The musings of an Aussie viewing the World waist high .... from a wheelchair
This happened on my mothers local radio station. He’s a happy little vegemite, that’s at least a good sign for a foreign minister sprooking a “once Australian” production. Not that anyone will ask my opinion on the matter but for what it’s worth I think that the only “reasonable solution” (the time has [...]
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Yesterday NSW had an election. It was a landslide. that many others will no doubt talk of for many days to come. Picking up on a post from Mary over at HAT, yes I think she might be right. From what I saw in the literature, there was a higher number of “baseline” accessible venues. [...]
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I’m not going to start with an apology for my silence. I’m just going to start. I’m going to start with some good news amid chaos. There have been two simultaneous tragedies recently on the world stage. Both have caught my attention, for very different reasons. The floods. The assassination attempt of Gabby Giffords. Both [...]
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Despite the mood then I admitted to doing my earlier post, the Human Rights Lunch and Awards ceremony was not only a highlight for the Human Rights Commission’s year but mine as well. It was an interesting mix of people from all community and social spheres in Australia, ranging from what I could see, the [...]
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From a very honest and brave post on Neal’s website this video, aimed at GLBT teens with perhaps a church bent. But as Neal himself say, applicable to all including me who have struggled: It gets better. Possibly Related Posts: The email I wrote for international day last year what a gaffe: Open letter to [...]
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After every other election at whatever level I always felt quite relieved and perhaps exhilarated. Settled perhaps. Not this time. It feels really odd. I know other countries have dealt with it, though I note that Gordon Brown had to resign to make it work for his party. I’m sure it will be sorted but [...]
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In the words of one of the commentors: This is probably the most succinct, accurate? and hilarious summary? of the campaign. The apathy I heard and saw today while waiting after completing my own vote was heartbreaking and especially sad given the apparent closeness of the expected outcome. I would normally have expected a close [...]
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I perhaps should have warned folks not to get me started on election equity issues, but a good mate of mine added this to a comment on this post Still distrubing to see so many polling booths inaccessable, though at least in the Marrickville LGA it’s better that it was at he last local government [...]
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Update 7:15 pm Since linking to the news piece it has been updated to include comments of a similar nature to mine regarding Mr Peacock’s comments from another disability organisation here in Australia This election has been scareingly un-inspiring this time around. There doesn’t seem to be a good place for a thinker more interested [...]
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Two headlines on the same page of the Herald. Both about following your dreams and the juxtaposition and the contrast is to me at least startling. Capturing prime position with five related coverage stories and pictures of crowds cheering on Sydney Harbour is the return of Jessica Watson, the nearly 17 year old yachtswoman from [...]
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