Category Archives: New South Wales

A small victory for ugliness

Posted on 4 May, 2010 by admin

There is a great deal about illegal street art that I like. Some of the more complex works that are sometimes undertaken can be stunning and inspiring. They can transform otherwise tediously sterile public spaces. Graffiti can be intelligent and … Continue reading →

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‘…but who to?’ two

Posted on 11 August, 2009 by admin

A couple of weeks ago I wrote about reports that a Labor strategist had suggested a high profile candidate for the Federal seat of Wentworth might have a decent chance at knocking off interim Opposition Leader Malcolm Turnbull. In that … Continue reading →

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In Australia, they came first for the terrorists… or, why don’t Australians care about rights?

Posted on 23 July, 2009 by admin

Somehow it doesn’t quite have the same ring, but the sentiment behind the famous poem by Pastor Martin Niemöller (with apologies go to the deceased Pastor) about effects of the rise of Nazism in Germany on their political opponents and … Continue reading →

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