A tale of two cities: Occupy Melbourne and SydneySydney Lord Mayor Clover Moore has expressed solidarity with the Occupy movement, a stark contrast to the vitriolic attitude held by Melbourne Lord Mayor Robert Doyle, writes Matthew Knott.
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Political snippets: Retail turnover gets a caning
These are certainly not boom times, with the ABS showing that Australian retail turnover fell 0.1% in June 2011, seasonally adjusted, following a fall of 0.6% the previous month.
NSW election: Chillin’ with Clover (and her choker)
The progressive inner-city seat of Sydney would be a gimme for The Greens on March 26 were it not for the one-woman political machine that is Clover Moore.
Tips and rumours: Tips and rumours
Elton ageing disgracefully on Nine. Nine’s new Ben Elton variety experiment may rate well on its debut next Tuesday, but any hopes of attracting a younger audience would have faded as executives watched a full rehearsal of the live comedy show in Melbourne last night. On a garishly lit set at the Docklands studios (Nine […]
Tips and rumours: Gay Christian speaker prevented from speaking at church
The Anglican Church uninvite a gay speaker, Coles definitely not the fresh food people, jumps racing horses don’t have great odds.
Controversial NSW planning bill passes lower house … at 2am
The NSW Parliament sat until after 2am to ramrod Sartor’s Environmental Planning and Assessment Amendment Bill through the lower house, writes Alex Mitchell.
Clover Moore’s spectacular backflip with pike
Sydney Lord Mayor Clover Moore, who doubles as the Independent MP for Sydney, has executed an awesome backflip … with pike, writes Alex Mitchell.
