• ALP pledges $2.4bn for schools - except rich ones - Election 2004 - www.smh.com.au : Opposition Leader Mark Latham today promised $2.4 billion for the nation's schools while taking $520 million from Australia's richest schools to help pay for the package. Rather than commenting one way or the other, I want to get you to think of this idea: what would life be like if state-run education and health services were just as good as private options? Would you have to work yourself so hard to pay for everything? No. Would it mean the government had done what it was supposed to do? Yes.
• Ban on assault weapons expiring in US - World - www.smh.com.au: America's 10-year-long ban on ownership of military-style assault rifles expired on Monday night. It's been said: anyone who needs an Uzi to shoot a rabbit shouldn't be allowed out of the house without adult supervision. They sure as hell shouldn't be given a sub-machine gun.
• FOX SPORTS | League | Cowboys get home brew (September 14, 2004): [The] match between North Queensland and Brisbane will be played at Dairy Farmers Stadium.
• NEWS.com.au | Oprah gives entire audience cars (September 14, 2004): US talk show host Oprah Winfrey has celebrated the premiere of her 19th season by surprising each of her 276 audience members with a new car. Now that's a drawcard. Not much else would make it seem like a good idea to sit in that audience...

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