Author Archives: leibhart

sunday morning, on my way to work, i was involved in a tram crash. apparently a car tried to turn in front of the tram & the tram smashed into the driver’s side door. i say apparently because i was … Continue reading →

there’s been more news about the american who was being detained. he’s back in LA now. read about it here. a few choice bits… Mr Parkin’s bill for almost $11,700 includes $4,235 for his airfare back to Los Angeles and … Continue reading →

it seems immigration is having some expos overseas to encourage skilled migrants to come over. the dates & locations are here. they’re EU right now with london coming up next week.

melbourne’s public transport consists of buses, trains and trams. the trams are concentrated in the ‘inner suburbs’ and the ‘cdb’ and the main one i use. think SF but more elaborate (both in the tram & the coverage of service). … Continue reading →

after pointing out some bad bits of AU, thought i’d mention a good one. i tend to be vocal about the things that annoy me. i have always been impressed with the ATO (au tax office) which is the IRS … Continue reading →

after my post the other day about detaining people, a story broke about an american who has been detained. scott parkin is described as a peace activist. he’s been detained, put into solitary confinement. apparently he wants to leave but … Continue reading →

john howard, australia’s prime minister (same as president) has an obsession with george bush. au is very americanised and i think if it were solely up to howard, it would become a new state – as long as howard could … Continue reading →