News & Opinion
Nurse charged over Quakers Hill nursing home blaze
BREAKING NEWS: Police confirm that the nurse charged over aged care home fire deaths worked at the facility Full story at ABC News: Nurse charged over aged care home blaze Related coverage: Accused nurse worked at nursing home: police – Sydney Morning Herald Nurse faces four murder charges over fatal Quakers Hill fire – The Australian [...]
Occupy Wall Street Protesters Cleared From Zuccotti Park
About 100 people have been arrested as NYPD officers raided and ransacked the Occupy Wall Street encampment in Zuccotti Park.
Good Food
Noodlies talks to Luke Nguyen of Red Lantern
Thang Ngo speaks with fellow SBS foodie Luke Nguyen from Red Lantern about why he put together today’s 3hr, $160pp, four course Long Lunch in Freedom Plaza, Cabramatta, as part of the Crave Sydney International Food Festival. Luke also talks about his new series on SBS TV commencing Thursday Feb 24 where he travels the [...]
Fairfield City cravings commence with culinary carnivale this Saturday
The first of a series of events to be held in Fairfield City during the 2011 Sydney Morning Herald Crave Sydney International Food Festival presented by Citibank will take place this Saturday, 15th October. Culinary Carnivale is a great way to start your culinary adventure in Fairfield. Let your taste buds savour the authentic flavours of every region in [...]
El Jannah Granville
On Sunday, my sister and I went for lunch at El Jannah which began in 1998 as a small take-away shop in Granville. Much has changed since my first visit in the early 200s and the next 5-or-so years where I regularly visited for lunch with colleagues and clients while working as a caseworker in the nearby [...]
Mental Health
Everyday people need Better Access to mental health care
The real faces of Better Access funding cuts Mental health advocate and Better Access campaigner Alison Fairleigh has posted this YouTube video featuring the faces of fellow Better Access campaigners, in an effort to draw attention to the real face of the cuts to the ‘Better Access’ scheme. Take a look: The Alliance for Better [...]
Allen Frances discusses the confusion & concern about the DSM V
World renown psychiatrist, and former Chair of the DSM-IV Task Force, Dr. Allen Frances talks with Marianne Sarola-Russo from The Coffee Klatch Special Needs Radio about the proposed changes to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM) currently under revision. Program blurb: “Dr Allen Frances Chair of the DSM-IV Task Force returns to discuss the confusion [...]
Time for Ian Hickie to put up and shut up
Updated: February 14. “…he’s being accused of blurring the distinction between science fiction and science, between informed fantasy and hard won proof – being driven by ambition and/or outside forces.” – Dr. Mickey Nardo. Dr. Mickey Nardo has added further commentary regarding the growing criticism of Professor Ian Hickie. His blog post at 1boringoldman.com here. My [...]
Technology
“Angry Birds Seasons” Chinese New Year update
The latest update for Rovio’s Angry Birds Season has been released in time for the Chinese/Lunar New Year. Gung He Fat Choi! https://market.android.com/details?id=com.rovio.angrybirdsseasons
Skype is killing long distance, one minute at a time
infoneer-pulse: Skype is killing long distance, one minute at a time The Internet is a great deflator, squeezing out the middlemen and lowering prices. The shifting fortunes of Wall Street brokers and travel agents are good examples. However, the Internet’s deflationary impact is on full display in the international long-distance market, where Skype has started [...]
Film & Music
Friday Flashback: Pat Wilson – Bop Girl
From 1983, Pat Wilson’s Australian hit “Bop Girl” featuring a young Nicole Kidman.
Friday 80s Flashback Video – The Twins: Ballet Dancer
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Preview – Paul Simon: Live at Webster Hall, New York
A preview of the PBS special ‘Paul Simon: Live at Webster Hall’ airing across the US in December.
Politics
Wilkie withdraws support from Government
Independent. MP Andrew Wilkie has withdrawn his support for the Federal Government after the Australian Prime Minister said she could not honour their poker machine reform deal with Mr. Wilkie. Watch: Andrew Wilkie speaks to the Press. Courtesy of ABC News.
Sed probate spiritus: Occupy Australia and the Antipodean "bubble"
Sed probate spiritus: Occupy Australia and the Antipodean “bubble”: sedprobatespiritus: After the Occupy Melbourne event was forcibly (and it appears, disproportionately violently) cleared by the Victorian Police at the instance of Melbourne Mayor Robert Doyle, Dr_Tad has been reflecting at Left Flank on some of the criticism of the actions in Australia by “ostensibly…
Senate passes carbon pricing package
Carbon pricing legislation has been passed by the Australian Senate.
Other Recent Posts
Calls to restore cut Better Access program grow
Alison Fairleigh, from the Alliance for Better Access, speaks to 7 News Townsville in this report on Better Access to Mental Health: Sign the petition to stop the cuts to psychological services. Visit the Alliance for Better Access website.
ARAFMI to host NSW Mental Health Commission consultations
ARAFMI NSW is a community organisation of families, carers and friends of people living with a mental illness. During February 2012, ARAFMI NSW are holding briefing sessions across Sydney on the new Mental Health Commission followed by consultations about how consumers and carers and other interested parties would like to be engaged by the Commission [...]
Better Access cuts rolled back temporarily
Today, the Federal Minister for Mental Health announced the temporary restoration of the ‘exceptional circumstances’ sessions available through the Better Access to Mental Health initiative.
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