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A way with words
Sometimes the things that are unsaid are far more telling than the things said. I had cause to reflect on this when I stumbled across a book on my shelves that I have not opened for many years. The...
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What is Tony talking about?
I first experimented with word clouds several years ago and used them to visualise the speeches of Kevin Rudd and Malcolm Turnbull. I have now learned from the Fell Stats blog (via R-Bloggers) that...
View ArticlePoll Dancing
With elections looming, and Kevin Rudd’s return to power, it is time for our regular guest blogger, James, to pull out his beer coaster calculator and take a closer look at the polls. It is really...
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The price of protectionism
An article in Friday’s Australian began Ford has blamed Kevin Rudd’s $1.8 billion fringe benefits tax overhaul for halting production, forcing at least 750 workers to be stood down in rolling...
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Chinese non-residents…in China
Recently I travelled to China for the first time. My first glimpse of Beijing took in the Escher-like headquarters of Chinese TV station CCTV. It is an extraordinary building and to get a proper sense...
View ArticleDirect Action
It has been a very long time since there has been a post here on the Stubborn Mule. Even now, I have not started writing again myself but have the benefit of a return of regular guest poster, James...
View ArticleBrexit
Sometime Stubborn Mule contributor, John Carmody, finds himself in the UK at the time of the Brexit vote and has filed the following report. Meanwhile, back here in Australia, the Mule is watching...
View ArticleMore on Brexit
After observing the Brexit poll at close quarters, guest Mule contributor John Carmody travelled on to Europe and continued to reflect on the significance of the vote. In this follow-up post he...
View ArticleMay day was in June
The father of the Mule is currently in the UK and penned the following piece as he reflected on the outcome of the election. With the speed of the election cycle, the election results may already seem...
View ArticleKeep the date, and Vote
James Glover is back with another guest post, this time digging into some poll figures ahead of the postal plebiscite on same sex marriage. Hey, there is a survey/plebiscite/referendum on, in case you...
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