http://www.deadroo.com It's UnAustralian! Sun, 06 Jan 2008 10:46:13 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en More here. Update: Greens Blog is running a LOLpols competition. Read more here.Share This http://www.deadroo.com/index.php/lolhowards/ 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 ... http://www.deadroo.com/index.php/john-howards-referendum-on-assimilation/ Perusing the wb as I sometimes do, I was heartened to come across this little snippet about YET another way Australia might reduce it's dependance on coal powered electricity...but isn't...YET. Clearly the technology is available, it just isn't being utilised, at least not to it's maximum potential. Clean, energy efficient, renewable energy ... http://www.deadroo.com/index.php/this-might-save-a-sunburnt-country/ Remember those ridiculous black and white films from the early 1930's, specifically the ones relating to the use of ...shock horror...MARIJUANA!!!!! The one that cracks me up most is the one where this guy takes a puff on a joint, a puff mind you and seconds later is murdering his wife ... http://www.deadroo.com/index.php/reefer-madness-is-back/ Well I hope everyone in Australia is appreciating the $1 million per day (ALP Figures, not mine) that the liberal party is spending advertising their work choices BS. In keeping with the liberal party policy of "treating the Australain public with utter contempt" their latest offering sees not one but a ... http://www.deadroo.com/index.php/worst-ad-in-history/ I have just finished browsing the Dept. of Immigration's website taking a good look around the citizenship area, sadly I don't think there is grounds to revoke John Howard's citizenship, unless he is convicted of a serious crime prior to attaining it, which, as he was born here will be ... http://www.deadroo.com/index.php/546/ “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 ... http://www.deadroo.com/index.php/the-carers-alliance-a-new-kid-on-the-political-block/ To quote some random idiot I ran into at the supermarket: Yikes! I'm having a hard time believing that they are guilty of anything, but I haven't been following as much. *engage rant mode* It's a matter for the public prosecutor to investigate and see whether there is a case to answer. Then ... http://www.deadroo.com/index.php/judging-maddys-parents/ Gardening, it’s a political act. What bigger rebellion against the “golden straightjacket” could there be, to instead of buying food, grow your own and eat it? It's been some months since I posted a new batch of photos from my political garden. In the time since the June update I've done ... http://www.deadroo.com/index.php/a-september-update-from-my-political-garden/ Like other Greens involved in the current election campaign, I've had cause for despair at times. When you think it's tough being Green, spare a thought for those Greens working in some of the worlds harder political situations. Ladies, Gents and others, let me introduce you to the Green Party of ... http://www.deadroo.com/index.php/its-not-easy-being-green-in-saudi-arabia/