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Kevin Rudd’s First Political Mistake: Supporting Michael Costa’s Woeful NSW Electricity Privatisation Plan

The Focus – February 11th, 2008 by Don

Folks put this day down in your diary for it has very historic implications. For today February 11th 2008 is the day Kevin 07, otherwise known as Kevin Rudd of the Australian Labor Party fame, made his very First Public Political Mistake and Blunder.
Kevin Rudd, has had a dream run up till now. He has [...]

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SHAME LESS Plug: DODGY PRESS GEAR is Now Available

The Focus – February 8th, 2008 by Don

Hey There Beautiful People of Australia, yes I am speaking to you right now. Go and check out some raw unfiltered and Authentic Dodgypress Tees
Here at Dodgypress we have figured out an Imaginative and Fun way to pay the bills and further spread Dodgypress Message.
The range is small at this stage however we are working [...]

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Kevin 07 Keep on Keeping On

Leadership, The Focus – January 31st, 2008 by Don (1 response)

Dodgypress is very impressed with Kevin Rudd’s early progress on the national stage
From his very first act in signing the Kyoto Protocol, to this latest policy on the homeless. One does feel hugely excited about the direction in which the country is going. Finally Real Leadership and Power is being displayed in the manner [...]

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The Rise of the Idiot

Scary Stuff, The Focus – January 18th, 2008 by Kristen (2 responses)

Corey Delaney Worthington is a very naughty boy. Normally the kid who throws a massive party whilst his parents are away and gets busted, is probably grounded for a few months and put on permanent washing up duty. But in a world where a guy-linered teen can sit in a closet and cry for Britney [...]

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Sex sex sex sex sex. Offended yet?

The Focus – December 26th, 2007 by Sarah

I’ve just finished reading an article about the most offensive television advertisements of 2007 (check out www.smh.com.au). According to the Advertising Standards Bureau, an ad for Nando’s chicken which depicted a pole-dancing mum brought in the most complaints, followed in no particular order by an animated ad for an energy drink which featured old people [...]

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Issue overload…must expound on all of them…NOW!!

The Focus – December 21st, 2007 by Sarah

Not one but three seemingly unrelated issues are on my mind at present. For entertainment purposes and as a test of my keen intellect, I’m going to try to weave them all together into an intricate web of social justice dilemmas.
I just finished reading a fantastic Aussie book called Holding the Man. Written by Timothy [...]

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Defending my right to choose…to wear a dress

The Focus – December 19th, 2007 by Sarah

You are about to witness a rare moment in history, where I publicly announce that my steadfast ideology has made a significant shift. To put it more bluntly, where I publicly announce that my previous convictions on a particular subject were, in fact, perhaps, maybe just a little bit, um, er…. wrong. Perhaps not wrong. [...]

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Finally the Ultimate Big Brother Movie….and other disturbing matters..

The Focus – December 13th, 2007 by Don

Was going through the weekly Alternet newsletter in my inbox today, when I came across two disturbing items. The first one was about the cover up of the rape of a female American citizen by American contractors, working for Halliburton in the green zone in Baghdad, Iraq, by the Bush Administration, and the second was [...]

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