Obscure Box
How much oil was spilled in the Brisbane River?
If you were listening to the ABC’s PM program last night then its report would have made you think it was an even more catastrophic event than it was in the first place. See this line from reporter Imogen Brennan in “Environmental concerns after oil spill in Brisbane River” (Tuesday 24 January 2012). How much?
A severe outbreak of speculection hits Queensland
Speculection is my word for the endless speculation on the date of the next election in any parliamentary system that doesn’t operate under a fixed term system, such as Queensland. Journalists and commentators are busy predicting the date they believe the Premier Anna Bligh will haul the good folk of Queensland back to the polling [...]
Things for 2012 to do
It’s fair to say that 2011 was one of those years I’m glad is finally over and hello 2012. If it wasn’t one thing it was another that challenged all in 2011, from its damp, soggy and destructive start that seemed to have an impact on almost everything that followed. But isn’t it a case [...]