Tag Archive | politics
N for NBN – National Broadband Network
Americans visiting Australia often complain, somewhat imperiously, about the speed of internet connections here. Whenever I’ve been to the USA, I’ve found the internet connections over there slow, so I’m not at all sure who is slower! I never actually measured. Intercontinental competitiveness aside, Australia’s government is rolling out the National Broadband Network, affectionately known as […]
Where are the REAL Liberals?
I received a phone call the other day from the Liberal Party asking if I was happy with my membership. I haven’t been as active a member as I’d like, or planned to be, but anyone who follows us knows why! There are not enough hours in the day at the moment. That doesn’t mean […]
I’m not a scary guy
Safe in your nice living room are you? No threat of having your hand cut off at the next election? Haven’t seen your wife, sister or mother raped lately? Not about to have your house burned or bombed? What if any of this applied to you? 150 (approx) people died recently trying to find freedom and […]