Site Changes and Crikey Tidbits

Made some major and minor changes to the site and previous posts. The site is Joel's Jibe not Joel's Gibe. I was confused between with the American and English spelling of the word. Also the image in the previous post was incorrect, np excuse but it is now fixed.

Crikey is a good source for political information - summaries and insider info - and there have been a couple of good stories posted in the last few days:

The first is on the absurd Australia Card idea - a case in point of an 'honest' John back flip.

Another on the Palmer report and how it is a good example of how the Howard Government has undermined public administration in Australia. It is also important to remember that the Palmer report is very sneaky in that the focus for reform is on the administration of the policy, not the policy itself that is the problem. Wrong. The policy of inhumane mandatory detention is the problem.

Finally, a Crikey comment on 'Carr's wasteful water spending'. Indeed.