The Backbench http://www.thebackbench.com General interest online magazine Wed, 05 Aug 2009 16:38:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 en The sorry state of language studies in Australia http://www.thebackbench.com/2008/11/the-language-guy-im-jealous/ http://www.thebackbench.com/2008/11/the-language-guy-im-jealous/#comments Tue, 11 Nov 2008 04:00:35 +0000 Kevin Yeoh http://www.thebackbench.com/?p=310 http://www.thebackbench.com/2008/11/the-language-guy-im-jealous/feed/ Fringe politics http://www.thebackbench.com/2008/11/fringe-politics/ http://www.thebackbench.com/2008/11/fringe-politics/#comments Sat, 08 Nov 2008 07:01:36 +0000 Eavan Stephens http://www.thebackbench.com/?p=289 http://www.thebackbench.com/2008/11/fringe-politics/feed/ Want a job in investment banking? http://www.thebackbench.com/2008/11/want-a-job-in-banking/ http://www.thebackbench.com/2008/11/want-a-job-in-banking/#comments Fri, 07 Nov 2008 07:30:45 +0000 Jack FitzGerald http://www.thebackbench.com/?p=276 http://www.thebackbench.com/2008/11/want-a-job-in-banking/feed/ The arrival of President Barack Obama http://www.thebackbench.com/2008/11/the-coming-of-president-barack-obama/ http://www.thebackbench.com/2008/11/the-coming-of-president-barack-obama/#comments Thu, 06 Nov 2008 02:42:02 +0000 Stuart Loh http://www.thebackbench.com/?p=261 http://www.thebackbench.com/2008/11/the-coming-of-president-barack-obama/feed/ Why the Australian dollar has tumbled and the U.S. dollar has not http://www.thebackbench.com/2008/11/234/ http://www.thebackbench.com/2008/11/234/#comments Tue, 04 Nov 2008 21:30:43 +0000 Stuart Loh http://www.thebackbench.com/?p=234 http://www.thebackbench.com/2008/11/234/feed/ Feudalism in Malaysian politics http://www.thebackbench.com/2008/11/feudalism-in-malaysian-politics/ http://www.thebackbench.com/2008/11/feudalism-in-malaysian-politics/#comments Mon, 03 Nov 2008 22:09:51 +0000 Sern-Li Lim http://www.thebackbench.com/?p=193 http://www.thebackbench.com/2008/11/feudalism-in-malaysian-politics/feed/ The quantum of solace http://www.thebackbench.com/2008/11/the-quantum-of-solace/ http://www.thebackbench.com/2008/11/the-quantum-of-solace/#comments Mon, 03 Nov 2008 11:20:06 +0000 Nick Sandrejko http://www.thebackbench.com/?p=188 http://www.thebackbench.com/2008/11/the-quantum-of-solace/feed/ The newspapers (and the world) are for Obama http://www.thebackbench.com/2008/10/the-newspapers-and-the-world-are-for-obama/ http://www.thebackbench.com/2008/10/the-newspapers-and-the-world-are-for-obama/#comments Fri, 31 Oct 2008 13:29:07 +0000 Kevin Yeoh http://www.thebackbench.com/?p=143 http://www.thebackbench.com/2008/10/the-newspapers-and-the-world-are-for-obama/feed/ The view from a Blue State http://www.thebackbench.com/2008/10/the-view-from-a-blue-state/ http://www.thebackbench.com/2008/10/the-view-from-a-blue-state/#comments Thu, 30 Oct 2008 10:32:41 +0000 Stuart Loh http://www.thebackbench.com/2008/10/102/ http://www.thebackbench.com/2008/10/the-view-from-a-blue-state/feed/ I hope I’m wrong, but we’re headed for recession http://www.thebackbench.com/2008/10/hate-to-say-it-but-recession-is-coming/ http://www.thebackbench.com/2008/10/hate-to-say-it-but-recession-is-coming/#comments Sun, 26 Oct 2008 03:48:26 +0000 Maynard Hayek http://www.thebackbench.com/?p=45 http://www.thebackbench.com/2008/10/hate-to-say-it-but-recession-is-coming/feed/