New Places, New City
OWEN LINDSAY takes a look at the progress of Renew Adelaide – a project set to revive the stagnant areas of town It started, like a lot of ambitious ideas, during a boozy conversation. Ianto Ware was chatting with Marcus Westbury at an interstate arts fair when the topic of Renew Newcastle came up. In a nutshell, Renew Newcastle is an on...
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Democracy Darling - Summer Hols
Over the summer, our top politicians have two full god-damn months off from Parliament. So what are they getting up to in lieu of running the country? We think we might know... 1. KevinRudd: Unleash a year's worth of pent up rage on the streets of downtown Tokyo ...
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Democracy Darling - Vacant Canberra
For the first half of October, Federal Parliament is not in session. But rather than leave Canberra empty for all that time, why not put it to good use? 1. Use the city to acclimatise Sth Pole adventurers 2. Unleash a Kraken into Lake Burley Griffin ...
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Democracy Darling - Medical Reform
We're all for the Federal Government's proposed healthcare system reforms. But - as usual - ol' Ruddegar & Co. have overlooked several important areas in the medical sector in dire need of change. Merge to the rescue again! 1. A pair of dangling balls for Malcom Tu...
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Democracy Darling - UteGate
When the "UteGate" scandal hit Parliament House recently, one terrible fact became clear: Australian political scandals are pretty lame. In an effort to spice things up, here are nine suggestions for politico snafus that would actually interest the public. 1....
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Democracy Darling - Swine Flu
We're into thrilling day 100+ of the dread H1N1 (swine flu) epidemic, and the worldwide death toll is still prrrrrrrrrretty pissweak. With that in mind, we've assembled a list of things that are more likely to kill you than swine flu. 1. Suffocating in a face mask ...
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Democracy Darling - Somali Pirate Problem
Those pesky Somali pirates are still causing problems. How can we thwart them? Alleviate systemic poverty by restoring the Somali fishing industry to national ownership? Pssssshhhhhh, no! It's easier than that!! 1. Take they asses to COURT 2. Tell a series...
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Art For Life
OWEN LINDSAY Has a chat with local arty type Humna Mustafa. Humna Mustafa recently became an Australian citizen, and let me tell you: we won on that one. An intricate visual arteest who you’ve probably seen somewhere around the traps laying down henna, Humna came here from Pakistan five years ago without even knowing where Australia was ...
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Home Is Where The Art Is
OWEN LINDSAY finds four reasons why you should be spending your hard-earned bucks on art You’ve moved into your new place – borrowed furniture from the ‘rents, bought the Jamie Oliver collection, and finally put your Hardcastle & McCormack collection on proud display (where it belongs). One problem: Your walls are stil...
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Owen Lindsay
Our own illustrious Editor Owen Lindsay, illustrates his not inconsiderabletalent for illustration. Owen's comic cartooningcoupled with drygenerally sardonichumour, sometimes angles towardthe politicallyseditious -Gotta love it!
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