Funding has been approved by NSW state and federal sources for a film to be made about the effects on one of the girls pack raped by Bilal Skaf and his cronies. I have severe reservations about this sort of film. There was a tv mini-series a few months ago about the horrific death of … More Skaf Gang-Rapes to become a film?

After months of suspicion of involvement in the death of Palm Island resident Mulrunji Doomadgee. He has already been named as being the ’cause’ of his death, but rather than live a lifetime under a cloud he is to have his day in court in order to prove his innocence. At the same time the … More Hurley gets his day in court

Yet another tragedy involving kids, cars and heat. Two small boys aged four and five died yesterday after spending several hours locked in the boot of a car in temperatures that reached 34 degrees. They were found by police and rushed to hospital but could not be revived. There are a lot of questions surrounding … More Another lesson to be learned.

Daily Telegraph printed a report today letting long term users of cell-phones know they are more than 40% more likely than non-users of cell-phones to develop tumours in a specific part of the brain. I’m cutting down on mine… not that I use it overmuch for talking any more… but I have to wonder what … More Want a tumour? Use a cell-phone.

Two and a half billion dollars to help the Federal government take over and control water resources in all states. Much as I support ‘state rights’, centralisation in this case seems essential. There is a huge amount of conflict about the resources of the Murray-Darling system which is controlled to a large extent by New … More Water… worth its weight in gold?

Whether because of committment, principle or sheer bloody mindedness, the US Senate has refused to agree to the Shrubket sending more troops to Vietnam… sorry Iraq. What effect this will have on his credibility and/or the ongoing onflict is yet to be ascertained. Watch this space.

With voter support dropping to levels not seen since the heady days of Nixon’s foray into Watergate, George Bush, aka shrublet, aka Dubya is desperately trying to win back some credibility for his lame duck administration. He may still be the most powerful man in the world but he is still subject to voter pressure. … More Bush apes Little Johnnie

An abolone diver had a narrow escape today when found he was on his way down the throat of a white pointer shark. Somehow, maybe reflex action, he hammered at the shark’s face and eyes with the tool he uses to prise the abolone from the rocks and for some reason the shark let him … More Out of the jaws of death – literally.

Little 13 year old Caitlin Hanrick was on a crossing outside her school after a music lesson when she was knocked down and killed allegedly by Adrielle Faith. Faith is in custody facing a number of charges relating to the Caitlin’s death. However, Peter David Mickelo, aged 19, who was a passenger in the back … More The law is an ass.

The NSW Liberal party are unable to see a bandwagon passing by without leaping on it. This time they have taken up the non-story of a potential banning of the Australian flag at a concert event and called for it to be made illegal to ban the use of the flag. If this is the … More NSW Liberals leap at bandwagon