Public Address | Cafe | Random Play: In Your Neighbourhood https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/ en-us Copyright (c) 2026 Public Address Simon Grigg https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/random-play-in-your-neighbourhood/?p=79240#post79240 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/random-play-in-your-neighbourhood/?p=79240#post79240

So when catastrophe comes, it comes as a surprise. How many were baffled by the Bali bombings because they thought that radical Islam was an Arab problem?

Bali came as a suprise to many, including those quite close to it and the Indonesian government and agencies, who chose to ignore…

]]> Fri, 07 Nov 2008 22:52:04 +1300 Paul Litterick https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/random-play-in-your-neighbourhood/?p=79196#post79196 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/random-play-in-your-neighbourhood/?p=79196#post79196 The present state of nations and their people are fit for university courses, hefty books, or a series of documentaries, not a quick telling of daily events on an ad-hoc basis.So when catastrophe comes, it comes as a surprise. How many were baffled by the Bali bombings because they thought… ]]> Fri, 07 Nov 2008 17:27:19 +1300 TroyHoward https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/random-play-in-your-neighbourhood/?p=78775#post78775 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/random-play-in-your-neighbourhood/?p=78775#post78775 Thu, 06 Nov 2008 16:40:16 +1300 Simon Grigg https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/random-play-in-your-neighbourhood/?p=78686#post78686 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/random-play-in-your-neighbourhood/?p=78686#post78686 Now...I hit preview then and it posted...odd

that would be able to largely stand on it's own

]]> Thu, 06 Nov 2008 14:29:24 +1300 Simon Grigg https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/random-play-in-your-neighbourhood/?p=78685#post78685 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/random-play-in-your-neighbourhood/?p=78685#post78685 Thu, 06 Nov 2008 14:27:58 +1300 Ben Austin https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/random-play-in-your-neighbourhood/?p=78499#post78499 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/random-play-in-your-neighbourhood/?p=78499#post78499 Thu, 06 Nov 2008 05:43:15 +1300 Rochelle Hume https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/random-play-in-your-neighbourhood/?p=78271#post78271 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/random-play-in-your-neighbourhood/?p=78271#post78271 Well, some of us listened.

Thanks for the great report of that event Graham. At least the internet has increased our access to the small amounts of good reporting that exist.

]]> Wed, 05 Nov 2008 17:05:15 +1300 Simon Grigg https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/random-play-in-your-neighbourhood/?p=77767#post77767 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/random-play-in-your-neighbourhood/?p=77767#post77767

how some countries were performing better as democratic states than we might think (who would have thought Indonesia?)

Well yes and no. I hold Ms. Jones in some esteem, she's one of the few sane foreign voices that both understands this region and nation, and holds some sway (and I'd…

]]> Wed, 05 Nov 2008 03:51:53 +1300 tussock https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/random-play-in-your-neighbourhood/?p=77765#post77765 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/random-play-in-your-neighbourhood/?p=77765#post77765 news format. The present state of nations and their people are fit for university courses, hefty books, or a series of documentaries, not a quick telling of… ]]> Wed, 05 Nov 2008 03:12:12 +1300 Russell Brown https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/random-play-in-your-neighbourhood/?p=77746#post77746 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/random-play-in-your-neighbourhood/?p=77746#post77746 Thanks for doing the write-up, Graham. Much appreciated.

The Asia:NZ Foundation event I was part of last year was great value too.

Jamil, Anna and Sudha came down after the conference for a Media7 show that screens tonight (ie: 9.30 Wednesday) on TVNZ 7.

]]> Wed, 05 Nov 2008 00:26:12 +1300 Public Address https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/random-play-in-your-neighbourhood/?p=77745#post77745 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/random-play-in-your-neighbourhood/?p=77745#post77745 Discussion from blog post.

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