Young and free
It seems that Australia is considering a measure which would give 16 and 17 year-olds the right to vote in federal elections. There are some aspects of Australia’s political system which make this sort...
View ArticleSue Bradford: hampered by her own effectiveness
I haven’t had a chance to read much of the matter written about Sue Bradford’s resignation today, so I apologise if I duplicate things other, wiser, faster people have said. Sue will probably not...
View ArticleFrogs, toadies and tadpoles
There’s been a long and turgid discussion about the Greens’ support for the Canterbury Earthquake Response & Recovery Act (CERRA) on Frogblog, with commenters including many of the usuals from...
View ArticleA discourse on David Shearer and the identity politics thing
For my sins, over the past week or so I have been engaging at The Standard again. It’s been a rather tiresome business (for them as well, I’m sure) but has yielded some lucid moments. One exchange...
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