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What was your favourite music of 2012? Which Albums? Singles? My album of the year is Beach House - Bloom. No particular song stands out.

http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/uni-student-critical-after-chemical-attack/story-e6freuy9-1226494052967

A great read on the 'aboriginal industry' and affirmative action from an insiders perspective. http://www.abc.net.au/unleashed/4281772.html After a career spent in jobs reserved for Indigenous Australians, Kerryn Pholi has had enough of being a "professional Aborigine". Far from closing the...

Female circumcision is rightfully illegal. So why aren't those partaking in the practice of male child genital mutilation also charged? What is the difference? It is child abuse. It is disfiguring somebody else's body without their informed consent. Why does religion suddenly make it okay...

http://www.smh.com.au/opinion/political-news/smokers-spared-higher-premiums-20120818-24f3k.html Plibersek has refused to allow private health funds to charge smokers higher premiums. Is it right that non smokers are subsiding smoker's health care? Given smoking related health issues arrise...

http://www.smh.com.au/travel/travel-incidents/seat-swap-outcry-moves-virgin-to-think-again-20120810-23y7q.html Thoughts? Is it appropriate to treat all men as though they are potential pedophiles?

Whether it be subsidising the Olympic team or grants to the NRL to refurbish a stadium, is it legitimate for taxpayer dollars to be spent on elite sport? Australia spends $170 million a year on elite sport. The Government's Crawford Report recommends much of this be diverted to local community...

Justified? http://www.smh.com.au/national/education/macquarie-leads-the-way-with-vicechancellors-pay-20120604-1zs7t.html

RIP Europe. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17975660 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17975370

You have probably heard of the case of Roberto Laudisio Curti where the NSW Police used a taser against him after he allegedly stole a packet of biscuits. He subsequently died...

http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/monorail-likely-to-go-in-tourism-revamp-20120108-1pq81.html http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/travelnews/9001781/Sydney-monorail-set-to-be-torn-down.html Should it stay or go? Waste of space. The problem with it is the fares. Absolute rip off.

http://www.news.com.au/national/bad-grades-prompt-surge-in-university-death-threats/story-e6frfkvr-1226239011113 All these students should be immediately expelled from their univeristy and deported to whence they came. Cash cows or not, how could universities be reluctant to act against this...

http://www.smh.com.au/opinion/tatts-life-why-tears-are-wasted-on-hsc-results-20111213-1ostk.html Some good words of advice in the comments section too. The HSC is really quite insignificant. There are other paths to get where you want to go.

http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2011/12/05/video-games-human-rights-war-crimes-red-cross_n_1129256.html?ncid=edlinkusaolp00000009 http://www.metro.co.uk/tech/games/883853-red-cross-wants-geneva-convention-for-video-games The International Committee of the Red Cross is looking at how the Geneva...

How are all your timetables? I still can't get into enrolment!

Really? http://www.cleo.com.au/female-gamers-have-more-sex-are-more-social.htm We didn't see this one coming! Research has emerged that shows females who play online games are more sexually active and social than their non-gaming compadres. The poll, conducted by Harris Interactive...

Time to end the EU experiment? Crazy. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/eu/8897662/EU-bans-claim-that-water-can-prevent-dehydration.html

I hope this is not a trend that grows. I quite like the tradition of encores. http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/music/bands-reaching-the-point-of-no-return-20111112-1ncyp.html

What are your favourites of 2011? I quite liked PJ Harvey - Let England Shake Fleet Foxes - Helplessness Blues Bon Iver - Bon Iver Cut Copy - Zonoscope

Inspired by this article: Our one-track minds put albums out of fashion Do you still buy/listen to albums? Or do you listen to your music mainly as single songs/