No one doubts for a moment that the Christchurch earthquake is a saddening, confronting thing, and that clearly it is a story that will occupy a lot of our attention.
Story. I just said it, instinctively framing these events -- this rolling tragedy -- as a piece of journalistic raw material. Quite a story.
The quake aftermath has been wall to wall on Australian TV for nigh on 24 hours now and looks like shouldering normal programming aside for a while yet.
Former NSW Premier Bob Carr will become foreign minister after being appointed to fill the Senate vacancy left by Mark Arbib, Prime Minister Julia Gillard has announced.
Might be the coolest, most bad ass and most attitude driven, star trek crew ever. This time, the ship also include combat crew from the Army Special forces..