Hands off our super? But no one is putting their hands on our super.
ETA: Below I mention that interest is paid. To clarify, the ATO pays the account holder interest when an unclaimed amount is claimed. This week I received an …
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Thoughts on School
I initially posted this on Facebook the other day but felt it was important enough to share here. I look back on school as being some great times, although I …
Read →Bullying – It’s also for adults
In March 2011 I wrote a guest piece for DISCOURSE. I discussed how I was bullied as a child. It had a big effect on my life and there are still times where this …
Read →People shouldn’t have to die to get here
I’m feeling a little conflicted. I firstly want to state that I’m not an expert on the question of refugees, asylum seekers or ‘boat people’. If I get something …
Read →Unborn Again: How do you fill your “God-shaped hole”?
_18/07/2012 – Six months later and I feel a whole lot different about this these days. No, I didn’t crawl back to Jesus or anything. I identified that was just …
Read →On bodies and such
I originallyposted this on Tumblr. But I thought it might be a bit tl;dr for over there. I am a cis-gendered hetro man. I have been known to see a lady in …
Read →BMI is crap. Let it go already.
Trigger Warning: Discussion of eating disorders and a mention of Alex Perry. Fashion is not my thing. I’m no where near being a fashionista. However something …
Read →Census 2011 – Let’s use religion to scare the Christmas carols off you
I’ve seen this on Facebook a few times and it really gets my goat. AUSTRALIA WILL BE HOLDING A CENSUS IN AUGUST DO NOT LEAVE THE “RELIGION” SECTION BLANK. BE …
Read →Freedom and challenges – working from home
March last year saw a big change in my life. I went from being a public servant to working in the private sector. I went from being a leader of a team of around …
Read →Law and Order: SVU taught me something last night…
Trigger warning: talk of rape and violence against women I watched an episode of Law and Order: SVU last night that dealt with some really tough issues. …
Read →Human Software Testing
The last few weeks of my life have been full of tests. Not medical or life changing ones. Software tests. If you aren’t aware by now, I’m a computer programmer …
Read →Wherein a man talks about his medical problems – wait, what!?
This subject matter is very personal. I’ve taken a bit of time to sit back and think about whether I really want to open up about this on my blog but I think it …
Read →Quickie: Opinions, feel free to feel entitled
A bit of a quickie tonight as I sit up and wait for the after hours doctor to come visit. Yes, everything is fine. Now that I’m living a little more …
Read →The idea of being sociable seems so foreign to me
I’ve never been big on making friends. It’s not that I don’t want to, I’m just really inept at it. When I’m in a social situation it is quite normal for me to …
Read →Friendship has so many different meanings
November 21, 2010 I was talking to Natalie the other night about friendship. Everyone has their own view on what friendship is. I’m no different and I think it …
Read →Angry Birds Cake by Lauren Lee
Click to see the full size image Yo shorty, it’s ma birthday. We’re gonna party like it’s ma birthday. Well it is on Friday. Tonight I went and picked up what …
Read →Mental Illness – it can’t go on being hidden
A blog is a personal space but it can be very hard to allow the deepest parts of yourself to be on show. I talk a lot about fat acceptance issues on this blog …
Read →Hung like a parliament
Two weeks after the election and we still don’t know who will be the next Prime Minister of Australia. We’ve had the Green’s Adam Bandt and independent Andrew …
Read →Stand up for your rights on Polling Day
It’s one day before the Federal Election here in Australia. I’d forgotten what that means until I saw a tweet just a second ago. Tweet by @ben_hr Whilst most …
Read →Marriage – why do I have the right, but not gay people?
There was an equal love/gay marriage march held in Brisbane today. Sadly I didn’t make it due to other plans, but from what I understand it received an …
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