None of the outrage over the World Youth Day anti-annoyance laws should be directed at the Catholic Church, according to WYD’s spokesman. The church didn’t ask for them, he says.
World Youth Day
Tips and rumours
When Rolf Harris was inducted into ARIA’s Australian Music Hall of Fame in Melbourne last night, the presentation was made by former Labor leader Kim Beazley, a fellow West Australian. Beazley’s warm speech won him a thunderous response from the audience. Prime Minister Kevin Rudd had been invited to do the honors but his cheerless […]
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This wouldn’t happen in the US! Wearing a T-shirt that the NSW police don’t like might get you arrested, in and around World Youth Day, an event organized by the Catholic Church that will see the Pope coming to Sydney etc. Unbelievable. SMH, ABC, and according to The Australian, “Strip searches okayed for WYD“. Julian […]
Tips and rumours
Preliminary deposition, witnesses to be called by the defence for Todd McKenney case in October. Pants removal expert, Denis:
The Pope is staying at the Opus Dei centre in Kenthurst Sydney for his three private days of retreat prior to World Youth Day. A helicopter will take him from Richmond RAFF Base to Kenthurst.
Is Chris Masters […]
Would you buy a car from this man?
For $35m, Kevin Rudd has picked up a handy multi-purpose commitment from Toyota to manufacture hybrids at Altona, writes Bernard Keane.
Bernard Keane’s confessional: it’s tricky being an atheist
It’s a bit tricky being an atheist sometimes, confesses Bernard Keane.
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World Youth Day … religion and politics … the last days of broadcast … The Australian Film Television and Radio School … Tibet and China …
NSW Liberal Party goes missing on power privatisation
Would someone please alert the search and rescue squad: the NSW Liberal Party is missing in action and no one knows where it is, writes Alex Mitchell.
NSW spending too much on World Youth Day? Pope a Catholic?
The taxpayer forks out again in support of transubstantiation, virgin birth and zombie messiahs, writes Bernard Keane.
Cardinal Pell throws thank you bash for Howard
Cardinal George Pell, Roman Catholic Archbishop of Sydney, held a “thank you” dinner for former Prime Minister John Howard at his official residence at Cathedral House last night, reports Alex Mitchell.
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World Youth Day … 2020 Summit … the crazy world of food pricing … the direction of journalism … Della Bosca …
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Drug company-funded guidelines in hospitals … World Youth Day … food pricing … petrol … 2020 Summit … Harry Potter … Indigenous Australia …
World Youth Day: An unholy fiasco in the making
Attendee numbers for the Catholic Church’s World Youth Day are currently running well below forecast, which means the taxpayers could be left holding a huge bill for yet another event fiasco, writes Alex Mitchell.
Tips and rumours
Lotus Notes vs. Microsoft. Re. “Tips and rumours” (Friday, item 8). ”FAHCSIA is in the middle of a transition from a prehistoric Lotus Notes platform to MS Office, which is not going anywhere near as smoothly or as cheaply as expected.” Yet again another Commonwealth Department has been wooed from an established, industrial strength and modern […]
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World Youth Day: Everybody’s welcome … cricket fiasco … income management in Aboriginal communities … questions for Eslake … US 08 … air quality and lawnmowers …
See the pope in person — for a price
Pope Benedict XVI shunned violence and materialism in his rousing Christmas address to Roman Catholics around the world. So why will it cost so much to see him at World Youth Day?
Tips & rumours
Paul Cutler, the director SBS News and Current Affairs Department has been seen at Aljazeera in Doha, Qatar. It seems he’s front runner for the top job in Aljazeera’s bureau in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It appears he will just close the door on the mess he made of SBS News and walk away into the […]
Catholics profit as Sydney pays for World Youth Day
There are some familiar lines today from the Catholic Church about the extent of taxpayer compensation, and security arrangements, for the World Youth Day being inflicted on Sydney in July. To be expected, writes David MacCormack.
