Exit the laughing cavalier (The Age)
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 16:21:44 GMT
Tasmania’s Rumpole, boxer, 'Mouth from the South' — Liberal MP Michael Hodgman is retiring from public life without having reached his goal.
Washington Post Flooded With Support for DC Gay Kiss Photo (Gayapolis)
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 16:04:45 GMT
irst, there was the assault on The Post for publishing a photo of two men kissing. Now, the counterattack. Tuesday's Omblog noted that The Post had taken heat from readers upset by the March 4 photo taken outside D.C. Court as the District began accepting license applications for same-sex marriages.
News of the Weird (Artvoice)
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 07:35:15 GMT
• Anthropomorphizing Little Muffy: (1) A February St. Petersburg Times report found several local people who regularly cook gourmet meals for their dogs and who revealed their dogs’ (or maybe just “their”) favorite recipes.
Police investigate bullying at slain boy's school (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:10:12 GMT
Police are investigating the alleged assault of a teenager by a fellow student at the Brisbane Catholic boys' school St Patrick's College.
Rugby boys in land of Oz (Aldergrove Star)
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:30:55 GMT
The Aldergrove and Walnut Grove school boys' rugby tour is now in Australia. others also read...
Life is surreal: Somali kidnap victim (thewest.com.au)
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:17:13 GMT
Photographer Nigel Brennan, now safely back in Australia, is trying to come to terms with having been held captive by Somali kidnappers for 15 months.
Kidnap victim says life is surreal (The Courier Mail)
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 06:04:43 GMT
NIGEL Brennan was held captive by Somali kidnappers for 15 months. For the first time, he has spoken at length about his life following his release.
Journalist opens up on Somali ordeal (Herald Sun)
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 04:56:05 GMT
NIGEL Brennan says it's surreal. Strangers hug him; paint him; nominate him for bachelor of the year.
Dad claims bullying culture at slain boy's school (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 22:11:54 GMT
A Brisbane Catholic boys' school where a 12-year-old was stabbed to death is turning a blind eye to bullying, according to a father whose four boys all attended the school.
Faith diary (BBC News)
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 11:27:42 GMT
Atheism leaps from the old world to the new
