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Yesterday John Howard announced that he will, if re-elected, hold a referendum to amend the preamble of the Australian constitution to include a “statement of reconciliation” and to “recognise indigenous Australians”
The first thing to note about the proposed change to the constitution is that it is legally meaningless. The preamble of the constitution contains no specifics […]

“Our purpose is represent, raise and monitor issues affecting unpaid family Carers through the representative participation of Carers as candidates in Federal and State parliaments. The Carers Alliance will represent the rights of unpaid Carers of people with disabilities, mental illness, chronic illness or issues of frail age who need assistance at differing times in […]

Having spent the whole of 2004 explaining that they weren’t The Greens, the political wing of the Assemblies of God (Family First), has unveiled it’s new campaign strategy. They’re going to imitate The Greens.
In a new video so cringe worthy I thought it was a parody, Family First have announced “We’re for the environment!”
Seriously, you […]

I’m not usually one to diss The Greens (being a proud Green’s supporter and all), but…
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Tonight I joined millions of Australians and watched what will no doubt be the highest rating episode of Chaser’s War to date. The whole thing was sub-par, as if a week of hype took the wind out of their sails. But one bit struck a cord, Stairway to Kevin.
There’s a country that knows,
that Howard’s on […]

                                              click here to see cartoonist Peter Nicholson’s animation of “Beds are Burning”
“Whatever happened to the revolution?    We all got stoned and it drifted away”    So sang Skyhooks in the 1970’s about the demise of the anti Vietnam war movement.
The 70’s revolution may seem to have disappeared in a puff of strange smelling smoke but it […]

University politics are vicious precisely because the stakes are so small. - Henry Kissinger
Yeah, Rebecca and I have been absent this past week.
Rebecca was contesting a position in the ANU student’s association elections, I was lending a hand.
Kissinger was right, the stakes are tiny in any campus election, and thus all too often the […]

Rudd and the ALP have been unbelievably quiet on many issues.  Is this (disgusting) tacit agreement with Howard on so many issues or is it (dishonest) "non-core silence"?
I’d rather it was a non-core silence in the hope that the ALP would act in government with greater respect for the traditions of the rule of law, […]

Howard on Youtube. Howard on Myspace.
When you thought things couldn’t get any worse, there is Kevin07. Kevin07, running for Presiden… Prime Minister.
Kevin07, lots of red white and blue. Kevin07, get the t-shirt. Kevin07, pretty pictures of aeroplanes, clouds and skywriting. Kevin07, sorry about the broken links.

Kevin07, at least they’re using opensource.

Here’s wondering how long ’til […]

Howard’s foray into the new media continues with a foray into the world of Yahoo! Answers.
The question is:
If given the opportunity to ask the Prime Minister one question, what would that be?
For those of you who’ve never used Yahoo! Answers before, anyone can post an answer, and people can then vote the answers “up or […]

The Greens have released a new energy efficiency proposal they’re calling EASI (Energy Efficiency Access and Savings Initiative). In short it proposes to:

do an energy audit on every home in Australia
government to fund energy efficiency refurbishment opportunities identified by the audits
house holders to repay the cost of refurbishment over ten years. A big part of […]

Johnny has gone and made another policy announcement on YouTube. You can see the vid here, or just read the transcript here.
My response to the first video was to describe it as “Lies Plain and Simple“. This second video is very different, in a very scary way.
It’s effective. I’ll explain why, over the fold.
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New anti-Greens attack website, GreensWatch brings you this amazing revelation, I’m a crackpot!
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As of a few minutes ago, almost all votes have been counted in the by-election for the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly seat of Greatorex. If there’s something to be said about this result, it’s that it wasn’t much of a victory for anyone. The most notable thing appears to be the low turnout, down to […]

We here at the Dead Roo have done profiles on some dodgy characters in the past, but I dare say that nothing comes close to this one. Michael Towke, the Liberal candidate for the New South Wales seat of Cook, has sparked a string of controversy with his dubious resume and complete refusal to talk […]