Hajnal Ban

Meryl Streep has to be one of my all time favourite actresses. How thrilled was I to hear, via The Australian, that she may play the role of Maggie Thatcher in a movie about the lead up to the Falklands War.

Women who stand their ground and defy convention are really inspirational. Maggie Thatcher would have to rate as one of those great women.

The English always produce fine, strong female leaders. The women in English history always outshine the men.

Today’s polling in The Australian paints a bleak picture for the Liberal/National Parties (The Australian’s polling is here). It shows the Government has a 55% to 45% lead over the Opposition on the two party preferred vote.

It is unlikely that the Government has such a large lead though; all this polling shows is how volatile the electorate is.

They say Labor will be hindered at this election because Rudd was dumped and there might be some sort of sympathy for the ex-Prime Minister.

The Sunday Mail is reporting that most Queenslanders think Rudd’s dumping will affect Labor’s chances (Sunday Mail story here).

The election has officially started, with both parties beating their chest and making promises; promising not to make any promises. There’s no money in the kitty to make promises from what we hear.

Elections are always intriguing. Australians like to bet and predict the outcome of everything, so elections pull us out of political apathy for a few weeks just so we can predict who will win what seat and who will be out in the cold.

On Friday, the 2nd of July 2010, QCAT made a decision regarding the matters concerning my administration of a Power of Attorney.

I sought the leave of the tribunal to resign my Power of Attorney. Leave was granted and the Adult Guardian has taken over responsibility for the adult.

The hearing date for later this month has been cancelled, and no other matters are before the tribunal.

Law and Politics are tough, and over the last month I have had a healthy dose of law, politics and toughness.

Some politicians, usually men, have worked hard to trash my reputation. Heck, if you’re in politics you have to cop that stuff on the chin.

You know, some men even claim that I was never even a Barrister! While other men claim that I never even worked in the law. Heaven forbid, a blonde Barrister cum politician having skills?

The last few weeks have been very tough for our family. There is no secret that many have made presumptive judgements about me, even though no official claims have been made. So far all that has happened is that a State Government agency has asked me a series of questions about a private bank account I hold.

According to some in public life, those questions are enough to have me vilified and cast to the wolves. To others it shows the reality of politics; it’s brutal, overtly masculine and unforgiving.

Newly engaged couple Hajnal Ban and Sean Black have announced they have set a date for their wedding, May 30th... 2010. The nuptials will be held at Tamborine Mountain.

Hajnal and Sean were engaged in January of this year and were really excited about getting married.

Although they initially thought they would wait until after the Federal Election, the newly engaged couple decided the best opportunity to exchange vows in front of treasured family and friends was later this month.

“There is no time like the present,” the couple said.

The recent debate over Kevin Rudd’s healthcare reform has been a very complicated one to say the least. Everywhere you turn in the media you’ll find different opinions on it; some supporting it, some opposing it.

Before we decide if Mr Rudd should be trusted on health, let’s look at facts—cold, hard facts. It’s a fact that Kevin Rudd and the ALP were elected to federal government in 2007. It’s also a fact that Mr Rudd has made a lot of promises on health since then.

Let’s look at those promises.

Remembering the sacrifices of our returned service men and women is an important part of ANZAC day.

War is never a pleasant thing but when it is necessary to fight to protect Australia’s freedom, we have a proud tradition of standing up for what is right.

Since the events that transpired on the beaches of Gallipoli in 1915, Australians and New Zealanders have united every April 25th to remember the sacrifices that were necessary to protect democracy and our way of life.