Green Grads Archives: November 2008
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28 November 2008
The Importance of Willpower
Recently a friend linked me an article in The Australian that he believed was right on the money. Although it was written back in 2006, it is definitely worth reading now. Go ahead, I’ll wait.
For mine, the third paragraph sums up the crux of the article. It says:
“Anne was working on the principle that in [...]
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21 November 2008
Melbourne Model Makes for More Magnificent Maxims
While at uni the other day I was flipping through the University of Western Australia’s student magazine, Pelican, and came across an interesting article which mentioned the ‘Melbourne Model’ of Australian tertiary education. Before you stop reading (model of tertiary education, SNOOZE FEST AMIRITE?) let me say that this is actually entirely relevant to all [...]
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18 November 2008
Tuesday Transcript: Hats off in court, please
This week’s transcript comes from a circuit trial before one of Australia’s intermediate courts. After several weeks of evidence, a thought occurred to the self-represented accused:
ACCUSED: Your Honour, just a question regarding protocol[:] do I need a hat like that one?
HER HONOUR: I beg your pardon?
ACCUSED: Do I need one of those wigs?
HER HONOUR: No, [...]
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11 November 2008
Tuesday Transcript: High Court TV reviews
For this, the inaugural instalment of Tuesday Transcript, a reminder that even High Court judges take time away from drafting judgments. In IceTV v Nine Network, counsel for the respondent was explaining how his client would sometimes make late programming changes, after the TV guides had gone to print:
MR BANNON: … But just looking at [...]
