Tag: election
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Sunset Reflections
Reflections stretch Across the lake As I sit and think About the world I took this photo a couple of days ago. It was the day after the US election and I went down to the lake in Belmont to try to clear my thoughts. I’m not going to say too much about the election…
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Some Thoughts on the Election
Like a lot of Australians, I’m still digesting the results – or rather lack of results – from Saturday’s election. I thought I’d share a few thoughts while it’s all still fresh in my mind. At the moment we still don’t know the final result and won’t know until Tuesday at the earliest, probably later.…
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Election Thoughts + More Memes
Congratulations to Tony Abbott and the Coalition. It’s only the seventh time in sixty years an elected government has been defeated, so it’s quite an achievement, particularly to topple a government that’s only been in for two terms. It’s something I never thought would happen when Abbott first came to the leadership, it seemed so…
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Election Fun
I’ve been getting into the political mood recently by making some election memes. I’ve shared most of them on Twitter and Facebook but with the election on Saturday, I thought I’d post them here too. For the record I don’t really lean towards one party or the other and I’ve tried to skewer both equally.…
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5 Things (redux)
So this is my first post in a little while. Actually in a long while when I think about it… I’ve barely updated this blog all year really. I’m sorry for that. I still see blogging as a major part of my writing life and I keep meaning to update more often. I’ve just had…
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We Shall Overcome
If there’s one good thing about having insomnia it’s that when something happens in the world, you get to see it at the same time as everyone else. Early yesterday morning, while most Australians were still fast asleep, I experienced a moment in history I’ll never forget. To see an African American in the White…
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A Piece of History
I was five years old when the Berlin Wall fell. I have few memories of it happening but I do remember some of the scenes; the crowds flooding the checkpoints, the sections finally coming down. I’ve often wondered what it must have felt like at the time, to watch history unfold. Now I think I…
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A time of change
So Easter’s over for another year. It’s amazing how quickly it’s gone; I was thinking earlier that it’s hard to believe we’re almost at the end of March… the year’s gone quickly, even if it has been the earliest Easter in years. I’ve always liked Easter. I’m more spiritual than religious but I like the…
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Where does your country rank?
I’ve just been looking over Reporters Without Borders‘ annual survey and it has some interesting results. The Worldwide Press Freedom Index ranked Iceland at the top of the rankings, while Eritrea replaced North Korea as the worst offender. RWB also found that bloggers are coming under as much threat as traditional journalists, with more countries…