tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post4306345245662769415..comments2023-11-03T11:37:04.473+00:00Comments on nothing new under the sun: Gillard and the girlsbyron smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17938334606675769903noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-6014350982512517592011-12-05T15:38:19.220+00:002011-12-05T15:38:19.220+00:00SMH: Grace under fire, a sympathetic look at the d...SMH: <a href="http://www.smh.com.au/opinion/politics/grace-under-pressure-20111204-1oddl.html" rel="nofollow">Grace under fire</a>, a sympathetic look at the down-to-earth Gillard.byron smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17938334606675769903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-39878904957597675052010-06-25T11:46:38.110+01:002010-06-25T11:46:38.110+01:00Jonathan - no, just laziness. I could have added m...Jonathan - no, just laziness. I could have added many more issues. I just picked a couple that I've been following a little more. I am also interested in what happens to the asylum seeker policy, though haven't followed any of the recent debates about it.<br /><br />Joel - Haha, I knew someone would raise the bar!<br /><br />Anthony - that guy at Column 8 didn't mention the local byron smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17938334606675769903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-30091897993361315112010-06-25T04:46:37.925+01:002010-06-25T04:46:37.925+01:00A few km away, I lose out on the Mayor and the fed...A few km away, I lose out on the Mayor and the federal MP, but I do have women as the top two in my reporting chain at work (and it's not even a girls' school).<br /><br />Byron, is there any reason you mentioned both ETS and the mining tax, but not about asylum seekers with unsanctioned arrivals?Jonathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04663760985851423746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-40831215200154374072010-06-25T03:56:56.864+01:002010-06-25T03:56:56.864+01:00i can tick all those boxes (including the princess...i can tick all those boxes (including the princess) plus i work at a girls school with a female principal. any points on offer for that?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-57526196755228485702010-06-25T01:47:01.430+01:002010-06-25T01:47:01.430+01:00Somebody tried, but couldn't match you for the...Somebody <a href="http://www.smh.com.au/opinion/column-8/column-8-20100625-z3w9.html" rel="nofollow">tried</a>, but couldn't match you for the princess.<br /><br />Best of luck to you, <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0419843/" rel="nofollow">my good man!</a>Anthony Douglashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16277745466192451883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-14052789776593107472010-06-24T23:27:30.011+01:002010-06-24T23:27:30.011+01:00Bono on this: 'Women of the future hold the bi...Bono on this: 'Women of the future hold the big revelations.'Greg Clarkehttp://www.publicchristianity.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-2373257099365286232010-06-24T22:01:54.661+01:002010-06-24T22:01:54.661+01:00Rudd lost out because his performance and that of ...Rudd lost out because his performance and that of his government fell dismally short of his rhetoric.<br /><br />Too many backflips, too little humility, too much about me.<br /><br />It wasn't the advertising by the mining industry that undid him, after all they were only matching the Government on advertising.<br /><br />Rather it was a scheme introduced without consultation with the minersDavid Palmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12915892358086536345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-90696369545472196362010-06-24T15:21:26.913+01:002010-06-24T15:21:26.913+01:00Anna - Go to the AEC site for details.
Matt Moffi...Anna - Go to the <a href="http://www.aec.gov.au/Enrolling_to_vote/overseas/index.htm" rel="nofollow">AEC site</a> for details.<br /><br />Matt Moffitt has posted <a href="http://absurdity-of-absurdities.blogspot.com/2010/06/letter-to-kevin.html" rel="nofollow">an open letter to Kevin Rudd</a>.byron smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17938334606675769903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-54664648476713865802010-06-24T14:38:35.024+01:002010-06-24T14:38:35.024+01:00wow....that's some record there Byron.
So, ho...wow....that's some record there Byron.<br /><br />So, how do you register to vote while in Scotland - do we vote based on our last australian electorate - i probably should know this too...Anna Blanchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13485487679026159856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-19907738344749507012010-06-24T12:49:25.547+01:002010-06-24T12:49:25.547+01:00Ah, yes, of course! I'll add that. And of cour...Ah, yes, of course! I'll add that. And of course Carmel Tebbutt too!byron smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17938334606675769903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-83993082888402509922010-06-24T11:06:05.519+01:002010-06-24T11:06:05.519+01:00Don't forget that another woman from the Labor...Don't forget that another woman from the Labor left, Tanya Plibersek, is the federal MP for Sydney...Meredithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05076364508884699137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-73448799925330501682010-06-24T10:59:31.070+01:002010-06-24T10:59:31.070+01:00On a more serious note, Australians, don't for...On a more serious note, Australians, don't forget to register. The election could seriously be called any day now. Make sure you are not caught out if your details have changed (NB This is also a reminder to Jess and myself that we really need to get onto this for ourselves!).byron smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17938334606675769903noreply@blogger.com