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Fri, 05 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMT

WA election 2: Crunching the one-vote one-value seat by seat

Fri, 05 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMT

On paper Labor has a handy buffer, but a lot of its seats are tougher than the notional margins make them appear, writes Poll Bludger.

WA election 1: Carpenter makes Barnett look like a fairy godmother

Fri, 05 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Premier Carpenter is not liked, however apparently no one has bothered to tell the Labor Party who have run a presidential style campaign based entirely upon Carpenter, writes Noel Crichton-Browne.

State of the Planet: Lawnmovers and other nasty emitters

Fri, 05 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMT

We dish up the most interesting stories about the environment, climate and the natural world.

The Robing Room: the late Philip Opas QC on the absurdity of wigs

Fri, 05 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Philip Opas said wigs were simply ‘dandruff bags’ which should be consigned to the rubbish bin ‘alongside the thumbscrew and the rack' writes Greg Barns.

Lowbottom High Diaries: Re-educating Rita

Fri, 05 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMT

While we wait for the Mao suits to be delivered and stocks of the Little Red Schoolbook disinterred for distribution in the Education Revolution, staff members have been exhorted to discard Old Customs, Old Culture, Old Habits, and Old Ideas, writes Trevor Diogenes.

Blogwatch: The fabulous Friday trashwrap

Fri, 05 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMT

From Beyonce to Britney and of course Lilly versus Elton - welcome to the trash wrap.

WA and Tas call for continued ban on GM foods

Fri, 05 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMT

The debate over GM foods continues, with the Western Australian and Tasmania maintaining their opposition to GM food crops, writes freelance journalist Katherine Wilson.

Stuff we like: Why conservatives embrace Sarah Palin's family choices

Fri, 05 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMT

We round up links to the best reads of the day.

Richard Farmer's political bite-sized meaty chunks

Fri, 05 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Meaty snippets from the home of government, Richard Farmer writes.

NSW Premier Morris Iemma resigns

Fri, 05 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMT

NSW Premier Morris Iemma has been dumped, Treasurer Michael Costa has been sacked and Deputy Premier and Transport Minister John Watkins has resigned, writes Alex Mitchell.

Kevin’s Gate. Part II – Ponderings on Putin ...

Fri, 05 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Over the road, Malcolm Turnbull buys a feral abacus while Julie Bishop hunts and kills a moose, recalls Walter Slurry on behalf of our glorious leader.

First Dog on the Moon

Fri, 05 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Can someone let Sarah Palin know that the Republican Party has been running the USA for the past eight years...

TAC and MAC might be car crashes in the making

Fri, 05 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Victoria and SA are the only states or territories still running monopolies in both workers compensation and compulsory motor insurance, writes John Jones.