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Bike Goliath Leaves Others in Wake

I was trying to figure out why I might like Tony Abbott. Was it his frankness? Was it his no-bullshit personality? Was he simply a politician that gave a genuine answer when asked a genuine...

Politics | The Goanna | Mon Feb 08 06:30:26 EST 2010

Bella Counihan

Weird politics of small boobs and bodily fluids

Two political web sites crashed on Thursday for two very different reasons. Of course, one was the My School website.

Society & Culture,Contributors | Bella Counihan | Fri Jan 29 07:34:10 EST 2010

Bella Counihan

White power likes this - racist Facebook groups

"Why the Aussies Hate us" splashed accross the face of a bruised young man on the cover of Indian magazine Outlook caused great angst in the hearts of many this week.

Society & Culture,Contributors | Bella Counihan | Wed Feb 03 17:25:30 EST 2010

Bella Counihan

On her Majesty's secret server

What if pollies could no longer twitter? What if Malcolm Turnbull could no longer put his explosive blogs on his site? Well at least in that case Tony Abbott would be happy.

Politics,Contributors | Bella Counihan | Thu Dec 10 16:53:40 EST 2009

Bella Counihan

Question time tweets: short, sharp but fleeting

Like cocaine in the '80s or flannel shirts in the '90s, Twitter has become the new sweeping trend for the 2000s. And in political circles, it could actually be making question times more bearable.

Opinion,Politics | Bella Counihan | Tue Sep 22 06:54:54 EST 2009

Bella Counihan

Why Rudd gets an 'F' for Yoof

Only Kevin Rudd would think of telling the story of RM Williams when talking to young people. Youths can relate to RM Williams, according to our PM, because he was only 24 “when he designed...

Politics,Contributors | Bella Counihan | Mon Sep 14 16:12:40 EST 2009

Bella Counihan

Dolls on a roll

On paper most sports seem slightly ridiculous. Soccer you move a ball around with your feet and try and get it into a net. Snooker you push a ball around a felted table with a stick.

Society & Culture,Opinion | Bella Counihan | Mon Oct 26 08:19:30 EST 2009

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The two faces of Scientology

Scientology is just a big joke to most of us. The religion that every other religion laughs at and teases in the theological playground.

Opinion,Politics | The Goanna | Fri Nov 20 12:42:34 EST 2009

Doctor's notes for Copenhagen or let's forget this leadership business and sing a song

It's been a big week. The climate change/ETS debate is still in flux in one of the most exciting and bizarre weeks ever, with pointless leadership spills, mass resignations and prospects for more...

Politics,Opinion | The Goanna | Fri Nov 27 15:40:40 EST 2009

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Agro in Oz politics

Not many people would try and bust their way into a Young Liberals meeting. But this is exactly what happened at a flare up of factional rivalries at MP Alex Hawke's electoral office last month, when...

Politics,Opinion | The Goanna | Mon Oct 12 09:33:20 EST 2009

When it comes to youth voting, we are still in the dark

There's an old Scottish joke - how many Scotsmen does it take to change a light bulb? Och! It's no that dark!

Politics,Opinion | The Goanna | Fri Oct 09 09:05:30 EST 2009

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It's irresistible to poke fun at Joe Hockey for liking Delta Goodrem

Politicians and music will always be like oil and water but its still funny when the two ideas mix. MySpace recently released a list of some prominent pollies and their favourite tunes.

Politics,Opinion | The Goanna | Mon Oct 05 08:18:00 EST 2009

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Embracing the kooky in a stage-managed arena

What if Therese Rein admitted that she had been an interstellar traveller? Or had multiple past lives where she met current celebrities?

Opinion,Politics | The Goanna | Wed Sep 30 14:38:54 EST 2009

Blogging a dead horse

Following the Prime Minister's RM Williams inspired Youth blog, which lasted all of two weeks, Youth Minister Kate Ellis has launched a similar idea.

Politics,Opinion | The Goanna | Fri Oct 30 10:04:10 EST 2009

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Trying to be a duck, but turning out to be a turkey

Listening to Parliament can bring to mind that great description of the Aussie accent as being like a flock of ducks.

Society & Culture,Opinion | The Goanna | Fri Oct 23 05:36:00 EST 2009

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What the Hex is going on in Canberra?

The Goanna goes up a hill to find Christians, witches and gays declaring "I am what you're afraid of". Only in Canberra.

Society & Culture | The Goanna | Sun Oct 18 11:55:07 EST 2009

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Bringing pole dancing to the polls

The recently vacated seats of Higgins and Bradfield have got some interesting new candidates in the running for December 5.

Opinion,Politics | The Goanna | Mon Nov 09 08:49:37 EST 2009

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Swan's soup strainers reckon mo is all the go

It is even sometimes said that a man without a moustache is like a cup of tea without sugar. Which is why it surprised the Goanna to learn that the most uncoolest of uncool, Wayne Swan, once sported...

Society & Culture,Opinion | The Goanna | Thu Nov 05 10:36:20 EST 2009

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Hack Day: like a tech version of a hippy commune

The government has opened the data flood gates and said "geeks, come on in!" at an event called GovHack, held last weekend in Canberra.

Society & Culture,Opinion | The Goanna | Mon Nov 02 07:21:10 EST 2009