Good news from The Rabbit; update to Haneef post

He has not shut down his blog. He is in fact renovating and will launch it later on with a very large Menindee entry.

ON QUITE ANOTHER MATTER

Surry Hills is a free speech zone? And the horsies have the lurgy…

Once upon a time they may have made something of the fact that a lunar eclipse will precede the arrival in Sydney of George W Bush. No longer, of course, are we so superstitious. But it does seem that eclipses of another kind will accompany his visit: Stand by for Bush’s travelling circus.

…advance teams will have been in Australia for months consulting NSW and federal police.

Their job has been to study the routes Mr Bush will travel, ensure bridges and viaducts are secure, and organise the huge secure zone. Each venue is meticulously assessed for security and to ensure there is an escape route should anything go awry…