Pretty Vacant – Is this position vacant the job of doom?
If there is one leader that has earned the trust of the population during the Covid-19 pandemic it has been the Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews.
If there is one leader that has earned the trust of the population during the Covid-19 pandemic it has been the Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews.
I want you to imagine a scenario, it’s a fictitious one but a relevant one.
I want you to imagine that the Chinese government has been investigated by the International Criminal Court and found to have committed horrendous war crimes that include the illegal murder of women and children and multiple acts of torture. Seriously heinous international crimes that need to be prosecuted.
Earlier this week reports went out that Israel’s Health Minister Yaakov Litzman has been diagnosed with Covid-19.
We all know them, people who seem to be able to put off the inevitable for what seems an eternity, and others who are like Andy Dufresne from Shawshank Redemption “who crawled through a river of shit and came out clean on the other end” and seem to have all their sins forgiven.
Recently there have been two high-profile cases along these lines that readers here will no doubt be quite familiar with.
This month I was reminded of a time when Russell Crowe got himself a crew cut, donned all the Nazi regalia and starred in a little flick called Romper Stomper. It was a film that was highly controversial and confrontational at the time.
In a few short weeks historic legislation comes into effect in Victoria. July 1st marks the day that much of the Andrews Labor government’s puppy farm legislation will start to become noticeable to the public.
On July 1 there will no longer be any doggies in the window of pet stores in Victoria, with the sale of dogs and cats no longer allowed in retailers. Stores can however still run adoption days.
It’s election time at many unions around the country, and if there is one thing you can count on, there is seldom a shortage of interesting candidates.
One such candidate, running for the Finance Sector Union National Secretary position is Nick Perna.
Way back in May 2012 a bloke called Psy was showing us Gangnam style, Hollywood was showing us its diversity with Men In Black 3, and one of our current backbenchers was Opposition Leader and telling us all about the virtues of a heroic whistleblower named Kathy Jackson.
It was a controversial time in politics.