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Paid maternity leave, part II 26 Aug 2013 | 11:21 am
With the coalition now promising a paid maternity leave scheme that once was championed by the Greens and the Democrats, it seems opportune to recycle a post on this topic here at troppo of 2007 calle...
Mums the word. This is not an equity argument 26 Aug 2013 | 09:55 am
“This is not an equity argument” said Tony Abbott on this morning’s Chat n’ Chew with Fran. “Its’ a watershed social reform, it’s an idea whose time has come?” This was in answer to the first ever hal...
Conspiracy to commit journalism | Pressthink 24 Aug 2013 | 02:25 pm
Investigative journalism and the secret state are natural enemies. Even with an enlightened government and relatively untroubled times, their relationship will be uneasy at best. Today, they’re in a ...
Mac Malware Bleg 24 Aug 2013 | 10:18 am
Malware is slowing down my Mac :( For a month or so I had a small Bing sponsored magnifying glass appear over all graphics. Then it went. But now, whenever I’m on a news-site I get a ‘Discovery Bar’...
Abbott jumps the shark 23 Aug 2013 | 07:02 pm
Just as the Coalition surges ahead to the lead in this election and Mr. Rudd’s increasing signs of rude ill-health are threatening to burst out from his rapidly expanding jowls, fitness freakoid and P...
TED Talk: Benjamin Zander on Classical Music 23 Aug 2013 | 04:12 am
This TED talk from 2008 was recommended to me by my piano teacher. If you haven’t already seen it it’s well worth taking a look. If you have seen it, a second look wouldn’t be wasted. After watching ...
Krugman and maths 22 Aug 2013 | 01:08 pm
Krugman periodically goes into bat for maths in economics and invariably trivialises the concerns of critics. To summarise, here’s a passage from Hicks writing in 1939 about the choice as to whether o...
Lies, damn lies and politics: restraining political porkies 22 Aug 2013 | 01:47 am
To an even greater extent than previous election campaigns, this one seems to consist almost entirely of lies and grossly misleading mischaracterisations of opponents’ policies and performance. Kevin ...
My Thoughts and your predictions on Egypt. 21 Aug 2013 | 07:28 am
The tragic situation in Egypt is so complex and unpredictable that one can find many opinions on what various groups and people in Egypt should do, but precious few predictions by ‘experts’ on what is...
Guest post by Philip Clarke on the price of medicines 20 Aug 2013 | 09:25 am
As you may know over the last few years I have been arguing for a reduction in the price of common generic medications in Australia. Due to policy shortcomings, Australia currently pays some of the hi...
