November 2007
- Morality and public service independence (29 Nov 07)
Tony Harris former senior commonwealth officer and past auditor general of NSW writes in the AFR (27 Nov 07) that the test of Kevin Rudd's Labor government will be to ...
- Greens do well (27 Nov 07)
In the election last Saturday the Australian Greens:achieved over one million votes: the final count will near 1 080 000 compared with 917 000 in 2004;supplanted the coalition National Party ...
- Whales revenge (27 Nov 07)
I am signatory no. 464 816 of Patrick Bonello's petition at Whales Revenge seeking a million signatures opposing commercial whaling. Its words are simple and to the point.We the undersigned ...
- Rain of Christ (27 Nov 07)
In last Sunday's Messiah rehearsal we sang ". . . and he shall reign for ever and ever." It was fitting as that day was the feast of Christ the ...
- Howard's departure is a joyous occasion. (27 Nov 07)
A few days before the election I wrote that I found the now-defeated Howard Government "corrupt and incompetent". Philip Adams reminds me that I should have added "bigoted and immoral."Why ...
- Lodging at The Lodge (26 Nov 07)
Sic transit gloria mundi. A symbol of John Howard has been his daily walk around the shores of Kirribilli. I admire his self discipline if not his politics. But Howard's ...
- Hoping for change (26 Nov 07)
We joined the ritual of watching the election night count and broached a bottle when the result was clear. Sunday the next day was a long day. I preached at ...
- All we like sheep (23 Nov 07)
This morning we went through the long queue at the polling booth in the local primary school with its usual accompaniments of party workers how-to-vote cards and a sausage sizzle ...
- Labor second, but Liberals last (23 Nov 07)
As always on the day before a federal election the newspapers' editorials come out with their recommendations. As The Age says "The disappointing aspect of this campaign has been the ...
- ANU shows independence and gumption on climate research (22 Nov 07)
Congratulations to the Australian National University and the Australian Capital Territory government which will defy federal Environment Minister Malcolm Turnbull's rejection of its bid to co-host a $50 million national ...
- Another predictable summer? (21 Nov 07)
With the election campaign becoming a repetitive noise its time to think about something really important. The only sports I follow with any interest are international cricket and football (soccer). ...
- Corrupt and incompetent (21 Nov 07)
Examples continue to multiply as to why Australia must get rid of the corrupt and incompetent Howard government. A few days ago there was the Auditor General's damning report about ...
- Ailments north and south (20 Nov 07)
I needed to do a medical inventory recently. Well . . . from the top down there's high frequency tinnitus and high frequency hearing loss keratoconus (one eye) presbyopia and ...
- The trouble, from Williams' perspective (20 Nov 07)
The picture is of a sacred moment and the chair of St. Augustine. Yet this comment on Archbishops Rowan's see is more of an opportunity for a cartoon. "Falling off ...
- Faith requires freedom and tolerance (19 Nov 07)
In an article (SMH 19 Nov 06) based on his recent Griffith Lecture Justice Michael Kirby of the High Court of Australia observes that "Freedom of religion does not have ...
- Exactly similar rights and responsibilities (17 Nov 07)
None of this is spectacularly new but it is important and comes from an authoritative source.Royal College of Psychiatrists: submission to the Church of England's Listening Exercise on Human Sexuality. ...
- How should I vote? (16 Nov 07)
Australia's preferential voting system means that if one's candidate of first choice is eliminated from the count the vote can be transferred to the candidate of next choice. "How to ...
- The boredom of money politics (15 Nov 07)
The Labor Party's campaign launch yesterday was less boring than that of the Coalition two days before. Yet the ALP joins the Coalition in thinking that all that Australian voters ...
- Why Labor's 'education revolution' will fail (15 Nov 07)
This is the reason Labor's education plans will fail.Battle plan without an army Justine Ferrari The Austaralian 15 Nov 07 Kevin Rudd promises an education revolution but his battle plan ...
- Coloratura caterpillar (14 Nov 07)
At first I wasn't sure I had the energy to sing Messiah this year. But the masterly music soon changed that. And who could resist Emmanuel our mascot caterpillar? (Just ...
- Fair indeed (12 Nov 07)
St. Philip's Community Fair last Saturday was great fun and a good success. A crowd of people enjoyed food drink and each other's company--as well as live music from CAMRA. ...
- Family values? (12 Nov 07)
This Nine MSN poll in response to a silly accusation against the Greens gives an indication of the polarisation in the Australian electorate on so-called 'family values'. There is division ...
- An infeasible doctrinal unity (11 Nov 07)
One of the problems faced by we Anglicans is that we are good at starting things but sometimes unable to end them when they are no longer of value. Beyond ...
- 'Bye, 'bye, Gary? (11 Nov 07)
Well chosen posters displayed by our neighbour at the front of our building in the early dawn light of fine Canberra spring day. Greens supporters have good reasons for optimism. ...
- Restoring Canterbury (10 Nov 07)
I am most glad to read that in the little over a year since it was publicly launched the Save Canterbury Cathedral Appeal has raised over £7 million of the ...
- Too late to be believed, Mr Turnbull? (07 Nov 07)
The Coalition has made an election promise to extend superannuation death benefits to all Commonwealth employees in interdependent relationships including same-sex couples. Federal Environment Minister Malcolm Turnbull (whose electorate includes ...
- Agreeing with Akinola on Lambeth (06 Nov 07)
I am not always in agreement with the Most Revd Dr Peter Akinola. But I do agree with him in arguing for the postponement or outright cancellation of the Lambeth ...
- Drowning All Saints' in the Melbourne Cup (05 Nov 07)
Canberra's business groups are annoyed that the Territory Government has made tomorrow Tuesday 6 November a public holiday -- the day of the Melbourne Cup. They say they will lose ...
- Greening the Senate (04 Nov 07)
In an agreement announced yesterday Labor is to direct its Senate preferences to the Greens in every state and territory. In return the Greens will direct their preferences to Labor ...
- The work of reconciliation that makes us church (04 Nov 07)
This editorial from the National Catholic Reporter (2 Nov 07) has wisdom for Anglicans as well.Closing the door on ourselves When the musical "Fiddler on the Roof" first opened on ...
- Barry Jones and the wisdom of Pascal's wager (04 Nov 07)
In the 1980s former Minister for Science Dr Barry Jones was ridiculed for his Commission for the Future which warned about global warming and climate change. Now Philip Adams rightly ...
- Watering our national garden (01 Nov 07)
I am dismayed to read in the Canberra Times (1 Nov 07) that the Australian National Botanic Gardens in Canberra home to Australia's biggest living collection of native plants is ...
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