March 2007 
2007-196 29Mar07  Our Green Prime Minister.
John Howard's reluctance to fully commit to carbon emission reduction targets.
2007-193P 28Mar07 Farmer's dependents.
A look at the EC - Exceptional Circumstances assistance
for farmers who have been affected by drought.
2007-192 28Mar07  The responding to global warming race.
Howard perceived as a late starter in the race to respond to global warming.
2007-190P 27Mar07  How does Hicks plead?
Went with article on David Hicks' guilty plea.
2007-189P 27Mar07  Petrol price rising.
Went with article on the price of petrol rising very rapidly.
2007-187 27Mar07  Burnley tunnel speed limit sign.
The recent serious accident in the Burnley tunnel in Melbourne has
sparked debate about what is the safe speed limit for  the tunnel.
2007-186 26Mar07  We are ready for you now.
After five years delay the American military are finally ready to try David Hicks.
2007-184P 23Mar07  Voter choice in the NSW Election.
Voter disillusionment with both the major political parties.
2007-178 22Mar07  Broadband that is already widespread.
Using the current internet broadband debate as a
springboard to the problem of increasing levels of obesity.
2007-180P 22Mar07  Tuckshop credit cards.
Went with article on the introduction in some
schools of tuckshop credit cards for students.
2007-174 21Mar07  Mr. Santoro has fallen on his sword.
Santo Santoro resigning from parliament in disgrace.
2007-165 16Mar07  The horn of Africa.
The rogue state of Zimbabwe and it's leader Mugabe
pose a serious challenge to the African Union.
2007-171 20Mar07  I'm sticking to beer!
Health research showing that drinking a lot of fruit juice may contribute to obesity.
2007-168 19Mar07   Candles to match the cake.
Fourth anniversary of the war in Iraq.
2007-164 16Mar07  What is your water policy.
Lack of information on policies but plenty of mud
slinging in the lead up to the Australian Federal election.
2007-161 15Mar07  The two brick rule.
Light hearted look at the controversy surrounding the rule introduced by
a Victorian school to limit contact between students of different sexes.
2007-160 15Mar07  Trying to change channels
Esoteric look at the psychological impact of global warming.
2007-157 14Mar07  Passed by everyone on the road.
Australia being left behind in the environment stakes as the UK and
other countries introduce tougher carbon emission reduction targets.
2007-144 8Mar07  Desert island castaway today.
Rising sea levels caused by global warming.
2007-148 9Mar07  Water restrictions expressed as a python.
The squeeze of water restrictions.
2007-150P 9Mar07  Queensland, the sunshine state.
Stage five water restrictions in South East Queensland.
2007-149P 9Mar07  Grand Prix pit stop.
The Victorian State Government bankrolling
the loses of the Australian Grand Prix.
2007-133 5Mar07  I just love politics!
Jaded look at the latest round of political mud slinging.
2007-140 7Mar07  BodyBaghdad.
Baghdad must be using a hell of a lot of bodybags lately.
2007-142P 7Mar07  The flying away kangaroo?
The takeover of Qantas may spell the end
to the airliner as an Australian company.
2007-136 6Mar07  Australia, a land of no water but plenty of mud.
Latest round of political mud slinging initiated.
2007-139P 6Mar07  Coaching Lance Whitnall.
Footballer Lance Whitnall's acrimonious feud with his bother.
2007-135 6Mar07  A view of women today.
Contrasting the image of women promulgated by
the fashion industry and the reality for many women.
2007-134 5Mar07  Brian Burke in the visitors' gallery!
Surmising that panic would break out amongst politicians if Brian Burke was to turn up in Canberra.
2007-131 2Mar07  David Hicks charged.
David Hicks finally charged after five years of detention without trial.
2007-130 2Mar07  Spot the difference.
Brian Burke as dangerous as radioactive material for the ALP.
2007-050 29Jan07  Teaching mathematics.
The ever increasing amount of sundry fees charged
to students going to Government schools.

 February 2007 
2007-124 28Feb07  Why Iraq has difficulty standing on it's own feet.
The damage done to the Iraqi people by the war.
2007-121 27Feb07  Australia's current procedure for processing asylum seekers.
Our practice of pressuring Southeast Asian countries to take asylum seekers trying to enter Australia.
2007-122P 27Feb07  Ron Walker's radioactive sign.
Ron Walker is the head of a business consortium that has put
up a business proposal to build Australia's first nuclear reactor.
2007-119 19Feb07  A politician's definition of "clean coal".
The push for "clean coal" being stymied by some politicians.
2007-099 19Feb07  Drought relief today.  
