Inner West Whispers – 217

August 23, 2013

• You may recall, Haberfield socialite and cultural historian, Emma Brooks Maher sent out a letter to Haberfield residents commenting on the ethics of Ashfield Council Liberal Party Candidate Vittoria Raciti. Maher has since letterboxed […]

Roadtest: Online democracy, Inner West style

August 23, 2013

These days social media has become a tool to connect and communicate with others, which can be a valuable thing if you’re trying to win an election – just ask Barack Obama’s campaign managers. However, […]

The fight of his life

August 23, 2013

In a matter of days Anthony Norman Albanese (Member for Grayndler, Deputy PM, Deputy Leader of the ALP, Leader of the House of Representatives and the Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Broadband, Communications and the Digital […]

Inner West Whispers – 216

August 10, 2013

• Poor Cedric Spencer’s candidate posters keep getting torn down. The Liberal candidate for Grayndler has taken to putting his posters up so high on telegraph poles they almost touch the electrical cables. This way […]

Whispers – 215

July 26, 2013

New look Royal Hotel, money matters at the Forum and mud-slinging • The Royal Hotel on Norton Street is one of those pubs destined for gentrification. Known for its bad karaoke and equally poor food, […]

Latte Leftie – 215

July 26, 2013

Dear LL – While screaming, “Iranian-Sri Lankan fusion cuisine, yes; Lord of the Flies resettlement policies, no; westie-pleasing boatpeople policy has got to go!” and “Shame, Mr Rudd, shame; a true statesman never chases after […]

Righteous Rightie – 214

July 12, 2013

Dear LL – Are you as delighted as I am to see Bob Carr outflanking the conservatives on the right, just like in the good old days of his glorious premiership? It seems that with […]

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