The Wonkery is up and running (well, crawling, and ugly) on Jacques Chester’s Ozblogistan network.
I hope some of you will join this group blog focussed on upcoming and recently-completed inquiries by Australian governments and agencies, and hopefully having some discussion that will help members, commenters, and lurkers to prepare their own submissions. Read more »
The Guardian reports on the recent publication of The Evangelical Manifesto, a document which seeks to redefine Evangelical Protestantism against both fundamentalism and mainline liberalism. In the words of the document itself:
Evangelicalism must be defined theologically and not politically; confessionally and not culturally. Above all else, it is a commitment and devotion to the person and work of Jesus Christ, his teaching and way of life, and an enduring dedication to his lordship above all other earthly powers, allegiances and loyalties. As such, it should not be limited to tribal or national boundaries, or be confused with, or reduced to political categories such as “conservative” and “liberal,” or to psychological categories such as “reactionary” or “progressive.”
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Possum’s analysis of the broad policy objectives being played out in a subtle, piecewise fashion shows the political strategy of the Rudd government in the large. Be that as it may, there’s plenty of evidence of raw political cunning as well; I’d just like to point to a little policy announcement in the budget that demonstrates it. Read more »
Our usual weekend open thread where you can discuss the topics we have missed or skipped over during the rest of the week. Keep it...
A Current Affair on Naked News: Japan soon bought into the idea, peddling out the dainty Yukiko Kimura. She is studying glass blowing, which...
The background for this is President Bush’s comments trying to link Barack Obama to the notion of appeasement. As if the original comments weren’t stupid...
It’s good that the government has scrapped the temporary protection visas (TPV), though any credit is mitigated by the fact that, as Andrew Bartlett points...
Der Spiegel notes China’s unusual handling of its earthquake disaster: In the aftermath of China’s devastating earthquake, Prime Minsister Wen Jiabao is running around the...
The title could refer to the aftermath of the cyclone or the junta. The government’s latest moves will no doubt reignite the calls for some...
The threats have been lurking over California for years, with the risk always being that the western seaboard of the United States would simply drop...
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