Monthly Archives: August 2010
#AusVotes – Did We Inadvertently Start The Revolution?
You know, I was among the people threatening to take arms and revolt with the idea that we could run this government better than either the Labor or Liberal parties. Having never really had any strong leanings one way or … Continue reading
Posted in Rants
Tagged change, election, government, politics
#FixOurCity – The Long Line of Failure
So at the end of my previous post, regarding the withdrawal of the GPT development, I left you with a question; how did such a fundamentally flawed plan manage to gain such a large amount of public support? The answer, … Continue reading
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Tagged Fix Our City, future, Newcastle, social
#FixOurCity – GPT Was Not The Way To Do It Anyway
Has anyone put any thought into the idea that the GPT proposal for the Newcastle CBD was actually a really bad idea? Has anyone considered that their withdrawal of the plan now leaves us open to explore new, and probably … Continue reading
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Tagged Fix Our City, future, Newcastle, social
Media and the Internet
I’m starting to wonder…at what point is everyone going to stop having a “crisis” every time someone of note does something on the internet. Further o that, I’m wondering why every newspaper seems to think it’s amazing that people are … Continue reading
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Tagged internet, media, technology
The #AusVotes Wash-up: This is What We Deserved
Maybe it’s the hangover talking; or the lack of sleep; or the fact that for some reason it’s absolutely fucking freezing in this house at the moment but it seems to be that this election and the campaign that lead … Continue reading
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Tagged election, government