A comment on how prolonged and widespread the drought in has been in Australia.
2007-116 23rdFeb07  Our plan to protect ourselves from rising sea levels.
The part consumerism plays in the production of greenhouse gas emissions.
2007-111 22Feb07  We want you Iraqis to take control.
Expectation that the Iraqi government will eventually be
able to govern Iraq when the Americans can't even do it.
2007-095 16Feb07  Using too much water.
Pointing out that the biggest users of water are agriculture and industry.
2007-100 20Feb07  Migrants become like him.
The mythical image of what Australians should be be like.
2007-098 19Feb07  Assessing the impact of climate change.
Politicians driven more by opinion polls than the actual evidence on climate change.
2007-096 16Feb07  Why are you in Iraq?
Pointing out that our own freedom of speech has been subtly eroded away in the pursuit of terrorists.
2007-091 15Feb07  Very widescreen TV.
Esoteric look at consumerism and global warming expressed in the form of drought.
2007-090 14Feb07  Why there shouldn't be an early withdrawal from Iraq.
Pointing out the profits the arms industry must be making out of the Iraq war.
2007-085 13Feb07  George Bush gets a standing ovation.
John Howard 's enthusiastic support for George Bush despite Bush's unpopularity.
2007-082 12Feb07  They say we shouldn't cut and run.
The horrendous cost of the Iraq war on ordinary American soldiers.
2007-083 12Feb07  Up there TV rights Cazaly.
The game of Australian rules football being sidelined
in the rush by the AFL to maximise profits.
2007-077 8Feb07  Trying to pull the water supply rabbit out of hat.
Demand for water exceeding available supply.
2007-078P 8Feb07  Applause from a crowd of asbestos victims.
For article on $4.5 billion asbestos compensation
deal from James Hardie after years of delay.
2007-076 8Feb07  Australian economy as a plane.
Contrasting performances of the mining and manufacturing sectors.
2007-074 7Feb07  Bad doggy.
A view of John Howard's relationship with George Bush.
2007-071 6Feb07 Won't be thrown out doing the Mexican wave.
David Hicks and the new rule that sees spectators thrown out
of cricket matches in Australia if they start a Mexican wave.
2007-068 5Feb07 Mexican wavering.
The Banning of the Mexican wave at Australian cricket matches.
2007-057 1Feb07  Water security in the future?
What may happen if water supplies are not secured for all.
2007-059P 1Feb07  That the three tenors watch the concert. 
Dame Kiri Te Kanawa being sued over pulling out of a tour with
John Farnham because of a fear that women throw  underwear.
2007-058 1Feb07  The Prime Minister and Premiers finding common ground.
The States and the Federal Government moving towards
agreement on the management of the Murray Darling.

 January 2007 
2007-054 31Jan07  Line dancing in Tamworth.
Racist attacks in Tamworth, the home of Australian country music.
2007-049 29Jan07  Watered down policy.
Dig at past environmental policies of both State and Federal Governments.
2007-043 18Jan07  Water policy planning applied to transport policy.
Lack of long term water use planning.
2007-03916  16Jan07  Petrol price not too high.
Complaints that petrol companies are not reducing
the price of petrol when the price of crude oil falls.
2007-040P 16Jan07  Map of Victoria today.
Widespread  electricity blackouts in the Sate of Victoria.
2007-038 15Jan07  Riot police ready.
Croatian/Serbian riot at the Australian Tennis Open.
2007-034 15Jan07  Country water sports.
Drought affecting country sporting activities.
2007-030 12Jan07  Working tirelessly for George Bush.
Mounting US death toll in Iraq.
2007-025 11Jan07  Telling people.
George Bush committing more troops to Iraq.
2007-024 11Jan07   Climate change.
The economic cost of climate change.
2007-005 5Jan07  The States of Australia.
Widespread drought in Australia.
2007-016 9Jan07  Water flow.
Drought and the growth of  the bottled water industry.
2007-006 5Jan07  Droughts in Australia and floods in England.
5-0 victory by Australia in the Ashes test.
2007-002 4Jan07  Tony Abbott's abortion services hotline.
Tony Abbott's decision to involve the Catholic Church
in the Government's pregnancy counselling service.

 December  2006 
2006-706 21Dec06  Shane Warne hanging up his cap.
Shane Warne retiring from cricket.
2006-707 21Dec06  US soldiers killed in Iraq.
Pointing out the fact that those that start wars rarely
suffer the direct consequences of  their actions.
2006-705 19Dec06  Iraq fortune teller.
The Grim situation in Iraq.
2006-696 15Dec06  Dear Santa.
Global warming melting the polar icecaps.
