Wednesday, May 19, 2010

Who wants order?


If you an anarchist then you would believe that order is another way of controlling people. That is nation states promote authority which serves to make people subservient. Therefore order is not desireable.
Alternatively you may want to merely have some assistance for your assessment task. A connection took place in alternative universe this afternoon. I was considering giving some assistance to students who read my blog and there was a request at the same time????

So here is some research direction.
1) Look at the new link HSC News Watch to the right in Law Links
2) try http://english.aljazeera.net/. If you scroll down to Focus, features, analysis and comment. There is some very good information here and a friend of mine who is studying a Masters of International Studies states that this is his best source of information.
3) SBS news - not soccer bloody soccer as some say. In fact what is soccer?
4) The Guardian - which is a UK paper with an independent viewpoint.


As I have been saying in class if you are more a visual person then watch the SBS or ABC news and then when you hear a issue you are interested in then search for a related article.
However I do believe that going to the above websites is an easier option.

Merits for comments or discussion on what libertarianism means.

Wednesday, May 5, 2010

Who likes pink ladies??

In a recent development with ripe opportunities for rotten puns it appears the WTO are about to overturn a ban on NZ apples into Australia. At present NZ apples are banned from Australia due to the presence of fire blight which is a contagious bacterium that can destroy an orchard and leave it looking burnt.
At present NZ exports apples to 65 nations although it is currently banned from Australia due to customs regulations. For NZ growers it could increase exports between $15-20 million per year.
Check out the link above for more info.

The ban has existed since 1919 and of course local Australian growers are not saying she'll be apples. Are customs regulations necessary or is it a form of protection?