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Maintain the beige - thoughts on the contemporary political landscape in Australia - Part 2

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Thoughts on the contemporary political landscape. Skip to primary content. Skip to secondary content. Newer posts →. Behind the James Price Point decision. September 23, 2013. This piece appeared in Crikey. On 23 August 2013 (links in original):. So, other than embarrassment for the government and the Environmental Protection Authority, what does all this mean? What did the court find? Does this mean the gas hub won’t go ahead? As WA Premier Colin Barnett stated, this was a technical legal issue , not a ...

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I want to love my public transport, but I can’t | swirlability

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Rough Festival Guide to Melbourne. Oh the year was 2010 and there were festivals. An experimential blog. Let's see where it ends up. I want to love my public transport, but I can’t. Posted on December 2, 2012. One day, years ago, I was catching the Upfield train to the city. We arrived at Royal Park station, and a group of women boarded after leaving the Royal Melbourne Zoo. Of course, one of the major problems with public transport, specifically in Melbourne, is the quality of the service. No, there&#82...

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Sarah | Maintain the beige

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Thoughts on the contemporary political landscape. Skip to primary content. Skip to secondary content. I am a freelance writer with experience in law and policy, and an interest in history, politics and public policy. The politics of pop culture. January 19, 2014. This piece appeared in the Guardian. On 16 January 2014 (links in original):. 8220;In England, popular imaginative literature is a field that left-wing thought has never begun to enterboys’ fiction above all, the blood-and-thunder stuff wh...

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Our first demand: build more safe lanes and get more people riding | Get pushy for bike safety!

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Get pushy for bike safety! What’s it all about? More on the car dooring bill. February 17, 2012. Our first demand: build more safe lanes and get more people riding. Let us introduce you to Sally. As a woman, Sally’s in one of cycling’s underrepresented population groups. Along with children, adolescents, older adults, and migrants. Sally’s also in the ‘interested but concerned’ category, one of four cyclist types identified in a City of Portland. Not just to protect existing cyclists. 2 More people riding.

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despair | Maintain the beige

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Thoughts on the contemporary political landscape. Skip to primary content. Skip to secondary content. Tampons, clicktivism and despair. January 19, 2014. This piece appeared in Overland. On 15 January 2014 (links in original):. There is much to unpack here about the division of private and public spheres and the effectiveness or otherwise of ‘emotional’ activism (how many protests are purely legal, economic or otherwise technocratic? But these are not my focus. Attempts to build the good society meet wit...

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pop culture | Maintain the beige

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Thoughts on the contemporary political landscape. Skip to primary content. Skip to secondary content. Tag Archives: pop culture. The politics of pop culture. January 19, 2014. This piece appeared in the Guardian. On 16 January 2014 (links in original):. 8220;In England, popular imaginative literature is a field that left-wing thought has never begun to enterboys’ fiction above all, the blood-and-thunder stuff which nearly every boy devours at some time or other, is sodden in the worst illusions of ...

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Scott Morrison | Maintain the beige

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Thoughts on the contemporary political landscape. Skip to primary content. Skip to secondary content. Tag Archives: Scott Morrison. Tampons, clicktivism and despair. January 19, 2014. This piece appeared in Overland. On 15 January 2014 (links in original):. There is much to unpack here about the division of private and public spheres and the effectiveness or otherwise of ‘emotional’ activism (how many protests are purely legal, economic or otherwise technocratic? But these are not my focus. Attempts to b...

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Our second demand: lead coordination of a network of safe bike routes across all Melbourne’s local council areas | Get pushy for bike safety!

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Get pushy for bike safety! What’s it all about? More on the car dooring bill. February 20, 2012. Our second demand: lead coordination of a network of safe bike routes across all Melbourne’s local council areas. Sick of bike routes that don’t connect up? Inconsistent treatments for bike lanes and intersections? Bike lanes that disappear unexpectedly leaving you stranded and vulnerable? A lack of maps and signs? This is the Nicholson/Victoria St intersection. February 20, 2012 at 1:23 pm. As implemented on...

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Society | Maintain the beige

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Thoughts on the contemporary political landscape. Skip to primary content. Skip to secondary content. The politics of pop culture. January 19, 2014. This piece appeared in the Guardian. On 16 January 2014 (links in original):. 8220;In England, popular imaginative literature is a field that left-wing thought has never begun to enterboys’ fiction above all, the blood-and-thunder stuff which nearly every boy devours at some time or other, is sodden in the worst illusions of 1910. The fact is only ...Late la...