2006-700 18Dec06 The Ashes Test Australia is loosing.
Bushfires and the Ashes Test match.
2006-694 15Dec06  Weather front title fight.
Dominance of a dry weather pattern in South Eastern Australia.
2006-693 14Dec06  Dr. Bracksenstein.
Senate reform instigated by Premier Bracks giving a seat to the DLP.
2006-692 13Dec06 Dog on the farm income during a drought tuckerbox.
The plight of Australian farmers during drought.
2006-690 12Dec06  The Ashes Tests.
Severe fire conditions in Victoria.
2006-691 12Dec06  Pauline Hanson beach holiday.
Pauline Hanson re-entering politics.
2006-681 8Dec06  Today's weathervane.
Severe fire conditions in South Eastern Australia.
2006-679P 7Dec06  Fijian traditional dress.
The Fiji coup.
2006-678P 7Dec06  Smashing yet another terrorist threat.
The powder substance found outside the Indonesian
embassy was flour and not anthrax as first claimed.
2006-671 5Dec06  This year's fire risk sign.
Extreme fire conditions this season.
2006-668 4Dec06  Rainmaker kits.
It seems to always rains whenever you have a barbecue.
2006-673P 5Nov06  Tis the season to be jolly.
Went with an article on checkout rage at Christmas time.
2006-672 5Nov06  Always been fighting global warming.
Announcement by the churches of their intention to fight global warming.
2006-670 4Dec06  Never vote for a little guy with glasses.
Comparison of the physical features of Kevin Rudd and John Howard.
2006-669 4Dec06  King of the little castle.
Kevin Rudd becoming opposition leader.
2006-666 1Dec06  ALP leadership spill.
Kim Beazley forcing a leadership spill.
2006-665 1Dec06  Fiji fire risk sign.
Spasmodic political unrest in Fiji.

 November  2006 
2006-664P 30Nov06  Today's definition of a secure job.
Went with article on lack of job security under the new IR laws.
2006-663P 30Nov06  This year's Spring flowers.
The driest Spring in South Eastern Australia for over forty years.
2006-656 27Nov06  ALP leadership race.
Kim Beasley faltering as the leader of the Federal ALP.
2006-655 28Nov06  Cole enquiry report.
Highlighting the extremely limiting terms of reference
for the Cole enquiry into the AWB's Iraq wheat contracts.
2006-652 27Nov06  The steps to becoming an MP.
The difficulties of independent candidates to get into parliament.
2006-648 24Nov06  Leaving Iraq timelines.
Howard leaving the decision on when to withdraw from Iraq to the Americans.
2006-644 23Nov06  Political preference deals.
Cynical preference deals by political parties
that assume voters are mere puppets.
2006-639 20Nov06  Telstra off and running.
Duel expectations of community service and profit maximisation
putting a heavy burden on the fledgling privatised Telstra.
2006-641P 20Nov06  Fashion stakes photo finish.
Went with Spring Racing Carnival fashion article.
2006-638 20Nov06  Democracy sign.
Reminder to anyone who finds voting in elections tedious.
2006-613 7Nov06 City water pipeline.
City areas getting better access to available water than country and regional area.
2006-625 13Nov06  The house of cards today.
Society's heavy dependence on credit cards.
2006-630 14Nov06  Adjusting the legislation.
Adjustments to the IR reform legislation
doing little to allay workers' concerns.
2006-614 8Nov06  Future country road signs.
Global warming causing a drier weather pattern in Australia.
2006-620 10th Nov06  Already set in stone.
Consequences of the Iraq war.
2006-616 9Nov06  Mid term election track.
The impact of the US mid term elections result on George Bush's Iraq war strategy.
2006-615 9Nov06 Democracy not so bad.
Commentary on the American Mid term elections.
2006-608 3Nov06  The optimism of youth.
Ability of the young to accept  adversity and find something positive in it.
2006-610 6Oct06  Interest rates reality TV.
Rising interest rates threatening those people heavily in debt.
2006-609 6Nov06  Fashionable Spring Racing Carnival hats.
Lighter look at the surge in demand for water tanks due to Australia wide drought.
2006-607 3Nov06  Turning green.
John Howard continuing to oppose signing the Kyoto
agreement despite this being at odds with public opinion.
2006-603 2Nov06  Interest rate rises hill.
Interest rate rises tougher on those in greater debt.
2006-606P 2Novo6  Tuesday's  betting odds.
Another interest rate rise is expected on Melbourne Cup Day.

 October  2006 
2006-592 27Nov06  Water saving tips.
Light hearted look at the tendency for teenagers to have long showers.
2006-600 31Oct06  Basking in the sun.
