Daily Archives: November 6, 2015

Sundries

Saturday salon 7/11

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1. Michelle Payne strikes a blow for female jockeys

“A female jockey has won the Melbourne Cup,” said the ABC’s Gerard Whateley in calling the winning moment. Indeed she had, along with Prince of Penzance, a 100-1 outsider. Had Prince of Penzance been at shorter odds the ride would have been given to a bloke. Almost certainly. Continue reading Saturday salon 7/11 →

Environment, Politics & Government

Can You Help With TPP Review?

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The full text of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) – a pending trade deal between 12 nations including Australia – was released for the first time this week.  The ABC is asking for help in analysing this document.  It is specifically asking people to comment on parts that interest them to help prepare articles on the agreement. (The link includes the ABC form shown at the bottom of this post.)

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