The thought struck me during the England v France RWC semi-final: it’s as bad as watching soccer, only with the fans’ brutality allowed on the pitch, writes Michael Pascoe.
Happening
GetUp: jumping offline and taking activism to the people
Last night’s GetUp get togethers showed that the political use of emerging technologies doesn’t have to be confined to YouTube or online petitions – new technology also opens a whole new world of possibilities for ‘offline’ political action, writes Brett Solomon.
It’s not just what the leaders say, it’s where they say it
Crikey / Thursday, 4 October 2007
Yesterday saw an announcement from John Howard about aid to autistic kids. It was quickly matched by Kevin Rudd. Ho hum, you might say. But where the leaders are actually making the announcements is also very important, writes Mark Bahnisch.