John Howard's refusal to sign the Kyoto protocol.
2006-596 30Oct06  Global warming sand bunker.
Global warming projected as a golf course.
2006-589 26Oct06  Iraq desert mirage.
No end in sight for the withdrawal of the coalition forces in Iraq.
2006-591P 26Oct06  Afford to buy another banana.
Went with article on the minimum wage case decision by the Far Pay Commission.
2006-588 26Oct06  Selling shocking DVDs.
Controversy surrounding a DVD showing abuse that that was sold by Melbourne
teenagers used as a springboard to highlight the plight of drought stricken farmers.
2006-586 24Oct06  Water restrictions.
Lighter look at water restrictions.
2006-587 24Oct06  Responding to global warming.
Lack of response to global warming by the Howard government.
2006-585P 23Oct06  Shower with a crowd.
Went with article on stage four water restrictions.
2006-583 23Oct06  Betting odds this Spring racing carnival.
Extremely dry Spring weather in South Eastern Australia.
2006-580 20Oct06  Media deregulation restaurant.
Media ownership deregulation causing a media buy up feeding frenzy.
2006-576 19Oct06  El Nino siesta.
Reoccurrence of the el Nino phenomenon in Australia causing more dry weather.
2006-548 5Oct06  The Big XXXL.
Epidemic of obesity in Australia.
2006-574 17Oct06  Too far to the left.
The Federal Government imposing tighter controls on the ABC.
2006-571 16Oct06  Iraq pot of gold at the end of the rainbow.
Grim prognosis of the situation in Iraq.
2006-568 13Oct06  Nostalgic photos.
Ten years of below average rainfall in South East Australia.
2006-565 12Oct06  Farm gate sales.
Widespread drought in Australia effecting farm incomes.
2006-564 11Oct06 The uninvited guest.
North Korea gatecrashing the world's small
but exclusive nuclear weapons club.
2006-562 9Oct08  Kicking sand in Uncle Sam's face.
North Korea tempting fate by aggravating such a powerful country as America.
2006-558 9Oct06 The Telstra Three float.
Telstra Three float hampered by the lack of success
of the Telstra Two float due to poor share price.
2006-561P 9Oct06  Putting on protective gear.
Allegation that terrorists planned to attack the Australian cricket team with sarin gas.
2006-554P 6Oct06 High speed mobile phones.
Automatic sprinkler system switching on in the middle of the
launch of Telstra's new high speed mobile phone network.
2006-553 6Oct06  Teaching from a Genghis Khan perspective.
Federal Government's allegation that State education curriculums
are being taught from a Marxist and feminist perspective.
2006-547 5Oct06  Global warming sceptics.
Global warming sceptics stubbornly ignoring obvious signs of global warming.
2006-546 4Oct06  The lax US gun laws shooting gallery.
Spate of shootings in US schools highlighting
the ease in which Americans can obtain firearms.
2006-545 3Oct06  Stealing valuable goods.
High price of Australian bananas and stone fruit
due to cyclone damage and frost damage.
2006-541 2Oct06  What seems to come earlier each year.
Early fire season declared in Victoria due to dry conditions.
2006-538 29Sept06  Environmental assessment applied to the arctic.
Government denial of the global warming problem.

 September  2006 
2006-537 29Sept06  The Victorian seagulls.
No Victorian team in the AFL Grand Final.
2006-532 26Sept06 Fire risk assessment report.
Dire fire risk assessment report for South Eastern Australia.
2006-528 25Sept06 Victorian Grand Final team.
Highlighting the fact that a Victorian team hasn't
played in an AFL Grand Final for a number of years.
2006-527 25Sept06  An old relic of the past.
A look at climate change in the State of Victoria.  "The Garden
State" was an old Victorian vehicle number plate slogan.
2006-482 18Aug06   Australia's energy position.
Overview of Australia's energy position in
light of the rising price of imported oil.
2006-524 8Sept06  Politician negotiating an AWA.
The Federal Govt. increasing already generous conditions for politicians.
2006-523P 7Sept06  Obese baby's first steps.
Went with article on obese babies.
2006-521 7Sept06  Obtaining FOI documents.
Gradual tightening of Freedom Of Information laws so Sate and Federal
governments have tighter controls on what documents are released.
2006-519 5Sept06  Applying water supply policy to the milking of a cow.
Demand for water outstripping supply.
2006-520 4Sept06  Adopt our Australian way of life.
A look at Steve Irwin's love of dangerous
animals through the eyes of immigrants.
2006-516P 4Sept06  Steve Irwin in heaven.
Death of the crocodile hunter Steve Irwin.
