A fly on the wall where one is decidedly unwelcome

I caught this conversation hour with Richard Fidler on ABC today and found it very interesting. I didn't hear it all, but what I did hear was fascinating..

Tom Jokinen, a Canadian journalist who was curious about the huge industry surrounding death decided to leave his job and work for a year in an undertakers....

Audio here. (No transcript.)

Poverty in Australia

Excellent item by frollickingmole at Tizona, developed from his own experience and conclusion gleaned from empirical evidence.

There is no poverty in Australia.

Read it, see what you think.