Managing director of Ebono Institute and major sponsor of The Generator, Geoff Ebbs, is running against Kevin Rudd in the seat of Griffith at the next Federal election. By the expression on their faces in this candid shot it looks like a pretty dull campaign. Read on
No more lies As a passionate reader of other peoples’ work, I always liked the idea of being a writer, but I was never really sure how to make it happen. I certainly had the idea that it isn’t necessarily easy. So when Margo Kingston put out a call on Twitter for citizen journalists to Continue Reading →
It was about the time that I was shuffling around nervously just outside my share-house’s kitchen with a giant inflatable toothpaste tube that I wondered, ‘are possums really that cute?’ The novelty toothpaste tube in question was one that I had acquired at my supermarket job, a relic of an enormous dental hygiene display. It Continue Reading →
The Westender is now twenty-one years old. Part of the community, we just keep getting younger as new journalists, designers and artists come on board to keep the flag flying. We are proud to work with local design house Text and Image who have produced our new look. You don’t get to be this young, Continue Reading →
As my facebook page Soul Sex grows beyond 200,000 so do my issues. This morning I was greeted with another message from facebook headquarters, “If you or any of the other Page admins continue to post things that violate our Community Standards, Soul Sex may be unpublished. Please review your account and remove anything that violates Continue Reading →
This Wednesday is the day to head down to the Gabba Village and celebrate with the good folk in the enchanted triangle. The restaurants and retailers tucked in the shaddow of the iconic cricket ground are getting into the Christmas spirit with lots of tempting treats. You could share a banquet with friends at Birdcage or enjoy Continue Reading →
The Fifth Estate screenplay by West Wing writer Josh Singer is good, in fact it is a valiant attempt to dramatise the WikiLeaks story but, for all its style and panache on the screen, the story itself lacks drama. The principal characters face no real peril: just the amorphous threat of possible arrest. It would Continue Reading →