2006-518P 4Sept06  Born with a wooden spoon in his mouth.
Carlton getting the wooden spoon (last place) two years in a row.
2006-515 4Sept06  Telstra sale contagious.
Having just announced plans to sell off the rest of Telstra the Federal
Government has also announced that it will sell off Medibank Private.
2006-510 1Sept06  Updated version of My Country.
Refers to My Country, a poem written at the turn of the
19th Century that praises the beauty of Australia.
2006-509P 31Aug06  Football talent scout in Tasmania.
Went with article about a spate of on field violent
incidents during football matches in Tasmania.
2006-506 31Aug06  Able to supply more water.
Prolonged drought emptying many Australian reservoirs while
at the same time governments are planning to expand the capacity
of those same reservoirs.

 August  2006 
2006-505P 30Aug06  Skills training today.
For article on the Government's $5,000 incentive for unemployed
people to move to areas with labour shortages.  The opposition claim
that skills training for the unemployed is more important.
2006-504 30Aug06   Orange Bellied parrot to support.
Comparing funding to protect the Orange Bellied
parrot with funding to aid desperately poor people.
2006-500 28Aug08  Extreme slow food.
A rye look at the fast food, slow food debate.
2006-499 28Aug08  Telstra share floats 2.
Bleak outlook for the Telstra Three share float.
2006-502P 28Aug06  Ronald McDonald's new image.
Went with article on McDonald's new low fat food range.
2006-498 25Aug06  What happened to Pluto?
Pluto being no longer considered a planet.
2006-494 24Aug06  Threat to human life.
Contrasting negative reactions to stem cell research
with complacency to military weapons development.
2006-489 22Aug06  The bottom paddock.
The long term impact of Global warming on Aussie farms.
2006-490 22Aug06  Telstra share floats.
Doubtful prospects for the Telstra Three float.
2006-491P 22Aug06  Heart attack while filling up.
Went with article on four wheel car drivers being much more likely
to die as a result of roll overs than drivers of other vehicles.
2006-485 21Aug06  We appear to have lost power.
Demise of the car parts company Ajax Fasteners
threatening the entire Australian car industry.
2006-484 21Aug06  World oil demand.
World demand for oil rapidly outstripping demand.
2006-483 18Aug06  Realise there is a water shortage.
Many Australians unaware of how acute the water shortage is becoming.
2006-478 17Aug06  History wars.
Using the Australian history wars debate to show
how history influences contemporary events.
2006-479 17Aug06  Peace in Iraq.
Pointing out that deaths in Iraq exceeded the
deaths in Lebanon during the Lebanese war.
2006-480P 17Aug06  Increasing the flow in the Murray river.
For article on the water flow in the Murray being the lowest in recorded history.
2006-469 11Aug06  Water catchment signs.
Ongoing drought across Australia permanently lowering dam water levels.
2006-476P 15Aug06  Practicing at the nets.
For article on the South African cricket team planning to leave
Sri Lanka because of an upsurge of violence in the country.
2006-475 15Aug06  LPG conversions.
Light hearted look at the looming fossil fuel shortage.
2006-473 14Aug06  Even tougher security.
Howard preventing a vote on his border protection bill by withdrawing the bill.
2006-470 11Aug06  Roadmap to peace wrong turn.
Abject failure of the roadmap to peace plan.
2006-467 10Aug06 Telstra services.
Big drop in Telstra profits.
2006-466 10Aug06  Border protection.
Howard's efforts to stop Liberal back benchers crossing
the floor and voting against his border protection bill.
2006-460 7Aug06  Cheap petrol mirage.
Cheap Petrol consigned to the history bin.
2006-465P 8Aug06  Extra forms to fill out.
Went with article on Australian census night.
2006-462 8Aug06  Man created fire.
Man's tendency to use technology for war.
2006-461 7Aug06  Calling the economic race.
The impact of rises in interest rates and petrol prices expressed as a race call.
2006-458P 4Aug06  Transportation of Kovco's coffin.
Went with article criticising the way the company contracted
to ship Private Kovco's coffin carried out their duties.
2006-424 21July06  Modern Noah's Ark.
Another view of the ongoing drought.
2006-456P 3Aug06  Stop bombing the rubble.
The United Nations ' delay in issuing a firm
resolution to stop the war in Lebanon.
2006-454 3Aug06  Worried about interest rates.
Increased financial pressure due to the latest interest rate rise.
2006-449 1Aug06  Digging the foundations of hate.
Violence perpetuates violence.
2006-448 1Aug06  John and Peter at the art gallery.
Reflecting on Howard's announcement that he will contend the next election.
 

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