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Joe Hockey on Hack

Joe Hockey, Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations, was interviewed on Hack, Triple J’s youth current affairs program, on Thursday (listen here). I’ve just been listening to the podcast of it – he was very down to earth, and made …

Australia’s view on gay marriage

Posted by Tim Malone on Tuesday 23rd October, 2007 2 comments

I’m quite tired and don’t really feel like putting thought into a blog post, so this is really just a short post to bring attention to a NEWS.com.au poll today: “Are Kevin Rudd and John Howard right to oppose gay …

Rudd eats his ear wax?

Posted by Tim Malone on Monday 22nd October, 2007 7 comments

No, this isn’t a politically motivated rant against Kevin Rudd – but just a mention of a funny video. You can always rely on the uncensored and uncontrollable world that is the Internet to dig up the dirt on anyone …

Christian involvement in politics – right or wrong?

Posted by Tim Malone on Saturday 20th October, 2007 No comments

On Wednesday night I visited Saint Thomas More’s Forum where Jim Wallace, Managing Director of the Australian Christian Lobby, was presenting ‘Christian Involvement in Politics – Right or Wrong?’ Now there’s no prizes for guessing which of these viewpoints Jim …

Howard calls 24th November election

Posted by Tim Malone on Sunday 14th October, 2007 1 comment

John Howard has made the announcement this morning for an election to be held on the 24th November – allowing himself a 6 week campaign period to try to claw his way back in the polls. Despite the bad outlook …