Top Aussie Destinations

Our intrepid travelling blogocrat Kevin Rennie has been providing us with some fascinating insights into some of Australia’s least known (at least to me anyway) but stunning locations. 
Another regular blogocrat, has suggested that we have a go at nominating our own favourite little slice of Australia, and why you like it.
It could be off the [...]

To deficit or not deficit – is that a question?

In the turmoil of the GFC – countries around the world have gone into recession, and so far, Australia is not one of them. We cannot deny that the economy left by the former government was in a better state than a lot of others – with a large surplus. We can (and probably will) [...]

Australia’s National Priority: About Ben Cousins

Posted by Kevin Rennie
Our National priorities were clear on the 6 pm Channel Nine News in Melbourne last night. As Robert Merkel posted at Larvatus Prodeo about the drafting Ben Cousins It’s more important than the CPRS…
Nine had Cousins as the lead story, followed by Chopper Read, with the 5% CPRS a lame third. [...]

Time for a Republic?

Now as many of you know I was born in West Yorkshire and while I can  never forget my birthplace I am a proud Australian and parochial Queenslander… I came upon this little gem yesterday…and it got me thinking again…
Always concerned about staying in touch with her subjects, Queen Elizabeth II has invited Britain’s royal [...]

Shoe-orrism

I will never tire of watching this clip.

I am sorry, does this mean that we will now not be allowed to wear shoes at all?
And the problem that the powers that be now have is that if they lock the journalist up then he becomes a martyr, and if they release him [...]