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Lets the mudslinging and oneupsmanship begin!  PM Julia Gillard has confirmed that Australia will go to the polls on August 21st.  Over the next four weeks, we’ll get to talk in-depth about mining tax, emissions trading schemes and asylum seekers.  I AM VERY EXCITE. Both parties are on the move and making some huge powerplays to try and woo voters. ...

Not long now till Frank Darabont’s adaptation of the excellent Walking Dead comic book series makes its way onto TV.  I like the look of the cast in the picture above.  I think they’ve done a pretty good job matching up the actor with the character they’re playing.  I hope it gets picked up for an expansive second season as ...

When it comes to politicans and their policies, does it matter whether they genuinely believe in them?  With Prime Minister Julia Gillard it seems pretty clear that a significant proportion of her policies exist specifically because they will increase the likelihood of her re-election and do not stem from any personal feeling one way or another.  How else to explain ...

Nothing stimulates the electorate like playing this card: John Howard first played this political move in his second term as Prime Minister.  When he incorrectly asserted that aslyum seekers on the boat were throwing their children overboard in a ploy to ensure their rescue and entry in Australia it contributed significantly towards his re-election in November 2001 with an increased ...

I came into that game as an impartial viewer but that was some seriously cynical shit from the Netherlands so I was pretty happy to see Spain crowned as the eventual winner. And that wraps up the FIFA World Cup 2010 in South Africa.  Next stop:  Brazil in 2014.

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This World Cup has been an interesting ride.  There has been plenty of talking points and a lot of crap early on but then in the later stages of the tournament the good stuff started to shine through.  Germany and The Netherlands have been particularly entertaining and we all came to love Maradonna, that Paraguayian naked lady and Paul the ...

“The next Australian federal election will elect members of the 43rd Parliament of Australia and must be held on or before 16 April 2011. The election will be called following the dissolution or expiry of the current Parliament. The current Prime Minister, Julia Gillard of the Labor Party, has indicated the election will be held in 2010.” I thought it ...

Stupid psychic octopus 🙁

AUSTRALIA’S richest man Frank Lowy is suing The Age newspaper in a defamation action relating to claims about the 2022 World Cup bid. Football Federation Australia, of which Mr Lowy is chairman and Ben Buckley the chief executive, commenced proceedings against the newspaper in the Supreme Court of New South Wales today. The Age – a Fairfax newspaper based in ...