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“Now this has now become a question not simply of the environmental responsibility of the Liberal Party but of its integrity. We agreed with the Government on this deal. We must retain our credibility of taking action on climate change. We cannot be seen as a party of climate sceptics, of do nothings on climate change. That is absolutely fatal. And we also must be seen as men and women of our word. We entered into a bargain. There was offer - and there was acceptance….

Now I know, and I just repeat this, this is a difficult issue for many Liberals, many Australians. But I repeat most people who doubt the science also know that it makes sense to take out insurance, to manage the risk, to give the planet the benefit of the doubt. Now at the moment, as you know, some of my colleagues have found it necessary to resign from ministerial positions so they can cross the floor on the issue. That is their right and I respect it. But I believe we must maintain this course of action. It is the responsible thing to do. It is the honourable thing to do.“
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Malcolm Turnbull (via somethingchanged)

Go Malcolm! Keep those actual bastards honest!

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The hottest people on the internet in China in 2009

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artistspaid: nevver: Patti Smith in London, 1978

artistspaid:

nevver:

Patti Smith in London, 1978

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“The Federal Government has agreed to allow gay couples in the ACT to hold legally binding civil partnership ceremonies.“
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Commonwealth accepts gay ceremonies - ABC News

Fuck yes!

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cankerbloxxom:

clembastow:

Nancy Adams “Love” (from Disney’s Robin Hood / The Fantastic Mr Fox)

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Two things about this song:

When I was about seven, I saw Robin Hood and was bewitched. I started drawing pretty “foxy ladies” (as my family called them), inspired by Maid Marian. Specifically, this song - and the moment Robin slips a lotus flower/firefly ring on Marian’s finger - seemed to encapsulate everything I didn’t quite understand about grownup romance but desperately wanted to know.

When I was 26, I put this on a mix-CD for a man I thought I was going to marry. From the age of 16, mix-tapes and later mix-CDs became an art I specialised in; they formed a romantic narrative for a romance that, in most cases, hadn’t happened yet. I kept a stack of bridal magazines under my bed (like porn!) and was convinced that what would make me happy would be to find a man who was as romantic as I was; then I thought I had met one. I had no real reason to believe it wouldn’t work out, until we got engaged and then everything started to plummet downhill. I was told not to talk back, not to raise my voice, to do the dishes, not to accidentally throw out anything that could be recycled. A year of deep sadness culminated in being told I “couldn’t” travel to America without him. I traveled to America without him.

Yesterday, thinking of the special effects makeup course I will do next year (in America), I thought of those foxy ladies and how I should see if I can still draw them; maybe they could form the basis of a character prosthetic. Yesterday, listening to iTunes on Shuffle, songs kept popping up that were infused with the regret of having associations with the various mix-CDs I’d made for men who didn’t deserve them, or just weren’t right for them, but either way, men whose DNA was now intertwined with songs I’d arranged in little stories, just for them.

I will draw those foxy ladies again. I will never make another mix-CD for a man.

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thedailywhat: David Thorne E-Mail Thread of the Day: Simon wants David to design a logo for him. With pie charts. For free. Naturally, David is less than enthused.Read (and I do mean read) the entire threaded discussion here. [via.]

thedailywhat:

David Thorne E-Mail Thread of the Day: Simon wants David to design a logo for him. With pie charts. For free. Naturally, David is less than enthused.

Read (and I do mean read) the entire threaded discussion here.

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igather: mabelmoments: Wild camels terrorise NT community The Northern Territory Government says residents of a remote Central Australian community are too scared to leave their houses because it has been overrun by thousands of wild camels. Local Government Minister, Rob Knight, says the situation is critical. “The community of Docker River is under siege by 6000 marauding, wild camels,” he said. He says in the past few weeks, camels have invaded the town in seach of water. [continued at ABC Australia] Australia’s animals are really fighting back. I approve. Actually, they’re not a native species, and they wreak havoc on the environment.

igather:

mabelmoments:

Wild camels terrorise NT community

The Northern Territory Government says residents of a remote Central Australian community are too scared to leave their houses because it has been overrun by thousands of wild camels.

Local Government Minister, Rob Knight, says the situation is critical.

“The community of Docker River is under siege by 6000 marauding, wild camels,” he said.

He says in the past few weeks, camels have invaded the town in seach of water. [continued at ABC Australia]

Australia’s animals are really fighting back. I approve.

Actually, they’re not a native species, and they wreak havoc on the environment.

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switchblades: inothernews: Front page, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Wednesday, November 23, 2009. I’d say as someone dedicating my future career and sanity to promoting civics education, civil society, and democracy, this really makes me want to vomit, but really, as a human being this really makes me want to vomit.

switchblades:

inothernews:

Front page, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Wednesday, November 23, 2009.

I’d say as someone dedicating my future career and sanity to promoting civics education, civil society, and democracy, this really makes me want to vomit, but really, as a human being this really makes me want to vomit.

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32 Years in the Life of Alison by Jeff Radcliffe

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Wow, this is amazing. It’s really interesting to see the passage of time, but also it’s quite surprising that she’d let her father document her in such depth. I mean, a lot of teenagers can’t even stand to be in the same room as their parents for more than a few minutes. Anyway, I love this; it’s a little scary that 32 years can be condensed into a few snapshots, but the pictures are really lovely.

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By virtue of being raised a man in our society, most men will have contributed to the problem in some way over the years. I can think of countless times in my own life when I’ve laughed at sexist jokes, for example, even when I felt uncomfortable, just because I felt too small to speak up. Or when I’ve seen friends or colleagues disparage their partners and been too embarrassed to say anything.

I’ve known people who were living in situations of abuse and had no idea what to do, and consequently did very little. And I admit that at times in my life, I’ve behaved in ways that fell somewhere on the spectrum between insensitive and scurrilous, ways that have been hurtful to women I love, and excused that behaviour on the basis that, well, that’s what men are like, and it didn’t really mean anything anyway.

But it does mean something. Every time I behave that way, I am supporting the belief that men have rights and privileges greater than those of women, or that somehow men have a special place in the world that isn’t shared by women. It doesn’t mean that I beat my wife. But for many men, that belief is the basis of the notion that it’s OK to beat your wife, that it’s OK to run your partner down, or to treat women merely as objects of sex. Because those forms of abuse are all based on the notion of male power and privilege.

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— Andrew O’Keefe, via Fairfax. (via monkeytypist) (via heuteund)