January 26 is Australia Day – a pretty shitty excuse for a national celebration given it marks the arrival of the First Fleet in Sydney and the dispossession of indigenous Australians from their land. However something much more fun is this Cantopop cover of an Australian classic. The track is titled 一於少理 (“Yi Yu Shao […]
Posts Tagged ‘us and them’
An outsiders look at the Melbourne rail network
September 19th, 2017
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When people travel interstate or overseas, one of the things they love to point out is how the public transport system is much better than the one they use at home – a case of “the grass is always greener”? If so, what would a person who has travelled on rail systems all over the world think of the Melbourne network?
‘Backpacker au pairs’ and lessons from Hong Kong
February 21st, 2017
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A few days ago ABC News published a piece titled “Calls for ‘backpacker au pair’ visa and industry regulation as parents seek affordable child care”, detailing how a group called the “Indonesia Institute” was suggesting that migrant workers should be allowed to enter Australia to work as low-cost childcare providers.
Dodgy doors on Melbourne’s Comeng trains
March 25th, 2014
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Last week the doors of Melbourne’s Comeng trains received another mention in the news, when it was revealed that a 17-year-old boy had jumped out of moving train at Watergardens station after forcing the doors open. So how long have the doors had this vulnerability?
How to tow a broken down bus?
October 15th, 2013
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What happens when a bus breaks down? You send in one bad-ass looking tow truck to haul away.
