Author Archives: Matthew

About Matthew

Blogger. Arsehat. Twitter addict. Occasionally a little funny. Your mileage may vary

2013/04/26
23:56
by: Matthew

Independent Nonsense Revisited

You may remember that a while ago I wrote a piece detailing some rather fundamental errors in logic that I believed were been committed by up-start internet journalism publication, Independent Australia. You may also remember that Managing Editor, David Donovan, … Continue reading →

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2013/04/04
10:59
by: Matthew

Wharf Road is Not Eden-Monaro

The Newcastle Herald is reporting today that one of the glass-fronted buildings on Wharf Road is being put up for sale in what they’re describing as a test of the impact cutting the inner city rail line will have on … Continue reading →

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2013/03/15
14:58
by: Matthew

Mate, People Can See You

I’m often loathed to see random people on Twitter be given a publicity beyond their own followers – especially when their tweets make them seem to be little more than a party hack or fringe lunatic. But for some reason … Continue reading →

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2013/03/11
17:12
by: Matthew

My Say, My Way: Newcastle's Transport

I was going to do a long, snarky blogue making fun of the comments in this Newcastle Herald story about transport in Newcastle because they’re mostly terrible; either in spelling and grammar or their general grasp of how transport works and where … Continue reading →

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2013/03/07
17:33
by: Matthew

Hope. Reward. Opportunity. Feelings. Nonsense. Mathematics. Words.

The problem with living in one of the safer ALP seats in the country is that we tend not to get too much electoral propaganda through the letterbox during the campaign.  The ALP don’t really bother because they know they’re … Continue reading →

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