Fairy tales do not tell children that dragons exist. Children already know that dragons exist. Fairy tales tell children that dragons can be killed.
~ Neil Gaimen remembering G.K. Chesterton
The ALP Story
NSW Labor engages unprecedented security contingent for conference A pro-Palestine protest in Sydney in February. Labor organisers are expecting several thousand to demonstrate at the party’s state conference. The party has been forced to cancel a series of fringe events and employ the “largest security contingent” in the division’s history.
NSW Labor engages unprecedented security contingent for conference
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, NSW Premier Chris Minns to address party faithful at state Labor conference
Mauling feared in Labor’s lion den
Protests loom as PM set to address Labor faithful
When Saturday morning paddler Michael got into trouble in rough seas, he was able to sound the alarm with his smartwatch, helping the Westpac Life Saver Rescue Helicopter arrive quickly to his aid.
Westpac Rescue Helicopter marks fifty years of saving lives
Extreme wealth can severely hamper enjoyment. As Michael Mechanic documents in his book, Jackpot, there are two groups of people who have to think about money all the time: the very poor and the very rich. Immense wealth possesses you just as much as you possess it: managing it becomes a full-time job.
You don’t know whom to trust; you can start to imagine your friends aren’t friends at all; it can dominate and poison your family relationships. It can hollow you out, socially, intellectually and morally.
Extreme wealth has a deadening effect on the super-rich – and that threatens us all - George Monbiot
The Big ‘House of the Dragon’ Kiss Finally Happened
"Twelve culture secretaries in 14 years invites ridicule. … Unlike in ... countries where culture is openly embraced by politicians, in the UK, it has a tendency to embarrass (them). … Only in the UK perhaps would a sector which delivers so much to so many be constantly required to justify its existence." - The Guardian
“Because of social media and dating apps, our generation has been spoon-fed in a lot of ways when it comes to meeting people. We’re realizing dating apps aren’t it, but there’s also a bit of shyness when it comes to, ‘OK, I deleted the app, but how do I even approach someone in person?’” - Bloomberg
Once a promising teenage soccer player, Pål Enger decided he was a better criminal than athlete and began a career of art and jewelry thefts interspersed with prison sentences. On opening day of the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, Enger took Munch's Scream from Norway's National Gallery in Oslo. - AP
For instance: “With the near-total lack of availability of affordable year-round housing and workspace options and soaring short-term rental costs during peak seasons, many creatives have been forced out of opportunities to live, work, or study in Provincetown.” - Hyperallergic
It seems counterintuitive in the age of neuroscience, but I increasingly think that how cognitively impaired you are is a function of the social context in which you find yourself. - The Guardian
Lisa Nandy: "For too long, for too many people, the story we tell ourselves, about ourselves as a nation, has not reflected them, their communities or their lives. This is how polarisation, division and isolation thrives. ... Changing that is the mission of this department." - The Guardian
