Daily Shout

Election 2010 Jane Shaw Election time! Which means every media hound in the country is straining at the leash like a corgi in heat. Here at the Tribune, we’ve decided that there’s very little point... More	The Misery Of Sport Justin Shaw There is very little in sport that has made me happy lately. And it may surprise you to know that, from time to time, I like being happy. And I miss... More
Hey! ABC! Get Your Arse Into Gear! Jane Shaw I’m a rampant media consumer, way too much of the time I should spend being productive I am instead wandering around the internet reading about stuff. Politics and religion and sex... More	Jason Akermanis - homophobe or gay activist? Jane Shaw Another storm in a media teacup ysterday. Jason Akermanis, who doesn’t appear to hate publicity, wrote a column in the Herald Sun, who also don’t appear to hate courting controversy, saying... More
Our Proud Broadsheet Luke T I'm no journo, but this much I know: newspapers come in two types, broadsheets and tabloids. Generally, broadsheets have produce higher quality reporting than tabloids, which tend toward more sensationalism and... More	Lest We Presume Luke T There is a point in everyone’s almanac where they admit defeat on summer’s behalf and embrace winter. The scarves and jackets are retrieved from the cupboard above the wardrobe, and the... More
Some Stuff About Earthquakes Jane Shaw The people from the internet have been wailing and hand wringing  about how all the recent earthquakes were caused by Mother Earth being all mad and getting her revenge on.Most of... More	Justin Bieber Jane Shaw Ok, I know I’m a little late coming to the WTF party on this, but let’s overlook that and just embrace the fact that I’m almost 40 and I still bothered... More
Sporting Shouting Justin Shaw Well I’m so grateful to Fremantle for showing me the error of my ways.Having advised you to Never Ever Tip Freo, they’re unbeaten after three rounds, achieving their last over the... More	Abbot, Greer and Vaginas (now SFW) Jane Shaw It’s been an interesting week in the whirligig of fun that constitutes my understanding of feminism. Tony Abbott came out in favour of paid maternity leave! I get that he’s chasing... More

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In This Month's  Magazine...

Editors Rant - June 2010 June 2010 J&J Shaw No matter how hard Kevin Rudd tries to lose the next election, the Coalition keep handing him big plates of gold. Abbott admitted to being, effectively, a compulsive liar. Joe Hockey... Read more...	Come Back Senator Humphries June 2010 Scott Anderson Wow hasn’t sexuality and in particular which side of the fence you are on become a hot topic of late! First up, on my right, we have the thinking man’s meathead,... Read more...
Eating Animals in Australia June 2010 Jane Shaw I’m a right-wing, red-wine-guzzling carnivore. I have even been known, after guzzling a few red wines, to rant about how vegetarianism is an eating disorder. So writing about the evils of... Read more...	Why I’m not a Christian June 2010 Chris Howe After attending a reasonably funny, thought-provoking and interesting talk called “Laugh your way to a better marriage” I was feeling pretty good. Six hours over two nights away from the kids... Read more...
Dirty Deed - The Clean Feed Filter June 2010 Zoe Beaumont There’s a great deal of debate going on right now over mandatory internet filtering, or the “Clean Feed” proposed recently by our PM, Mr Illustrious KRudd.I’ve been happily coughing curse words... Read more...	The Winderlich Diaries - June 2010 June 2010 The Winderlich Dad The weather’s cold and pissy. So is Wife, because, cheap horrible cruel bastard that I am, I won’t tolerate the thermostat being set to “the heart of the sun”, instead suggesting... Read more...
Burning Effegies – part II June 2010 Justin Shaw The Bushfires Royal Commission has heard final submissions and will deliver its final report to the Governor on July 31. Should the Commissioners accept the thrust of what Counsel Assisting, Jack... Read more...	Displacement Activities for the Almost 40s June 2010 Jane Shaw So, I’m going to be 40 in a couple of weeks, and I’m not taking it well. Not at all. Drunkenly ranting at my husband about the lost opportunities of my... Read more...
Dave Graney at the Butterfly Club June 2010 Justin Shaw Dave Graney isn’t a musician that you like, or love, or even get. Dave, you can only dig, and I really dig the Dave. From the first time I heard his... Read more...	The Tony Horror Picture Show June 2010 Jane Shaw I’m fairly sure I’ve said it before, but for anyone who had more interesting things to read that day, I’ll say it again. I’m a right wing (small L) liberal. I... Read more...

Anecdotage

The Winderlich Diaries - June 2010 The Winderlich Dad The weather’s cold and pissy. So is Wife, because, cheap horrible cruel bastard that I am, I won’t tolerate the thermostat being set to “the heart of the sun”, instead suggesting... Read more...	Displacement Activities for the Almost 40s Jane Shaw So, I’m going to be 40 in a couple of weeks, and I’m not taking it well. Not at all. Drunkenly ranting at my husband about the lost opportunities of my... Read more...
A Short History of Arses Jane Shaw No, this is not a short history of all the arses I have known. Firstly, that wouldn’t be short, and secondly, I don’t like having bricks thrown through my window. This... Read more...	The Winderlich Diaries - May 2010 The Winderlich Boy Dad’s always at me to get the hell away from the Xbox and go outside. Outside sucks. How can I yell “W00t, noob, you are so pwned!!!” at someone outside? There’s... Read more...
The Winderlich Diaries – April 2010 The Dog There’s Cat. I could chase her. I really should chase her, but there are no humans around to suck up to. So I’m looking at Cat, and she’s looking back at... Read more...	The Scaffoldist Mat Larkin ‘The thing is,’ says Oscar, draining his coffee, ‘is that the British one pound coin is very thick, and around the edge it has something written in Latin.’‘Right,’ I say.‘Or Welsh.’... Read more...
A Telstra of a Mess The Not Drowning Mother Let’s get this straight: Telstra came to me. I did not go to Telstra.I was simply minding my own business when a cheerful Telstra representative gave me a courtesy call informing... Read more...	A Cautionary Tale Jane Shaw So, everyone familiar with the Tribune will notice that we are now printing in colour. Doesn’t it look lovely? Notice the colour artwork people, appreciate it, maybe even sniff it a... Read more...
Funny Old Thing, Life Miranda V I have recently come to the conclusion that having too many options can be a bad thing. As I sit here, a blustery and rainy Melbourne day thrashing about outside, I... Read more...	The Winderlich Diaries - Feb 2010 Mr Winderlich Well we survived the Christmas dinner with my appalling in-laws. Just after we’d finished making jokes about how much fun it was going to be doing it next year with my... Read more...