Yonks and yonks and yonks ago, the Gypsy Librarian asked me about compulsory voting* in Australia and what I thought about it. I think it’s a good thing, and prepared to blog my response. I researched the topic, read stuff about it, thought about it, made copious notes, and then lost all impetus to write [...]
Woke this morning with the lines from Jabberwocky in my mind. Specifically: “And, has thou slain the Jabberwock? Come to my arms, my beamish boy! O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay!” He chortled in his joy. Says it all, really. (Amusingly, it seems that John Quiggin had a similar reaction.) I’m pleased but unsure what direction [...]
What are you going to be doing tomorrow, for the federal election? Besides voting, that is. Are you one of those people for whom observing the results is way more interesting than watching the Grand Final? I am, and I’m going to be watching after 6pm tomorrow (I think that’s when the polls close in [...]