Sunday, 19 February 2012

Rudd’s vision: dickheads at the embassy giving him simple sentences

Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd’s undeclared campaign to return to the prime ministership has been dealt a blow after embarrassing out-takes from a video he filmed in his office were leaked on YouTube.

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Gamers could avoid war crimes prosecution due to ill health, low shields

The Red Cross has clarified that it was never planning to prosecute gamers who breached the laws of war in video games: it was simply hoping that game developers would incorporate the Geneva and Hague conventions into their games.

100 bureaucrats ‘invaded’ Gallipoli commemoration: God help me, I was only APS Level 6

Veterans are outraged that the Federal Government is spending $3.3 million a year sending up to 100 public servants to commemorations at Gallipoli.

TheDailyGrindAU: Merkel, Hollande vow to keep Greece in euro: the rest of the Europe will join the drachma #grexit

TheDailyGrindAU: If Dick Smith has hard evidence that supermarkets are engaging in 'capitalism', he should put it on the table

TheDailyGrindAU: Gillard ducks questions over Labor's funding for Thomson legal fees: 'That's a matter for the party I lead'

TheDailyGrindAU: Greece falling apart again, Rome considers its options

TheDailyGrindAU: Union officials push for minimum wage increase – $660 a week for workers, $550 a head for themselves