Hicks and Cheney

And so we come to the end of 2008 and two of the major players in the Guantanamo Bay saga are back in the news.

First we have the expiry of the control order that was placed on David Hicks when he was released from prison in South Australia – where he completed the remainder of the sentence applied as part of his plea bargain – a plea bargain that remember was negotiated without knowledge of his legal team. Again – I will be accused of supporting terrorism by bringing up Hicks, whereas the reality is that I (and a lot of others) just wished for a fair and impartial trial to be conducted in a proper judical setting.

Mickey Rourke wrestles his past

Posted by Kevin Rennie

Thanks to the Melbourne Film festival and Hopscotch Films we attended a preview screening of The Wrestler in Melbourne. It opens nationally in Australia on 15 January 2009.

By the Walrus Watercooler…

 

Our inimitable blogocrat (I am the) Walrus invites you to attend a regular Monday gas bag at the “Walrus Watercooler”.

Give us an update on what you got up to during the weekend, social events or ocassions, or just use the opportunity to spread scurrilous gossip about other people.

Rudd’s Plan for the Homeless

The Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has announced a bold plan to halve the number of homeless people in Australia and accommodate “all people sleeping rough” by 2020

While the plan has received wide-spread support from welfare agencies, I always find these grandiose claims of achieving certain “ambitious” targets within specific timeframes with a great deal of skepticism.