Robyn Dunphy
Work for the dole
Work for the dole is a very, very contentious issue in Australia. Let us make no mistake here, there are valid arguments for and against, despite what both “sides” have to say. .@MinhKular @MikeXcaberate As always, they're just slapping a bandaid on without checking to see what actually caused the bleeding. — Delly Lama (@deltrimental) […]
Religious beliefs and regional conflict
My mind has been churning since I published “Who can we believe?” yesterday. The comments on that article and interaction on Twitter made me delve deeper into the potential for conflict, which we should avoid at all costs. I have always held grave concerns about the impact Abbott’s religious fervor has on his decision-making. As […]
Who can we believe?
Edit February 06 2014: Since I wrote this on January 23 I have added links at the end of the article to later media reports. Today a new report has been published which casts further shadows on the whole debacle. Details aside, though, his account has been consistent from the first. He says he has […]
Captain, Captain, I don’t know where we are
“Captain, please come to the bridge. I’m not sure where the border is.” “WTF? What are you talking about?” “Captain, I am serious. We’ve had a Ephemeris error. Or a Propagation delay error. Or maybe there are bubbles in the compass. I’m not sure!” “Are you sure the helmsman didn’t just stay on autopilot too long? You […]
250 breeding lions left in West Africa
I often joke I went all the way to West Africa to get married and never saw a lion. I have loved lions since I was about three years old. I dreamed of having a pet lion for years: highly impractical on a sheep and cattle farm, probably, but I dreamed nonetheless. Photo courtesy Melanie […]
What if your job is a major health risk?
It is one thing to have your health suffer as I have, at the hands of faceless bureaucrats. It is quite another to face the possibility of being made ill by your professional life. Today, laying in bed feeling nauseous and with my teeth nagging at me yet again, I was reading. One way to […]
This is a MUST VIEW for men and women
Chimamanda Adichie says it all for me. Please listen to her wonderful, wonderful view of and vision for feminism. Thank you so much to Betty for drawing my attention to an article by Sunili Govinnage that lead me to this wonderful speech. Don’t tell anyone, but this is now mandatory viewing for the males in our […]
Small government philosophy? Then cut the waste
If there is one thing that irritates me about governments it is their propensity to introduce additional administration for what seems like the sake of it. Perhaps due consideration is not given to streamlining an existing system, who knows. Certainly there is not much of a Lean approach taken in most cases. Back in April […]
Feminism and white privilege
There is something not quite right about the massive amount of time and effort devoted to the question of white privilege in relation to feminism: I’m not 100% sure what yet, but I’m working on it. Maybe together we can get to the bottom of it, maybe I’ll work out what the issue is for […]
Have I misjudged Tim Wilson?
The following is a snippet of Tim Wilson’s persuasive essay framed to convince us all he is a suitable candidate. Do read the article in full (it is quite short) if you haven’t yet done so. The Australian Human Rights Commission is statutorily charged with promoting the principles within the International Covenant on Civil and […]
Random Observations of Life 