I'm now out of my cast, off my crutches, and back to work, so consequently my blogging has once again suffered. However, I'm still watching the news cycle with some incredulousness. Of course, we here in Australia are now in the midst of our electoral campaign. We go to the polls on the 3rd of … Continue reading And The Chaos Continues…
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Electoral Mishaps, and Other Stuff
On the fourteenth of September, NSW communities will go to the polls to elect our local shire councillors. These people will be the elected officials who work for the good (hopefully) of their local communities. They form 'Local Government.' Like all elections in Australia, the elections will be overseen by the Australian Electoral Commission, an … Continue reading Electoral Mishaps, and Other Stuff
Hugo Awards Fallout
I've been watching the Hugo Awards Twitter Feed with avid interest today. In a previous post I wrote about my frustration with some of the nominated stories, and of course there's the massive controversy over slate voting. Twitter has been going off today (it's today in Australia, just to clarify things) with #HugoAwards trending vigorously. There … Continue reading Hugo Awards Fallout
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