Sensor foibles have rendered a swathe of speed cameras stationed along a stretch of Victoria’s north-bound interstate highway obsolete via a realisation they have been incorrectly gauging speeding fines. ‘If there is a problem and the problem is through defective cameras over a period of time, they (the fines) should be refunded,’ said prominent silk, David Galbally, QC. Victoria Premier John Brumby is opposing the potential ten million dollar fine refund and used his Police Minister, James Merlino, as a flak …
Month: October 2010
By Aaron Flanagan Phoolan Devi was born into an abysmal, pre-ordained fate on the wrong side of India’s caste system. Indians having their slum homes razed to make way for Commonwealth games infra-structure share Devi’s misfortune in being born unlucky. The caste system, like Hinduism, is largely peculiar to India. The Hindu scripture, the Bhagavad Gita, organises Indians into four categories: Brahmin (priests), Kshatriyas/Rathaestar (warrior-kings), Vaishya (traders-craftmen), shudra (workers-labours), and then outside this, the Harijan (untouchables). The Harijans are typically slum dwellers. …
Andrew Demetriou’s AFL has been on a double-barreled mission to recruit more female fans and make gargantuan amounts of coin since he took over as commissioner in 2003. The marginalisation of women as fans cut out half the potential audience and with the benefit of modern day enlightenment, is remarkable to have occurred in the first place. Women are more welcome, have been encouraged to learn about the game and have had their tastes catered for via a concerted push by the …