There’s a lot of controversy about what a dag is and many people mistakenly confuse Dags with Bogans. Bogans are Bogans. Dags are Dags. Just as some Geeks are Trekkies (but not all), and some Goths and Punks are also Emos (but certainly not all) some Dags are also Bogans […]
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DONNA WILLIAMS:
Hi Nick. We met recently over email and you kindly sent me a copy of Hollywood, Amarroo. It’s a very provocative book.
Could you tell the readers a bit about what compelled you to write it?
Read the rest of Interview with humanitarian and author, Nick Fourikis.
The Australian film industry has been involved in some memorable and groundbreaking films - Breaker Morant, Gallipoli, The Piano, Murial’s Wedding, Rabbit Proof Fence, Shine, Lantana, Ten Canoes. But with a population of only 20 million people, government funding for the film industry has always been limited and until now, the […]
Read the rest of Welcome to Aussiewood - big changes to Australian film industry
When two Australian high school teenagers and My Space enthusiasts, were found hanging from a tree, the word EMO began informing those of us over 30 of the a youth culture many of us have no idea about.
Read the rest of EMO - wasn’t he on Sesame Street?
Congratulations Four Corners.The US government may have gagged Australian, David Hicks, illegally imprisoned for five years, tortured and kept in solitary confinement for something that was no crime when arrested nor any crime under Australian law, but you, Four Corners, you have been a voice of the voiceless.
Read the rest of Congratulations Four Corners - the possible exposure of a war crime by the Australian Government.
The local paper isn’t usually the place one expects riveting news but I was this week it was.
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Our friend and wonderfully sharp, witty, blogger, Chris Borthwick, wrote an interesting entry about Phillip Ruddock’s foot-in-mouth episode regarding the illegal detention of David Hicks.
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This year, 2007 is an election year.
Yes, the Australian public did vote Howard, back into power twice in a row. Its that same voting public which says little to stop housing refugee children in ‘mandatory detention centres’ (sometimes for years) where rape, violence and subsequent mental illness is common. It’s that […]
Read the rest of Howard’s pro nuclear direction - A vote for Chernobyl?
When a man who even the prosecutor’s agree never fired a shot in anger is charged with attempted murder, then I guess we can only imagine the lovely staff of Guantamo must have been playing tiddly winks over hot chocolate with David Hicks these last 5 years.
Read the rest of David Hicks the political pawn - Toying with the bug collection.