Broadcast on 2CH Sydney, Sunday 7 February 2010 9.00 am – Support grows for euthanasia I was interested to learn the other day that Sir Terry Pratchett, author of the bestselling Discworld fantasy novels, has made a strong plea for governments to legalise medically assisted death. He called for tribunals to be set up which [...]
Archive for February, 2010
Broadcast on 2CH Sydney, Sunday 31 January 2010 9.00 am – Tony Abbott’s rules for sex The first issue for the year of a prominent women’s magazine came out on Wednesday, with a feature story on federal Opposition Leader Tony Abbott. If you haven’t seen it, you can’t have escaped the media attention given to [...]
Broadcast on 2CH Sydney, Sunday 24 January 2010 9.00 am – Celebrating Australia Day 2010 With Australia Day fast approaching, I wonder what your plans are as you celebrate what’s great about being Australian. For some, it’s just another public holiday – a chance to kick back, spend time with family and friends, and enjoy [...]
Broadcast on 2CH Sydney, Sunday 17 January 2010 9.00 am – Devastating earthquake hits Haiti Like you, I was shocked by the devastating earthquake which hit Haiti on Wednesday. It may have killed 100,000 people, and directly affected a third of Haiti’s population of nine million. At a magnitude 7.0, and with a shallow epicentre, [...]
Broadcast on 2CH Sydney, Sunday 10 January 2010 9.00 am – The latest Sea Shepherd incident On Wednesday, 1300 nautical miles south of Tasmania, a Japanese ship allegedly rammed and sank an Australian vessel belonging to environmental activist group Sea Shepherd. This latest incident in the dispute over Japanese whaling in Australia’s southern waters appears [...]
