37:55 AM Thanks to everyone who bothered to read the piece before offering their thoughts – even th.....
» 10/09/2007 12:29:03 PM Mick V, I will assume you are being serious and not just mischevious. I have no idea whet.....
» 7/09/2007 5:20:26 PM Thanks for comments so far. MySpace should be: www.myspace.com/savethesenate bw.....

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