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I read all of these books when I was a kid, did anyone else love them? The Lion, the witch and the wardrobe was my favourite in the series, I hope the movie doesn't massacre the books. Except I only just found out they apparently have Christian overtones... I never knew because I have never...

I have to stop over at Hong Kong on my way to London. I get there at 6.30am on the 3rd of Jan, and I leave at 1am on the 4th. What should I do in my few short hours in Hong Kong? Anyone got any suggestions for the time and budget strapped traveller that wants to get a taste of this city...

From the SMH (really AAP, but yeah): School surfing classes 'a disgrace': Nelson September 7, 2005 - 8:14PM Page Tools Email to a friend Printer format Surfing ... the minister has some concerns about the value of surfing as a Higher School Certificate course. Surfboard riding was...

Anyone else seen the new Aussie film Little Fish with Cate Blanchett? I had free tix to a preview on Wednesday. I thought it was quite good. I enjoyed it a lot more than Somersault, I think it had more of a compelling narrative. Some really good cinematography. Many stars in the cast...

OK. I want an ipod, and I am currently deciding if the reason why I want an ipod is because of Apple's brilliant marketing campign or the fact that they are really good. I stupidly last year rushed out and bought a Phillips 1GB MP3 player just a month before the prices of ipods etc dropped...

So Nelson wants everyone (especially those darn muslims) to learn about Simpson and his donkey? What drugs is Nelson smoking.... has he come up with any ideas that have been informed and/or rational and/or worth spending government money and time on in the past few months. There are also a...

Right... I am now more than halfway through my journalism degree and I love it and I want to be a journalist, at least as one of my proper jobs I will have in my lifetime and I am trying to build up my portfolio to have a decent shot at a graduate job in the media. But I have this unsatiated...

There currently has been such a big debate about the best way to teach kids to read (Nelson advocates phonics) and also about the postmodern focus in high school English syllabuses. I'm interested in what people think about this. I have written a long ranty article with my views on...

From ABC News: Psychic fails to predict crystal ball fire A French amateur psychic's powers of prediction are under sharp scrutiny after his crystal ball started an inferno that burnt out his flat. British newspaper The Times reports that the fortune-telling device caused a fire that...

Did anyone watch Four Corners this week on Monday or the repeat tonight (Weds)? It was the story of Robert with the Misissippi accent... This story made me sick to the very pit of my stomach. The psychological abuse of that child made me feel ill. I wanted to hit his grandmother. I felt...

http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/razor-wire-to-come-down-at-villawood/2005/08/07/1123353200995.html Does anyone think this is a bit of tokenism designed to deflect the heat and stop the "behind the razor wire" metaphor being used continually? There seems little point to this at all.

This forum is a bit dead, so here is a thread to whinge or jump up and down for joy about first week back at uni this semester. For me is has been strange because I only have uni on Monday and Tuesday.... Also, I have the same tutor for 2 out of my 3 subjects, and she is kinda boring. On...

http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/a-bridge-on-the-road-to-nowhere/2005/07/28/1122143966706.html All I can say is that this is absolutely appalling. A nation blinded by xenophobia to such as extent that they would let people suffer so much really needs to take a good hard look at itself.

Do you like to write? Do you study at ACU in Canberra? Are you a wannabe journalist? Do you believe in just and fair student media? Do you want to work just for bylines? The Student Leader is a new national student paper which is published online (www.leader.org.au) and is launching in...

Do you like to write? Do you study at the University of Canberra? Are you a wannabe journalist? Do you believe in just and fair student media? Do you want to work just for bylines? The Student Leader is a new national student paper which is published online (www.leader.org.au) and is...

Do you like to write? Do you study at Australian National University? Are you a wannabe journalist? Do you believe in just and fair student media? Do you want to work just for bylines? The Student Leader is a new national student paper which is published online (www.leader.org.au) and...

Do you like to write? Do you study at the University of New England? Are you a wannabe journalist? Do you believe in just and fair student media? Do you want to work just for bylines? The Student Leader is a new national student paper which is published online (www.leader.org.au) and is...

Do you like to write? Do you study at the University of Newcastle? Are you a wannabe journalist? Do you believe in just and fair student media? Do you want to work just for bylines? The Student Leader is a new national student paper which is published online (www.leader.org.au) and is...

Do you like to write? Do you study at the University of Wollongong? Are you a wannabe journalist? Do you believe in just and fair student media? Do you want to work just for bylines? The Student Leader is a new national student paper which is published online (www.leader.org.au) and is...

Do you like to write? Do you study at any of the Charles Sturt University campuses? Are you a wannabe journalist? Do you believe in just and fair student media? Do you want to work just for bylines? The Student Leader is a new national student paper which is published online...