is genetic manipulation democratic?...

Well this where there is confusion; The answer to genetic engineering is quite clear: NO... Not at this point in time... Though it depends on who and what we include in our "democracy"... Has nature got a vote?...

So far not a single country has had the courage to get their voters to adjudicate on the "genetic engineering" vexing issue...

Open Letter To Senators Brandis And Abetz

The Opposition says Prime Minister Julia Gillard still needs to answer questions about her time as a lawyer in the 1990s - but will not say what those questions are.

The investigation into the HSU by Fair Work Australia was at best completely shallow and at worse incompetent... That is more or less the advice given by the investigation of the investigation....  

franjulie

Quite funny really... This morning (22 august 2012) Fran Kelly "interviewed" Julie Bishop... And not a peep of a challenge on any issues... Pathetic really...

Chief climate commissioner Tim Flannery says Australians have been misled by 'lies' about global efforts to tackle climate change, but they're increasingly less fearful of Labor's pollution price.

Prime Minister Julia Gillard has been attacked for breaking her promise not to introduce a carbon tax, but Professor Flannery says on the flip-side people have been repeatedly told the world isn't acting, when it is.

In human history, we have waddled for more than a century in the availability of "democratically" generated images. Image for the people by the people...

I must admit I watched "Howzat" last night... I was impressed by the performance of the actor playing Packer, unlike that of the one in "Paper Giant", that I only glimpsed in bits and too many drabs... The actor playing the part of John Cornell, Abe Forsythe , the son of the great actor Drew Forsythe was also excellent... All the acting was top notch actually, for what is a soap opera based on a real life event...