Comments on: 2020 Blindsight http://annesummers.com.au/2008/03/2020-blindsight/ Anne Summers. Reflections: mine, yours, people we like Fri, 03 Feb 2012 06:26:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: melanie http://annesummers.com.au/2008/03/2020-blindsight/comment-page-1/#comment-14161 melanie Sat, 26 Apr 2008 10:24:46 +0000 http://annesummers.com.au/blog/?p=121#comment-14161 Susie, The problem with ANU is that it is in Canberra and, as a result, the bureaucrats and the pollies who are also based in Canberra tend to regard it as a convenient source of whatever they need. The rest of the country doesn't get a look in, which is a shame because Canberra is rather distant from most of the real difficulties people face in Australia. So I'm very glad to see that in this summit, non-Canberrans were given a fair go for a change. Susie, The problem with ANU is that it is in Canberra and, as a result, the bureaucrats and the pollies who are also based in Canberra tend to regard it as a convenient source of whatever they need. The rest of the country doesn’t get a look in, which is a shame because Canberra is rather distant from most of the real difficulties people face in Australia. So I’m very glad to see that in this summit, non-Canberrans were given a fair go for a change.

]]> By: Susie http://annesummers.com.au/2008/03/2020-blindsight/comment-page-1/#comment-11812 Susie Mon, 17 Mar 2008 20:23:04 +0000 http://annesummers.com.au/blog/?p=121#comment-11812 Please don't continue the politics of division by picking on ANU. We need to support our thinkers of whatever gender, wherever they work, if this country is to prosper. Please don’t continue the politics of division by picking on ANU. We need to support our thinkers of whatever gender, wherever they work, if this country is to prosper.

]]> By: melanie http://annesummers.com.au/2008/03/2020-blindsight/comment-page-1/#comment-11577 melanie Thu, 13 Mar 2008 10:14:46 +0000 http://annesummers.com.au/blog/?p=121#comment-11577 Actually the choices were appalling. Kelvin Kong and Penny Wong are the only two non-Anglos represented. But there are no less than two bankers (they'll do well, if the current calamitous performance of the financial sector is anything to go by)! In my book, the only good news was that none of the 3 academics came from the ANU! That's a very refreshing change. Actually the choices were appalling. Kelvin Kong and Penny Wong are the only two non-Anglos represented. But there are no less than two bankers (they’ll do well, if the current calamitous performance of the financial sector is anything to go by)!

In my book, the only good news was that none of the 3 academics came from the ANU! That’s a very refreshing change.

]]> By: melanie http://annesummers.com.au/2008/03/2020-blindsight/comment-page-1/#comment-11575 melanie Thu, 13 Mar 2008 10:01:33 +0000 http://annesummers.com.au/blog/?p=121#comment-11575 Me too. I felt sick. And who'd have known about Catherine Harris? (I must admit I thought it was odd that they'd bother to quote the mother of some press secretary). Me too. I felt sick. And who’d have known about Catherine Harris? (I must admit I thought it was odd that they’d bother to quote the mother of some press secretary).

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