Posted on December 9, 2008 by renniek
Posted by Kevin Rennie
Burringurrah in North Western Australia, aka Mount Augustus, is the world’s largest rock or monolith. It is twice the size of its better known cousin Uluru, aka Ayers Rock, in Central Australia. The drive around the rock is nearly 50 kilometres. The walk to the summit is 12 [...]
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Posted on December 9, 2008 by reb
As we approach the “festive season” and in the wake of “schoolies week”. I thought it would be interesting to broach the subject of the acceptance of alcohol use (and abuse) and its intrinsic role in “Aussie culture”.
Open post. Feel free to comment.
Filed under: Uncategorized | Tagged: abuse, addiction, alcohol, alcoholism, Australian culture | 53 Comments »
Posted on December 9, 2008 by reb
The Coalition has received a rather earth-shattering wake-up call as we mark the Labor party’s first twelve months in office.
According to the latest Newspoll survey, Labor now leads the Opposition by 59 per cent to 41 per cent on a two-party preferred basis.
This represents the Coalition’s worst performance since June, and its second-lowest support since [...]
Filed under: Australia, Australian Economy, Australian Politics, economy, kevin rudd | Tagged: Australian Politics, Coalition, kevin rudd, Labor, Liberal party, malcolm turnbull, newspoll | 99 Comments »